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
The Process
We will be racing in the Final on Wednesday for a shot at an Olympic Medal. But let's back up a bit: racing at the Olympics is more than just racing for a medal. Just like every other year--there's a process to medaling, and before you can even think of standing on the podium, or … Continue reading The Process
Two Days to Go : One Big Bad Blog Post
We've been keeping busy over the past week or so with final preparations leading up to the start of racing at the 2012 Olympic Games. The initial buzz surrounding processing took a few days to subside, but in general the Team is happy, morale is high and people are enjoying the buildup to the Games. … Continue reading Two Days to Go : One Big Bad Blog Post
What it Means to be a Hopeful
Here I am--I'm still alive after several days of excitement following the official Team Announcement on Friday afternoon. It's been a busy weekend with calls, texts, emails and messages of support from friends and family all over the world--I am so grateful to have such a broad network of support and so many communities of … Continue reading What it Means to be a Hopeful
The Sound of Silence
NSR 1 is now in the books and it's back to the daily grind for the women of Team USA. As expected, the W2- field threw down some really competitive racing last weekend, and it was a blast to watch my teammates duke it out in the pairs. The women's sculling team watched NSR 1 … Continue reading The Sound of Silence
2012 Power and Grace Calendars — LET’S DO THIS
Ok, it's definitely time to get some new content up so I don't have horrifying mustaches as my top post on the blog any more. Although, I can't say that the new view is much more pleasant--yesterday I finally got around to putting together the sequel to last year's not-nerdy-at-all promo video for our Power … Continue reading 2012 Power and Grace Calendars — LET’S DO THIS
Megan Kalmoe, OLY 