What meet? Any new meets near Knoxville?
Nothing particularly near Knoxville. I'm going to St. Nick's in Atlanta Dec 5th -- new event is 800 free -- then I'll be in Pittsburgh on personal travel for the Dec 13th pentathlon at Duquesne U. ... where I'll face the 50 beast ...
400 *** isnt an event
In other countries, like Portugal and Australia, they offer the same distances for all the stroke(yes, including a 1500 fly) so just because it isn't offered in USMS, doesn't mean that it isn't an event at a meet.
Last summer I was in an open water race (2.5k) in which a woman did the whole thing as *** stroke and did actually finish. It took her something like 1:25. My knees hurt just thinking about it.
I'd like to move up to the 5k distance and perhaps do a triathlon. (Ducks and runs for cover.)
Given a chance, I would enter a 400, 800, or 1500 back in an instant. Any of those would be fun.
Here in the US, I've gone out on a limb and entered the 50 *** in a pentathlon next month. That is probably about 50 too much, but I'm determined to try it.
What meet? Any new meets near Knoxville?
Hopefully I won't be that slow!
I think it was in the Anacortes meet in January that someone in the heat before me did a 250 backstroke... what other events did you enter?
In the Whidbey Island meet, I entered the 50-100-200 fly, the 400 IM, and I think the 100 IM. Any gridgers out there?
what other events did you enter?
I'm actually still deciding. Probably the 400 free and 200 IM for sure. Maybe one more short event (50 free?). I'd consider the 100 IM, but it's way at the end of the meet.
Are you planning to take the ferry at Mukilteo or driving north to Hwy 20?
There's a meet next month I'll probably swim so I'll think about giving the 200 back a try.
If That Guy swims it at the same meet he's going to have to spot me a few seconds to make it an effective gridge!
The 200 back is immediately after the 200 fly in that meet. I entered the 200 fly, so the 200 back lost out, unfortunately. If you need a lap counter in the 200 back, just let me know...
I'm actually still deciding. Probably the 400 free and 200 IM for sure. Maybe one more short event (50 free?). I'd consider the 100 IM, but it's way at the end of the meet.
Are you planning to take the ferry at Mukilteo or driving north to Hwy 20?
I will drive up to Hwy 20. I took the Mukilteo ferry one time years ago, and found that the drive up Whidbey from there is really slow going.
