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By Lars, September 17, 2009 1:21 pm

Shaquille O’Neal, also known as Shaq, challenged the world’s best swimmer, Michael Phelps, to a race a little over a month ago. Last night, the showdown happened.

As part of a new TV reality series, Shaq Vs., Shaq challenges some of the world’s best athletes in their own respective sports to specific challenges. However, Shaq gets to always decide a bet, and an advantage that he gets before the competitions takes place.

In this case, Shaq had agreed with Micahel Phelps to race three times. The first race was won by Shaq. Shaq had to race 25 yards compared to Phelps’ 50, and Shaq had a five-second head start. The second race was a medley for Shaq and a few american swimmers, and an individual event for Phelps. Phelps was down 10 seconds heading into the last leg vs Shaq, and Phelps came out vicorious.

For the third and final race, Shaq suggested that they lose the high-tech suits and race in some colorful speedos. The last event was a 75 yard freestyle for Phelps, and a 50 yard freestyle for Shaq. It was close and came down to the wire, but in the end, the “Big Aristotle” came in second and Phelps walked away victorious by .17 seconds.

Since he won the bet, Phelps didn’t have to admit that Shaq is one of the best swimmers he knows, but rather, Shaq had to put on a pink swim cap and wear it with pride.

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By Lars, September 3, 2009 1:15 pm

You know…SHREDDIN THE NAR!!!

Dudes (and Dudettes), if you all haven’t done this before you must be living in a barn. For real.  Skim boarding is one of the latest and greatest new crazes that can be seen at almost any beach worldwide. People all over are risking their bodies for this sport. But hey, you only live once right?

Skim boarding is a fairly new sport, yet has already attracted millions of wild and adventurous crowd.  There is definitely risk involved, but it is the same as most water sports, ie surfing, wakeboarding, tubing, etc. If done properly with the correct techniques, you will be okay. If not, disaster could happen. For instance , if you get good speed starting out, hit the water smoothly, and catch a huge wave, you could enp up looking like this guy… And let’s face it, you don’t want to be him.

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By Lars, August 24, 2009 2:39 pm

Has any ever seen one of these things before?  I hadn’t until last weekend when my family had a huge reunion out at the lake. My uncle, who has way too many water toys, busts this ”sumo tube” out and tells us all to give it a try. So, not thinking before I ever do anything, decided to give it a try first. And man, it was awesome! One of the raddest things I have ever done.

I am normally not a huge fan of riding on water weenies or tubes, because so many people get hurt flying into each other, but seeing that this was designed for a single rider, I jumped all over the opportunity. I was doing barrell rolls, flippin around behind his boat and loving every minute of it. Needless to say, if you enjoy water and are up for the time of your life, give the sumo tube a go. You wont be disappointed!

It really isn’t that scary once you are riding it. I will admit, just from looking at it, it looks like a broken neck waiting to happen. But once you are on it, it is a whole different story. One of the best new tubes out on the market, and if you get the chance, throw on the inflatable suit and be a sumo for the day. One of the best outdoor sports there is.