On the Blueline: U.S. Women Eat, Stay Afloat in Pool
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The following article, written by former Harvard standout Caitlin Cahow, appeared January 20 on the USA Today Web site.
By Caitlin Cahow
Special for USA TODAY
USA women's hockey national team member Caitlin Cahow, a 2006
Olympic bronze medalist, will document her experience for USA TODAY
as she prepares to compete at the 2010 Olympic Games in
Vancouver.
Entry No. 8 - Jan. 19, 2010
ARGH! I hope that my dedication to this blog will never be questioned after this entry. Right now I am in a most considerable amount of pain. Thankfully, my injuries were not incurred during practice or a game or in the weight room, but rather unfortunately at the dinner table. My teammates and I are in a challenge phase of our training, the final tilt before we head out to Vancouver. The sessions are grueling and mentally and physically draining; however, today the reward was equally as trying. You see, there is a Brazilian steakhouse called Fogo de Chao in downtown Minneapolis, where 15 different kinds of meat are brought around and served all-you-can-eat style until you can no longer chew. While I am a force to be reckoned with on the ice, I get downright outdone at the dinner table with unflinching regularity. I am mortified by this shortcoming, especially at such a crucial event. I lost my edge after the salad bar, a JV mistake, but I really do love antipasti, my bad. Then I went in for the side dishes, again, not so well played. By the time I got to the fifth different kind of meat, my eyes were beginning to roll back into my head. If you can't tell, I feel shame. To make matters worse, I was sitting next to Karen Thatcher, who was the hands-down champ of the event. I am more than a little convinced that she has a hollow leg, or maybe two, who knows, but the long and the short of it is that she could put an all-you-can-eat buffet out of business. Congratulations Thatch!
Complete article can be accessed via the USA Today Web site by clicking here.
