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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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uncompensated celebrity

I was reminded of this little bit of Internet oddness today. A while back I received a call from my college rowing coach telling me to go to Google and search for ‘rowing machine‘. The first sponsored result that comes … Continue reading

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winter doldrums

For the past five years Winter has meant one horrible, painstakingly boring thing; Winter Workouts. It was easy in college, if you didn’t do the workouts odds are you didn’t stand a chance at making the boat come Spring.  You … Continue reading

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almost there

and productive at that… This week has been very productive, I’m getting everything in order before the move to the Big Boy House (apartment.) I’ve gotten my renters insurance (waste of money) as well as my quotes for car insurance. … Continue reading

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