Record Harvest

Record Harvest

by Jay Unver

(Lehrton, Mississippi) The local farmers may or may not be bringing in a record harvest, but one Big ASS athlete certainly is. The Big ASS record book is filling up with a familiar name: Zane Hodge. Hodge came to fame back in 2010 when he set numerous records on the bicycle and in running road races. Recently the aged all-round endurance phenom has been on another tare setting world record after world record in the water, on the road, and in the gym, while his rival, Randy Beets has been missing in action.

In the new Association of Sports Strongmen, Hodge has set several bench press records recently. He set world marks in the double, triple, and single with

2 X 165 (9/9/2019)
3 X 155 (9/9/2019)
1 X 170 (9/17/2019)

"With this new Association, the records are just waiting to be set. What is Beets waiting on? I don't understand," complained Hodge about Beets' lack of athletic response.

In the water, Hodge has been just as active churning out records that Beets has not dared to challenge. Over the past couple of weeks, Hodge has swum for the record books:

4,100 1:36:30
3,100 1:07:46
4,600 1:40:49
5,000 1:53:09
5,100 1:53:50
350 6:29.61

"I guess Beets will never challenge me again," a subdued Hodge said between sips of coffee. We were sitting at Waffle House where I interviewed the champion. "It's kind of sad really."