Krista Guloien 

In many ways it was all such a blur. You prepare day in and day out for every minute until you cross the finish line and beyond that is completely unscripted. Everything is fast paced, exciting and unpredictable. It is an amazing time. I remember trying to hang on to the moments as the fleeted by. I knew the speed with which it was all happening was going to make it hard to remember. My local newspaper was very supportive of me and my athletic journeys. I recall sitting in a

My first Olympics in 2008 didn't go exactly like I imagined or dreamed. Perhaps I was naive to how it would all go and or perhaps I underestimated how hard it would be. After we qualified the quad in 2007 I was introduced to sport organization politics and athlete injuries. I really couldn't know what I would learn until I crossed the finish line. I planned on seeing through one Olympics and retiring. Upon crossing the finish line I had a wave of new found perspective. I sudd

August 2, 2012 was a day and a race like no other I have ever experienced or will ever experience. It holds a special place in my life's journey. It was the pinnacle of my athletic career. One day, one opportunity to lay it all on the line. We trained, practiced, and prepared for anything and everything. It was our preparation that gave us the ability to seize a medal on our day. The Americans took the gold, but we left what we had out there and I cannot be and would never be

It's hard to believe that this past August marked the 3 year anniversary of my Olympic silver in London, my homecoming celebration and the beginning of my new journey(s) beyond a career in sport. Vancouver Sun's article by Yvonne Zacharias captures my homecoming well. "At the airport, the crowds rang cowbells, waved flags, chanted "Ca-na-da!" and erupted into spontaneous singing of O Canada. It was a sea of confusion, tears and sheer joy." - To read the full article click her

​​ It was last year that I participated in a cheer station for the SeaWheeze participants and although I have never been a runner, I got the idea that I wanted to be on the other side of the cheer station. A year later and I missed the boat on the training (not a rowing pun I swear), but I still got my bum up and out the door and ran this sucker! If you are wondering how I did it, I can try to break it down. For starters, having had an Olympic career my fitness base although