In order to shove a sock in Geek's constantly open mouth, I am entering the 500 at St. Patty's meet in Atlanta.
As I debated about it, I keep remembering all the reason I hate this race...which are many. Besides the fact that I haven't raced this even since college(where I had too), I haven't found one good reason to swim it until now.
Geek's constant belittling of my swimming ability has convinced me to enter the 500. Do I have a goal time, nope. Do I care if I break 5 minutes again, nope. All I want to do is finish the 500, so I can tell Geek that he can no longer say anything about my lack of desire to race events over 200 meters/yards.
Now, if Geek will step to swim the 200 backstroke? He is probably more mouth than man.
In all honesty, I am glad he has egged me on, otherwise, I probably wouldn't ever swim the dang event again...so Thanks Geek.
Now, if I can remember how to swim it in the next 3 weeks.
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So glad I saw this post. I have a very easy solution.
1. Swimming the 500 will not be a sufficient sock for Geek's mouth. If you swim the 1000 and 200 fly as well. . . then perhaps the sock may fit.
I may see you there (I entered.) If you are looking to break 5:00 (which it looks like you could based on your :59 100 back time), then you should be ahead of me by almost a lap in the 500.
2. Strategy: None. We race eachother. I entered w/ a 5:12. You'll be at an advantage b/c I won't be tapered for this and my line up for the previous day is the 1000 FR, 200 Fly, 50 FR and 50 Fly. I should be dead come Sunday.
Good times!
1) You are nuts! I will not swim the 1000 or 200 fly...did enough of that in h/s and college.
2) Not looking to break 5 minutes....just to finish the distance.
3) I have no idea what I will go...nor do I care. I don't train for the distance...just doing this to prove to that blabber mouth that I can swim more than a 200.
So glad I saw this post. I have a very easy solution.
1. Swimming the 500 will not be a sufficient sock for Geek's mouth. If you swim the 1000 and 200 fly as well. . . then perhaps the sock may fit.
I may see you there (I entered.) If you are looking to break 5:00 (which it looks like you could based on your :59 100 back time), then you should be ahead of me by almost a lap in the 500.
2. Strategy: None. We race eachother. I entered w/ a 5:12. You'll be at an advantage b/c I won't be tapered for this and my line up for the previous day is the 1000 FR, 200 Fly, 50 FR and 50 Fly. I should be dead come Sunday.
Good times!
1) You are nuts! I will not swim the 1000 or 200 fly...did enough of that in h/s and college.
2) Not looking to break 5 minutes....just to finish the distance.
3) I have no idea what I will go...nor do I care. I don't train for the distance...just doing this to prove to that blabber mouth that I can swim more than a 200.
