Yesterday was portrait day at the Olympic Training Center. Some people love it, some people hate it. But for me, it was an excuse to take the time to highlight a part of myself that I almost never get to show off: No, not that. I'm talking about my hair. For better or for worse, and despite … Continue reading #LoveYourCurls
Colorado Springs Camp
Back in the fall when I first talked to Tom about returning to training in 2013, I told him one of the things that I absolutely had to do this year was attend a training camp at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. He seemed a little skeptical--and indeed, so did many of … Continue reading Colorado Springs Camp
The Wait is Almost Over
Coming soon... your 2012 LIST. Thank you to this year's incredible lineup of sponsors--helping to make the LIST bigger and better than ever! I am so excited about what is coming next... I hope you are too. Long Live the Dream, --MK
The White House and Backwards
Happy Autumn to you all! Time is continuing to fly by and summer has officially left the building and I am really feeling it from the couch in my parents' house in Minneapolis. I had another action-packed two weeks leading up to my departure for Minneapolis on Saturday, and I am here now in the … Continue reading The White House and Backwards
The Adventure Continues
I've been keeping busy since getting back from Charleston. Between logging a few hours of work when I can at the YMCA, working out (note: not "training", there is a big difference), eating, sleeping, and traveling, I scarcely have the time I need to keep up with all of my correspondence for upcoming events, not … Continue reading The Adventure Continues
Surfacing
I've been back in the US for all of 24 hours now, and I think it's time that I finally put my 2012 Olympic experience to words. As much as I wanted to write about it all as it was happening or immediately after racing had finished, I couldn't. I wanted to have some more … Continue reading Surfacing