Your know you're a clydesdale/Athena when...

I suppose I forgot to play along too.

You know your a clyde/athena when on group rides the "faster" little guys won't quit drafting you.

when on the run, someone speeds up to catch you and says "Man! For a guy your size, you run fast!"

Thank you.....but you just called me fat! 

Now that's funny, true, but funny.

tstick14 - 2011-03-29 5:32 PM You know you're a clyde/athena when riding your bike look down and think "are my tires losing air?" Only to get off and find them rock hard!! 

I know that one!!

...... you are racing on a hot humid day and someone running next to you says "thanks for letting me run in your shade"

When, despite training for your first HIM, your BMI triggers the following printout in your after-care plan from the doctor's office.

Oh, and Bronchitis sucks!

Really, should you be encouraging a Triathlete with Bronchitis to exercise?

Everyone else is saying, "really, Eric, slow down. How many times do you need to get sick... blah.. blah... blah..."

My after care paperwork:

Becoming More Active

Almost any activity that gets you moving and strengthens your muscles is good for your health and can help move you towards your weight goal. Forty-five minutes of brisk exercise burns 250 to 350 calories. If you haven't been exercising regularly, start slowly and gradually increase how long, how often, and how hard you exercise.

* Aim for at least 30 to 60 minutes of activity on most days. The activity should be hard enough that you feel the effort but not so hard that you become out of breath. Walking is a good choice for many people.

* Exercising for several short periods that add up to 30 minutes helps just as much as exercising for 30 minutes at a time. You don't have to do it all at once.

* "Choose to move" whenever you can. Take the stairs rather than the elevator; take a walk instead of a coffee break. These are easy ways to be more active.

* Make it fun! Vary your activities or team up with a friend to help keep you going. Pick an activity you enjoy.

You may have other ideas of your own about how to be more active. Almost any activity counts!

You know you're a Clydesdale/Athena when...

you tell others that you're a triathlete, they respond with shock while looking you up and down, "Really?!"

LOL! I'm really laughing hard at these!

Thanks! I will run these as mantras in my head today while I workout.

Along these same lines...  I was on a rafting trip once with co-workers and one of them said, "How come they gave you such a small life jacket?"  

My reply, It's the same size as everyone else's.....