But you should have the same visceral response, Allen. A competitor is a competitor, no matter the age.
By your line of thinking, I should have coasted into the end of my 100 and 200 IMs simply because I knew I would win my age group. I didn't coast in, because I wanted to beat Erik Hochstein, who is two age groups ahead of me.
Anyone who knows me knows I want straight seeding at nationals. I talked with Erik in Long Beach, and he agrees with me.
No offense to others in my age group, but if they had seeded by age group in Long Beach, the IMs would have not been as fun for me.
Jeff,I race against younger guys all the time.I love to beat anyone I can.I've had many great races with younger guys and of course with Bob Strand who is younger.At Nats I just want to swim my age competition.
But you should have the same visceral response, Allen. A competitor is a competitor, no matter the age.
By your line of thinking, I should have coasted into the end of my 100 and 200 IMs simply because I knew I would win my age group. I didn't coast in, because I wanted to beat Erik Hochstein, who is two age groups ahead of me.
Anyone who knows me knows I want straight seeding at nationals. I talked with Erik in Long Beach, and he agrees with me.
No offense to others in my age group, but if they had seeded by age group in Long Beach, the IMs would have not been as fun for me.
Jeff,I race against younger guys all the time.I love to beat anyone I can.I've had many great races with younger guys and of course with Bob Strand who is younger.At Nats I just want to swim my age competition.
