- You measure your speed in minutes per mile rather than miles per hour
- Your new skinsuit doesnt have sleeves
- You drink from aerodynamic straw while on your bike
- The word Transition takes on a new meaning
- