Word: erg
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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WEEKS BRIDGE, and sites overlooking scenic Charles River--The Head of the Charles Regatta has never pretended to be a purely athletic even in its 25-year history. For all the Erg tests, stadiumstep runs and other sweat-intensive training methods, the autumn culmination of the rowers' Sisyphean efforts is met mostly by that oh-so-collegiate monchalance on the part of lounging spectators along the banks of the dirty water...
Attesting to that depth is the Black and White's third-place finish in the Head of the Charles Regatta this fall, the placing of four Radcliffe rowers among the top six collegiate rowers in the Crash-B Sprints (an erg competition in the winter), and the novice crews' first and third-place finishes in the Foot of the Charles Regatta in November--the first Harvard victory in the Foot in eight years...
ergometer (erg): a machine that simulates rowing. An erg looks somewhat like half a bike glued to a thin rail and a little sliding vinyl seat. Ergs measure a rower's power by counting how many revolutions of the bicycle wheel he or she can generate...
...Lowell House Committee will vote at their next meeting whether to purchase the remaining erg which is of higher quality than the others...
Parker also participates in a triathlon competition with his team every fall that includes running, completing an erg piece, and racing up and down the steps of the Stadium. Parker gives his rowers a real run for their money, placing in the top half of the group every year...