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According to tradition, the Ironman requires that one Harvard freshman race in every event of the meet, including every leg of each relay. The Ironman is also required to swim during both diving breaks, often butterfly for hundreds of yards at a time. This year's Ironman was Kemi George, who finished 4,200 yards of racing (approximately two and a half miles) in just under 48 minutes. After he completes the last event, the Ironman is carried off on a stretcher...
Harvard co-captain Melissa Johnson started against Dartmouth but played only 12 minutes, including just four in the second half. Johnson, who missed time at the beginning of the season because of troubles with her knee, was visibly favoring her affected leg as she trotted up and down the court. She did grab four rebounds in the time she did see and frustrated Hanks defensively...
Tonight's teacher, a wispy creature who reminds me of the adorable Icelandic pop singer Bjork, crouches effortlessly on one foot so that her rear end is nearly touching the ice while she simultaneously kicks the other leg straight out in front of her. She eases up from her elegant glide and with a big grin commands...
Week three not only introduced the aforementioned crouched-down leg kick; it also informed me that I have arms and a chin. I had got through my skating so far by clenching my fists to my side and staring at my feet harder than an indie rock guitarist. Now I was asked to skate in a counterintuitive clockwise circle with my arms straight out in front of me. And I was not to look down at the ice because, the instructor yelled, "the ice is not interesting...
...once but twice, the first time in 1991 aboard Strike the Gold, the second in 1999 aboard Charismatic. Even in defeat, he could be inspiring. Racing the Belmont in 1999, Charismatic came up lame at the end. Television cameras recorded Antley leaping off his mount to brace the ailing leg of the horse, saving the Thoroughbred from a potentially catastrophic injury. That was his golden...