2008 USMS Long Course National Championships

A taper is supposed to be about resting, I guess. What the heck would be a taper for your - 2 X 25?

Fricking frick. I tweaked my shoulder on a start yesterday, and it feels even worse today. Hoping the situation will improve by the meet. A taper is supposed to be about resting, I guess. It always seems to be the case that a week or two out is when most people get sick or injured. As for starts, way to much on the legs this close to a meet for me...I practice several times a week all season and stop about 10 days out....although I did get on the blocks today and rolled into the pool if that counts? Geek...that was pretty funny by the way!

Best race of the meet (excluding crap sprints of course) will be the 40-44 1500--Hochstein, Shaffer, Erwin and Utsch will have four out of the top 5 fastest times overall. It may not be close but they will all be fast.

Best race of the meet (excluding crap sprints of course) will be the 40-44 1500--Hochstein, Shaffer, Erwin and Utsch will have four out of the top 5 fastest times overall. It may not be close but they will all be fast. Hoch won't be there...but it should still be great...Kurt, we expect you to move up to top 3 my man! Also...watch Baker...he's swimming it fly (entered at 18:59)

Hoch won't be there...but it should still be great...Kurt, we expect you to move up to top 3 my man! Also...watch Baker...he's swimming it fly (entered at 18:59) If I get beat in a 1500 by someone swimming butterfly, I might have to quit swimming or start drinking :drink:(even if that someone is the venerable DB).

Don't count out David Kays, either. I don't think he can win, but he'll be in the mix. He swam right around 18:00 at a USA-S meet in early July.

Don't count out David Kays, either. I don't think he can win, but he'll be in the mix. He swam right around 18:00 at a USA-S meet in early July. Wouldn't count him out, but I don't think he can hang with Utsch, Erwin, or Shaffer; that is if history means anything in Masters swimming. Utsch, a former UA All-American, pounds me into the ground about annually. Erwin a former Berkeley stud, I believe, has one of the top miles of all time. Shaffer has one of the oldest Ironman swim records in the books--43 minutes at IM Canada in 93. The 40-44 age group is one of the deepest for distance. I got 7th or 8th at nationals in the 1650 about 5 years ago and the time was good enough to win any of the other age groups. I think the top 8 in the 40-44 will all be under 18:00 at Portland.

Best race of the meet (excluding crap sprints of course) will be the 40-44 1500--Hochstein, Shaffer, Erwin and Utsch will have four out of the top 5 fastest times overall. It may not be close but they will all be fast. Even without Erik this will be very deep. It will be fun to watch, I'll have to stick around after counting for a teammate. You should have entered the 800...much easier field and you'd be done earlier, too! The 40-44 100 fly will be fun, too...6 people entered under 1:00.

The 40-44 100 fly will be fun, too...6 people entered under 1:00. And one of them buying me a cold one afterwards!

Fricking frick. I tweaked my shoulder on a start yesterday, and it feels even worse today. Hoping the situation will improve by the meet. A taper is supposed to be about resting, I guess.