Miami University Student Foundation Triathlon : Official Thread (Page 2)

bananatoes - 2010-01-18 5:16 PM you sound old....maybe the 65-69 age group might fit you better (at least mentally)

David tri's - 2010-01-18 5:22 PM

Oh be nice to the new guys, Tom!

bananatoes - 2010-01-18 9:30 PM she's feisty ... I am a decrepit 34 year old man but with the humor of a 14 year old so it averages out. She is nearly geographically Dayton , so just like family, Dayton gets to poke at near Dayton. I shall extend my paw of friendship and offer any help she needs with SBR

bananatoes - 2010-01-18 9:30 PM she's feisty ... I am a decrepit 34 year old man but with the humor of a 14 year old so it averages out. She is nearly geographically Dayton , so just like family, Dayton gets to poke at near Dayton. I shall extend my paw of friendship and offer any help she needs with SBR

k_watzek - 2010-01-19 6:06 PM

Woof! You make 30 sound old! Let me tell you I'm USAT 30 this year and hot damn if I'm not in the best shape I have EVER been in my LIFE. I puffy heart triathlons!

And enjoy following Newbz around. The view is amazing! er, um even if I do feel like a cougar around him!

k_watzek - 2010-01-19 8:06 PM Woof!  You make 30 sound old!  Let me tell you I'm USAT 30 this year and hot damn if I'm not in the best shape I have EVER been in my LIFE.  I puffy heart triathlons!

And enjoy following Newbz around.  The view is amazing!  er, um even if I do feel like a cougar around him! 

David tri's - 2010-01-20 10:50 AM Oh look at what we've done to this nice little thread. It used to be so inviting. Now it's been saddled with talk of age, cougar-ism, personal slams.

I think I'll add to it!

K and diamond, just be glad you're not as old as Tom. If I ever get to be as old as him I've instructed my wife to take me out behind the barn and shoot me.


With all the posting on here has anyone had time to train for this race?

bananatoes - 2010-01-20 9:03 AM

does this mean I have to crack by on david or do I start making fun of brue cause he is older than me?
I will go with the crack on david- I cant wait till you say that to my face...of course I will have to bring you a stool to stand on so that can happen. Zing

I cant wait until it gets warmer and race threads can be about races but I will take this witter banter in the interim.

bananatoes - 2010-01-20 11:30 AM

group hug

newbz - 2010-01-20 1:50 PM screw that i'm goin' for a run;-)

ddiamond - 2010-01-20 2:59 PM I went for a run this morning - got to test the brand new running shoes out (love em'). There - newbz reinitiated the training talk and I am adding to it. And it is official I spent the money to register as well as became a USAT member...what have I done to myself?

David tri's - 2010-01-20 3:27 PM  

This is how it starts. Drop a few dollars on some running shoes. Then some idiot on BT tells you to go ahead and get the USAT membership. Then you spend a few hundred on a road bike. Next thing you know you want a wetsuit and maybe some flippers and hand paddles to do some swim training with. Before you know whats happened you've worn out your run shoes and need two more pair. At the end of your first season you've outgrown your road bike and decide a $5,500 tri bike sounds peferectly reasonable. After all can you really put a price on good health? Soon you've laid out money for a coach, speedsuit, aerohelmet, Zipp wheels, singlet, Zoot shoes, and that Ironman entry. Of course you need to travel to the race venue a few times before the big event to ride the course. Fuel, hotel, food costs. But it's ok, you're chasing a dream.

You've lost most of your friends due to the insane amount of time you spend training, your wife (or husband) rolls their eyes when you try to reasonably explain that no, you can't go see your inlaws today, you have a 6 hour bike to get in. All the while you're eating 5000 calories a day and still loosing weight.

You finish the IM and suddenly have way too much time on your hands. You take a few days off training and start to get migrane headaches. You're bored and restless. You're sad, angry. You know what you need?

To sign up for another race!

So, what have you done to yourself? You've come to the dark side. Welcome. It's a fun place to be.

ddiamond - 2010-01-20 9:59 AM

Sorry K - I was not intending for 30 to sound old - at least not to you and if you feel like a cougar around Newbz then so will I as it seems that you and I are very close in age. Sadly, I don't think I will be able to enjoy the view because I don't think there is any way that I will be able to keep up with him [Sigh].

newbz - 2010-01-20 10:06 PM oh man, i never knew i was pace booty material.