You know you’re a triathlete when…
Posted on April 2nd, 2008 by TriathleteDad
Someone on my team e-mailed me these. As you may have guessed, I can relate to most of these:
- You are over 30 and there is still someone in your life that you refer to as “coach”.
- Your last bike cost more than your first car.
- You have peed outdoors more times in the last year than you did in your first year of university.
- You think of mowing the lawn as a form of cross-training.
- You’ve worn a heart-rate monitor to bed.
- And it wasn’t when you were sleeping.
- You refer to the front hall of your house as the “transition area”.
- When you get home from a training session at the pool, the newspaper is just being delivered to your house.
- You have changed more flat tires this year than light bulbs.
- The most frequently used software program on your computer is the one that keeps track of your workouts.
- You have no idea why they call Cal Ripken Jr. “Iron Man” when, after all, he was a baseball player.
- The first three items on your grocery list are Gatorade, power bars, and gels.
- When you floss at night, it’s to get the bugs out of your teeth.
The term “iron man” has been used in baseball since the 1930’s when Lou “iron Horse” Gehrig appeared in 2,130 consecutive games over a 15 year period. Gehrig’s rule came to an end when his body became so ravaged by ALS that he could not continue.
Cal “Iron Man” Ripken, Jr. appeared in 2,632 straight games spanning 16 years.
The term “iron man” as in a triathlon did not appear until the first race in Honolulu in 1978. It’s one thing to train and do a triathlon, but another to appear in several thousand games over a period of at least 15 years.
SJR
The Pink Flamingo
So my hubby has done 4, 5 and 9 but isn’t a triathelete. I wonder what that says about him? He’s a pretty serious runner - ran in college, etc. He just hates swimming. Ah well, funny list!
Happy TT!
Wow a wonderful delightful list. I laughed and laughed. Love your sense of humor.
LMAO…what a great list. I dont think I qualify though:) Bugs in my teeth would REALLY gross me out *wink*….Happy TT and thanks for stopping by.
#13 made me giggle. Happy TT. Thanks for stopping by.
The last one got me i have done that after biking OOOH
I only bike — and my bike’s still mounted on the trainer — but yeah, I can relate.
Awesome list, and not just because I see myself in it.
Do people walk up and ask you if you’re tri? Great list and thanks for visiting my 13 iPod song by the Mystery artist. I forget sometimes that Kate Bush has been recording since the 70’s and you young ‘uns might not have been around then.
LOL. I’m no triathlete, but I know some people who resemble this.
I’m not even close to being a triathlete, and with the gym now off limits and PT on the horizon I’m resembling nothing so much as a couch potato!
That last one grossed me out, but I suspect my cycles to work husband could relate. I can’t be sure though, I’ve forbidden him to discuss bug ingestion with me.
Hah, great list. Laughed my ass off about the heart monitor and the bugs in your teeth. HappyTT!
Usually I’m not grossed out by anything, but #13– eewww! LOL… Happy TT
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i like that you picked 13 things. i’m just a beginner but number 12 really rings a bell with me…