But she does it anyway. Each day she shows up prepared to feel the pain, and knowing she will live through it. Perhaps it is the knowledge that despite her screaming muscles that she will make it which keeps her going. Yet beyond that knowledge there is something greater in the sport of rowing there is accomplishment. Few people in the world train as hard as rowers do.
Few people can claim to endure the type of physical and mental workouts rowers are subjected to.
It is this endurance which makes rowing so special. It creates unseverable bonds between teammates because they know and understand the pain. At Lafayette College, the Women s Varsity Crew has been training hard all winter in preparation for the coming spring season. Everyday we make the trek down to Kirby Sports Center to the club sports room a room filled with ergrometers in order to better ourselves and in hopes of becoming more competitive. We erg for long hours and run up hills that seem like mountains.