We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. ~Maya Angelou I almost cried before we even got to the start line. Twice! First when I heard another country’s national anthem being played over the loudspeaker, right after we launched for the Final…. Read More >>>
The Power of Team
Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering. ~Theodore Roosevelt Gang, I love what I do. Amy Van Dyken was one of my first role models in sports. I remember watching her on TV, racing at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, and wanting to… Read More >>>
World Championships, Here We Come!
Here! We! Go! We are heading back to World Championships, my friends! On July 10th, I officially earned a spot on the 2019 Senior National Team with a win in the lightweight women’s pair. And when I say, “earned,” I mean EARNED. The final was possibly one of the most intense racing experiences of my… Read More >>>
Highs and Lows
Part 1 About two weeks ago, I started to draft a new blog post with a very different ending in mind. Ironically, considering how little I engage in social media, the post was partly inspired by a video I published on Instagram. The video was of me during a weights session, and was prompted purely… Read More >>>
Permission Slips
Have you ever thought about who you want to be in this world? Not what you want to be. Who. One of my mentors assigns me “homework” on a regular basis as a way to further explore and follow-up on the things we discuss. Each assignment starts exactly the same, with a section called “Permission… Read More >>>
