You might be a BOPer if... (Page 2)

 Ha.  That was me during my last race.  I had my own personal kayak guard standing by through the entire swim...might of had something to do with how I randomly died whilst swimming last summer, but whatev....

...you draft off the oldest runner in a 10K, thinking you'll sure pass him during the second half of the race, and then you fall behind and never really manage to catch up again.

Sounds like me during a 4 miler last Thanksgiving. I was visiting my folks in FL and did my first running race. Although there were folks racing from all age groups, I found myself surrounded by many folks who've long been retired...and I felt so triumphant when I pushed past them close to the finish

-The race officials are biking towards you asking YOU if you are the last person. (ouch) so they can follow you in.

-The finish line is already packed in the van. The race clock has been dismantled.

-The birds have finished whatever crumbs might have been dropped on the ground

- There's no litter along the road as you finish up the run

Signs that the BOP may be in your future . . . .

When you go to pick up your registration packet and before asking for your name, you are told you can't pick up a packet for another person.

This makes me laugh - in my first tri I got passed by a woman pushing a running stroller at mile 2 of a 4 mile run.  I would have tackled her but I feared the baby would get hurt.

Ha, ha, ha! That's good.

... if you get passed by a guy pushing a stroller ... with a Chihuahua in it ... and the guy's carrying his baby. (True, dat!!!)

 Been there, got passed by a couple pushing a jogging stroller with a shitzu in it and all i could say was "oh sh*t"  LOL

At least you could still talk, well sort of. 

If you're on a road bike and most if not all of the mountain bikes are in front of you.

If you're on a road bike and get passed by mountain bikes going uphill. 

I had forgotten this until this weekend where I went back to the scene...

I was last out of the water (with like 200 yds to go kept getting asked if I wanted out..I'm like I am 80% done I'm keep going as I was moving forward..it annoyed me) and last off the bike at this race Mooseman '05 and was last on the run but as it is out and back happy to see other folks again.

Sad part was an ambulance followed me the final 3 miles and would play leap frog with me..go ahead of me wait until I got a little in front of them and they did it again. Nothing like being escorted to the finish by an ambulance...positive vibes?