10.24.2004
erg
For many people, "erg" is a statement of exhaustion, or disgust, or pain. For those who row, "erg" is a rowing machine. It is also a statement of exhaustion, disgust, and pain. Generally said after rowing on an erg.
Today, I took an erg test: erg tests are used to determine how strong you are, and how willing you are to go all out and pull until you puke. I did a 1000 meter test. I hear that there will, in the future, be a 2000 meter test. I do not relish this news. Last year, the girls did a 5000 meter test. The girls are psychotic.
Now, I'm not terribly fit, though I am significantly more fit than I was when I left my previous job (something about life in New Jersey, the whole 'not walking anywhere' thing is awfully unhealthy). But thanks to my form and my experience on the erg, I pulled a time that was faster than I've ever gone in my life: 3 minutes, 33 seconds. In all honesty, I was going to be lucky if I broke 4 minutes. Of course, I couldn't walk afterward. I honestly couldn't move, wait, no, couldn't *feel* my legs. And my calves are still twitching, five hours later. But that said, what relief to have that behind me!
OK. Gotta get back to my essay.
This week's topic:
"How intelligible is the reaction of Sparta and her Peloponnesian allies to the development of Athenian power? What was the 'First Peloponnesian War' about? [to 446 BC]" Essentially, as my advisor says, "What were Sparta's problems apart from the growing power of Athens?"
fun...
Today, I took an erg test: erg tests are used to determine how strong you are, and how willing you are to go all out and pull until you puke. I did a 1000 meter test. I hear that there will, in the future, be a 2000 meter test. I do not relish this news. Last year, the girls did a 5000 meter test. The girls are psychotic.
Now, I'm not terribly fit, though I am significantly more fit than I was when I left my previous job (something about life in New Jersey, the whole 'not walking anywhere' thing is awfully unhealthy). But thanks to my form and my experience on the erg, I pulled a time that was faster than I've ever gone in my life: 3 minutes, 33 seconds. In all honesty, I was going to be lucky if I broke 4 minutes. Of course, I couldn't walk afterward. I honestly couldn't move, wait, no, couldn't *feel* my legs. And my calves are still twitching, five hours later. But that said, what relief to have that behind me!
OK. Gotta get back to my essay.
This week's topic:
"How intelligible is the reaction of Sparta and her Peloponnesian allies to the development of Athenian power? What was the 'First Peloponnesian War' about? [to 446 BC]" Essentially, as my advisor says, "What were Sparta's problems apart from the growing power of Athens?"
fun...
