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 >>>
On the Water
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 >>>
(Loss of) Laser Sharp Focus
Sometimes I feel like the queen of distraction. Sometimes it doesn’t matter. I have no pressing deadlines or a day off from training; my brain can happily bounce from one thought to the next without consequence. Sometimes it’s welcomed, like if I’m preoccupied by circumstances out of my control—e.g., the time it takes for an… Read More >>>
Winning Team: Update from Spring Training
Hello from Florida! Penn AC’s spring training trip is well underway. I’m knee-deep in three-a-day training sessions and living with four other women on the team—two things I haven’t done since college and never really expected to do again! For me, the trip started with a week at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota and will… Read More >>>
On the Road: Nutrition, Mindset and Travel
Where in the world did the winter go?! It’s March, my friends! Collegiate racing on the Schuylkill starts in less than two weeks and the first of high school racing soon follows. The elite community has U.S. selection increasingly on the brain and masters athletes who have taken it indoors are eagerly getting back in… Read More >>>
