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?
People need to stop posting well reasoned things. It's disrupting my resolution for 2009. Then, I've discovered that (She)Puff, the Poem Maven and Country Ellie Mae are sharing a cuddle sack in Auburn.
Another speedy forumite (from a rival MN high school, no less) is also shacking up with us.
I've warned Elise to leave the 1950s cookbook at home. We need to pay sharp attention and make sure the pool gets measured correctly. Oh wait, that's (S)he-Puff's job as she's getting up early to swim the mile while the rest of us lazy no good sprinters sleep in.
Oh, we will all be clad in tech suits.
People need to stop posting well reasoned things. It's disrupting my resolution for 2009. Then, I've discovered that (She)Puff, the Poem Maven and Country Ellie Mae are sharing a cuddle sack in Auburn.
Another speedy forumite (from a rival MN high school, no less) is also shacking up with us.
I've warned Elise to leave the 1950s cookbook at home. We need to pay sharp attention and make sure the pool gets measured correctly. Oh wait, that's (S)he-Puff's job as she's getting up early to swim the mile while the rest of us lazy no good sprinters sleep in.
Oh, we will all be clad in tech suits.
