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...hate the gym. For years I was a member of the physical-fitness mafia, but after a while I just got bored. So I quit, cold turkey, and vowed to lift nothing heavier than a pint of Ben & Jerry's and jog only as far as the corner Blockbuster. After two years of blissful lethargy, however, the guilt finally sank in. I refused to hit the treadmill or pump iron. Instead I found a way to get fit that is a lot more fun and could even grow into a hot new sport in the coming era of global warming...
While sweating on the elliptical machine at the gym, completely absorbed by Giant Slalom ski racing on TV, I finally understood why Norwegian Ole Einar Bjoerndalen’s chance for a fourth gold medal in the biathlon mattered to me. As a friend hopped on the machine next to me, managing to distract me from the TV, I apologized for my unfriendliness and Olympic absorption. But then she popped a question that hadn’t ever occurred to me to ask myself...
...typical daydreams might consist of the glorious first apartment after the consulting bonus comes in or sitting behind a mahogany desk in a law office. But for a half-hour, inside a gym on a machine that mimics a rocking chair, I let myself engage in fantasy, my mind in Salt Lake City, envisioning my tough downhill race and my spot on the medal stand. I remember, now, why staring out the window in third-grade used to be so much fun. And I also understand why I’ve been so enchanted by spirit of the winter games...
...Crimson battled the Big Red into double overtime in Newman Arena on Friday night and emerged with a 77-75 win, while Harvard overcame a 12-pont deficit on Saturday to beat Columbia 61-49 in Levien Gym...
Corriero has worked hard all season to match the physical level of collegiate competition. She often works out in the gym after practice and is always one of the last to leave at the end of the team’s weight sessions...