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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i don't think anything less than 500 yards is worth the $5 event fee.
for 50's and 100's: i think these races should be timed with a suit donning transition. (thats one sure way to bring the brief back into fashion)
See, I have just the opposite feeling. Any even that requires someone else to count for you is just wrong. If it is that great a distance, takes away energy from swimming to understand the number just put in the water, then it shouldn't be on the program. Any event long enough for you to think during, is too long.
i don't think anything less than 500 yards is worth the $5 event fee.
for 50's and 100's: i think these races should be timed with a suit donning transition. (thats one sure way to bring the brief back into fashion)
See, I have just the opposite feeling. Any even that requires someone else to count for you is just wrong. If it is that great a distance, takes away energy from swimming to understand the number just put in the water, then it shouldn't be on the program. Any event long enough for you to think during, is too long.
