Longtime college rowing coach Larry Gluckman died at 72
Courtesy of Ed Slater No one who was there that day will ever forget the popsicle incident. More than a decade later, the members of the Trinity College men’s rowing team have never made anyone angrier than they made their coach on that stiflingly hot fall afternoon in 2008. Larry Gluckman always kept the boathouse freezer stocked with a half dozen flavors of off-brand ice pops. This was partly about physiology: The postexercise glycogen window was open and he wanted them to ingest sugar quickly. It was also about humanity: Everyone wants a cool treat after a hard workout. On this day, the ...
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