Running.

(but that's slowly changing)

Early morning training.
I am used to it now but I get up early to train so I don't get sidetracked later.

I hate when we're forecasted for 90-95 degree weather during my "A" HIM race. WTF?!

Foreign racers who think it's not only OK, but kinda of funny, to pop a squat and relieve themselves inside the start corral while you're elbow to elbow with your neighbors.

Kitkat - feel your pain, just got back from a run and its 95 out, too hot!
Trying not to get runover by cars
swimming in general, i am about as buoyant as cement.

Garmin takes care of logging my miles and times. When it comes to logging swim training, I may as well toss 2 darts at a board. One for laps, and one for time. I need to buy one of those underwater lap counter things.

I would suggest getting one of the $30 Ironman watches at Walmart (or Target or Amazon or wherever). I love mine. I wear it every day as a normal watch, and you just start the stopwatch and hit the big button on the front to start a new lap. It keeps track of lap times, and it shows what lap you're on in big numbers on the face. For some it might mess up their rhythm to be pushing buttons while you swim, but I love it.

I used to do this whole thing with rubber bands on my wrists. Every lap, I would move one from one wrist to the other. I had 5 rubber bands, so every time I switched hands, it was another 5 laps. Don't ask me how I knew whether I was at 25 or 35 laps though, because I pretty much guessed.

hate when my alarm goes off..... unless it's race day.

Things i hate:
-Getting my butt handed to me in the pool by pretty much everyone (time for a swim coach!)
-Stop lights
-Vehicles that give you just enough room when the other lane is open
-Dogs with a rolled down window, those bastards don't bark until the truck is right next to you, scares the shit out of me
-Forgetting to go #2 before going on a run and getting 3 miles from the nearest bathroom when the gut bomb hits
-Advice from people with little knowledge of fitness or endurance sports for that matter (multiple conversations with mother-in-law come to mind).
-When people schedule meetings early in the morning or during lunch and completely screw my workouts up

I also have the $30 Ironman watch and never thought to use it as a lap counter, great idea ChunkyB. I'm also waiting to see if my wife realizes that all of the nice watches she's gotten me for gifts have been collecting dust b/c I'm always wearing the Ironman watch no matter what the occassion.

chafed undercarriage

we need a better word for the ladies...that's a weird mental picture!

Snort, spew.... OMG too funny. I'll have to remember that one next time, maybe it won't hurt so #@!@ much...

good thing guys don't breast feed :-)

i hate when i'm running and the dog has to drop a deuce and has to make a day of it finding the perfect location. sniff, circle, sniff, sniff, circle.

and cars and trucks that don't slow down when they pass on the gravel roads - kicking up rocks and dust. hey, thanks.

A great swim and bike followed by a slow start to the run, which is my MO. Eventually I can get it into gear, but not before I get passed by a dozen or more competitors. Gotta work on that T2 brick more. Always a challenge and adventure.

Try using the alphabet to keep track of laps.
Think of an ex whose name begins with that letter for the whole lap, then move on to the next letter, as in:

A is for Anne, B is for Barbara, C is for Catherine, etc.

If you lack an extensive list of actual experiences. *cough* you may substitute actresses or pop stars you'd like to sleep with, or, something.

A is for Aguilera, B is for Britney, C is for Celine, D is for Diana, etc.

Makes the w/o go faster and keeping track is easy too.

What I hate is drivers passing me, then pulling in front and slowing down to make a right turn. They just don't appreciate how fast cyclists are going.

and having a really good fast training ride.. then getting a flat 2k from home!

PoC

that made me laugh.

Too many people in my swim lane.

Train tracks. No-seeums by the lake. My left knee right now.

+1 on cars speeding up to pass and then making a right hand turn in front of you, had someone do that to me going downhill +30 mph, very luck to be alive.

Cars and big trucks honking right when they are passing(had an 18 wheeler do this to me going under an overpass, I nearly #$%! myself),

Getting blown away on the second half of a long run by my wife after I set the pace for the first half(really messes with my head, she’s still too fast for me)

Waking up and realizing that I still have another 5 weeks until my first race, I am getting the itch, can’t take the waiting.

Checking the trifuel forum at work and someone creeps up on my cubicle and I have to scramble to clear my computer screen.

I hate that I can't keep up with the guys on the bike and run. Well some I can..... but usually after so long I get dropped :(

1. When you get stuck behind a car and you cant pass them.
2. When a car sits behind you, tailgating, when they could have easily passed you.
3. Your bike ran fine yesterday, but now makes some sort of funny sound.
4. You wear a time splitting watch during your tri only to forget to start it when you hit the water and each subsequent time you transition.
5. When you say triathlon and the only thing that pops into peoples mind is ironman. Dude, not everyone is an ironman.
6. Last but not least, you cant figure out how to spend your time on a rest day and the only thing that comes to mind is,"Hey, i could go for a bike ride!".

Rest days.

Love all the suggestions. It's great to be able to join in commiseration!

Going to go start a "favorite things" thread now.