Hello from Amsterdam. It's been a few days since we left Aiguebelette and this year's World Cup II behind, but I've found myself pretty wiped out from last weekend (oh the joys of getting older) and haven't yet spent much time or effort chronicling this year's racing experience. We have pretty much picked right up with … Continue reading 2014 World Cup II
The Old Dream
Things are starting to happen now that we are here and settled in to Aiguebelette for the second World Cup of 2014. We arrived in Europe on Sunday morning by way of Amsterdam and Geneva, and are now bunked up in Aix les Bains, just about 20 minutes out from the race site. All of … Continue reading The Old Dream
My First NSR
So, it actually happened. This weekend I competed as a sweep rower at the first National Selection Regatta. This is my fifth NSR1, but my first as a starboard. I have to admit, back in October when I accepted that this was really going to happen, and at some point I was going to get … Continue reading My First NSR
The Truth About my Bank Accounts
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
The Last Unicorn
When I was very young, there was only ever one thing that I wanted in the VCR: a 1982 animated film adapted from the book by Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn. My family never actually owned a copy of it, but we may as well have purchased the local library's copy for how often … Continue reading The Last Unicorn
Moving On
Well, 2013 has been a hell of a year. For both of my goes at Post-Olympic years, both have packed a serious punch. There's something about coming off of an Olympic performance -- whether good or bad -- there's a sort of self-assurance that nothing coming at you can possibly be more stressful or more … Continue reading Moving On
Megan Kalmoe, OLY 