Winter training is a reflection of who you are and who you want to be.
The day beings and ends regardless if anyone is there to grab it or not.

Layla Balooch lifts her single scull out of the water following a National rowing team training session at Elk Lake in Victoria B.C. Canada on January 5th, 2016. Balooch was an all-star volleyball player in high school but has taken up rowing after being identified by Rowing Canada’s Row to Podium program.

Canadian National Team lightweight rowers Patricia Obee and Lindsay Jennerich carry their double scull to the water for a morning training session at Elk Lake in Victoria B.C. Canada on January 5th, 2015.

National team athlete Kate Sauks gets into her single scull prior to a morning training session at Elk Lake in Victoria B.C. Canada on January 5th, 2016.

University of Minnesota athletes McKenzie Lukacs and Mari Sundbo row through the snow during a morning training session at Elk Lake in Victoria B.C. Canada on January 5th, 2016.

Canadian National Team rower Julien Bahain steps into a double scull prior to a morning training session on Elk Lake in Victoria B.C. Canada on January 5th, 2016.