I met a legend this morning!!!!

OH MY OH MY OH MY OH MY!!!!

LUCKY YOU!! Hopefully you'll be blessed by the tri gods this season. Did you touch his bike?

[rambling]I'm sure that this is a terrible generalization with plenty of counter-examples.  But it seems like the "marginally famous" or "locally famous" types are usually much more agreeable/amiable with their fans.  Meanwhile, it seems like any of the "really famous" or "borderline household names" that I've run across have been for the most part stand-offish and rude.  I don't know if it has to do with not being burned out or the fact that the less famous folks can still remember what it's like to walk two blocks with out being asked for a picture or autograph or having someone with a telephoto lense take pictures of their kids.[/rambling]

Either way it's awesome that you got to mee him and I am wicked jealous.

bts

Edit - well I'll be, that was my 1,000th post, don't you feel special now?

Bryan,

Very Cool!

BTW, Steve Scott (the 4 min/mile guy) lives and works right up the street from you. He said that whenever people recognize him, they always say "Are you Steve Scott? You are my favorite Ironman" I wonder how many people think Scott Tinley is the 4 min/mile guy too

Scott e-mailed me this morning and told me that is was a pleasure to meet me and if I he could be of any help at all in my training to let him know and he would be happy to help....... That Rocks

Wow,

it's one thing to meet a guy like Scott Tinely and him being a great guy and very approachable...BUT it's another thing all together for him to email you and tell you that it was nice meeting you and to let him know if he can help you with your training......and you're not even a hot chick!!!  That is truly amazing

I just emailed him through his website thanking him for being an inspiration over the years and for being cool to a fellow BT'er.  I think it would be a most excellent way to thank him if everyone else who's a fan of his emailed him to thank him for that too.  He'd probably get a kick out of getting 10, 50, 100 emails like that. 

Update to this post:  He emailed me back almost immediately thanking and encouraging me to keep training.  What a guy.

Very cool. Tri pros may not get incredibly wealthy, but the top ones seem to achieve a level of fame that seems quite manageable and allows them to have a pleasant level of contact with fans.

I would guess that many of them have already checked out this forum at least once. I doubt that any would register and post under their real names though for fear of generating a slew of "Hey Scott, (Simon, Hunter, Lori, Jessi etc..)" threads that they couldn't possibly answer.

Right Jessi?

Jessi? As in Jessi Stensland?

I ride on Maxxis tires because of her...

CHA CHA CHA! Not only is she hot, but she is smokin' fast on the iron steed

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