We've got just one day to go until racing begins for the W4X at this year's World Championships. We are reaching the end of our taper, and as can typically be expected about this time, moods, energy levels, and appetites are completely unpredictable. For the next 24 hours it is our primary responsibility to manage … Continue reading We’re All Friends Here…
Arrived in Bled
Thankfully for everyone involved, we ended up taking a bus from Munich to Bled yesterday, and left the vans behind. The drive took us about four and a half hours, not including the 25 minute pit stop in Austria. Despite slamming a triple espresso as soon as we got on the bus, I immediately dozed … Continue reading Arrived in Bled
Arrived in Munich
So here we are in Munich--the weather has been beautiful, and the jet lag has been merciful (full night of sleep last night after a less-than-restful flight over). We are back at the same hotel that out 2008 World Cup stayed at which means at least one thing: awesome breakfast (and seriously precarious parking lot … Continue reading Arrived in Munich
Gear Kit Day
Well, it's another year of Boathouse Gear for Worlds. Here are the two snazziest pieces of kit we got--what do you guys think?
Worlds? What Worlds?
I should have done myself a favor and updated my blog more regularly over the past few weeks. Because now there is just a maelstrom of god-knows-what coming at me full-force and I don't know if I can get all of it written here meaningfully and in a timely fashion before the World Championship Team … Continue reading Worlds? What Worlds?
Last Call from Worlds, 2010
So once again I have taken a few days to decompress, think, and rationalize how I feel about our race on Thursday. Despite everything that happened this year (different… though equally ridiculous as last year's story), coming 5th in the quad was every bit as disappointing. A lot of what I struggled with accepting at … Continue reading Last Call from Worlds, 2010
Megan Kalmoe, OLY 