That morning each of us found a breaking point. Not only a physical barrier, but a point where determination, stamina and duty clashed and were overcome not so much by pain but by absurdity. — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share Image
The ergometer simulates the physical demands of rowing, packaging the pains with none of the amenities that make it worthwhile ... — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share
Karen rowed for what the venerable American shell builder George Pocock called 'the symphony of motion.' As dawn breaks over the river, the shell… — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share
[Trading] With the French one had to be especially careful. French oarswomen were known to take men aside, point to whatever they wanted, and… — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share
Those of us who stayed were younger, more tractable. Less sure of ourselves socially and intellectually, we gave ourselves to the sport with little… — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share
That morning each of us found a breaking point. Not only a physical barrier, but a point where determination, stamina and duty clashed and… — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share
Once one has attained a high level of success at any pursuit and especially an unorthodox pursuit like rowing, one develops a number of… — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share
I climbed on the rowing ergometer, and started to pull - losing myself in the rhythm of sweat and pain. — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share
As a competitor, winner or loser, one crosses the line into limbo. The adrenaline is gone, the anticipation is gone. The verdict is either… — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share
We shook hands. For a moment our eyes met - which I found surprisingly destabilizing. Then we pulled back and there was a mement… — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share
For two months after Christmas vacation we limped around campus with muscles too tigh and sore to walk properly, yet we had no good… — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share
Once one is beyond a certain level of commitment to the sport, life begins to seem an allegory of rowing rather than rowing an… — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share
Although it takes a long warm-up for an eight to swing, on an erg such subtleties don't matter. For me the sound alone raised… — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share
Being in shape was not my goal. My body was a tool to test the capabilities of my will. — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share
Hundreds of feet above us, cars whisked by, oblivious to our drama. Up there were the shortcuts, the excuses, the world of infinite possibilities… — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share
