you know your a hardcore triathlete when...
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swimbikerun_boy posted 3 years ago.
sunglasses become a permanent part of what you wear
(even inside)
Peace
Tyler
:cool: ~~Cheers~~ :cool:
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christri25 posted 3 years ago.
people in your office catch you stretching in a back room ...
you know how many calories you have eaten by 2:30pm ...
cutting out on dates early because of a big ride the next day ...
i think thats hardcore !
Chris
``It's not as if I'm going to sit around and be a fat slob,''
Lance Armstrong 2005
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Tribro posted 3 years ago.
spending all your time building a website for triathletes... :D
moving to a cheaper mountain town to live, so you can work less, train more (soon...)...
when you can't wait for spring so you can shave your legs (for the guys :))...
when you start checking out everyone's calves at the coffee shops...
I should clarify, wannabe hardcore. when I start training 30 hours a week and sleep in a plastic bubble at night, then I'll be hardcore...
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Amy Lee posted 3 years ago.
i'm only a "wanna be" so far but...
you max out your babysitting limit at one gym to do a spin class. then use more babysitting time at another gym to get your run in. later that night pay a babysitter $40.00 so you can go take a master's swim class.
you wake up first thing in the morning... check trifuel... make breakfast for the kids... check trifuel... take kids to bus... check trifuel... do the above workout... check trifuel... do homework... check trifuel... make dinner... check trifuel... put kids to bed... check trifuel... good night! :)
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tri1on posted 3 years ago.
When you slam a glass of water after every beer youve had.......Yeah I live in Wisconsin....cheers :)
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catwood posted 3 years ago.
you skip class to go swimming, cycling, or running....
you bike 70 each way to visit friends when there is a train...
refuse to be picked up for a date so I could bike the 20 mi each way there...
you fall asleep in class even when you get at least 8 hrs of sleep a night...
bike porn! (I mean like the cervelo p3 carbon.. mmmm...)
you don't recognize someone because he isn't wearing spandex...
accelerate to the town lines while driving too...
i check out the guy and the bike about equally when i see one riding...
the quilt on my bed is made out of race t-shirts...
There are some good ones here: http://www.columbiacyclingclub.com/article_triathletewhen.stm
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ryan16 posted 3 years ago.
you slip triathlete into your anatomy book at school so you wont get caught you wont walk the trash out because its a recovery day
your girlfriend gets really really mad because your on trifuel all day and all night!
PAIN IS TEMPORARY, PRIDE IS FOREVER!
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trithis04 posted 3 years ago.
1) You spend a couple installments of your G.I. Bill on a bicycle!
2) You just forget it's winter and shave or legs all year round (that's for you tribro).
3) Live within 30 min. of Philly and have not had a chessesteak in a year.
4) Have a bike rack that is welded to your vehicle...and finally...
5) When your answering questions exactly like this one!!
Great post, enjoyed the responses, well done everyone, quite witty!
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"Fatigue will make cowards of us all!"
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Tribro posted 3 years ago.
yes definitely a great post!
when your girlfriend catches you flexing your quads in the mirror...
when you're always showing up to work in the morning with goggle imprints around your eyes...
when you're co-workers start trying to track where the clorine stench is coming from...
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Mamps posted 3 years ago.
When you have to lie to everyone (wife,kids,employees) and tell them you have a mid day meeting and not to call so you can get in a "quick" 3 hour ride.
When payday comes and you are shaking becasue you had withdraws from the multi-sport shop.
When your kids want to play an educational game on the computer and you tell them no becasue you have to "work" but really you have to check out if any new posts are on trifuel.
When you explain to your spouse that the bike you want to purchase is a sound investment for "our" future!
GREAT THREAD...keep it going!
Work Hard, Play Hard, Laugh Hard!
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qb ant posted 3 years ago.
When you're on a first-name basis with all the trainers at the gym, the guys at the bike shop, the guys at the running shop and the guy at GNC
When the lifeguard at the Y answers you're cellphone b/c you're in the middle of a long set
When you stop having that nice glass of wine after your pm workout and have a protein shake instead
When most of your conversations start with, "I saw this thread on trifuel today......"
And when you stop reading the morning paper b/c the first thing you do when you get your coffee is get on trifuel :D
"90% of the game is half mental" Yogi Berra
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RunningGuy posted 3 years ago.
~When the only new items of clothing that you buy are from bike/running/swimming stores.
