Embracing your inner TriDork

great job, did you really run the whole thing with your helmet on? and what distance?

That is pretty awesome. I'm sure at some point I'll do something similar.

Last year during Redman 70.3 I saw a guy running with a aero helmet.

It makes me happy to know that I'm not alone.

In the next issue I would like to see:

"Unicorn Speedo With Your Body? - Say YES!"
"Unconventional Lubricants - Group Test Page 8"
"The Dark Arts of Breast Stroke"

My biggest tri dork moment may have been sitting at work on a slow day wearing this...

When a customer came in (that I didn't see pull in) there were a couple moments of utter confusion...







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where did you even find those oakleys?

In my off time (that is...sitting at work) I am an excellent EBAY sniper

   Well, rule is rules, right?  No abandoning anything on the course, no outside assistance.  I knew there would be a lot of comments, but could only smile at myself.  I ran the distance with it except for the last 100 yards when I sprinted in - figured the small amount of shredded pride I had left deserved a break from a finish line photo with it on.  It was the Pacific Grove Olympic, 3 laps on the run so everyone got a chance to get a good look . . .

Hey, if you can't laugh at yourself, who will laugh at you.  I can answer that - pretty much everyone.

SO awesome! Great to see that some folks can laugh at themselves. Well done!

At least you didn't have your helmet on backwards..................

Well.....There was the sprint tri where I was chasing some HOT pace booty in the final kilometer and just as I was about to catch him, he came to a dead stop just in front of me. I said, "Huh?" and he turned around and informed me this wasn't the way to the finish; he was just warming down, having already finished the race (and podiumed for the guys.) I had to do a 180, go back to where I left the course (which had left the path and gone elsewhere) and run the last 200m or so. Thank goodness it didn't affect my overall or AG placing, just my time. I still see this dude at races, occasionally on the podium, but he has kindly never mentioned the incident.....

My worst private dork moment was hitting my head HARD on the bike rack in T2, I guess after bending down to change my shoes. Thank goodness, I was still wearing my helmet at that point, which sounds out of sequence, but typical. If I hadn't hit my head, I probably would have started the run in the helmet! I'm not sure anyone else noticed, but I did.

We won't even discuss my ineptitude at transition. I've even been yelled at by old ladies spectating, including my own mother, for taking too long. I'm sure they could all do a better job of finding their bikes/shoes/ putting on/taking off various items of clothing and equipment.

Being a dork seems to come naturally to me.

Edited by Hot Runner 2013-09-28 8:07 AM

Ouch - your own mother?  Now that's harsh!

When I first got into Tri's my T1 times were so slow that race reports got comments like "what we're you doing ? Shaving your legs?" I can only imagine what a dork I looked like.

I ran out of T1 at IMMT with my bike Shorts on back to front - actually it was less of a run and more of a waddle! It didn't take long to work out what was wrong and I quickly ran back into the tent and switched them round - otherwise that would have been an interesting ride!