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For those of you who have always wanted to win an open water swimming event, I have discovered the key:
1. invent a new race
2. establish a registration price of $29.95 to weed out anyone who is not serious
3. decide on a personal whim when to hold the event
4. publicize the event, through word of mouth, five minutes before the race starts
Using these techniques, I am proud to report that I not only won the 55-59 age group for men but came in #1 overall, besting every other man, woman, child, and piece of floating detritus in the field. No one, and I mean NO ONE, even came close.
PS I plan to be holding the event again next year, around the same time (i.e., a couple days before or after my birthday), so if anyone is in Ocean City New, Jersey at the beginning of Libra, consider signing up.
You can PM me for an address to mail your $29.95 registration fee.
Tom, George, and Leslie,
I suspect you have already mailed in your registration fees for next year's race, and I will be looking forward to the competion. I am pretty sure we are all different ages and genders; Tom and George male, Leslie female, and me something in between, but not so far in between that I would have to compete against Kristina.
I add this just so as to help me know how many ribbons I need to purchase for the award ceremony. Do not think the $29.95 registration fee is somehow pure profit for me. Between the skyrocketing cost of ribbons, I will be lucky to not have to take out a second mortgage to run this event.
But I do it because I love the sport, and I think it's important that we still have some events not regulated by FINA to keep their arrogance under control (and possibly trigger a substantial buyout proposal from their legal department.)
Train hard!
Tom, George, and Leslie,
I suspect you have already mailed in your registration fees for next year's race, and I will be looking forward to the competion. I am pretty sure we are all different ages and genders; Tom and George male, Leslie female, and me something in between, but not so far in between that I would have to compete against Kristina.
I add this just so as to help me know how many ribbons I need to purchase for the award ceremony. Do not think the $29.95 registration fee is somehow pure profit for me. Between the skyrocketing cost of ribbons, I will be lucky to not have to take out a second mortgage to run this event.
But I do it because I love the sport, and I think it's important that we still have some events not regulated by FINA to keep their arrogance under control (and possibly trigger a substantial buyout proposal from their legal department.)
Train hard!
