I didn't get to watch it this morning, since today is our only morning of the week to sleep in. But there has been plenty to watch and read after the fact given the amount of drama that flooded this morning's race. I'm not a diehard Boat Race fan, but I do take interest in … Continue reading The Boat Race?
Row to London
Wow! We had a great weekend at the 2012 San Diego Crew Classic. We split our time between the USRowing tent on Saturday and the Stewards' Brunch on Sunday, and it was a welcome excuse to get away from the training center and spend some time socializing with friends down on Mission Bay. If you … Continue reading Row to London
2012 Power and Grace Calendars — LET’S DO THIS
Ok, it's definitely time to get some new content up so I don't have horrifying mustaches as my top post on the blog any more. Although, I can't say that the new view is much more pleasant--yesterday I finally got around to putting together the sequel to last year's not-nerdy-at-all promo video for our Power … Continue reading 2012 Power and Grace Calendars — LET’S DO THIS
2011 Fall Speed Order
...is in the books. Just as predicted: a tough weekend. But overall, some really great racing from the group. The erg on Saturday was mentally the more difficult of the two events for me. But I ended up putting together a piece I could be happy with--for now--and I was happy to hear a lot … Continue reading 2011 Fall Speed Order
Selection Starts Tomorrow
The time has arrived for selection to begin for the 2012 Olympic Team. This weekend is the East Coast Fall Speed Order in Princeton, and we start the 48 hours of fun with a 6k erg at 1:15pm tomorrow afternoon. On Sunday we hit the water for a 4.25k head race in small boats. I … Continue reading Selection Starts Tomorrow
Tick Tock
a sound I've been trying to hush to the back of my mind over the past few weeks... the inevitibility of time quickly slipping away as we move full on into training for the Olympic Year. Earlier this week a few of us at the boathouse were remarking incredulously to one another that it was … Continue reading Tick Tock
Megan Kalmoe, OLY 