Do you call yourself a triathlete? (Page 3)

Oh, so now we can't say anything questionable about the censor dude? You probably put it more crudely, theerby pushing the envelope too far.

And Haley, it's not that you're quicker, just that I was (literally) out to lunch. Now I'm back. Nice, however, to know that great minds think alike.

No, all I put was "does that make you a master debater?"

What'd ya eat?

ROTFLMAO...

Yes, I am a triathlete. A crude one, but still  *hijack over*

Salad. Grilled chicken. Watching my weight, y'know.

Actually, I lied . I'm scared to post what I really ate as it may be deemed too racy for these forums. Kept it bland and safe.

Wouldn't even know where to get wahoo. I'm not saying.

But I only get two hours a limited time for lunch. Do they deliver?

Bear, there's a Wahoo grill here in Atlanta. One in Austin too I think.

I run alone (most of the time) and really enjoy it. But I swim with Happycow and that has been a blast. We do spend most of the kick sets chatting (without kids) and my swim sets have been shorter and less intense, but I really value the time with her.

Now I do my long rides with some friends and for me that helps a lot. One friend is a monster on the bike and "climbs like an angel" so we just try to hang on to his wheel and let him drag us along. My other buddy is equal to if not a little better cyclist than I am. So, having them around is great for motivation on those cold winter rides. Sometimes we are all not on the same page physically depending on the length of the season. For those times when I'm not up to their shape, I choose to ride solo. Mainly because the surges of speed wipe me out. If I ride at my pace I can ride all day long but at their pace I get dropped like a bad habit.

Having training partners that are close to each other's abilities makes racing fun too. With the buddy who is equal to my bike fitness, I am a faster swimmer and he is a faster runner. If I have a better swim than he has a run, I will win. If it's the other way around then he will win. My other buddy spots us a few minutes so we try to beat his handicapped time None of us will be on the podium anytime soon, so that adds something to our races.

2 years ago at a race here in town I stuck around for the awards and they started with men 70+ age group. There was Emilio DeSoto Sr. and his group of buddies. Each one of them won something, but I could tell it meant more to them that they got to hang out with each other more than it did to win anything. My buddies and I agreed that we would be those guys 40 years from now.

Find a partner, if you don't like them then you do all the pulling on the bike and you'll never have to talk to them

when my mind set is as
"someone who might possibly one-day or may be never quite compete"
I eat and [hardly] train poorly

when I call myself an "Athlete"
[I even write it on the back of my hand]
then I have to be serious about my goal

as long as this motivation works, I'll remind myself
[though I have yet to even compete in a fun-run];
I am an athlete

underneath this body of a fat lazy barsteward
is an athlete tri-ing [hardly] to get out

I agree that "The potential for most people to do triathlons is irrelevent beside the fact that most wont. " 

That's just like those people that when I tell them that I will be doing an Ironman say something like, "The swim would be tough, but I could to the bike....I would have to walk a lot on the run..."  What is that?  I do agree that just about anyone with the discipline and committment can achieve a finish at the IM distance, but there is an enormous difference between just saying and actually attempting.   ENORMOUS.