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
the Superlatives
This is my second season racing the pair for the United States. Over the past four years, I have spent more time in the pair than probably any other boat--it's our primary training and selection tool at the US Training Center, and for most of the 2016 quadrennium I had hoped that it would be … Continue reading the Superlatives
The Last One
image credit ©row2k It's the evening before the W4X A Final at the 2015 World Championships. I have just a few more hours left of the 2015 season, and as a member of the 2015 USA Women's Quad. This week has had its ups and downs - but I'd say that the Quad has gotten … Continue reading The Last One
In to the Unknown
It's the night before our heat at the 2015 World Championships. As I wrote in my last post, I'm back in the women's quad for this year's Worlds, and this is going to be my fifth season in this event. I've taken a lot of strokes in the women's quad, starting way back in 2007 when … Continue reading In to the Unknown
The 2015 W4X
Team USA has arrived in Europe to finalize our preparations for the 2015 World Rowing Championships. This year, we are starting the trip with a short camp in Erba, Italy before we pack up and move over to Aiguebelette next week. The trip has gone smoothly so far, we love Erba and everything about it, and … Continue reading The 2015 W4X
#TBT
I have talked and reminisced about my very first National Team quite a lot. It was such a mix of good and bad; I didn't know what to expect because I didn't know anything at all; and I learned a lot that summer. Without the experiences I had on my first Team as a U23 athlete, … Continue reading #TBT
Megan Kalmoe, OLY 