having just recently competed in the 2nd annual lake quassapaug open water festival, i can honestly say that stage racing has become my favorite way to kill a day (or a week).
i will be heading out to austin in october to participate in the highland lakes monster challenge....5 lakes in 5 days.
not to limit the pleasure of such a format to open water, i think there are tremendous possibilities for adding such challenges to the standard pool racing format.
here are a few suggestions:
50 of each stroke and the 100 im
100 of each stroke and the 200 im
200 of each stroke and the 400 im
1000, 1650 and 400 im
etc.
to clarify, each participant would be scored by their combined time.
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What is so bad about that lake?
Last year there were some deaths at the lake as a result of some sort of (I think) amoeba that lives there. As I recall, it goes up your nose and then turns your brain to rice pudding, at which point you have no career options but to become a politician. Apparently the threat is based on warmer water temperature than the race is held at, but still strikes me as a little shakey.
After last year's race we were wondering if David would announce his candidacy for president.
-LBJ (No relation to the lake)
What is so bad about that lake?
Last year there were some deaths at the lake as a result of some sort of (I think) amoeba that lives there. As I recall, it goes up your nose and then turns your brain to rice pudding, at which point you have no career options but to become a politician. Apparently the threat is based on warmer water temperature than the race is held at, but still strikes me as a little shakey.
After last year's race we were wondering if David would announce his candidacy for president.
-LBJ (No relation to the lake)
