The Gang's All Here!

We had a lot to celebrate today.

End of Sprint Season and reunited after a 2 week break.

Potential new tam members joining us for Open Row.

Welcome to our new assistant coach, Daniel Goldblum.

Some of it was bittersweet - we sent our Cassie off to pursue her Master's degree at The University of Minnesota. Cassie has been our coach, cheerleader and friend for a over a year now. She was with us at zero dark thirty for practices through the long, cold winter, and she saw that training pay off for us in sprint season. She introduced some of us to a workout called Teti's Trauma - and yes it is as traumatic as it sounds!  She always had a word of encouragement and a smile to keep us going.

Thank you Cassie!

Thanks were also given to our super coxes Jessie and Allura - these are two young ladies who will take the world by storm. Have a good school year girls - and come back anytime (PLEASE!!!).

We also acknowledged the contribution of our teammates who coxed at races - Rebecca, Joanne, Toby, Zuzana and Vern (and anyone I may have missed).

Here are some photos from Maureen (who did such a nice job that she will definitely be asked to be photographer for future events).

Enjoy!

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O Megan!  Why hast thou forsaken us?  Why are we left to aimlessly wander the water?  Rowing in singles, in doubles, the occasional quad, rudderless, directionless, coachless . . . O Meg!  Do you not know that idle oars are the devil's workshop?  Why are we left to consider a row through the locks of the Allegheny (really Zuzana??), or to drift downstream through the right hand arch of the 40th St. Bridge (so wrong, so wrong, we can hear Megan, "downstream through the center arch, THEN cut over if you have to go in the top of the channel")?  And for what, I ask, for what?  For biking?  Time for yourself, with your husband, to recharge and refresh??  Megan, oh Megan, what are you?  European??  Some of us, we won't name names, have begun to look with envy on EMM and covet their coach Nate.  Yes, it's come to that and it is scary.  We are here, Megan, on the erg, in small boats, lifting weights to make our muscles scream as we would scream for our coach, if only she would hear.  O Megan!

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