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2011-07-29 3:39 AM
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Socks - 2011-07-26 9:57 AM We need to respect that it is "about" different things to different people and not be judgemental.  God bless you if you can podium every race and Kona Qualify but for most of us thats not possible.  All I ask is if you are that talented you have a little respect for the rest of us who work really hard to be able to participate, have a healthy lifestyle and "just" finish
Does this happen a lot? Do you preceive that you are not respected by people who are fast? Does it really matter to you what someone else may or may not think" about you, especially someone you may not even know? And since it is just a race and up to each of us to create value around it, why would it even matter what others think? I can assure you people who are fast are not thinking at all about people who aren't. They are simply doing their own thing just like everyone else.


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How many threads have there been that its not good enough to have a goal of "just finishing"?   There are some and NOT ALL who percieve that people are not fast because the are not training enough, trying hard enough etc etc and it comes out in many threads.   I actually feel sorry for those people because they are missing out on a lot I think. 

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2011-07-29 5:15 AM
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obi-racing - 2011-07-26 8:46 PM

Scout7 - 2011-07-26 10:53 AM I don't understand why it has to be about anything. It's a race. There's no deep-rooted meaning to it.

Exactly.    

I agree...it's a race.

2011-07-29 6:35 AM
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Leegoocrap - 2011-07-26 11:55 AM It's about crushing dreams and drinking the cold salty tears of other competitors as I stomp through flowers and banish rainbows from the sky.
What is the best in life? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.

I will drink from your skull after razing your villages, salting your fields, and eliminating all traces of your existence from the earth!

2011-07-29 6:47 AM
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Fred Doucette - 2011-07-26 11:35 AM
Leegoocrap - 2011-07-26 11:55 AMIt's about crushing dreams and drinking the cold salty tears of other competitors as I stomp through flowers and banish rainbows from the sky.
x10,000,000! I tell my girls at swim meets that there are only 2 things that matter in a swim competition. Firstly have fun. Secondly, try your best to crush the souls of the little children in the lanes next to you....


This is hilariously funny. As a dad of a 4 year old boy, I will be doing the same thing soon. Very funny.
2011-07-29 7:18 AM
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Socks - 2011-07-29 4:39 AM

bryancd - 2011-07-26 1:07 PM
Socks - 2011-07-26 9:57 AM We need to respect that it is "about" different things to different people and not be judgemental.  God bless you if you can podium every race and Kona Qualify but for most of us thats not possible.  All I ask is if you are that talented you have a little respect for the rest of us who work really hard to be able to participate, have a healthy lifestyle and "just" finish
Does this happen a lot? Do you preceive that you are not respected by people who are fast? Does it really matter to you what someone else may or may not think" about you, especially someone you may not even know? And since it is just a race and up to each of us to create value around it, why would it even matter what others think? I can assure you people who are fast are not thinking at all about people who aren't. They are simply doing their own thing just like everyone else.


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How many threads have there been that its not good enough to have a goal of "just finishing"?   There are some and NOT ALL who percieve that people are not fast because the are not training enough, trying hard enough etc etc and it comes out in many threads.   I actually feel sorry for those people because they are missing out on a lot I think. 


How many threads have there been where the overriding opinion is that it's not good enough to have a goal of just finishing?

It's true, some people do not believe in setting a goal just to finish a race. I guess I am one of those people; I have never set out to just finish. But, I don't think that my goals are better or worse than anyone else's goals. If people have the goal of just finishing, that's fine with me, more power to 'em. But there is nothing wrong with having different goals.
2011-07-29 9:47 AM
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I thought it was about the beer?





2011-07-29 10:09 AM
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Scout7 - 2011-07-29 8:18 AM

How many threads have there been where the overriding opinion is that it's not good enough to have a goal of just finishing?

Ohh!  Ohh!  Can I answer? 

As long as we are talking about whether it is good enough for anyone to have that goal, just about zero.  It's interesting that some people think otherwise.  I think it can be hard at times to see the world from someone else's perspective.

