cross-training, harvard style

i always walk by that section of shoes in a sports store and wonder, hmm, what exactly does cross-training mean? all sexual and gender innuendos aside - and oh yes, there are many - i'm not sure how often i hear about reggie bush grabbing a badminton racket or jason giambi hitting the hurdles.

but amidst another nasty cambridge summer, harvard's no. 1 men's racket chris clayton is hitting the field for some football drills with the "summer dogs," donning cleats to condition himself into a frenzy. the workout packed with "dominators" certainly sounds intense... 13-second drills with only 24-second breaks? i'd love to see lindsay davenport put herself through that. if anyone can use the workout, though, it's clayton, who seems to have a penchant for marathon three-setters.

really, though, i want to see crimson basketballer evan harris out there breaking a sweat. if he puts in the work now - and learns how to go right when he's posting up - maybe he'll actually have the ability to score against guys half his size. and if not, well, he better get his exercise for the season in now, because tommy amaker will have him riding more wood than jenna jameson.

either way, the kid's nba prospects aren't looking any better.