When I first started thinking about how to talk about my financial situation in a public forum like my blog, one of my teammates just laughed and said, "Ok, just make sure you don't end up sounding like LoLo Jones!" (Jones earned a thumbs-down from the Internet and from her NGB for publicly complaining about her … Continue reading The Truth About my Bank Accounts
One Legend, or Another
This weekend was the Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta in Philadelphia. I, along with fellow 2012 Olympic Medalists, Henrik Rummel and Esther Lofgren, were once again in attendance to sign autographs, take photos and to present medals to race winners all weekend. Despite the threat of an impending hurricane hybrid being dubbed affectionately … Continue reading One Legend, or Another
2012 Head of the Charles
I made it to Boston and back this year unscathed -- something I never take for granted when taking on the biggest rowing weekend of the year: the Head of the Charles. The Charles in an Olympic year is always a spectacle from this side of things; the window of excitement surrounding the Summer Games … Continue reading 2012 Head of the Charles
Olympians’ Romance -OR- My Life As a Single Person
Happy Valentine's Day. This year is yet another in a long succession of Valentine's Days spent at the Olympic Training Center, deeply invested in the selection process for a World Championship or Olympic Team. Valentine's Day tends to fall right in the middle of winter training... a time of physical and mental fatigue; blisters; chafe; … Continue reading Olympians’ Romance -OR- My Life As a Single Person
Megan Kalmoe, OLY 