Set your bar high, be kind, and do more of what makes you stronger. ~Chris Moore It’s been two weeks since my last race at World Championships and there’s still a lot competing for space in my head. So, let’s start with something straightforward: a race recap, start to finish. Monday Heats Monday morning we… Read More >>>
Cultivating Art: Thoughts Before World Rowing Championships
The Bhagavad-Gita tells us we have a right only to our labor, not the fruits of our labor. All the warrior can give is his life; all the athlete can do is leave everything on the field. ~Steven Pressfield, The War of Art Hello from Charlottesville, Virginia, home of the University of Virginia Cavaliers! After… Read More >>>
The Long, Long… Long, Long, Long Road
Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. Full effort is full victory. –Mahatma Gandhi Well, friends… we did it! In less than six weeks, I’ll be lining up at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota-Bradenton, Fla. For the first time, I’ll be racing as part of Team USA! I raced uncontested at… Read More >>>
No Wasted Water
The distance race is a struggle that results in self-discovery. It is an adventure involving the limits of self. –Paul Weiss Part 1 Writing doesn’t always come easy. But I love it because it’s a way of sharing what I have to say with the world. Most months, I’m hit with welcomed flashes of inspiration:… Read More >>>
Ride the Wave
The past six weeks have been a definite mix of whirlwind and waiting. Spring Speed Order 1 Over four days of racing the LW1x at Spring Speed Order 1, I went from intensely frustrated after the time trial, to composed and (gasp!) confident both before and after the semifinal, to at first kind of stunned… Read More >>>
