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 2005-10-12 12:44 PM |
Master  1468    Tampa, Fl |  Subject: Dumb things done while trainingI had just finished my ride last night and was pretty tired. My legs were pretty dead but I was feeling good. So good I decided to take the stairs with my bike instead of the elevator. Yes the concrete painted with slick paint stairs. While trotting up the stairs in my bike shoes the metal cleat didn't catch and my foot slipped down the stairs. Luckily my fall was broken by my jaw landing on my bike frame. I have never been so close to knocking myself out before. I really knocked the hell out of me. I was wobbley for about 5 minutes trying to get my head straight. But it would have been pretty funny if I had been knocked out and the next person in the stairwell would have found a 215 lb man in spandex unconcious with a bike on top of him. Moral of the story, Be Careful Where You Walk With Your Metal Cleated Shoes!!! |
| 2005-10-12 2:04 PM in reply to: #264078 |
Master 2052 Colorado | Subject: RE: Dumb things done while training Heeeee. Nice one! The dumbest thing I can think of right now (which is not to say I haven't done dumber things) is the Gu fiasco of 2005. I used to (and still do, occasionally) keep Gu packets in my sports bra, right in between the girls. It fits, I don't notice them, and if you don't have pockets, well... it works. Except when you run extra long, and fail to notice the subtle chafing... yeah. That makes for some really attractive markings on your chest. Nice and painful, too! |
| 2005-10-12 2:53 PM in reply to: #264078 |
Expert 1535 Coeur D'alene, ID | Subject: RE: Dumb things done while training Went for a run at 3:00 in the morning when I got off work. It was the middle of the summer and really hot during the day so the nice cool morning seemed a great time to run. Even wore my headlamp and ran along the street where the streetlamps were nice and bright. Still didn't see the drop off at the edge of the pavement and stepped right on the edge...ankle went *pop*...and that was the end of running for nearly 2 1/2 months. This happened last July 29th and day before yesterday was my first day running since then. Moral of the story...don't run in the dark unless you pay VERY CLOSE attention to what you're doing! |
| 2005-10-12 2:56 PM in reply to: #264078 |
Resident Curmudgeon 25290 The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: Dumb things done while training Didn't happen to me (I NEVER do anything dumb, training or otherwise  ), but CH's gu story reminded me of a friend of mine who decided it would be more efficient to open her gels before her ride. Works fine in the short run, but on longer rides, open gels tend to leak. Chocolate gu dripping from the middle pocket in the rear of one's jersey is not a pretty sight. |
| 2005-10-12 3:08 PM in reply to: #264078 |
Champion 6786 Two seat rocket plane | Subject: RE: Dumb things done while training 1/2 lbs cherries(yum) + 1:30 fast group ride = bad idea |
| 2005-10-12 3:21 PM in reply to: #264175 |
Expert 1535 Coeur D'alene, ID | Subject: RE: Dumb things done while training ride_like_u_stole_it - 2005-10-12 12:08 PM 1/2 lbs cherries(yum) + 1:30 fast group ride = bad idea Dave, just reading that sounds painful! |
| 2005-10-12 3:43 PM in reply to: #264078 |
Master 1932 Savannah, | Subject: RE: Dumb things done while training Almost fell off my spin bike trying to touch my own quad muscle (in admiration). Emergency Room conversation: "Um, how did this happen?" "Well, I was checking myself out and reached down to feel my muscle and.....". And there's the ever popular, "fogot my foot was in the clips" pavement hug. |
| 2005-10-12 3:52 PM in reply to: #264078 |
| Master 1597 Colorado | Subject: RE: Dumb things done while training Unsuspectingly pee'd on unsuspecting snakes. Twice. Kid- "Mommy, why is that man hopping around, clad in spandex/lycra blend, peeing everywhere, with an angry snake chasing him?" Mommy- "Just close your eyes 'till its over." |
| 2005-10-12 3:58 PM in reply to: #264126 |
Giver 18427 | Subject: RE: Dumb things done while training Lucky, lucky Gu... ChipmunkHeart - 2005-10-12 2:04 PM I used to (and still do, occasionally) keep Gu packets in my sports bra, right in between the girls. |
