It found me. For much of last year I was gliding along, smugly brimming with experience and wisdom, expertly dodging all of the most annoying and tiresome pitfalls of the post-Olympic year. It was my third one, so I knew everything I needed to know about how to not have a bad post-Olympic year. 2009 and … Continue reading the Post-Post-Olympic Year
the Superlatives
This is my second season racing the pair for the United States. Over the past four years, I have spent more time in the pair than probably any other boat--it's our primary training and selection tool at the US Training Center, and for most of the 2016 quadrennium I had hoped that it would be … Continue reading the Superlatives
The Fountain of Youth
In 1513, Ponce de León landed on the coast of Florida near modern-day St. Augustine during his storied search for the Fountain of Youth. His quest was violent and exploitative, not unlike many early explorers' searches for wealth, power and immortality. Ponce de León never did find the Fountain of Youth in Florida--despite what the … Continue reading The Fountain of Youth
The Rio Blog
So it's finally time to stop sitting on this and publish. I wrote this post several months ago while I was still in Rio after the conclusion of competition. I haven't been ready to post it for a lot of reasons, but have been working up to it over the past week. The things I … Continue reading The Rio Blog
Stop Trying to Ruin the Olympics For Us
Today we are one week away from departure for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Competition starts in eighteen days; and in twenty-two days I will have completed the final race of my career. Rio will be my third Olympic Team after walking on to my college rowing team in 2002 with no knowledge or … Continue reading Stop Trying to Ruin the Olympics For Us
Summer is Coming
There are a lot of things I could write about today -- I've left a lot of time and space between entries, and a lot has gone on since we wrapped up pair selection in March. In my last post, I said farewell to Kerry and to the dream of racing the pair for the … Continue reading Summer is Coming
Megan Kalmoe, OLY 