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...entrants toil along the grueling course. At the same time, in gyms around Britain, other determined athletes will be seated on a Concept2 indoor rowing machine to row the marathon distance of 26 miles while they watch the runners pound the pavement on TV. The machine allows an oarsman to tackle the endurance challenge of a marathon, rowing a distance that's not practical on the water. Used for training by many of the medal-winning crews at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the affordable and robust Concept2 rises above the competition: its superior ergonomics make it more realistic than other...
...Saturday, the collegiate crowd milled around the tents and kiosks without taking much notice of the races. Two girls rowing for Tufts admitted that they were not concerned with their results, and one Columbia oarsman said that he came up mainly “for the festivities...
...Gaelic pantheist, but Newell is hallowed ground, and the Rio Carlos has a heart of implacability. As such, the LP often has to sate the river’s appetite with refractory lightweights. Her appetite, like that of a lightweight oarsman, broils at all hours...
...They said that from your athletic background, we think you would make a great oarsman,” Shaw said. “They talked about how the ’68 crew actually went to the Olympics because they had a time trial then...
...Making of an Oarsman...