2008
Olympic Games Feature Coverage
row2k Starting Five: Micah BoydMy rowing coach kept telling me not to put my feet on the bottom of the boat when getting in or I will break the boat... so the first thing I do when I step in the boat was putting my feet on the bottom of the hull and almost broke the boat. » more
row2k Starting Five: Portia McGee"I swear to this day I went out in the 1:30's at a 45 (mind you I was 14) for almost a minute. After 30 strokes or so I was blinded by pain, totally incapacitated and I just tipped over and fell off the machine." » more
row2k Starting Five: Beau Hoopman"I realized that if Greg Myhr, my freshman coach, wanted me to run across Lake Mendota in the dead of winter in nothing but team issued tights and socks for gloves to prove I was tough, I woulda done it." » more
row2k Starting Five: Lia Pernell"It wasn't rowing that hooked me but the competition. It seemed clear: if you work hard you'll beat people. I liked the challenge and the simplicity." » more
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