Rowing for the UMass Lowell Crew Team during the Spring 2002 season was one of the biggest character-building (read: painful) experiences  of my life. :) 5AM practice in the New England winter, Spring Break double practices training week, and enough physical fitness that I should be looking like an Abercrombie guy by now. With a first place finish in the four-man boat and a second place finish in the eight-man, I definitely had some times to remember.