The Backstory - told by DelSordo

I was introduced to Josh during the spring of 2015 after an erg workout with an employee I had at Finish Line Shell Repair. A few days later I received an email asking about Henley 2015 and the possibilities of us getting a boat together. Absolutely NO WAY! I thought. Then it sat in my head for awhile and we had a lot of emails and texts to discuss the potential. We ended up not going - obviously.

At the time I was training with Potomac Boat Club and the men's sweep team. I was going through a serious lawsuit with my company and didn't think Henley 2015 or even 2016 was a realistic goal. At the end of the summer, as I was training for The Charles, I started to see significant improvement in my erg scores and rowing. Josh maintained his persistence and found a way to get 4 random guys and a coxswain in a boat on a Saturday morning.

We jumped in a boat and rowed for an hour. The moment I knew this was going to work was when we lengthened out to a 20 and the coxswain called for some pressure. She said "ok we are at 1:50." The boat was running out, the coxswain was happy and the rowing was effortless. The launch came over and asked how it felt. We were pleasantly surprised!

After some emails and calls, we all decided this was the right thing to do.

The collection of rowers is fantastic: Harvard, Yale, GW and Bucknell. We all live in Baltimore and are within a few years of one another. At 30 with a kid, I'm the old guy of the boat!!

The last 5 weeks has been rivigorating! I'm erging and running more than I have in more than a year. My career is improving and my business is growing. It feels great to be part of something bigger than me.

Looking forward to posting more about my workouts and my experience

First Test - 20'

Rob and Josh completed the first ergometer test for the crew on Saturday, 12/12/15, at BRC. Alex and John will take their turn the following week.

It is a starting point to base future work upon.