Carie Graves, Head Coach of the University of Texas women’s rowing team,  was a part of the US Olympic women’s rowing team in 1976, the boycotted year of 1980, and 1984. The 2012 Olympics are just 2 days away and I wanted to talk to someone who has been there and knows what the athletes are going through.  Fortunately, I didn’t have to go far.   Read more

I was pretty proud of my 5 hours a week in spin class until I found out about 6 female amateur cyclists that are riding each stage of the Tour de France a day ahead of the professional men.  That’s 1 prologue and 20 stages covering 3,497 kilometers with only 2 rest days. Wow! Read more