Andy Rooney on tris

OK, I'm not young. Not only do I remember Archie Bunker (and I don't mean on syndicated re-runs) but I actually agree Archie, Rush Limbaugh, and Andy Roonie on MANY things. Like accepting personal responsibility for your own actions. Hey, nobody force fed me all those cakes, doughnuts, burritos, and baked potatoes. I made myself 375 pounds. And now I'm making myself smaller.

My recent embarassment at the prison over the tri distances brings up a topic perfect for Andy Rooney. Now I have all kinds of respect for Ironman tri'rs. The name Ironman certainly applies to any person who can finish one of those. Realistically, I can see myself someday maybe finishing a half ironman. The name of that one makes sense too. Olympic distance tris, well, heck yeah, that's the official distance for the Olympics. Another name that makes sense. But a SPRINT tri? Folks, I don't "sprint" anywhere. Except to a staff assistance call at the prison. And when I get there all I want to do is HIT somebody. I'm pretty sure that would be frowned on in the transition areas. So who came up with this oxymoron name? And you can't say it's because of how fast they run them. I've compared times for winners at the various distances. The guys who win these things seem to turn the same times no matter what the distance is, and they are ALL faster than I ever was.