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...Lexus or a BMW or a Mercedes said, "I've got mine, and I'm rich." A Volkswagen Golf or Ford Escort said nothing whatsoever. Did we need talking cars? Apparently: a Jeep with a mountain bike or kayak rack bolted to the roof said, "I'm doing the Ironman next month." You have to drive something, and if your $299-a-month lease can get you a Ford Explorer and a largely painless reputation for living on the edge...
...what was perhaps the most interesting aspect of the meet against Dartmouth, freshman Ben Odell survived the "Ironman"--a Harvard tradition where one swimmer competes every race. That includes all the individual events and the medleys, where Odell swam all four legs of each, getting in and out of the pool for each...
Although there was no Ironman against Brown, Harvard was all business once again and left no doubt about who was the better team, finishing first in every single event...
Perhaps the only Harvard athlete who didn't enjoy himself was freshman Scott Peterson, who had the unenviable task of swimming every single event, including relays, as the team's so-called "Ironman...
Each year, whether as a form of team initiation or (according to the party line) to demonstrate the team's fitness, Harvard selects one freshman to be the Ironman at a specific meet. This year, the meet was Dartmouth and the Ironman was Peterson, who put in a tasty performance considering what his body was up against...