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ZOOMERS ARE NOT FINS!!!!!!!!!And other musings about fencing...
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Like Obama before me, I feel I have to cut this one off at the pass, before it gets taken out of all context, and spun into a fabrication of monumental proportions...

During the Tribabes weekend here, we were swimming at the local plunge, and I put on my red zoomers for 4 50's.. There was a comment from the cheap seats, why was I wearing fins??..Zoomers are not fins!!!! If I had fins on, then I would be beating up Phelps and the rest of the national team, easily..Zoomers sink, they have about an inch of fin surface, and unless you are doing an all out tt, they only help marginally with your speed in workout sets. They actually raise your HR quite a bit, because you have to kick more to keep your feet from sinking. Fins have about 12 to 15 inches of kicking surface, and many of them float. I used them for exactly 4 X 50's free, but like the Reverand Wright, this issue will just not die. I see it on the blogesphere already, and it's a matter of time before it hits CNN. I fear my speech to tell the truth will fall on deaf ears, and the spin machine of the Womens will bury me with this issue. I can only hope that no matter what the attacks, like Obama, my poll numbers will continue to rise...

And as to the other most important issue, the fencing in the modern pentathlon. The discussion started with an innocent topic of Sheila T. and her attempt to go to her 3rd olympics in 3 different sports. I said she would dominate the swim/run, no arguement there, and I conceded that there was a tiny bit the rider of a horse has to do(I still think the horse you get matters more than the rider)..Learning to shoot is an easly learned skill by someone so athletic, but the fencing is a whole different issue. Sheila has spent her whole life in endurance sports, and fencing is one of the most fast twitch sports I have ever seen. You cannot teach a red muscle fiber to be white, you can coax it a bit, but white beats red every time in fencing..These womens have been watching too many Arrol Flynn pirate movies(Ok, maybe it is Johnny Depp movies, I'm dating myself)..FENCING IS NOT SWASHBUCKELING!!!!!!!!!

Ok, I've said my piece. It may sound like I'm a bitter man from a small town, but that is not what I really meant, and I was not in church when bad things were said...

Carry on......
Last edited by: monty: Apr 21, 08 15:39
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Re: ZOOMERS ARE NOT FINS!!!!!!!!!And other musings about fencing... [monty] [ In reply to ]
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Monty, did you wear your pink "Iron Tribabe" hat when you posted that? I am so impressed that you survived the weekend with a house full of women with little to no back-up from Dan. I still crack up when I think about Dan shopping at Trader Joes with the ladies or Erin knocking on his door with an aero helmet on backwards and asking if she could borrow it for a ride. I don't know who is more strange, Dan or us.

The ladies need to get you a thank you gift for your hospitality, we talked about beer cozies for hanging out in the hot tub and a ping pong table. As Loren said, "Everyone loves ping pong!"

As far as Zoomers go, you can call them whatever you want, we just wanted you to take them off for the 400 IM you wouldn't race with us. I bet this is the last year you take us on by yourself.

Miss you guys!
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Re: ZOOMERS ARE NOT FINS!!!!!!!!!And other musings about fencing... [trailbait] [ In reply to ]
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Ohhh, ping pong is fun. Foos ball is too.
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Re: ZOOMERS ARE NOT FINS!!!!!!!!!And other musings about fencing... [monty] [ In reply to ]
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Slow day at the ranch?

You miss us, admit it.

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Re: ZOOMERS ARE NOT FINS!!!!!!!!!And other musings about fencing... [ironclm] [ In reply to ]
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You miss us, admit it.

Of course he does. What's he going to do all day without us ladies to cook and clean for? :)

At least we didn't break his showers/toilets this year!

Thanks for everything, Monty!!!!!
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Re: ZOOMERS ARE NOT FINS!!!!!!!!!And other musings about fencing... [DawnT] [ In reply to ]
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And he didn't have to sleep in the camper!

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Re: ZOOMERS ARE NOT FINS!!!!!!!!!And other musings about fencing... [DawnT] [ In reply to ]
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We actually did try to break one of his toilets on the last day but he headed us off at the pass.

Monty - it was great to meet you and get my a$$ kicked trying to keep up on those 50's breaststroke with you. Thanks for everything and let me know when Pumpkin and the crew want more treats.


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Re: ZOOMERS ARE NOT FINS!!!!!!!!!And other musings about fencing... [lilpups] [ In reply to ]
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And we did try to blow up the washing machine and dryer by leaving the CO2 cartridges in our jersey pockets.
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Re: ZOOMERS ARE NOT FINS!!!!!!!!!And other musings about fencing... [monty] [ In reply to ]
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Hey princess -- I swim faster with Zoomers and so do you. It's okay. We all need a little help sometimes:)




[Hey -- you know I'm just joking; I'm pretty sure you're still fast even without the flippers.]
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Re: ZOOMERS ARE NOT FINS!!!!!!!!!And other musings about fencing... [monty] [ In reply to ]
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Well, the manufacturer refers to them as fins (http://www.zoomers.net/zoomers.htm) but I won't dwell. Especially since I am the one who is always called out in masters practice for doing my kick sets with zoomers on.

Thanks so much for hosting us! I had a blast!

Deanna, one of those in the cheap seats
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Re: ZOOMERS ARE NOT FINS!!!!!!!!!And other musings about fencing... [instigator] [ In reply to ]
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I had a blast too... even though I am now going through Oreo withdrawal.

Looking forward to next year!
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Re: ZOOMERS ARE NOT FINS!!!!!!!!!And other musings about fencing... [monty] [ In reply to ]
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I need Zoomers to keep up with Jenn too, so I'm right there with you.

I can't believe I just posted in this forum. I should ban myself. I'm interloping.
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Re: ZOOMERS ARE NOT FINS!!!!!!!!!And other musings about fencing... [centermiddy] [ In reply to ]
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Now I have never met any of your in person, did not attend the camp and only recently started hanging around here but even I know that zoomers are fins.

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Re: ZOOMERS ARE NOT FINS!!!!!!!!!And other musings about fencing... [monty] [ In reply to ]
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Howdy,
Actually Sheila is trying for her 4th OG in 3 sports. 1 swim, 2 tri, 1 MP.

Styrrell
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Re: ZOOMERS ARE NOT FINS!!!!!!!!!And other musings about fencing... [monty] [ In reply to ]
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Every time I see this post I smile. I was a college fencer, and skier. I am ALL fast twitch muscle. And now here I am trying/pretending to be an endurance athlete....

oh, and zoomers are fins. < she says whilst grinning ear to ear >

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