What better way to celebrate Valentine's Day?

[Chris Stevenson]

Impress your sweetie on Valentine's Day: swim the 400 IM! Or the 1650!

You KNOW that s/he likes to see you suffer...

It's a fun meet, mark the date on your calendar, hope to see you there!

[The Fortress]

Is this in the same pool as your SCM meet in November was, Chris?

Warm up at 7:30? Seriously, that is unseemly.

[Chris Stevenson]

Originally Posted by The Fortress

Is this in the same pool as your SCM meet in November was, Chris?

Warm up at 7:30? Seriously, that is unseemly.

No, that meet was in VA Beach. This is at the NOVA pool, in Richmond. Have your kids never been in a meet here? Weird, they have an age group meet here one at least once a month.

A nice pool -- no chlorine, even (uv in one pool, ozone in the other). The locker rooms are another story...but the pool is nice.

Wolf-girl complained about slipping off the blocks when doing track starts but they've since added a rough surface on each one, so no more slipping.

[pwolf66]

Originally Posted by Chris Stevenson

Wolf-girl complained about slipping off the blocks when doing track starts but they've since added a rough surface on each one, so no more slipping.

Once again dragged in.


Complained??? The bottom of my right big toe looked like it had gone thru a cheese grater. Complained.......bah.

[pwbrundage]

Originally Posted by Chris Stevenson

This is at the NOVA pool, in Richmond. Have your kids never been in a meet here?

Chris, any chance you have a weblink or word version of the file? For some reason, I can't seem to open this. Might consider coming back to the hometown for this ... long shot, but maybe.

[julieopl]

I'm there! 400 IM, hmmm......

Oh, and I'm definitely NOT the social coordinator for this one, but I do know that there is a great bar with a HUGE selection of beers on tap that we went to last year after the VMST social. Of course, I didn't have to swim in the meet, had a broken foot, so I had a blast!

[tjrpatt]

I might have to come down to do a 1650 or 1000 because I don't know if I will get to do it in the Philly area before SCY Zones.

[Chris Stevenson]

My wife and I won't be hosting the after-meet social this year, Molly Dean Bittner will be handling those chores. But we will likely be in charge of hospitality during the meet (let me start practicing: "more cheese with that whine, Wolf-girl?").

I am willing to organize a "post-social social" at the pub of Julie's choice...details to follow as the meet approaches.

Patrick, the VA LMSC calendar doesn't list it yet -- that will be remedied soon -- but I don't think that will help you because the webmaster will just use the same file. I've saved the two pages as GIF images and attached them; let me know if you still have problems. We'd love to have you.

I got some good shots of you from the zones meet -- including one I like of you and your dad -- and loaded them onto Facebook but I don't think you are a member. I'll post them onto Flickr at some point and PM you.

By the way, since we are both one year older and hopefullly wiser, Jeff and I decided to move our grudge-match to the 200 IM instead of the 400IM. Well, at least that's what *I* decided unilaterally...Jeff actually was trying to persuade me to do the 400IM once again, but I think I'm still feeling the effects of the one from last year...

[orca1946]

I'm not so sure that she will be impressed with my time??

[julieopl]

Originally Posted by Chris Stevenson

I am willing to organize a "post-social social" at the pub of Julie's choice...details to follow as the meet approaches.

Thanks! You're the BEST! I vote for Capital Ale House. You can't go wrong with 70+ beers on tap.

See you in February! Not sure what I'll swim, need to get back to training first

Julie

[SwimStud]

Too far for me to travel...which is good news for some...

[julieopl]

Originally Posted by SwimStud

Too far for me to travel...which is good news for some...

Good news that I won't lose a gridge to you in the 100 breast, bad news that you won't be celebrating Valentine's Day with us

[pwolf66]

Anyone wanna come out and count for me in the 1000???? And maybe pull my bloated carcass from the pool? I think this might be the meet where I swim it.

[The Fortress]

Originally Posted by pwolf66

Anyone wanna come out and count for me in the 1000???? And maybe pull my bloated carcass from the pool? I think this might be the meet where I swim it.

Is this the same weekend as the Auburn meet though, Paul? I seem to recall that was over Valentine's weekend because I was thinking I might be blowing Mr. Fort off and wondering how that would go over ... Probably fine. lol

[pwbrundage]

Originally Posted by Chris Stevenson

Patrick, the VA LMSC calendar doesn't list it yet -- that will be remedied soon -- but I don't think that will help you because the webmaster will just use the same file. I've saved the two pages as GIF images and attached them; let me know if you still have problems. We'd love to have you.

Hmmm ... my two favorite events (400 IM & 500 free) back-to-back and the opportunity to see how much a 1000 or 1650 in advance affects performance in those? Sounds like fun. I'll see if I can swing it.

Originally Posted by Chris Stevenson

I got some good shots of you from the zones meet -- including one I like of you and your dad -- and loaded them onto Facebook but I don't think you are a member. I'll post them onto Flickr at some point and PM you.

Cool. Thanks. Yeah, not on facebook, though there is a kid with my name on Facebook who I think has a punk band in the heartland ... don't accidentally send any incriminating photos to him.

[pwolf66]

Originally Posted by The Fortress

Is this the same weekend as the Auburn meet though, Paul? I seem to recall that was over Valentine's weekend because I was thinking I might be blowing Mr. Fort off and wondering how that would go over ... Probably fine. lol

Ugh, is it? I dunno. I didn't check. Drat it is the same weekend. Argh!!!!

[julieopl]

Originally Posted by pwolf66

Anyone wanna come out and count for me in the 1000???? And maybe pull my bloated carcass from the pool? I think this might be the meet where I swim it.

I'll gridge you in the 1000 I have never swum it in masters or age group for that matter.

[julieopl]

Originally Posted by pwbrundage

Hmmm ... my two favorite events (400 IM & 500 free) back-to-back and the opportunity to see how much a 1000 or 1650 in advance affects performance in those? Sounds like fun. I'll see if I can swing it.

Oh, just sign up for all of the events on Saturday...and make the 200 "choice" fly!! It will make the post-meet beer taste better I'm sure!

[Chris Stevenson]

Originally Posted by pwbrundage

Hmmm ... my two favorite events (400 IM & 500 free) back-to-back

I did them both the last two years, I can't say it was the bestest thing ever but I seem to recall that there was about an hour break between the two. (At least.)

But I think the effects of the 400IM pretty much lastest the entire weekend for me. This year I think I might try the 200 back/1000 free/500 free combo, assuming they swim the 1000 slowest-to-fastest (I think they do).

Jeff and I have tentatively agreed to a 200 IM throwdown Sunday morning...feel free to join the fun!

[FlyQueen]

I'm actually considering this ... I have a three day weekend that weekend so no rush to get back to work on Monday ... Chris where would I fly into?