Racine Vs. Steelhead HIM Challenge - Lake Michigan Rivalry

I vote for NOT exempting week prior to race for training time totals.  Not everyone will be tapering if they are training through these races in prep for an A race later on (e.g. IM WI).

Could also add a scoring system based on AG placings, similar to x-c meet scoring.  Take the top 10 BT finishers for each race and then add up their AG placings to come up with a point total.  Lowest point total wins.   Haven't put much thought into this idea to know if it would really work.  Maybe you could just take the top 10 finishers and add up their overall placings for a score - may need to have male and female scores?

Well, we can't do it based on attitude, good looks, fun, intelligence or sex appeal because it wouldn't give the Steelhead group much of a chance.

So whatever criteria the group decides to go with is fine. 

Uhh Loose...you do know I'm on your team right?

Cause I ain't a purty boy like you

That's ok, Schmize balances you out.  He's got extra hotness to go around. 

sHHHHHH!  What are you doing?  They don't need to know that Racine is a flat course which should give us an advantage!

Prize could be a sig line change for a month after a winner is determined. 

Yes, I am paid and registered for SOR.

HL- you are funny

And I like the sig line thing as a payout.  And I like the categories.  Most training time would be the easiest.  Avg. total race time would be easy, too, but maybe not fair.  Goal times would be tougher to do, but we have until March 4th for everyone to get their goal time in. 

With all that said, I say we go w/ training time, as it should motivate everyone and keep them going...which is the goal of a challenge, right? (other than the SOR team kicking @ss on the steelhead team )

I was wondering who she'd be strapping for if you weren't!

That's what we've come to expect...dissention in the ranks before the action even gets started!!!  Team SOR (which is kinda funny by itself) will fold like a cheap card table once the pressure's on.

And when Steelhead wins, does that make you SOR LOSERS?  Man, that's fine work on my part for a Thursday morning.  I'm in, whatever we come up with is fine.

We met a few BT'ers there last year, and had talked about both of us strapping (actually, volunteering) this year!  Also discussing an appearance at S-o-R. 

Well, now if you show up as strappers at SOR you will be frisked to make sure you aren't carrying any PAM, bodyglide, pliers, wrenches, thumbtacks, etc.  You will be watched......closely.  Saboteurs!  I'll send my kids after you.

Then we'll have to sick our boys on you!!! I'm looking forward to going to these races.  My first sprint will be the week before Steelhead.  I volunteered last year at Steelhead and really enjoyed it.  When I called the volunteer coordinator to let her know that we would be back she not only remembered me but she also remembered McFuzz's name and the boys names!  I was way impressed.  She even asked me how school was going!