I am just back from the SPMA meet where all the top finisher were wearing the latest generation tech suits,mostly B-70s(or were named Jeff Commings.)I have here to for been in favor of the suits,but now I am not so sure.First,they eliminate the old bench marks.I went my fastest 100m BR in 5 yr in my LZR,but it was only .3 sec faster than I did untapered 5 wk earlier in my first swim in the LZR.So was my swim good or not,I'm not sure.Also,instead of focusing on technique or pace I found myself ruminating over aspects of the suits,how many more swims did the suit have,is it the right size,was the reason I didn't get better results from my B-70 because it was too big?etc.The B-70 has somewhat mitigated the "too expensive,not durable" problem,but for how long.
Lets say a company comes up with a suit that is much faster,say 4 sec/100.Further that it is very expensive(say $1000) lasts 4 swims and is very hard to make so that quantities are always limited and the fastest way to get one is to bid up to $3000 on ebay. Now lets say your nemesis has one,or that getting one is your best chance to get TT or AA or a ZR or WR,or that your child is close to making JO cuts,or finally beating his/her nemesis etc. Is it worth it and where does it stop?
Jeff, a half second now. But what about four years of uninterrupted spiky hair growth! Plus I may have to get CreamPuff to begin the annointment of unguents even sooner and more regularly. There is a really good one I am recommending for scalp massage called "Minoxidil".
See you in four years, at which point I will have my people use fiber optic camera apparatus to spelunk through enough of your head hair and beard to actually visualize your face and verify that it is you, and then the race can begin. Tell Mollie to prepare herself! Three months from now, you and Howard Hughes will look like twins. Four years? I shudder to think.
Jeff, a half second now. But what about four years of uninterrupted spiky hair growth! Plus I may have to get CreamPuff to begin the annointment of unguents even sooner and more regularly. There is a really good one I am recommending for scalp massage called "Minoxidil".
See you in four years, at which point I will have my people use fiber optic camera apparatus to spelunk through enough of your head hair and beard to actually visualize your face and verify that it is you, and then the race can begin. Tell Mollie to prepare herself! Three months from now, you and Howard Hughes will look like twins. Four years? I shudder to think.
