S3E23 - Baby on Board: Allison Mueller Balances Pregnancy and Racing in 2022

Allison Mueller is many things including: a highly competitive masters rower. A successful business owner. Former communications director for USRowing. Associate Faculty at Columbia University School of Professional Studies. We’ve followed her career trajectory for years, and her most recent marketing campaign has really got us enamored: Allison announced that she and her husband are expecting a baby early in the new year. She wrapped up the 2022 season having rowed seven regattas and 15 races, 14 of them with her +1.

 

Categories: business, coaching, coxing, gear

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TIME STAMPS

00:00 - Podcast intro
02:07 - Episode lead-in
03:50 - A HOCR unlike any before: five months pregnant
09:10 - Camaraderie of team boats in the Basin at the Charles
11:04 - Rapid Fire Q&A
13:10 - Wrapping up 2022 at Head of the Schuylkill and contemplating modifications for winter erging
15:15 - When your spouse doesn’t row … talking about things besides rowing
18:20 - Life-changer: getting recruited to row at the University of Iowa
25:00 - Moving to Princeton, NJ to work at USRowing, and a debate about Carnegie Lake
26:55 - Venue media manager at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
30:05 - Witnessing raw Olympic elation and defeat up close
33:20 - What’s ahead? Cheering on friends from the shore
35:28 - Coming up next on Steady State Podcast: Isaiah Harrison

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To see photos of Allison, and get links to the people, clubs, and events mentioned in this episode, check out the show notes at www.steadystatenetwork.com/podcast/s3ep23-allison-mueller

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This episode is made possible in part by the Breakwater Realty Group, Concept2, Lake Washington Rowing Club, and our Patrons.

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This episode was written, produced, hosted, and edited by Tara Morgan and Rachel Freedman. Tara provides additional audio engineering, and Rachel manages the website and social media. Our theme music is by the Free Harmonic Orchestra.