I was honestly on the fence about whether I wanted to swim the breaststroke 3 pack or do freestyle at my next meet in a couple of weeks. So I ended up signing up for 5 events today and mailing it in, knowing that I will scratch at least one, maybe 2, events depending on how I feel at the meet.
Are scratchers evil like sandbaggers? I know I had a lot of fun at the last meet with a couple of very close races with people right next to me, but honestly the only times empty lanes have bothered me have been when I've been in 1 and the only other entrant was in 8 or 6. Feels like a weird time trial when that happens. But just an empty lane or 2, no biggie. Does it bug the race directors? Why do I feel vaguely guilty about it? Should I just kick an extra 200 as penance tomorrow (I hate kicking) and forget all about it? Or is it not even something to worry about?
Scratching is much better than sandbagging. I'm actually a professional 200 *** scratcher. That's always a race that sounds much better when it's a month off than when it's an hour off.
As a former meet director just remember to scratch before they close the event and post heat sheets. Scratching is great (the meet still gets its money). No-showing isn't cool.
Scratching is much better than sandbagging. I'm actually a professional 200 *** scratcher. That's always a race that sounds much better when it's a month off than when it's an hour off.
As a former meet director just remember to scratch before they close the event and post heat sheets. Scratching is great (the meet still gets its money). No-showing isn't cool.
