Sometimes I feel like the queen of distraction. Sometimes it doesn’t matter. I have no pressing deadlines or a day off from training; my brain can happily bounce from one thought to the next without consequence. Sometimes it’s welcomed, like if I’m preoccupied by circumstances out of my control—e.g., the time it takes for an… Read More >>>
Winning Team: Update from Spring Training
Hello from Florida! Penn AC’s spring training trip is well underway. I’m knee-deep in three-a-day training sessions and living with four other women on the team—two things I haven’t done since college and never really expected to do again! For me, the trip started with a week at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota and will… Read More >>>
On the Road: Nutrition, Mindset and Travel
Where in the world did the winter go?! It’s March, my friends! Collegiate racing on the Schuylkill starts in less than two weeks and the first of high school racing soon follows. The elite community has U.S. selection increasingly on the brain and masters athletes who have taken it indoors are eagerly getting back in… Read More >>>
Recovery: Keep it Light, Make it Fun!
What’s your favorite thing to do on recovery days? When I first read this question, my athlete brain, which inevitably defaults to training, immediately thought: Easy! With winter temps and limited desire to paddle around by myself in the single (safety, friends!), recovery these days is basically a mix of light ergging, running and biking…. Read More >>>
Rowing in Motion (With a Twist)
Here’s an excerpt from the first chapter of The Essence of T’ai Chi Ch’uan – The Literary Tradition: In motion all parts of the body must be light nimble and strung together. The ch’i (breath) should be excited the shen (spirit) should be internally gathered. Let the postures be without breaks or holes, hollows or… Read More >>>
