Category Archives: rowing

hotel ergs

I found an erg (rowing machine) at the hotel I am staying at in Chicago. So, I of course had to try and and find out just how bad I have become over the past few years. I’m pretty, bad … Continue reading

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head of the schuylkill

Nothing like finding out you are rowing in a Regatta in three weeks. And that you should have been training this entire time. And you will not be able to practice with the team until ten minutes before the race… … Continue reading

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schuylkill punch

Friday night I went to a party on Boathouse row. I ended up running into way to many random Delaware kids, but it was an overall good time. Towards the end of the night a bunch of people get the … Continue reading

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dad vail regatta

Last Saturday, May 10th, I found myself pedaling down Kelley Drive searching for the Three Angels (which had mysteriously moved from where I last remembered them.) After avoiding numerous buses and clueless drivers, Perez and I found the angels and … Continue reading

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novice again

Rowing practice for the corporate challenge did not go as well as planned this past Saturday. In fact, it was awful. Practice started with our boats one rower and two coxswains absent. The coach offered three high schools kids twenty … Continue reading

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fitness day

Yesterday, Perez and I inadvertently jumped head first into a 5 hour “fitness marathon.” The day began with us going to the boathouse for the Dad Vail Corporate Challenge practice. We road our bikes from Manayunk to boathouse row and … Continue reading

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corporate challenge

The Firm has decided to sponsor two boats in this years Dad Vail Corporate Challenge. Approximately 3.4 seconds after the email caused my blackberry to vibrate I replied and mentioned my interest and the fact that I rowed in college. … Continue reading

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