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Beginner's 2k

August 20, 2000

For nine months I had been filming a documentary on American women rowers training for the Olympics. In July I was sent a shiny new ERG in the mail so that I could film it in a studio. more

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So, What's it Like to Row 115 Miles?

July 18, 2000

The CPR (Corvallis-to-Portland Row), by Ted Katauskas more

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Single Sculling as Mirror

July 15, 2000

Rowing may be described as a sensual sport... by that I mean you are utilizing every sense you have to power your shell through the water. more

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Hunger

May 18, 2000

I never complain about a hard practice, after it's done. You get what you get when you dance with the water and chance the elements. more

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Redemption

May 1, 2000

Paul Theroux recently said that the Phoenicians believed every day spent on the water was a day not subtracted from the end of your life. more

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First Thing in the Morning

April 15, 2000

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Note from Shawn Scholl

April 2, 2000

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February Thaw

March 14, 2000

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The Test

February 18, 2000

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Early Morning Practice

January 20, 2000

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In Memoriam: A Tribute to Chuck Colgan

December 3, 1999

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Flipping Stories

July 15, 1999

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Alex Binkley Goes 100,000 Meters on the Erg

June 15, 1999

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Day One: My First Practice

May 15, 1999

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Cal brings suit against US Rowing

April 1, 1999

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"Inspirational Stuff"

March 15, 1999

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Bail, Bail, Bail Your Boat: A CPR Memoir

February 15, 1999

Ted Katauskas reports on the 115-mile Corvallis-to-Portland Row. more

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A Piece of Humble Crab Pie

January 15, 1999

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Exam Tips for Rowers

January 1, 1999

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The Refoundation of the London School of Economics Soviet Socialist Rowingclub (LSE SSR)

December 2, 1998

an account of the rebirth of a rowing program that could have been a debacle, save for the detached, almost Zen-like attitude of the participants, and the fact that they were given a small budget which they intelligently directed toward the purchase of spirits. Including the choice inspirational quotes: "We decide not to warm-up before the race, because we are all out-of-shape and might get tired;" "Not only do no women catch us, but we pass several crews..." and many more. more