First, major congratulations to the posting representatives at the GMU sprint classic. As readers of the Hulk's blog already know, he swam magnificently. Paul, we aging mortals salute you!
But the highest kudos of all go to L "Fortress" L, goddess of the 70 % of the earth that is watery, and winner of last year's Livingston Cup!
Leslie's times were enough to make men weep in envy!
Superb, Leslie. Just superb. Once in a generation comes a swimmer in her mid 40s who needs no Finnish formula or gender seeding to triumph! The Fortress is such a generational anomaly!
Which brings us back, alas, to the Hulk....
Chris Stevenson proposed, and Hulk accepted, a test of manhood in the 50 fly. Knowing Hulk's time would be somewhere between Chris' and Fortress' times, Chris suggested that if Hulk's time were closer to his own, he would not have to have a manhoodectomy. If, however, his time were closer to Fortress', Paul would admit, in public, possibly in capital letters, that he is a girlie man. Admittedly, it was only a matter of hundredths of seconds ...
However, Paul, we are waiting for you to do the last manly thing of your life before accepting your new role as a girlie man.
Sorry, but given your past history of 'the event order sucks, I'm not swimming' I assumed that you were waiting for the event order to even determine if you were going to swim.
Uh, one meet, Indy NEXT August 2009, makes a "PAST history" of "not swimming"?! Yeah, I don't see that ... I've never "not swum." I swim at meets whenever I can. And why exactly would I travel and spend money for a really bad order of events? Not whiney, but logical. I only get, max, one long travel pass a year in my family. Doesn't it make sense to make it count? :2cents:
No long and intensive analysis needed. You can rest assured that I won't be swimming back to back events at a zones meet. Really, almost no one does, including you! :eek: I don't see why I should be stigmatized for saying what other people routinely do. :mooning:
If I opt to swim a backstroke event rather than the 100 fly, you can do your reverse manhood-ectomy with FlyQueen! I have another large Viking to slay.
Sorry, but given your past history of 'the event order sucks, I'm not swimming' I assumed that you were waiting for the event order to even determine if you were going to swim.
Uh, one meet, Indy NEXT August 2009, makes a "PAST history" of "not swimming"?! Yeah, I don't see that ... I've never "not swum." I swim at meets whenever I can. And why exactly would I travel and spend money for a really bad order of events? Not whiney, but logical. I only get, max, one long travel pass a year in my family. Doesn't it make sense to make it count? :2cents:
No long and intensive analysis needed. You can rest assured that I won't be swimming back to back events at a zones meet. Really, almost no one does, including you! :eek: I don't see why I should be stigmatized for saying what other people routinely do. :mooning:
If I opt to swim a backstroke event rather than the 100 fly, you can do your reverse manhood-ectomy with FlyQueen! I have another large Viking to slay.
