Great news, Macca fans!
Chris 'Macca' McCormack was just nominated for the Australian
Sports Performer of the year for 2007! No triathlete has ever
been nominated for this huge honor before,and it's fantastic
that the Chris and this sport have received such recognition!
His competition:
Cadel Evans - bike dude, something about Tour de France, but
he's 2 sports shy of the full bucket.
Lauren Jackson - blond basketballer; but I think Macca can
outrun her full court press
Libby Lenton - swimmer; uhm, POOL swimmer. Not nearly as
dangerous as ocean currents or sharks.
Jana Rawlinson - New mum on a mission - she may be able to
run 53 seconds, but again, she's finished racing within one
of Macca's transitions.
Casey Stoner - motor cyclist? c'mon! He gets a motor, Macca
has to BE the motor! This should be a slam dunk.
Ricky Ponting - OK, cricket is, I hate to admit, more broadly
popular in Australia than Triathlon. He is stiff competition,
even though he has to wear padding to play his sport to avoid
harmful collisions with a little ball. Nevermind poor Macca
has to contend with thousands of tons of pressure of the seas
or a face plant on blistering Kona roads at high speeds with
only spandex and Styrofoam for protection.
Let's not let those cricket fans skew the vote! Vote TWICE for
Macca and bring this tall poppy down, hehe.
The online voting process is easy - click the Sydney Morning Herald
link below and vote for Macca. An added bonus?
You can win $5,000 dollars for voting! Only small caveat is that
the voting form only allows Aussie based addresses (i.e. you
can't draft on the bike, but in the swim...?) Voting closes Nov 23rd.
Use a legit email address because your vote won't count unless
you can confirm it!
http://www.smh.com.au/sportsawards
Wonder if I can borrow my in-law's address for my prize money...
GO MACCA!
Monday, November 19, 2007
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1 comment:
Another reason why Macca should win everyone's vote:
Not only does he work hard, but he plays hard as well!!! ...and that's probably more important to Aussies anyway.
The basis of my statement -- Macca took 1st at Honu last year...and was then one of the last people standing at my friend Kristina's after party.
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