~When co-workers think you have gone nuts because you just bust out laughing at your computer screen (because you are reading Trifuel posts :D)
~When you turn down getting a drink with friends because it's so nice outside and you want to just get 1 more ride in.
~When you buy an SUV just so you can carry all of your stuff around (yes yes, I did this...an expensive accessory, huh? LOL)
~When random people at the gym come up to and say, "are you training for something?"
~When you check your local tv listing to see if any triathlons or cycling program are gonna be on so you can plan accordingly.
Keep 'em coming guys--this is a great post! :)
-Stephen-
[FONT=Impact]It's all mental...NO EXCUSES!
[FONT=Impact]Power Through!!!
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RV posted 3 years ago.
when your 4 basic food groups are:
- Sports and recovery drinks
- Powerbars and gels
- Supplements and protein powders
- Peanut butter
RV
It takes a long time to get good. - Scott Molina
Slow is smooth; smooth is fast. - Rich Strauss
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christri25 posted 3 years ago.
as in this morning at the pool :
i always am told " your a triathlete right?" ... is it my skinny ankles ?
Chris
``It's not as if I'm going to sit around and be a fat slob,''
Lance Armstrong 2005
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ThommyM posted 3 years ago.
-when you find yourself searching foodtv.com NOT for quick and healthy recipes for your family, BUT
for homemade energy bar recipes, because your Powerbar / Cliffbar purchases were more than your electric bill last month...and the wife is pissed.
-when you have become so bored watching the Spinervals DVDs for the 200th time, while doing your indoor training rides that you stay awake at night thinking of ideas on "how to film my own".
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swimbikerun_boy posted 3 years ago.
...you are late for school because you're trying to start this thread on Trifuel
...you think shaving your legs, wearing tights, and owning short-shorts is cool
Peace
Tyler
:cool: ~~Cheers~~ :cool:
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Triguy98 posted 3 years ago.
Your butt just isn't comfortable unless you're in the saddle. You feel funny in the morning... due to lack of soreness because your run got rained out the night before, You have more spandex than your girlfriend...by a lot
Life is short. Play hard and get dirty doing it.
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adeegan posted 3 years ago.
When every responce to your friends/ coworkers about getting a drink after work being I have to train....
When your boss know that you will have wet hair midday from your lunch workouts...
When your coworkers stop asking if you are training for something and instead just look and shake their heads...
When your fiance knows every saturday will involve some type of errand around triathlons (bike shop, swim shop, running shop, ect...)
When you check the message boards on trifuel and see what people are talking about multiple times a day...(I do real work I swear)
When you plan your vacation schedule around what triathlons are coming up...
(my personal favorite) You decide to postpone graduate school (specifically law school) because it will impede on your three year ultimate triathlon goal....
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makscooter posted 3 years ago.
When you walk around during the week with your race number marked by a Sharpie on your arms and calf.
When your hair is always messed up from showers at the Y, or chlorine or just plain lack of time.
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Matt Hill posted 3 years ago.
- When you start to book meetings around workouts
- When in the last few km of your bike ride you convince yourself that a nice 10k run is what you need to cleanse the lactic acid in your legs after a hard ride
- When you place a blanket over your bike on cold nights
- When you've said "just a few more miles for the log book" 3 times already on a ride
- When you sit at your desk dreaming of that magical feeling when you push of the wall after a great tumble-turn at the pool end
- When you're packing in extra rides because your partner won't let you spend money on new tires until the old ones are completely worn out
- When you lie to your workmates about the number of workouts that you actually do so they don't think you're crazy
and .... - when you're doing your stretching routine as you type a Trifuel post!
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panchotri posted 3 years ago.
when you learn periodization is not only for women
when you have peanut butter and jelly for dinner (and you like it!)
when you count your strides every 10 minutes
when you shave your legs and feel good about it
when you meet friends you have not seen in a long time and they go" I my gosh what sect you are into" because your body is transformed to a perfect fit
when you become an expert changing flats
when you carry friel's book in your backpack
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lctri posted 3 years ago.
When you assign your students a reading assignment on hyponatremia while studying osmosis....
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Triguy98 posted 3 years ago.
makscooter wrote:
When you walk around during the week with your race number marked by a Sharpie on your arms and calf.
Actually, that my friend, would be a poser. Takes two days max to get that crap off.
Life is short. Play hard and get dirty doing it.
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Tribro posted 3 years ago.
these are great. going to bookmark this thread and read once a week!
