Hodge/Beets Agreement

The much anticipated 4 X 400 yard showdown between Randy Beets and Zane Hodge did not take place December the 19th. The very next Monday, lawyers and trainers for both athletes met in a closed door session at the Big ASS Training Center and Headquarters in downtown Lehrton, Mississippi.

After an hour, all parties emerged, happily, and addressed an anxiously awaiting press crew. Dr. Timothy Nomann announced that Hodge and Beets had agreed to suspend the hotly contested and highly popular virtual swim meet series "until sometimes after the first of the year."

When asked why, Nomann let the lawyers for each swimmer speak. Beets' attorney, Richard Undertable, said his client had been "ill, overworked, under trained, and simply not in top form."

Tom Flanagan who represents Hodge said essentially the same thing. "Hodge had a bout of illness as well as passing three kidney stones within eight days." Furthermore he added that the pressures of the end of a semester "created a perfect storm to derail his training. The fans," he added, "deserve and desire to see both men at their best."

Dr, Nomann, President and CEO of Big ASS Endurance

Nomann added that he was very pleased that the two sides, who have had their share of acrimony, were able to come to a common stance in such a pleasant manner. "When the series is resumed, we will announce it here."