A quick question for the knowledgeable readers out there. This NYT magazine called Play recently contacted me about writing a piece for a section they call "Master Class" -- they want me to go someplace warm and get some swimming instruction of some sort.
I know that USMS used to have some kind of program where masters swimmers could apply to go out to Colorado Springs for intensive coaching, stroke analysis in the ICAR flume, etc. Is this still going on, do any of you know, and would it be possible to just do a "lite" version of this (a day or two; bypass the application process; not actually need to be an elite swimmer; etc.)
The other possibilities would be one of Terry's TI camps (though, God help me, front quadrant swimming really hurts my shoulders, and I feel this dog is just too old to learn that particular new trick).
Or--and this might be my favorite of all--didn't Gary Hall, Jr. start some sort of Sprint Club training camp down in Key West or the Bahamas or some similar place that would prove the perfect antidote to Pittsburgh this time of the year, especially if I don't have to pay for it?
Please let me know the details of any such possibiities--the editor did specify he'd prefer me to go someplace "warm and outdoors-y." Which makes two of us.
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You've really played this out. Why don't you find someone or something else to obsess about, seriously.
Don't flatter yourself buddy. Everyone and their brother has been quipping and posting about Geek, Gull and the thread closures. Wasn't it Paul Smith who started the Geek & Gull thread and has been continuously joking about secret identities? It sounds like some people actually would prefer Gull to post. Doesn't seem like an insult or obsession to say so. I though he was a battle-hardened veteran like yourself.
The subsequent light hearted tone of the thread after your remarks shows that not everyone thinks your style is fine either.
I'm just insulted that Fortress left me out of her version of the aftermath.
You've really played this out. Why don't you find someone or something else to obsess about, seriously.
Don't flatter yourself buddy. Everyone and their brother has been quipping and posting about Geek, Gull and the thread closures. Wasn't it Paul Smith who started the Geek & Gull thread and has been continuously joking about secret identities? It sounds like some people actually would prefer Gull to post. Doesn't seem like an insult or obsession to say so. I though he was a battle-hardened veteran like yourself.
The subsequent light hearted tone of the thread after your remarks shows that not everyone thinks your style is fine either.
I'm just insulted that Fortress left me out of her version of the aftermath.