- when you bookmark a thread on trifuel so you can re-read it everyweek
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makscooter posted 3 years ago.
Triguy98 wrote:
Actually, that my friend, would be a poser. Takes two days max to get that crap off.
Actually, you're right. I don't bother to really scrub it. But then, I don't shampoo my hair very often either.
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DSmith posted 3 years ago.
When your getting ready for bed at 10:30 on a Friday night because you have a long bike ride at 7:00 am.
When your scotch and water no longer has scotch in it.
When you convince your wife that it is not a bad idea to sell the extra car to buy a new Tri bike. (Only took five months of nagging)
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tcrunner07 posted 3 years ago.
when u are reading these at 11 at night right after a track meet and am dead tired but cant leave untill i read them all
when your friends at practice tell u ur crazy cuz all the 400 repeats were under 69...and u say ...i love the pain
when you are trying to think as hard as u can to add one more thing to write...just to try and show up the person who wrote before you...
If you get a flat, and don't have a tube, Suck it up and run it in!!!
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trainDaBrain posted 3 years ago.
when you're half-way around the world and every road is judged by it's training 'potential', and every beach is an opportunity to get some sand-running in. :D
nice thread. almost home. one more week.
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splinterhead posted 3 years ago.
When you have a photo of the finish of Kona as your desktop wallpaper.
I'm typing this with a 35 pound dog on my lap...
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bmitchell posted 3 years ago.
Your idea of a romantic evening is to snuggle with your loved one, sip Gatorade and watch a video of the Ironman. And you cry at the finale.
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panchotri posted 3 years ago.
when you consider peeing in your tri shorts its an option
when you are not in the recovery zone your are training
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new tri mom posted 3 years ago.
Still just a wannabe but this one is for the ladies:
When you've been "growing out" your hair for months but then get it all hacked off because it fits sooo much better under your swim cap. :)
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PrinceofClydes posted 3 years ago.
catwood wrote:
..refuse to be picked up for a date so I could bike the 20 mi each way there...
Ewwwwwww!
You know you're hardcore when:
when you start quoting Phil & Paul in ordinary conversations
when you wear your HRM at work and check it while getting coffee, just because..
when you record your transition time of "groceries from car to house" and blog your bpm while doing it.
when the chick on your computer wallpaper is Fernanda Keller.
when you know who Fernanda Keller is.
PoC
"Pain doesn't last, chicks dig scars, glory is forever!"
- Shane Falco.
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evTRI posted 3 years ago.
I'm a newbie, but for me...
- When my morning routine is eating cereal, checking email, and checking trifuel.
- When I said I could not schedule an interview because I was too busy with school and work, when really I wanted to go practice on the actual course i'm going to be racing in. (But it wasn't a job that I wanted).
- Believing that driving 3 hours to go to an interview is too long, but driving 2 hours to go riding isn't.
- Checking out the bike first, then the guy riding it (my guilty pleasure). =P
- When your wallpaper is a transition area of the Wildflower triathlon
- Carrying sunscreen with me just in case I can fit in a quick workout.
- When a friend says he doesn't remember what I look like in "normal" clothes.
Fun thread!
"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another."
Walter Elliott
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catwood posted 3 years ago.
PrinceofClydes wrote:
Ewwwwwww!PoC
come on... technically he wasn't supposed to drive me but would have anyways.... i went slow on the way there and it was cold out... i didn't smell...
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PrinceofClydes posted 3 years ago.
catwood wrote:
come on... technically he wasn't supposed to drive me but would have anyways.... i went slow on the way there and it was cold out... i didn't smell...
gotcha.
lol
just kidding, I think good clean sweat on a woman is sexy.
PoC
"Pain doesn't last, chicks dig scars, glory is forever!"
- Shane Falco.
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splinterhead posted 3 years ago.
When you are saving all of your race numbers to laminate them into the bar that you are going to install when you eventually buy a house and renovate the basement. (One half being the bar/lounge area, with working fireplace, and the other half being the workout area, of course.)
I'm typing this with a 35 pound dog on my lap...
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uhoh posted 3 years ago.
- When you wear your HRM during sex and have to slow down because you're moving into Zone 3 too quickly.
- When you start naming your pets after IM sites.
- When you consider coming home from work, ditching the suit, changing into running/biking gear, and getting back out the door (and timing it) T1, and your post-workout shower T2.
