Dumbest thing you've said as a triathlete.... (Page 3)

"Its a 2.4 mile swim, then a 112 mile bike, then a marathon."

Guilty as charged - about 1x/month Feb-Oct.

Nope, especially if you start going long. 

See the "fell off my trainer" forum.  Three of us in one week.  I wish I'd worn mine.

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I didn't say it, but thought it ..... 

For my first tri, a danskin with maybe 6000 people, the elites were the first heat.  I was maybe the 10th heat.   I got in and swam like a maniac and when I got out and into the transition area, I saw one of the elites (race numbers <100).  I thought "man - she sure swims slow for an elite!".  

As I headed out on my bike I realized that in the time I waited my turn to go and did my swim, she was in T2 while I was in T1.....    glad I didn;t SAY it!

"Of course I can learn how to ride a bike in a week."

And I did a long bike of 6 whole miles before that first triathlon (10 mi bike).

Gulp ... don't care to admit how many times I've said this ...

"WHICH WAY IS THE FINISH LINE???" (while hopelessly lost)

Me, a 225 lb 35 year old brokendown football player, after finishing my second triathlon 10 minutes faster than my first to capture 105th place: "I think I have some talent for this"

2 weeks ago, after nearly vomiting following my 2000+ place finish at a 1/2 marathon: "I think I would really excel at longer course events... but I don't have the time to train"

I think chocolate GU makes me dumber.

Ooooh, chocolate GU and running DO NOT mix. Chocolate GU, while delicious, is reserved for long bike rides, only.

Totally disagree, I loves my chocolate GU.  For morning long runs I go with the espresso GU.  I am thinking of combining them to get a mocha think going, or with peanut butter for a reeses type of thing. I was also thinking of a squeeze tub of Nutella, that's super yummy too. The only thing that gives me GI issues is Cytomax, which is weird.

HA!  I actually yelled out "Where am I going" coming out of T2 at my last tri this season.  I hadn't walked the exit (stupid me) and had NO idea where to go.

Conversation at the beginning of this year (my first year of tri's) with my friends who had just completed the April IMAZ:

Joe: I bet you do an Ironman next year
Me: No, no, come on, I've only done two tri's--a sprint and a 1/4 Iron--2010, I'll do one in 2010.
Joe: You're not going to make it through the year without getting bit by the bug...you'll do one next year, I know your type.
Me: No, no, 2010...2010

I leave a week from today to go to FL for IMFL '08 and sign up for '09....
(* I have done more than 2 tri's since then..)

I was shopping at the mall with my wife and daughter when a stunningly beautiful and incredibly fit woman (the leader of our triathlon club group workouts) walks up to me and says hey Brad how you doing? I blankly look at her momentarily stunned and confused only to respond with: Holy crap! Monique! I didn't recognize you with clothes on! Blushing now... Hi sweetie... this is my triathlon coach!

So embarising...