With championship season approaching, the Legends have begun to taper and rejected all Rec requests this week. They are still, however, under a tight three-term, 2.5 Bored@Baker posts/week contract with The D and were pushed to write an article in their crucial recovery period.
The Legends traveled to their normal brainstorming spot the Floren ice baths.
"We could always do an exclusive interview with Tiger Woods," Katz suggested. "He hooked up with my friend last Green Key."
Ludlow pondered for a while and realized, "Katz, when we signed on for this, we promised to write about Dartmouth athletes and what it's like to deservedly order a Workout Special from the Hop." The Legends stepped out of the ice bath and knew their mission this week Spectating with the Legends: a Legendary preview of the Winter sports championships.
Men's and Women's Heptagonal Track Championships at Leverone Field House from Feb. 26-28Preparation:
Meet with Coach Barry Harwick, discuss possibility of joining 4x800-meter relay. Run sprints in office hallways, get ignored and leave.
Create custom Dartmouth track singlets, purchase PF Flyers and start carbo-loading (Collis tri-color pasta, marinara with a bit of Alfredo face-time).Game-Time:
Arrive at Leverone early, start stretching with the team, get escorted to the stands by meet officials. Shrug it off. Receive pep talk from middle distance John Turro '12, "Hey man, it's chill if you guys get rowdy at this meet." Duh.Real Legends:
Check out the men's 60-meter and 200-meter dashes, where Connor Reilly '13 and co-captain Muhammed Abdul-Shakoor '10 hold the top two times in each event. On the women's side, Priscilla Trojano '12 holds the top seed in the pentathlon. Legends are always number one.
Howe Cup for Women's Squash at Yale University from Feb. 26-28Preparation/Game-Time:
Re-read old Rec League Legends article about losing to women's squash player Julia Watson '12, show respect. Legends hate Yale though and refuse to make the trip. Still worthy of a shout-out though. Best of luck.Real Legends:
Valeria Wiens '13 is ranked No. 16 in the country. Are you?
Women's Swimming and Diving Championships at Harvard University from Feb. 26-28Preparation:
Purchase banned Speedo Lazr swimsuits and HGH. Eat the 10,000 calorie Michael Phelps diet for a week, gain 10 pounds and take multiple showers throughout the day. Never swim, championships are too close.Game-Time:
Car breaks down en route, head back to Hanover, still there in spirit. Good luck girls.Real Legends:
Watch out for a good performance from the undefeated Erica Serpico '12 in the diving segment of the Championships. She's not afraid of the high dive.
Andover/Exeter Hockey Game at Phillips-Andover Academy on Feb. 27Preparation:
Don't go.Game-Time:
Who cares.Real Legends:
Seriously?
Crash-D's (The Big Green's All-Boathouse Indoor Rowing Competition) at the Friends of Dartmouth Rowing BoathousePreparation:
Head to the hockey game and catch a shirt tossed by assistant lightweight coach Brian Conley. Purchase spandex, stretch out and then fill out recruiting questionnaires with sub 6:20 2K times. You have to be in the mindset.Game-Time:
Enter the erg room, smell the sweat, jump on the erg, break 7:00 for 2K, stand up, pretend to hit a home run and then be told the secret password by the coaching staff (Egg Whites). True story.Real Legends:
Kristin Eberhart '10 is looking to join the elite sub-7:00 club on the women's team. She's had stellar workouts all Winter, so there's no way she'll fail. Legends want wins.
The Legends wish all the D-I Athletes successful weekends. The Hop will be here when you finish. Until next week when we actually might play a sport again be Legendary.
