Today was a day of firsts. Today I had my first homemade corrugated plastic splash-guard taped to my boat. Today I had Tom give us a running launch off the dock with a Jack-be-Nimble maneuver over two sets of sculling oars for the first time. And today I had my first International event delayed, and … Continue reading Racing: Day One
House Arrest
Today was an exercise in patience, planning and flexibility. Due to "spectacularly crappy" conditions at the course, the W4X was on house arrest today, completing all of our pre-race work here at the hotel. We were lucky enough to avoid an early trip down and back to the course (without getting a row in), and … Continue reading House Arrest
Power and Grace: US Women’s Team Calendars
2011 Calendars are now available! Just in time for Holiday ordering, you can support the US Women's National Team in our 2012 Olympic campaign by buying one of our gorgeous calendars. All proceeds will go directly to the USRowing Training Center athletes in order to offset costs of living and training in Princeton, NJ. All … Continue reading Power and Grace: US Women’s Team Calendars
Getting in to the Groove
Alright, we're several days in to our training at Karapiro. We've all settled in to a routine around the hotel and the race course, and it goes a little something like this: Breakfast at the hotel opens around 6:30. Sarah likes to sleep in, so I usually head out to breakfast as soon as I … Continue reading Getting in to the Groove
Arriving in New Zealand
We have arrived. I didn't run the official timer for our travel duration, but someone quoted it as being well over thirty hours from Princeton to Hamilton yesterday. All in all, it seems that the team is adapting to the travel and time change very well, and most people had no trouble getting a solid … Continue reading Arriving in New Zealand
Last Practice in Princeton
Hello out there from Denver International. We have begun our trek around the globe to get to New Zealand, and have ticked off a few hours to get to Denver. Here, we'll wait until we can catch our flight to LAX, and then our 13.5 hour journey to Auckland. During our flight this morning, I … Continue reading Last Practice in Princeton
Megan Kalmoe, OLY 