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 2009-07-29 3:44 PM in reply to: #2315597 |
Expert  815   Milwaukee, Wisconsin |  Subject: RE: When are you a "triathlete"?I considered myself to be a triathlete when i completed my first race, but I didn't really feel like one until I had to do 3-4 hr rides on Saturdays during the school year. I would study in the morning with people, leave them and go ride, come back and they hadn't moved. Usually due to the fact that there was some major exam in less than 48 hours. |
| 2009-07-29 3:46 PM in reply to: #2315809 |
Elite 2844  Reston VA | Subject: RE: When are you a "triathlete"? |
| 2009-07-29 3:50 PM in reply to: #2315737 |
Veteran 139 MA | Subject: RE: When are you a "triathlete"? tjh - 2009-07-29 4:12 PM x2. However, personally I don't think I'll really feel like a triathlete until I have the confidence to start the swim with the main pack.In my opinion, the minimum criteria are: 1. Completed at least one triathlon 2. Seriously intend to do another one (if not, then you're a former triathlete) Edited by jammers 2009-07-29 3:51 PM |
| 2009-07-29 3:55 PM in reply to: #2315597 |
Champion 6503  NOVA - Ironic for an Endurance Athlete | Subject: RE: When are you a "triathlete"? When you find yourself with 2 spare hours, your lawn is unmowed, the house is a mess, and you decide to swim because your jams are clean, but your running shorts and trishorts are dirty. |
| 2009-07-29 3:57 PM in reply to: #2315597 |
| New user 73 Collegeville | Subject: RE: When are you a "triathlete"? I had much the same experience. While I have done three sprints over two years I still don't think of myself as a triathlete. More an awesome way to keep some level of fitness. With the numerous people on this site who have done multiple IM, HIM... it seems like a reach to include myself. Its kinda like saying me and Tiger Woods are both golfers - "he is playing a game with which I am not familiar" - a Bobby Jones quote that seems fitting to your question as well. |
| 2009-07-29 4:36 PM in reply to: #2315627 |
| Miami,FL | Subject: RE: When are you a "triathlete"? steveseer - 2009-07-29 3:37 PM KenD - 2009-07-29 3:35 PM I considered myself a triathlete when I completed my first triathlon. x2 X3! im wondering, do you ever STOP being a triathlete once you already are? |
| 2009-07-29 4:40 PM in reply to: #2315597 |
Expert 1123 Columbus | Subject: RE: When are you a "triathlete"? you've earned the title once you finish one race. whether or not you call yourself one is personal preference. i consider myself a runner and former swimmer who does triathlons. i just don't think of myself as a triathlete even though I've done over a dozen. |
| 2009-07-29 4:57 PM in reply to: #2315597 |
Extreme Veteran 612 Chicago-ish | Subject: RE: When are you a "triathlete"? If anyone who completes an IM is called an Ironman, then it seems logical that anyone who completes a triathlon should be called a triathlete. Just my .02 as someone who hasn't done her first race yet. |
| 2009-07-29 5:39 PM in reply to: #2315759 |
Champion 7558 Albuquerque, New Mexico | Subject: RE: When are you a "triathlete"? JC5066 - 2009-07-29 3:19 PM tjh - 2009-07-29 4:12 PM In my opinion, the minimum criteria are: X2 IMO you have to complete at least one. Training alone doesn't make you one. I can train to be a boxer, but until I put the gloves on and fight, I am not a boxer. Just as I can run, I can swim, and I can bike, but until I do them all at an event, I am not a triathlete. (With a little luck and a lot of prayer, I will have this title by the end of August) Now using this analogy, you wouldn't call yourself a boxer unless you lasted all 3(or 15) rounds. Personally, I won't take the title of "triathlete" away from anybody. I'll honor someone with that title if they show up to race trained, prepared, and willing to finish. For me, DNF doesn't keep someone from being a triathlete. |
| 2009-07-29 5:53 PM in reply to: #2315597 |
Master 2404 Redlands, CA | Subject: RE: When are you a "triathlete"? 1) When you've completed at minimum an Olympic Distance Triathlon. 2) When you feel able to complete an Olympic Distance any weekend. I've finished 2 sprints but do I consider myself a Triathlete? No, both had insanely easy swims (1 was 2 laps in a pool) and varying distances. Since Olympic is an 'official' distance, that's the mark. Would you would go to an event and cycle 1 mile than call yourself a cyclist...or run for a block and call yourself a runner? |
| 2009-07-29 5:59 PM in reply to: #2315597 |
Champion 5782 Northridge, California | Subject: RE: When are you a "triathlete"? I consider it to be at the finish line of the first race. When I used to work in the theatre, I didn't consider people who were taking acting classes with dreams of becoming actors to merit the term "actor"...too dismissive of the thousands of people who actually managed to get on stage (or on camera), which is almost never just a matter of beauty or charisma (as a lot of people sometimes assume). Similarly, I think anyone can declare they plan to do a triathlon, but talk is pretty cheap. The corporate team my wife's been on for three years starts out each spring with a pretty significant number of employees who declare themselves to be in for the team's target sprint tri in the fall who don't make it to mid-summer with their training. Just deciding to do it and starting to train doesn't pass muster for me. YMMV... |
| 2009-07-29 6:02 PM in reply to: #2315610 |
