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2005-08-12 2:25 PM

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Subject: Strange Encounters at the TRI
I was in stitches reading the Strange Encounters at the Gym thread that I just have to
read some great stories of weird stuff at the TRI. I thought I was the only one that saw
stupid weird stuff at the gym. I must start to remember & put them in writing.

I've only been in two Tri's so far, so I can't wait to read the weird stuff I can expect to see.

Have at it.

2005-08-12 2:37 PM
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At last year's Pacific Grove Oly, there was a man wearing a bright, shiny green speedo and nothing else. And he had to be the hairiest guy this side of the jungle. Since the run course loops by the spectator area three times, I got to see him a couple of times while waiting for my BF to come by. I started calling him Mr. Hairshirt.

It wasn't the hairy back that bothered me as much as the bright, shiny green speedo. I don't know why people insist on wearing them. You know who you are! Stop it!
2005-08-12 2:54 PM
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I thought I had erased this from my memory until just now:

At a race last weekend, I'm in T1. After unracking the bike, I look up to see a pasty, hairy dude standing there sopping wet in...tighty whiteys. WTF!?! I don't see what he had just taken off or what he was putting on and I didn't want to know.

It did make my transition that much faster.

So for anyone about to do their first tri, remember: tighty whiteys are in the NO column for triathlon.

2005-08-12 4:25 PM
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Last year at one of the largest tri's in Louisiana, I was standing talking to my friend before the race when I saw a female in her tri suit squatting beside a tree taking a pee right beside the transition area.  Hadn't seen that before and never since!
2005-08-12 4:29 PM
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Last year at the Half Vineman some guy did the entire bike and run in a grape outfit. He was dressed just like the Fruit Of The Loom guy.
2005-08-12 5:30 PM
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At my first XTERRA tri this year I was in T1 doing the regular T1 thing.  This guy comes out of the lake and runs into T1, and is just a few bikes over from me.  I wouldn’t have noticed except he lets out this string of belches and farts all at once.  I’m thinking “how much air did that guy swallow?” as I’m trying hard to stifle my laughter.  When I look up, I see that he is wearing WHITE tri shorts, which are soaking wet.  Ugh!

2005-08-12 5:31 PM
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Subject: RE: Strange Encounters at the TRI
Michael - 2005-08-12 3:25 PM

Last year at one of the largest tri's in Louisiana, I was standing talking to my friend before the race when I saw a female in her tri suit squatting beside a tree taking a pee right beside the transition area.  Hadn't seen that before and never since!


OMG I was serioulsy SO close to doing this at my first tri...I had to pee so bad on the bike and we kept going past these very enticing wooded areas...

Sorry to hijack. Back to your regularly scheduled programming.
2005-08-12 5:50 PM
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Cal - 2005-08-12 1:29 PM

Last year at the Half Vineman some guy did the entire bike and run in a grape outfit. He was dressed just like the Fruit Of The Loom guy.


Yeah, I saw that guy too. It was hotter'n'hell that day! How did he manage to run 13 miles in that suit!?!
2005-08-12 5:53 PM
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Subject: RE: Strange Encounters at the TRI
My favorite is the guy who races "Escape from Alcatraz" in a black and white striped prison suit, complete with cap.  He swims in it too, and he was pretty fast (I was a volunteer.)
2005-08-14 10:22 PM
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The bike of my sprint today was only 13 miles...on my second loop of the course, I saw a woman pull off into one of the roadside picnic groves, rest her bike against the tree, and go into the porta john...I couldnt help but laugh.
2005-08-15 7:40 AM
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while running the columbus marathon, i had to pee, i found a nice out of the way spot to take care of number 1, when a women runs upbeside me lays a newspaper down , drops her shorts and starts doing number 2 beside me, she then pulls her shorts up grabs the newspaper and off she goes, OMG talk about distracting me the rest of the race.

2005-08-15 8:06 AM
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flightmedic - 2005-08-15 7:40 AM

while running the columbus marathon, i had to pee, i found a nice out of the way spot to take care of number 1, when a women runs upbeside me lays a newspaper down , drops her shorts and starts doing number 2 beside me, she then pulls her shorts up grabs the newspaper and off she goes, OMG talk about distracting me the rest of the race.


thats nasty....hope she brought some tp...i could not imagine running that far without wiping....
2005-08-15 8:43 AM
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At mooseman (NH) this year, there was a woman in a devil costume shaking a pitchfork at us at the bottom of a very large hill.
2005-08-15 8:59 AM
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flightmedic - 2005-08-15 8:40 AM

while running the columbus marathon, i had to pee, i found a nice out of the way spot to take care of number 1, when a women runs upbeside me lays a newspaper down , drops her shorts and starts doing number 2 beside me, she then pulls her shorts up grabs the newspaper and off she goes, OMG talk about distracting me the rest of the race.


HAHAH!! I volunteered at the Columbus Marathon with my sorority this year, we were wheelchair runners and temp takers at the finish...glad to see that we missed the action!! (although we did get to see a guy runner propose to a female runner at the finish (she said yes)!
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