Word: meter
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Crimson varsity boat fell back a couple seats off the start, but pulled ahead by the 500-meter mark. Knowing of the Lions’ fast sprint at the finish, Harvard did not just sit on its lead...
...When we came to about the [300-meter] mark, I could hear this ridiculous roar—it was so different from before,” junior Alex Binkley said. “We’ve always gone down and it’s been us with our one trailer with three boats in it—our boat, a freshman boat and a JV boat—and the girls. To have two trailers of boats and everybody down there...We showed up and everybody else was already there. It gave us something to look forward to, showing...
...didn’t know how the 2V finished. We were warming up at the time and only saw them up until the 1000-meter mark,” said junior Caryn Davies. “Even had I known, it wouldn’t have made a difference, we race to win. Like our coach tells us, race in the moment...
Between the 500- and 1000-meter mark, Radcliffe made its move, passing both the Huskies and the Trojans to take the lead. Washington fell to fifth, as Stanford, Michigan and Virginia leapfrogged ahead...
...Trekkers, though, are scrupulously monitored. Much of Sikkim is forbidden to foreigners, and access to the rest is governed by permits. Our trek was a seven-day slog toward the Goecha La plateau to see the sun rise on the world's third highest mountain: the mighty, 8,586-meter Kanchenjunga. Apart from a guide, it required three permits. But even if it wasn't illegal, wandering alone is a brow-furrowing prospect, for trails quickly extend beyond the reach of telephones. Dialing air rescue in emergencies is not an option, which is why, by the time we started, staff...