1 More Sleep!

Hello everyone! (or...anyone? Mom? Dad?) This is my first attempt at blogging, so bear with me.

It's hard to type when you're this excited about something.

Tonight, I'll bust out my last 540 bench pull (and some other stuff) lifting session of the season. Tomorrow, the rest of the quad (Brian Tryon in bow, Todd Mickelson in 3, and Matt Carey in stroke...I am in 2 seat) will arrive at RBC around lunch time, and we'll do a final 2k piece on the water before heading to Logan for our 6pm flight to LA, followed by a 13 hr flight to Auckland on the North Island of New Zealand for the 2010 World Rowing Championships! (Take a breath)

Entries were posted today, and in the LM4x, there are 6 crews. This means there will be a race for lanes on Tuesday, Nov 2nd (that's Monday, Nov 1st in Boston) and then Final A with all 6 crews on Saturday, Nov 6th - so, it looks like we'll make the A final:) Alas, it gets tougher from here. In our race is a slew of powerhouse sculling teams. There is Italy (the perennial champions), Denmark (who has been nipping at Italy's heels this season), Germany (comprised of accomplished athletes & Olympians who were also selected to race the LM2x, LM1x, LM2-, and LM8+ in this same regatta), France (France), and Brazil (do you know how many kilometers you can row on the Amazon!?!?).

Signing off for now, and I'll post again on Saturday after our 24+ hour trip to freakin' NZ!!

Next up will be a quick intro to the rest of the crew and how we got to this point.

Pete

P.S. THANK YOU to everyone that has supported this trip! The fundraising effort so far has been incredible, and the RBC community and environment is an amazing thing to be a part of every day. The donation site can be found here: http://www.riversideboatclub.com/product.aspx?p=179