2011-07-29 11:03 AM
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Fred Doucette - 2011-07-26 9:47 PM
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I recently had a good race where I won my AG (reasonably big race) and when I was coming in the last few miles I was shouting encouraging things to the peeps just starting their run and presumably a few hours slower than me. I received the same encouragement from those same BOPers and it is usually this way.

This was the most special and AWESOME!!! thing that happened to me when I chugged along at Steelhead last year. The overwhelming encouraging shouts from the faster folks, both on the bike and run portions.  When I grow up as a tri girl I will be as fast as them LOL

And congrats on your win!

 

2011-07-29 11:12 AM
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OK, I'm changing my original answer, since this thread is still floating around.

Triathlons are all about determining who can get from Point A to Point B by following a designated/marked course in the shortest amount of time while following the rules and regulations agreed upon by all participants prior to start.
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2011-07-29 11:23 AM
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Scout7 - 2011-07-29 12:12 PM OK, I'm changing my original answer, since this thread is still floating around. Triathlons are all about determining who can get from Point A to Point B by following a designated/marked course in the shortest amount of time while following the rules and regulations agreed upon by all participants prior to start.

Just so long as there is still the sound of women lamenting along the way.



2011-07-29 11:54 AM
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For me triathlon was simply the vehicle for me getting into probably the best shape of my life.  For pushing my body to places I didn't know it could go.  I've played sports and kept in shape all of my adult life and yet still 2 years ago the thought of swimming freestyle for a mile, doing a 10 mile run, or riding my bike HARD for over an hour straight was incredibly challenging at best, nearly impossible at worst.  It makes me wonder what else I can accomplish in the future if I dedicate myself to it.

Races and race goals were what initially kept me on task.  Now it's a lifestyle and I can envision participating in these activities whether you or not I actually participate in a race.  Though the races sure make it more fun.

2011-07-29 12:11 PM
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mmrocker13 - 2011-07-26 10:20 AM I think what it is "about" depends on the person.

Agreed. And on top of that, to say that another's "about" isn't legitimate is the height of disrespect.

 

obi-racing - 2011-07-26 1:46 PM

Scout7 - 2011-07-26 10:53 AM I don't understand why it has to be about anything. It's a race. There's no deep-rooted meaning to it.

Exactly.    

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Anyone else struck by the irony of these two posts coming one right after the other?

2011-07-29 12:31 PM
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Scout7 - 2011-07-29 12:12 PM OK, I'm changing my original answer, since this thread is still floating around. Triathlons are all about determining who can get from Point A to Point B by following a designated/marked course in the shortest amount of time while following the rules and regulations agreed upon by all participants prior to start.

Just so long as there is still the sound of women lamenting along the way.

If I wear a speedo, I guarantee the sounds of lamentations - "Oh God, No! MY EYES! THEY BURN!" - what has been seen cannot be unseen.

2011-07-29 12:34 PM
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gearboy - 2011-07-29 1:31 PM

JohnnyKay - 2011-07-29 12:23 PM

Scout7 - 2011-07-29 12:12 PM OK, I'm changing my original answer, since this thread is still floating around. Triathlons are all about determining who can get from Point A to Point B by following a designated/marked course in the shortest amount of time while following the rules and regulations agreed upon by all participants prior to start.

Just so long as there is still the sound of women lamenting along the way.

If I wear a speedo, I guarantee the sounds of lamentations - "Oh God, No! MY EYES! THEY BURN!" - what has been seen cannot be unseen.



Yet one more reason why I stick to running-only races.
2011-07-29 12:41 PM
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mrbbrad - 2011-07-29 1:11 PM

briderdt - 2011-07-26 1:31 PM

mmrocker13 - 2011-07-26 10:20 AM I think what it is "about" depends on the person.

Agreed. And on top of that, to say that another's "about" isn't legitimate is the height of disrespect.

 

obi-racing - 2011-07-26 1:46 PM

Scout7 - 2011-07-26 10:53 AM I don't understand why it has to be about anything. It's a race. There's no deep-rooted meaning to it.

Exactly.    

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 Anyone else struck by the irony of these two posts coming one right after the other?

Nope.



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