Mason Sprint Classic Official Gridge Thread

[pwolf66]

So what have we got going on?

I _think_ that I'm involved in a gridge between Chris S and Fortress with regards to 50 Fly where my manliness (???) is determined by whose time I am closer to? WTF?

[swimshark]

I would bet that those swimming the 50 fly will beat my 50 free time.

[Chris Stevenson]

Originally Posted by pwolf66

I _think_ that I'm involved in a gridge between Chris S and Fortress with regards to 50 Fly where my manliness (???) is determined by whose time I am closer to? WTF?

Really a gridge between you and Fort: if you are closer to my time than hers, then you are a true manly man and she owes you a beer. If you are closer to her time, then you kiss the pony and owe her a beer. (Okay, I made up the pony part just to make Jim Thornton jealous.)

Fort and I have a gridge about who is faster than our entered times in 50 fly, which is supposed to be a "recent best unrested time" but I secretly believe she is sandbagging. Whoever takes the most time off wins a beer from the other.

I'm involved in a race with two workout partners (Dave Holland and Bill Winters) in the 25 breast, strictly for bragging rights. Feel free to join in that action. Dave and I did a 25 breast off the blocks at the end of practice just to get an entry time, and we did exactly the same time, so pre-race smack talk is becoming heated. (Dave, by the way, does not have a single fast twitch fiber in his body, so the fact that I couldn't beat him in a 25 in practice speaks volume about my mastery of the evil stroke.)

None of that, of course, translates into actually SWIMMING BREASTSTROKE in practice, though Dave and I suspect that Bill is involved in double-secret training for the event.

I'm sure the winner will be talking smack to the losers in the coming weeks and months of practice. Bill might not make the meet, however (I think his wife has a HS reunion).

[SwimStud]

I'm waiting for the psyche sheets to come out...the I'l see who wants to gridge

[The Fortress]

Originally Posted by Chris Stevenson

I secretly believe she is sandbagging.

Certainly am! However, my excuse is that my 50 fly entry went in before Geek 9:27.

Hmmm.... I see the psych sheet is held up because of late entries. We all know who to thank for that!

[SwimStud]

Originally Posted by The Fortress

Certainly am! However, my excuse is that my 50 fly entry went in before Geek 9:27.

Hmmm.... I see the psych sheet is held up because of late entries. We all know who to thank for that!

Yeah nice going Hulk!

Hulk Mad...Hulk can't lick stamp...Hulk smash mailbox!

[pwolf66]

Originally Posted by SwimStud

Yeah nice gong Hulk!

Hulk Mad...Hulk can't lick stamp...Hulk smash mailbox!

Ahem.

Hulk Angry. Puny post office mail return Hulk's entry. Hulk forget to put street. Hulk sad now.

[swimshark]

Originally Posted by pwolf66

Ahem.

Hulk Angry. Puny post office mail return Hulk's entry. Hulk forget to put street. Hulk sad now.

Hulk need to go to "mail school".

[pwolf66]

Anyone wanna gridge 100 Fly? Anyone?

[The Fortress]

Originally Posted by pwolf66

Anyone wanna gridge 100 Fly? Anyone?

Maybe Jeff will want revenge for you gloating over that 100 free?

[Michelina]

Originally Posted by pwolf66

Anyone wanna gridge 100 Fly? Anyone?

I am sure FlyGirl will be doing that event in Indy... I know you wont be at the same meet ... but you could still have a gridge!

[pwolf66]

Originally Posted by The Fortress

Maybe Jeff will want revenge for you gloating over that 100 free?

Hmm, only if he's giving me 6 seconds.

Originally Posted by Michelina

I am sure FlyGirl will be doing that event in Indy... I know you wont be at the same meet ... but you could still have a gridge!

Isn't that meet SCM? The Sprints are SCY. Not sure how that would work.

[Chris Stevenson]

Originally Posted by pwolf66

Anyone wanna gridge 100 Fly? Anyone?

You went 1:00.9 in your last meet, right?

No gridge but I'll gladly buy you a birthday beer if you go 59.99 or better.

[pwolf66]

Originally Posted by Chris Stevenson

You went 1:00.9 in your last meet, right?

No gridge but I'll gladly buy you a birthday beer if you go 59.99 or better.

1:00.93 to be exact. I'll take that challenge. Now to alert the Mason lifeguard staff that I _may_ need rescuing but not until I've gone under the third time.

[SwimStud]

Originally Posted by pwolf66

1:00.93 to be exact. I'll take that challenge. Now to alert the Mason lifeguard staff that I _may_ need rescuing but not until I've gone under the third time.

I'll be on hand with my rescue mask...

[pwolf66]

Originally Posted by SwimStud

I'll be on hand with my rescue mask...

Let me die then.

[Michelina]

Originally Posted by pwolf66

Hmm, only if he's giving me 6 seconds.



Isn't that meet SCM? The Sprints are SCY. Not sure how that would work.

You are correct... Maybe in Chi-Town then????

[SwimStud]

Originally Posted by pwolf66

Let me die then.

LOL
What and miss being able to hold the fact that you needed me to save your ass over your head before every race going forward:

"Easy now Hulk; I don't want to have to make this 50 FR into a relay ya know..."

[FlyQueen]

Originally Posted by Michelina

I am sure FlyGirl will be doing that event in Indy... I know you wont be at the same meet ... but you could still have a gridge!

Seeing as while I was swimming last night I was thinking "Hmmm ... I think I'll scratch the 400 free, what the f was I thinking? Yeah, the 200 needs to go too. Oh and that 200 IM - blech. That 100 fly is going to suck maybe I won't swim that either" - well I might just be there to see some fabulous friends

[The Fortress]

Originally Posted by pwolf66

Anyone wanna gridge 100 Fly? Anyone?

What were your splits in your last 100 fly? Maybe we could gridge who can keep their 50 splits the closest? I'm hoping to improve on my Nats splitting (wherein the piano fell) anyway.

Fly, if you scratch your 100 fly in Chi-Town, I'm kicking you out of Jim's guest cottage for Zones. It's SCM. You can coffee break on the turns.