The first time I realized I was head over heels in love with rowing was in late summer, 2005, at a time when I wasn’t even rowing at all! I wrapped up my collegiate career at Lehigh the previous spring but was still on campus for grad school and decided to help out with the… Read More >>>
Mental Toughness
Anyone can be composed and cool while winning, when everything is going according to plan. But how do you deal with a losing streak? That’s the big question—that’s what separates the professionals from the cautionary tales. ~Maria Sharapova Racing hurts. Let’s just get that out there, front and center. 2ks hurt. 6ks hurt. Even just… Read More >>>
A Salad for the Season: Just Add Heat!
HELLO, winter! Welcome, 2018! Winter hit us hard and early here in Philly. December is usually one of my favorite months on the Schuylkill—high schools and colleges are indoors, the air is crisp and the water almost always flat and placid. This year, December stayed mostly rowable but temperatures consistently hovered around freezing and January,… Read More >>>
‘Tis the Season
The holiday season is here, my friends! The Schuylkill’s already seen its first snowfall and the New Year is almost upon us. 2017: Thank You 2017, in sum, was nothing less than transformative. I challenged myself to raise my game in the boat and believe I accomplished just that. I heightened my focus in training… Read More >>>
No Shortcuts
I made my way to yin yoga last week and the teacher left us with this by David Whyte: ENOUGH Enough. These few words are enough. If not these words, this breath. If not this breath, this sitting here. This opening to life we have refused again and again until now. Until now. Let that… Read More >>>
