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
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
The View from the Stroke Seat
We've already been in Chungju for a week! We're sleep-adjusted, weather-acclimated, and able to predict the lunch and dinner menus with incredible precision, meaning: we're nearing race day. My crew has been getting some good training strokes in on the Lake over the past week, and one thing is for certain--we are learning more about … Continue reading The View from the Stroke Seat
2013 NSR 1
Official USRowing selection has started for the 2013 season with the first two days of the National Selection Regatta #1 being held at Mecer Lake in West Windsor, NJ. We have already raced a 1900m time trial and Heats on Wednesday as well as Semi Finals today. A and B Finals in the women's single … Continue reading 2013 NSR 1
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
Megan Kalmoe, OLY 