Insider Rowing

When I first saw this I nearly shat myself:

A Once A Runner movie! Totally effing AWESOME!!!!

I picked up H.G. Bissinger’s original Friday Night Lights (2000) shortly after it came out in hardcover and I was blown away by what a compelling story it was and the remarkable people involved. Clocking in at 367 pages, the book is meticulously researched and details the 1988 season of the Odessa-Permian Panthers . The […]

Ho hum, just another day in the ‘Ville where the heat index is 110 degrees. It’s actually slightly hotter here than in my home state of Florida, which is 860 miles to the south. This makes for some stickiness.
See linked below another solid rowing documentary called The Calling. Props to Sculler’s Deck for originally […]

Check out this website: www.ergscores.com.
This is a new online erg training log. Similar in concept to the training log at concept2.com, ergscores.com is packed with features and has a Google-type aesthetic…that is all text, with an emphasis on functionality. A few of the cool features: the ability to select workouts and create graphs; create and […]

I heard about this online video last year but never really had a chance to check it out. It’s excellent. Row Like Pigs details the season of Dartmouth’s varsity heavyweight men in 2002-2003. You follow them from the beginning of winter training through Eastern Sprints. In particular, you hear the voice and style of two […]

See the full article located here.
This is an absolutely outstanding article by Gene Frenette of the Jacksonville Times-Union. If you have any interest in sports business in general, and NBA basketball in particular, here’s a real insider’s look at how the Orlando Magic-Billy Donovan deal went down. Mr. Frenette breaks it down day by day, […]

The subtitle is “The Power of Thinking Without Thinking,” and Gladwell’s book is analysis and stories about making snap decisions. I picked this one up at the airport on the way to D.C. and devoured it on the plane. The writing is very clear, easily digestible, and filled with interesting and fun anecdotes.
Basically, Gladwell attempts […]

This is the third Michael Lewis book I’ve read (Liar’s Poker, Moneyball) and The Blind Side is just as strong as those other two titles. This book starts off with the evolution of the NFL, and in particular the Bill Walsh West Coast Offense, the rise of the pass rusher, and then finally the importance […]