Just a quick post to make one last call for my Row to London fundraising efforts. The donations I've collected so far have been excellent, and I'm currently the leading fundraiser for the women's team. THANK YOU to all my amazing friends and supporters who have helped out with the campaign so far. Now, I'm … Continue reading the Row to London
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
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
Picking up the Pace
It's been a week since the final at Non-Qualified Trials, and it has flown by. Between racing, de-rigging and trailer loading, traveling back, getting my house in Princeton back in order, and then reintegrating into the PTC training group, I feel like I've blown through the past several days without much time to stop and … Continue reading Picking up the Pace
Two Minutes
August 9, 2008: The day of my Olympic heat in the women's double. After much preparation and anticipation, Ellen and I launched and headed in to the warm up area of the Shunyi Olympic park to execute our pre-race warm up and get ready for our Olympic debut. Things went fairly well and we had … Continue reading Two Minutes
Row to London
Wow! We had a great weekend at the 2012 San Diego Crew Classic. We split our time between the USRowing tent on Saturday and the Stewards' Brunch on Sunday, and it was a welcome excuse to get away from the training center and spend some time socializing with friends down on Mission Bay. If you … Continue reading Row to London
Megan Kalmoe, OLY 