Monday, January 22, 2001
CITY
DOWNTOWN
Rowing fund-raiser set
On Jan. 31, one man will challenge teams of four people in a one-hour rowing fund-raiser to benefit the Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation.
The 10th annual Indoor Rowing Challenge, sponsored by the Executive Fitness Center at the Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh (formerly Doubletree Hotel), will begin at noon in the hotel lobby.
Chris Gibson, founder of the event and manager of the Executive Fitness Center, will compete against the four-person teams. Gibson held the world record from 1994 to 1999 of 16,623 meters in one hour for the over-40 lightweight male division.
Rowers will use rowing machines, with each team member rowing for 15-minute segments for a total of one hour. At the conclusion, the total number of meters rowed by each team will be measured and compared.
Last year's Challenge drew 66 rowers from companies, fitness centers, rowing clubs, and high schools.
More than $10,000 was raised last year, bringing the total fund raising of the event up to $43,000 since its inception.
The entry fee is $250. Participants will receive a T-shirt and both individual and team prizes will be presented.
Call Joe Natoli at 412-288-6957 or Gibson at 412-560-6406 for details.
Xeno Muller, Olympic gold and silver medalist, indoor rowing, rowing technique.
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