Sally Kehoe: Arrived in Munich

Towards 2012

Beijing has been and gone. Many lessons have been learnt. London 2012 may seem a while away, but for us, the journey has already begun.

This year I have been selected in the Australian Women's Double Scull to compete at the World Rowing Championships in Poznan at the end of August. My partner, Pippa Savage, a fellow Toowoomba girl, made her international debut last year in the Olympic Single Scull. In the past Pippa and I have shared a great rivalry, competing for Australia's Single Scull title, however, not until now have we combined our talents; and it is proving to be a formidible duo.

As we close in on this year's world championships, we are excited about our potential. This weekend we will be racing at Sydney International Regatta Centre alongside our fellow Australian team mates, testing our speed over 2000m and working on consistent performances. At the regatta's conclusion, we will be entering into a four week intensive training camp in Penrith before flying to Verase, Italy for a pre-World's speed camp.

Important Dates:
10th-12th July - SIRC Rowing Australia 'World Cup' regatta
14th-31st July - Penrith Intensive Training Camp
1st-9th August - Australian Rowing Team Preparation Camp
9th August - Fly to Italy
10th-20th August - Pre-World's Speed Camp (Varese, Italy)
23rd-30th August - World Rowing Championships, Poland

Monday, May 5, 2008

Arrived in Munich

Yesterday we arrived in Munich after a long 36 hours of travelling. The girls and the boys are staying in different hotels at the moment, because we booked the accomodation so late. However, the girls difinitely got the better end of the deal. We are staying in this quaint little hotle which is famous for its restaurant, so we are eating quite well.

At the moment, the eight is falling apart a little. Last night one of our reserves who is already needed because of the injuries in the boat, fell sick and was vomiting all night. So we aren't able to train in the eight at the moment which is a little annoying, but we have to deal with these things. Hopefully, she will improve in a day or so for racing on Friday.

Fortunately, I am in good health. Touch wood. I went walking with on the girls yesterday into the town of Dachau and discovered the old town (altstadt). It was a beautiful little alleyway with cobblestoned roads and markets set up for Sunday. However, they were very unusual markets. There were two vacuum cleaning stores selling parts for your vacuum cleaner, a g-string store, a store selling dentistry equipment, a bracers and belts store and an army disposal store. Not exactly your arts and crafts markets!

I will keep you all updated on our progress through the regatta. Hopefully by Friday we will be right to go!