Expert 1040 SF Bay Area | Subject: RE: When are you a "triathlete"? smilford - 2009-07-29 12:32 AM As soon as you start training for a triathlon. I think that is the right answer. You don't have to enter or complete a race. You can be a cyclist without racing. |
| 2009-07-29 6:02 PM in reply to: #2315597 |
Extreme Veteran 331 Corinth, Texas | Subject: RE: When are you a "triathlete"? After I finished my first race I thought of myself as a triathlete. But I would say to continue too be a triathlete you should be active in the sport. |
| 2009-07-29 6:03 PM in reply to: #2315597 |
Extreme Veteran 369 Maine | Subject: RE: When are you a "triathlete"? I logged alot of hours training for my first sprint tri, and during that time I was "training for a triathlon" I completed the triathlon, so I guess I'm a triathlete. Never realized there was such a disparity between people's opinions on the matter. |
| 2009-07-29 6:39 PM in reply to: #2315769 |
Expert 1123 Columbus | Subject: RE: When are you a "triathlete"? smilford - 2009-07-29 4:22 PM You're a triathlete when I say you are that's funnythe first time i read this i thought it said You're a triathlete when you say you are |
| 2009-07-29 6:41 PM in reply to: #2315737 |
Expert 1123 Columbus | Subject: RE: When are you a "triathlete"? tjh - 2009-07-29 4:12 PM hmm. i hadn't really though about the after the triathlon factor. i think those are good criteria.In my opinion, the minimum criteria are: 1. Completed at least one triathlon 2. Seriously intend to do another one (if not, then you're a former triathlete) |
| 2009-07-29 6:49 PM in reply to: #2316094 |
Sneaky Slow 8694 Herndon, VA, | Subject: RE: When are you a "triathlete"? jeffy_101 - 2009-07-29 7:02 PM smilford - 2009-07-29 12:32 AM As soon as you start training for a triathlon. I think that is the right answer. You don't have to enter or complete a race. You can be a cyclist without racing.Main difference there is that to compete in a triathlon, you need to be able to put all three together, back-to-back-to-back. Sure, you can swim Monday, run on Tuesday, bike on Wednesday, but at least in my mind, one isn't a triathlete until they've finished a race and put all three sports together. Edited by newleaf 2009-07-29 6:50 PM |
| 2009-07-29 6:52 PM in reply to: #2315622 |
Master 1440 | Subject: RE: When are you a "triathlete"? KenD - 2009-07-29 3:35 PM I considered myself a triathlete when I completed my first triathlon. When I crossed the Finish line for the first time. I may be a bit of a goof, but I don't even wear the shirt until I cross the line. |
| 2009-07-29 7:47 PM in reply to: #2315597 |
| Regular 281 | Subject: RE: When are you a "triathlete"? I guess it's whatever you want it to be. I've done 3 triathlons (and 1 duathlon) this year but I wouldn't call myself a triathlete. I train for them but my main objective is to get fit, and not compete. The race just gives me something to shoot for and makes sure I keep on exercising. For me, I'll consider myself a "triathlete" when I complete a full sprint without stopping during the swim, bike, and run. I always have to stop in the swim and the run. I'll also refer to myself as a triathlete if I can manage to compete in and finish (even DFL) an Olympic Distance becuase that will be an event not just anybody can do. But that is my view. |
| 2009-07-29 8:02 PM in reply to: #2315597 |
Member 43 | Subject: RE: When are you a "triathlete"? I think of others as triathletes once they've completed a race and continue training for another. I will think of myself as a triathlete once I cross the finish line of the wildflowers HIM next year. Weird how I have such a double standard for myself!  |
| 2009-07-29 8:06 PM in reply to: #2315597 |
Extreme Veteran 475 Watertown, MA | Subject: RE: When are you a "triathlete"? My criteria: I am a triathlete because I completed a triathlon. I will be an ironman when I complete an Ironman. Simple as that. Regardless of the distance, or how many you've done, completing a triathlon requires determination, hours of training and a will to succeed. There is no shame in calling yourself a 'triathlete' once you complete a triathlon...after all, you've earned it! |
| 2009-07-29 8:51 PM in reply to: #2315737 |
Expert 1115 Spokane, WA | Subject: RE: When are you a "triathlete"? tjh - 2009-07-29 1:12 PM In my opinion, the minimum criteria are: 1. Completed at least one triathlon 2. Seriously intend to do another one (if not, then you're a former triathlete) I think this is the best answer, it's simple and to the point. It also fits me perfectly. |
| 2009-07-29 9:00 PM in reply to: #2316094 |
Champion 6503 NOVA - Ironic for an Endurance Athlete | Subject: RE: When are you a "triathlete"? jeffy_101 - 2009-07-29 6:02 PM smilford - 2009-07-29 12:32 AM As soon as you start training for a triathlon. I think that is the right answer. You don't have to enter or complete a race. You can be a cyclist without racing.A race entry separates runners from joggers. Also, triathletes, from trainees. [nerd hat]You cannot be a Jedi Master without battle[/nerd hat] |
| 2009-07-29 9:01 PM in reply to: #2316156 |
| Miami,FL | Subject: RE: When are you a "triathlete"? verga - 2009-07-29 7:52 PM KenD - 2009-07-29 3:35 PM I considered myself a triathlete when I completed my first triathlon. When I crossed the Finish line for the first time. I may be a bit of a goof, but I don't even wear the shirt until I cross the line. I thought i was the only one who thought that wearing the race shirt before finishing was odd. I wanna earn the right to wear that shirt. |
| 2009-07-29 9:09 PM in reply to: #2315597 |
Elite 2793 Denver | Subject: RE: When are you a "triathlete"? |
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