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...April 17, thousands of spectators will watch some 40,000 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...
Then they had to build back up the muscles, atrophied by lack of use. They started with elastic cords and two-pound weights and slowly increased the intensity. Every time Farkes would push too hard, which he admits was probably often, Waugh would pull him back...
...just this one last time. My breathing would become rapid (as in sex) and shallow (as in fear). Before eating, I would drink milk, because if that went into me first, it would help bring up all the rest later. The eating itself was exciting and my heart would pound. But once the food had been devoured, I would be overcome with an urgent need to separate myself from it before it took up residence inside me. Nothing could have stood in the way of my getting rid of it, differentiating myself from it--from the toxic bulk that...
Freshman Brad Unger, a 6’7, 240-pound righthander who transitioned to the baseball team after the varsity basketball season wrapped up, made the start for Harvard on Sunday afternoon...
...HUPD officers responded to Pound Hall because of a report about a “disturbed” person yelling and stomping their feet in the area. After searching for outstanding wants and warrants, which proved negative, the officers wrote up a no-trespass warning for the person...