… okay, because we have sold so many wetsuits this year (over 40!!!)… our generous sponsor, Xterra Wetsuits, has donated 3 wetsuits for the LOST Race!!! (and a few other race day goodies too!)
So I have to decide how to give them away… and here is what I came up with
1) The Overall Winner wins a wetsuit! (I know the swimmer will already have one and won’t need one… or will be a naked swimmer and might not need one… but they can give it to a buddy if they want! Makes for more LOST swimmers). And to keep the conflict of interest out of it, we will have a new winner this year! (My son, Dylan, who has won it the past 3 years will be away at a swim meet in Baltimore… and seeing his girlfriend in Chicago!)
2) A Raffle! If you didn’t win an Xterra Wetsuit from Melanie’s raffle, you have another chance! (they also donated one for her fundraising for her Lake O Crossing, which will be happening just prior to the LOST Race… don’t worry, I’ll have the minute-by-minute coverage right here!) Seriously, when do you think you will have better odds of picking up a wetsuit for $5 (or 3 for $10)!!!
3) The Best Starter! So if you aren’t that fast or that lucky… here’s another chance! And anyone can take part in this one, you don’t even have to be a swimmer!
In previous years we’ve had great guys with the starting gun… the first year it was a police officer who happened to be walking by wondering what the hell we were doing… the second year we had the honorable Mayor Burton… and last year we had our local MPP, Kevin Flynn. But this year we’re thinking even bigger! So I throw it open to you… whoever can bring in the best “celebrity” gets a free wetsuit! (we might even have a little something for the celebrity too!).
So now is the time to find out how many degrees of separation you actually are from Kevin Bacon… or Wayne Gretzky… or Stephen Harper… or Celine Dion… okay, maybe I’m getting a little carried away, but you get the idea.
The only thing I ask is that you run it by me before you ask the person, so we don’t cause any embarrassing situations… you know, where everyone goes out and asks someone and then has to go back and say, “oops, I guess they found someone more famous!” 😉
So go to it… you’ve got 10 days! Let me know! (email me from the “contact us” tab).
Cheers,
Rob
