One day I might be crazy enough to attempt the Great Chesapeake Bay 4.4 mile Swim. For now, I'm content to have completed the 1 mile Chesapeake Bay Challenge race yesterday morning. This is kind of huge for me, since I really only learned how to swim a little over a year ago, and this was my first open-water event. There were around 400 swimmers total, with the first finishing in 28 minutes, and the last around an hour and a half. I came in at 1:01:07. I've only been to the pool a couple of times since October, so I was just thrilled not to have drowned while being overtaken by the 100 or so people that started after me. The 1 mile race took place near the finish line for the Great Chesapeake Bay 4.4 mile Swim, which runs between the bridge spans from Sandy Point to Hemmingway's. Around 600 people participated in the 4.4 mile this year, with the first place finisher coming in at 1:30:26...just two seconds ahead of the second place finisher.
BUT, this is supposed to be about art, so let's take a look at this year's design for the events. It's a tattoo. Visually, I like it well enough, as a tattoo - but not as a design for a Chesapeake Bay swim that benefits the March of Dimes. I would've preferred a theme that said "I just completed an amazing physical challenge in the Chesapeake Bay, for a worthy cause," rather than this one, that says to me, "I love Japanese biker bars & mermaids built like Popeye." What's with the prison tattoo font for Bay Swim? Having said that, I still would've bought one, if the design had somewhere included the 1 mile race and not just the 4.4 swim. Temporary tattoos for $2ea would've been a great idea, and I was surprised not to find any. I think marketing really missed the mark on this one.
I would have to agree that the design does not fit the event however tasteful they may think the shells are! lol
ReplyDeleteI do commend you for completing the one mile race! I would love to get myself back in shape enough to do something like that! My son is a swimmer and we spend every weekend at swim meets during the summer. Every week I think about training with him, I just haven't gotten there yet.
By the way, I love the new background on your blog.
the seashells remind me of Smurf hands! LOL
ReplyDeletei saw this in the paper... and i give u credit for doing it when u just learned how to swim a year ago
ReplyDeleteThats awesome that you did the 1 mile swim! I live on Kent Island (as soon as you get off the bridge to the eastern shore) and I see the swim (or at least the traffic of it) every year, but I would never have the strength to do it myself!
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