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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if we let geek shame us into doing things we prefer not to; how long until we are caught naked, chug-a-lugging r.c. cola and barking at the moon?
All the cool kids have these monofins.
www.sciam.com/article.cfm
I'm afraid we are forced to shun you until you get one.
Someone posted that on my blog! So cool .. 33 mph ... great for speed junkies. Now, I could be mocked into doing an OW swim with that device.
if we let geek shame us into doing things we prefer not to; how long until we are caught naked, chug-a-lugging r.c. cola and barking at the moon?
I'd do that without being shamed into it.....
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)
Now, if I can remember how to swim it in the next 3 weeks.
My recommended course of action is:
1) Step up to the block when your heat receives the long whistle
2) Dive in when you hear the beep
3) Stroke, Stroke, Breathe until you reach the wall then flip
4) Repeat #3 until counter board shows 2 orange or red panels.
5) Stroke,stroke, breathe until some part of your body touches the wall
6) Promise your self you will never do this again.
But that's just me.
