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 >>>
Mental Strength
‘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 >>>
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 >>>
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 >>>
