T minus 11 days until I race the long distance pentathlon (200 LCM back, 200 LCM free, 200 LCM ***, 200 LCM fly, and 400 LCM IM) against an unknown challenger. I have it on good authority that this mystery swimmer will be wearing a Mexican wrestling mask and will not remove it between events. There are also unsubstantiated rumors that this person uses performance enhancing carbohydrates and caffeine, and may have even considered sandbagging once before chickening out. I'm told that our gridge hinges upon our total pentathlon time, but the stakes of this gridge have not yet been revealed even to me. Who is this enigmatic maverick, and why has he never been photographed with Gotham's caped crusader Bat Guy?
Hope you've been training your 200 LCM breaststroke!! :afraid: I've heard from somebody that the other guy knows about That Guy's weakness in the breaststroke and is looking to take full advantage of him.
I don't doubt that one bit, Bob! In practice, I've been trying to apply the breaststroke tips that Allen Stark gave me at the Hood River meet. I think I'm making some progress but I'm not sure yet if it will translate into any actual speed gains. In one sense, battling against the unknown provides some certainty: I will prepare as best I can and race as best I can, and I will let the chips fall where they may.
Hope you've been training your 200 LCM breaststroke!! :afraid: I've heard from somebody that the other guy knows about That Guy's weakness in the breaststroke and is looking to take full advantage of him.
I don't doubt that one bit, Bob! In practice, I've been trying to apply the breaststroke tips that Allen Stark gave me at the Hood River meet. I think I'm making some progress but I'm not sure yet if it will translate into any actual speed gains. In one sense, battling against the unknown provides some certainty: I will prepare as best I can and race as best I can, and I will let the chips fall where they may.
