[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_effect]The Butterfly Effect[/url] is the sensitive dependence on initial conditions, where a small change at one place in a nonlinear system can result in large differences to a later state. For example, [b]the presence or absence of a butterfly flapping its wings could lead to creation or absence of a hurricane.[/b]
The Butterfly Effect on Trifuel: krazyfranco lives in Wisconsin. I live in Texas. We are two of hundreds who frequently comment on trifuel, and we're two of millions on facebook. Our companies, which conduct business in unrelated industries for unrelated clients, arrange our travel to the same city at the same time and book stays at adjacent hotels. I just so happen to run before work because I have a client dinner afterwards. I have no pre-planned route and just so happen to cut through a hotel parking lot. krazyfranco and his colleagues decide to leave at just the right time that we cross within 10' of each other. "Is that who I think it is?", he thinks . . .
Background: The company I work for is HQd in Dayton, Ohio, and I travel up there about once a quarter. krazyfranco and I connected on facebook through our activities on trifuel. He's noticed a few comments I've posted on Facebook re: Dayton-area restaurants or check-ins at the airport. He commented that he also occasionally travels to Dayton for work.
On Tuesday of this week, after finishing my run I ran through an adjacent hotel's parking lot and noticed two young 20-something men and a woman, professionally dressed, leaving the hotel to go to work, presumably. Nothing remarkable about that. Later that day I received a text from a number I didn't recognize. He said who he was, how he got my number (it's on my facebook profile) and that he was sure he saw me that AM. After a few more texts, we agreed to meet the next morning in his hotel's parking lot which was directly across the street from my hotel. We did a 40 minute run (speedwork for me; recovery for him).
So now I've met mwconstructs, jtrimom, paganopj, and krazyfranco.
that is so cool!
that is so cool!
Very cool!
Very cool!
Projects: Trifuel.com, BASE Performance
it's a small world after
it's a small world after all...
Excellent! And such a
Excellent! And such a serendipitous encounter!
Outstanding....talk about a
Outstanding....talk about a small world.
That's too cool. I could
That's too cool. I could just imagine you walking down the street in Dayton and the following happens in front of a bunch of business people:
Krazyfranco- "Sooner is that you?"
Sooner- "Krazyfranco?"
both laugh, shake hands and chuckle.
Meanwhile all the business associates stand there and say to themselves "Sooner?, Krazyfranco?" . "Perhaps we don't know our friend as well as we thought".
Followed by awkward silence.
Love it!
What, no Ray Bradbury
What, no Ray Bradbury reference?
Very cool!
Awesome! I gotta meet more
Awesome! I gotta meet more of you guys... Pikes Peak Ascent tomorrow, I might wear my trifuel visor if I wear one (I'm not wearing/carrying any more than I have to up ~7800ft).
awesome! now that I have my
awesome!
now that I have my trifuel T shirt.. i am going to start having to wear it everywear I possibly go for identification purposes of course so the same can happen to me!
Ha! Good meeting you Sooner
Ha! Good meeting you Sooner and thanks for the run.
catwood wrote:Awesome! I
[quote=catwood]Awesome! I gotta meet more of you guys... Pikes Peak Ascent tomorrow, I might wear my trifuel visor if I wear one (I'm not wearing/carrying any more than I have to up ~7800ft). [/quote]
Good luck and say "Hey!" to Barr Camp for me!
Nice. Sooner, we are going
Nice.
Sooner, we are going to meet up this w/e in Penticton.
Study my avatar and picture me wearing my white Trifuel hat!
See you there.
PoC
That's as down right random
That's as down right random as it comes. How about that.
Probably won't happen here. Nobody comes to NC unless they lose a bet. :)
If I only get to meet GroovyJen, I'm satisfied. She's a nice gal.
Amphibious Triton
[quote=Amphibious Triton]Nobody comes to NC unless they lose a bet[/quote]
The same goes for Atlanta. Whether fly or driving through, most people get out as quickly as possible.
Amphibious Triton
[quote=Amphibious Triton]Probably won't happen here. Nobody comes to NC unless they lose a bet.[/quote]
Whoa whoa whoa, easy now....NC is where all the cool kids are. Umstead Park every Saturday.
jeffgre wrote:Amphibious
[quote=jeffgre][quote=Amphibious Triton]Probably won't happen here. Nobody comes to NC unless they lose a bet.[/quote]
Whoa whoa whoa, easy now....NC is where all the cool kids are. Umstead Park every Saturday.[/quote]
That's a cool park. I've only been once but liked it alot. My inlaws (blah) live in Cary. Must be a great place to train.
Don't get me wrong either. There are some AWESOME triathletes in NC and super fantastic cyclist. Just not many trifuelers.......YET.