A good friend once told me that competition means coming together, from the Greek, coming together to petition. Everybody’s game is lifted when you come together. ~Alfre Woodard Every once in awhile I need to remind myself that I am here to give. It’s easy to fall into the trap of solely focusing on what… Read More >>>

I officially feel like I’m revisiting my early twenties! Well, that’s an exaggeration but there’s some truth to the sentiment too. I’m writing from the athlete house in Sarasota, FL. I’m here for a training block and have been staying in a house full of other rowers from out of town. The house sleeps eight… Read More >>>

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 >>>