| 2005-10-12 3:59 PM in reply to: #264078 |
Giver 18427 | Subject: RE: Dumb things done while training Twenty "Three Mile Island Wings" from Taco Mac. |
| 2005-10-12 4:25 PM in reply to: #264210 |
Queen BTich 12411 , | Subject: RE: Dumb things done while training Before a hot 10k. Ha. I told you to wear a diaper like me. run4yrlif - 2005-10-12 4:59 PM Twenty "Three Mile Island Wings" from Taco Mac. |
| 2005-10-12 4:43 PM in reply to: #264078 |
Elite 2863 | Subject: RE: Dumb things done while training Out for a training ride with an athlete of mine (female). Going about 25 MPH down the shoulder of a highway when I spotted a car muffler on the shoulder. I thought to myself..."Boy I'd look cool bunny-hopping this". As I approached the muffler I pressed down and pulled up getting great air, but then my left foot came out of my pedal and I went nuts first down onto my top tube. Besides pancaking my gems I stuck my left foot into my front wheel which threw me to the ground and snapped a couple of spokes and ruined the hub. Cost me a set of very sore gems and $200 wheel repair. The girl was not impressed. |
| 2005-10-12 4:46 PM in reply to: #264167 |
Master 2232 Des Moines, Iowa | Subject: RE: Dumb things done while training the bear -... Chocolate gu dripping from the middle pocket in the rear of one's jersey is not a pretty sight. I am laughling SO hard in the office!! People are going to think their pastor is insane! |
| 2005-10-12 4:49 PM in reply to: #264078 |
Elite 2768 Raleigh | Subject: RE: Dumb things done while training When I was in college on the cross country team, we were on a long training run in the summer. I got hot and knew I was getting dehydrated (back when we used to run with no water breaks), anyway. We were on a rural road and I stopped at a apple tree to eat a couple to get to water and sugar out of the apples. Let's just say 90 degree heat, 2 green apples on a stomach does not sit well. I could have used Haley's diaper and the spare. I got teased for months after that.... |
| 2005-10-12 6:08 PM in reply to: #264078 |
Champion 7036 Sarasota, FL | Subject: RE: Dumb things done while training Taking off by myself on a 25 mile ride without a spare tube, patch kit, or CO2 cartridge, no money, and a cell phone with a dead battery. Guess what happened about five miles from home? Mark |
| 2005-10-12 8:03 PM in reply to: #264247 |
Giver 18427 | Subject: RE: Dumb things done while training Here's what's worse: sometimes when you tear the top off the Gu packet, it doesn't really open, And when you try to squeeze it into your mouth, nothing comes out, so you squeeze harder, and it explodes all over your face. If the Gu is anything other than chocolate, it looks to the world like you've been bukkaked. If it's chocolate, well, there's worse things then bukkake. shawn barr - 2005-10-12 4:46 PM the bear -... Chocolate gu dripping from the middle pocket in the rear of one's jersey is not a pretty sight. I am laughling SO hard in the office!! People are going to think their pastor is insane! |
| 2005-10-12 9:19 PM in reply to: #264078 |
Pro 4189 Pittsburgh, my heart is in Glasgow | Subject: RE: Dumb things done while training *sigh* There's still some (little) things I need to work on. Tonight, I was out for my run, and I felt GREAT. Crusing along, jamming to some MxPx, not a soul in sight. I was starting to finish up, and the last part of my run takes me past a fraternity house. I had the sudden urgent need to spit/hocker . Rather than disrespect the guys (i'm a sorority girl after all) I tried to spit to my right side, and didn't quite get enough *umph* in it...snotty, spitty gross stuff ALL OVER MY LEGS, which I got scared by because I didn't realize that I missed, and wiped it all over my hands, and consequently all over my CD player. But I didn't stop running! |
| 2005-10-12 9:46 PM in reply to: #264078 |
