Ticked Off and Need Some Perspective (Page 5)

I hope you have a great race and have fun. You rock and are true triathlete...doing something that is hard but overcoming so much.

 I'd be ticked off as well. In a recent Tri I raced with someone I train with. In training I'm much faster on the bike and I always need to stop and wait for her. I was surprised then pissed that she had the same bike time as I did within seconds. Not mad at her but frustrated....with me. I can only imagine throwing in family crap into would make me feel as well. I didn't even consider her really a competitor. I have always raced not knowing anyone so I surprised by my bad reaction.

I hope my brother does a Tri with me but he'd kick my butt...he runs every and is super fit. I think it would be fun...but I'm not competitive with him...he is out of my league...

I look forward to the race report tomorrow! Have fun...your family is pulling for you!!

***UPDATE***

Packet pick up was today.  Went with my BIL who looked at the swim course and said "Dude...that's no problem!!!"  Hopefully for his sake, he's right.

He has race number 549, I am number 550, and the transition area has designated bike racks by number...so, I will know at T1 and T2 is he is ahead or behind.

Looking forward to tomorrow

Go teamie!!!!!!!!!

Team 7 rawks!!!!!!!

Rip up the course and have a great race!  BIL?  Well, I guess he'll have to fend for himself.

Note: Swim distance always doubles from where you're looking at it on the bank to when you're standing there in the water.

us50090 - 2005-07-01 9:49 AM

cadreamer - 2005-06-30 11:01 PM

I will indeed, cadreamer, as long as you quit referring to me as old age. 

My name is a reference to where I graduated college, Texas A&M.  The mascot is the Aggies, and once you graduate, you are called  a "former student", or an "Old Ag", rather than an alumnus

Okay, Okay, **wiping egg off face** I already admitted my lameness over on the "Your Screen Name" thread - but I'll do it again.

I am sincerely, deeply apologetic for EVER accidentally not-on-purpose putting an E in there.  I will never, ever, do it again. 

Although, in my defense I didn't think it referred to your actual age, but when you thought you might have to actually give in to old age.  Hey, if you can make it to 92 before you feel old, that's good right?

Brandt, We are not that quick in the West, you will just have to humor us. Still, when you have a handle that contains old, 92, and a word one letter shy of age, we may be forgiven to jumping to conclusions. Ok, may be not ;-) Let us know how the drama unfolds with the BIL.....we are suckers for a juicy story up here...suspense is building with the weekend on our doorstep.

I think the 92 may be the year he graduated which means he hasn't even attended his 15th class reunion yet.  (been there, done that, a couple of years I'll be going to my 30th.)

**Post Race Update**

Official race report, complete with a couple funny anecdotes, will be up after results are in with splits, etc.  However, I finished in 1:46 and change....my BIL finished in 1:52 and change....enough said for now about that!! Props to him for surviving the swim, but all he can talk about now is how he thought he was going to drown and how stiff and sore he is...he he he.  I'm contemplating a short run this evening, just to keep everything feeling loose (just kidding, but I do feel GREAT).

It was a fun race, and BTers took Irving by storm.  RGRBill was 4th in Clydes, and got hardware.  Tiger Phil was 1st in Clydes in Oly.  JeepFleeb was 1st in his age group in Oly.  Congrats guys!!  If I missed anyone, let me know.  I missed the podium by 7 minutes.

Sounds like you had a great time - maybe you can get BIL hooked on this tri thing too - then you'd have someone to go to races with. 

Good for him for finishing - cause from what you said so far, it sounded like he sure was underprepared.

Woo hoo!!! You rawk!  I guess the "I swam a lot as a kid" training method doesn't work too well.  Great job!

Congratulations on your race!! Well done on your achievement.  I'm looking forward to reading the race report!!

I'm also glad your BIL didn't injure himself during the race!  I was a bit concerned he might as he really sounded underprepared!

Well done!!