- When you know more about the components on your bike than those on/in your car.
- When your bike has a more regular maintenance schedule than your car.
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jmcglos posted 3 years ago.
-People at work say they'll save up their own energy to transfer to you for your next workout because you've gotta be out of energy by now.
-You can't remember the last time you bought clothes that weren't for running, biking, or working out
-You start wearing a pair of Nike's (my brand choice) to work because you can then wear them to the gym later and there are only so many pairs of shoes you want to pack and carry every day (biking and running), let alone one more pair just to wear to the gym later to lift weights.
-Your boyfriend (and other residents in the apartment building!) calls you the "bag lady" because of how many different bags (one to swim, one for all my bike gear, and one for my running/gym clothes) you carry down to your car each night before bedtime - and you do it the night before because it seems like way too much effort at 5am to carry multiple bags on your way out to swim
-You can't find time to visit your parents at home (2 hours away) because it cuts into too much time needed for training. And so you invite them down to visit you and make sure to get up super early that morning to fit in your workout for the day so you'll enjoy your time with them. And you make sure not to invite them down on a long bike riding day. Luckily they understand!
-You can't sleep late on the weekends anymore - no matter how hard you try - and instead go out for a run or bike ride
-The one day of the week that you only do one of the three disciplines, you can't stand the fact that it's only one workout for the day, so you start taking a 6am Pilates class - and justify it because you know you need the stretching and a stronger core anyway.
-And like a few girls already said - you check out a guy AND his bike and his calf muscles!
-The first thing you do when you get to work every morning is check your email and read trifuel
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watrbg2 posted 3 years ago.
-You have more sports bras than regular bras.
-Your husband has actually decided to do a triathlon so he can see you on the weekend.
'In a world that tries its hardest to separate us from what matters, the Ironman helps us to reconnect with the pulse of our lives." - Scott Tinley
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JamieM posted 3 years ago.
You've been yelled at more than once because the car is veering off the road because you're trying to see what brand of bike was attached to the roof rack in the other lane.
When you know almost as many men with shaved legs as women.
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Kevo posted 3 years ago.
When your bedroom looks like a transition area all the time and your spouse doesn't even complain anymore!
"You can quit and they don't care, but you will always know."
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Mamps posted 3 years ago.
This is the funniest stuff I have ever read on this forum! It is good to hear that others have the same mentality!!!
Keep the originals coming!
My favorite so far is the HR monitor during #%$ and having to slow down becasue your approaching Zone 3!!!
Work Hard, Play Hard, Laugh Hard!
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Indy-Eric posted 3 years ago.
tri1on wrote:
When you slam a glass of water after every beer youve had.......Yeah I live in Wisconsin....cheers :)
That sums it up for me! The old days of partying have become quite different now that I TRI!
No worries dude-that is way bonzer!
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ironmike12 posted 3 years ago.
When you have a tan line on your left wrist from your watch and one on your right arm from you MP3 player...and you're cool with it!!
When you only take a part time job after graduating college to train more hours...
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tcrunner07 posted 3 years ago.
wen u wake up and thnk to ur self..i really need to shave
when u ge online...check trifuel...check the USAT site...and check the next race entry list to check out the competition
check the oakley site for new releases
have a great bike!!!
and after a hard a$$ track workout come home and want to bike to the y that is 15 miles away and swim
If you get a flat, and don't have a tube, Suck it up and run it in!!!
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Tribro posted 3 years ago.
when you shave your legs more than your face
when you put the likes of Laughlin, Friel, Allen above London, Thoreau, Hemingway on your bookshelf.
when you know who Laughlin, Friel, and Allen are but not London, Thoreau, and Hemingway. ;)
When you accidentally (or not) bring the Triathlete's Bible to church on Sunday.
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kylie posted 3 years ago.
When people at your office start saying the bathroom smells like a pool (right after you washed your hands).
When you add a dresser to your car so that all your run, bike, and swim stuff is there and you are ready for any workout, anywhere.
When, in addition to above, "putting your laundry away" means more trips to the car than the closet.
When your students like checking your arm/leg for a number on Sundays to see if you raced earlier that day.
and, my personal favorite of my list...
When you tell you mom that her being at your Ironman means more than when she was at your college graduation
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cg posted 3 years ago.
When you look hi-and-low for a trifuel t-shirt to buy (synthetic of course).
swim ... bike ... run ... blog!
you know your a hardcore triathlete when...
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