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
Winter Fatigue
It's before 7 am on Sunday -- my day off. I've been up since about 5:30, wide awake and trying to rest quietly for as long as I could without disturbing my roommate. By about 6:15 the sound of the fishing boats on the lake had ensured I wasn't going to be getting any more … Continue reading Winter Fatigue
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
January Workout Jams
We are well in to winter training and have already logged some serious K's on the erg. No doubt there are more to come based on the layer of ice on my lake at home. Here are my favorite jams that got me through January while I was training with the team in Chula Vista. … Continue reading January Workout Jams
What Comes Next
Ok, I admit that I have put off writing this post for a little too long. I meant to sit down and do it last week, but I somehow got caught up in the intoxicatingly sublime way of being that involves having nothing to do and nowhere to be. Well, not absolutely nothing, but compared to … Continue reading What Comes Next
Getting to Breisach
It's been a busy couple of days, getting things ready to pack up and leave again after it feels like I've only just returned from our long winter camp in California. This time, we're off to Breisach, Germany, for training camp leading up to World Cup II in Lucerne. For some of us, this is … Continue reading Getting to Breisach
Megan Kalmoe, OLY 