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What were you before triathlons?
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 2006-04-14 10:42 AM |
Master 1384    Brooklyn, NY |  Subject: What were you before triathlons?In an article I read recently, Peter Reid stated he is cyclist first, a triathlete second. Statistics (don't know where I got this one), say the most triathletes were/are runners before tri-ing. What were you before tri-ing? I was a couch potato There is room for "other" if you were something weird like an avid chess, table tennis, golf, black Jack champion turned triathlete (or something like that). |
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Master 1845 Athens, Ga. | Subject: RE: What were you before triathlons? Semi-coucher held in a semi-catatonic state by watching M*A*S*H* reruns. I went to the gym occasionally. |
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| Master 1315 Shreveport, LA | Subject: RE: What were you before triathlons? I was all about some tennis. I try to get in a least one match a week with my wife, but I used to play singles or doubles four to five times a week with many different people. |
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Giver 18427  | Subject: RE: What were you before triathlons? All-American swimmer in HS and college, nationally-ranked Masters swimmer, won a medal at NORBA Nationals (mountain biking), marathoner, national champion open water swimmer... |
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Expert 957 Reykjavik, Iceland | Subject: RE: What were you before triathlons? I have been doing Cross-training for the last couple of years, Probably the most insane think you can do with gym equipment. Before that flat water sprinte kayaking for 14 years  |
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Extreme Veteran 394 Madison,WI | Subject: RE: What were you before triathlons? All State Soccer Goalie, Basketball (Forward)- High School NCAA Qualifier-Rowing In fact, I suck at running, nor do I know how to swim or bike! I'm having fun learning!
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Elite 2552 Evans, GA | Subject: RE: What were you before triathlons? |
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COURT JESTER 12230 ROCKFORD, IL | Subject: RE: What were you before triathlons? AjFreddy - 2006-04-14 10:22 AM All State Soccer Goalie, YEAH FOR GOALIES!!!!! The LAST line of defense!!! Also a H.S. soccer goalie for 2 years, track (110m High Hurdles, 300m Inermediate Hurdles, High Jump, triple jump, tried pole vault...that was laughable), 3 years of baskerball, 1 year of swim. In college, 1 year as freshman team soccer goalie. After that just lifting weights trying to achieve a bodybuilding physique. That wasn't happening without Vitamin S and I wasn't going that route. |
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Extreme Veteran 413 Clayton/Raleigh, North Carolina | Subject: RE: What were you before triathlons? I was an exerciser with no real goal or ambition. I have never played sports. never been on any teams or clubs. I have always been a tomboy and like playing backyard football, and backpacking and stuff. I have exercised off and on through my life, walking, or leisuring riding a bike, or doing machines in the gym, mostly to help control weight. I never really knew what real exercise was until I started this training though. I used to say that I did not sweat when I exercised, I just wasn't that type of person............ I was wrong!  |
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Expert 658 San Diego | Subject: RE: What were you before triathlons? Swimmer, nothing compared to Jim but halfway decent and party animal. Both at the same time, then just party animal. I could throw gym rat in the mix but that only lasted for a while on a couple of occasions, it was more for swimming. |
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Regular 104 Columbia, SC | Subject: RE: What were you before triathlons? Was into the whole powerlifting thing, until I realized that I was sacrificing a lot of general fitness just to eek higher lifts. |
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Expert 702 Manchester, NH | Subject: RE: What were you before triathlons? Another HS soccer goalie - Is there a trend here??? But since HS - Slug - smoker -eater -slug..+40 lbs - now back to HS weight. Triathlon rocks! |
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| tustin | Subject: RE: What were you before triathlons? x-country team and still am! |
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Extreme Veteran 362 Security, CO Bronze member | Subject: RE: What were you before triathlons? I raced 4 cylinder Mini-Stock cars on a 1/4 asphalt oval. The most prevelant car in this class was and still is the Ford Pinto. |
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Veteran 192 Draper, Utah | Subject: RE: What were you before triathlons? Undersized volleyball player. Old age set in and I had to switch to slow triathlete. (Why do we always want what we can't have?) |
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Member 35 Long Beach | Subject: RE: What were you before triathlons? I started off as a waterpolo player/swimmer in high school, though I was never any good at either, so I turned to wrestler/muay thai kickboxer for a bit. I've been a gym rat at the swimming pool I lifeguarded at ever since I was fifteen, with a two year break in the middle somewhere. At one point I was able to bring out a 45.5" veined up chest, 16" arms, a 28" waist, and an 8 pack all up and down! I was doing well at triathlon until nursing really affected me and rotted my body away. Arrrgh! I still weigh the same, but hardly any muscle. Need to find a new career. Would give anything to go back three years back; loved every moment of it!  Edited by heymickey 2006-04-15 10:58 AM |
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Master 1468 Tampa, Fl | Subject: RE: What were you before triathlons? Played Football, wrestled, Track and Field in high school. Played Football in college. I was out a few years and missed physical competition so I thought this would be the hardest thing to do. It is a lot more exciting than golf. |
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Veteran 181 South Jersey | Subject: RE: What were you before triathlons? i was always involved in some type of sport, never a couch potatoe, all through my school years i've been in track and cross-country, played tennis and indoor volleyball and soccer, after high school i stopped running, still kept up with volleyball, soccer but i got curious about roller hockey (my boyfriend at the time played, he was the goalie) i told him i wouldn't mind trying out for a team and he said girls can't play hockey, well i dumped him and i've been playing roller hockey as a goalie for the last 12 years. this will be my last last year since i'm totally into the whole tri sport. i just never thought i would be a swimmer.... |
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| Expert 1085 New Orleans, LA | Subject: RE: What were you before triathlons? Party animal here - lots of going out/drinking enjoying my hometown (new orleans baby!)- with the occasional month of going to the gym for 5 days a week thrown in there. played softball when i was 12 Edited by justalittletri 2006-04-15 8:41 PM |
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| Elite 3650 Laurium, MI | Subject: RE: What were you before triathlons? started as a cyclist. Was hard core for two years until I figured out I was too slow and could take the time away from studying to devote to training. Four years later I move to South Dakota and start running due to peer pressure. I like it and start getting fast. I hear of this thing an hour away called an "X-terra off road triathlon" and it sounds like fun. That day I look it up, and in the same search find this site. It's been history ever since. |
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Expert 620 Guelph, Ontario | Subject: RE: What were you before triathlons? high school swimmer, university rower. But first and foremost I was/am a horse back rider for years and years. Thats what I was serious about, Eventing. The triathlon of the horse world. There is nothing quite like it.
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