| Expert 615 Brisbane | Subject: RE: Dumb things done while training Phoenixanul you will surely appreciate this. While not tri related, I did manage to flip a brand new racing four (rowing boat) while attempting to launch off a pontoon. It was high school and the first time all of us had rowed a racing 4, which being narrower and lighter is not a stable. We got one have of the crew in, and as the rest of us pushed off, (at this point the others in the boat are supposed to counter balance the boat with the oars, which they didn't), the boat flipped resulting in five, wet rowers, and an audience of many pissing themselves laughing. Try getting a boat that size over turned and minimise the water you take on. We didn't live that one down for a while. |
| 2005-10-12 9:50 PM in reply to: #264078 |
| Expert 615 Brisbane | Subject: RE: Dumb things done while training Phoenixanul you will surely appreciate this. While not tri related, I did manage to flip a brand new racing four (rowing boat) while attempting to launch off a pontoon. It was high school and the first time all of us had rowed a racing 4, which being narrower and lighter is not a stable. We got one have of the crew in, and as the rest of us pushed off, (at this point the others in the boat are supposed to counter balance the boat with the oars, which they didn't), the boat flipped resulting in five, wet rowers, and an audience of many pissing themselves laughing. Try getting a boat that size over turned and minimise the water you take on. We didn't live that one down for a while. |
| 2005-10-12 9:51 PM in reply to: #264391 |
Pro 4189 Pittsburgh, my heart is in Glasgow | Subject: RE: Dumb things done while training Downunderman - 2005-10-12 10:46 PM Phoenixanul you will surely appreciate this. While not tri related, I did manage to flip a brand new racing four (rowing boat) while attempting to launch off a pontoon. It was high school and the first time all of us had rowed a racing 4, which being narrower and lighter is not a stable. We got one have of the crew in, and as the rest of us pushed off, (at this point the others in the boat are supposed to counter balance the boat with the oars, which they didn't), the boat flipped resulting in five, wet rowers, and an audience of many pissing themselves laughing. Try getting a boat that size over turned and minimise the water you take on. We didn't live that one down for a while. Yeah, because it takes TALENT to flip a 4+!!! Bet that was one unhappy coxie. (Saw a 8 flip at a race we were doing, they weighed nuff to check their position, and when they went to practice a start (all 8, at the catch, square blades) and all of a sudden, BAM! in the water. Their coxswain was a friend of mine, and after she dried out she told me, "yeah, no one was paying attention, so I shifted to yell at them, and then 8 people did 8 different strokes and we were in. " First time in my club's history that an 8 has been flipped. |
| 2005-10-12 10:36 PM in reply to: #264078 |
Master 1462 Michigan | Subject: RE: Dumb things done while training Crashed into neighbors rose bushes while attempting to come to a quick stop so I wouldn't hit her damn cat. |
| 2005-10-12 10:40 PM in reply to: #264078 |
Pro 4189 Pittsburgh, my heart is in Glasgow | Subject: RE: Dumb things done while training OH! I can't believe I haven't shared this story with you guys yet. I almost hit a deer while on my bike. I was cruising out by Alum Creek Dam, finally managed to get up in the 20's despite the crappy headwind, so I looked down to check my water supplies, and I hear a russling in the bushes on the side of the road. All of a sudden ...there's a DEER standing in the road, just LOOKING at me like, "wow you look stupid in that shirt." I screamed out of surprise, and had I not screamed, I would have hit him straight on. I don't know who would have hurt more. |
| 2005-10-13 12:40 AM in reply to: #264416 |
Member 52 Cambridge, MA | Subject: RE: Dumb things done while training I hate to think what would have happened if he had given you the "hey, nice shirt" look instead! |
| 2005-10-13 10:56 AM in reply to: #264416 |
Master 1932 Savannah, | Subject: RE: Dumb things done while training I hit a live armadillo on my bike. It was on the side of the road in the bushes and timed it perfectly to run under my front tire. He bounced off like a basketball and I almost wiped out. Can you imagine falling on a live armadillo? Freaky-armadillo with a deathwish or bike girl with a death wish? |
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