Word: erg
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Higginson's stadia streakers, Gil Welch, said, "Freshman year of the erg was the worst thing I ever experienced, but now I'm on top of it and it's not that bad I much prefer it to stadiums--they're the worst...
...erg pieces or stadia, winter rowing seems to spell misery for those stout-hearted souls who insist on outlasting the ice on the Charles River. "You always think of quitting in the winter," four-year oarswoman Roxanne Malenbaum said, "and I'm not sure why I don't, because I can't tell you I love...
...while Robin Lothrop, a Radcliffe varsity oarswoman, points out that the erg "can only measure one's brute strength and not one's rowing ability," the waves of its psychological impact are felt throughout both Weld and Newell boathouses...
...Looking at the score of the guy next to you erging is what gets you through the winter," Chapman said. "The whole game is making the boat, and the erg is an important part of that...
Fortunately, the erg is just one aspect to the indoor rowing scene. Daily workouts down by the riverside include weightlifting, splashes in the indoor tanks, and treks up and down the seats of Harvard stadium. Last Saturday, for instance, John Higginson's lightweight varsity contingent headed up the Soldiers Field steps 75 times, which, according to one oarsman, is equivalent to climbing the stairs of the Empire State building twice over...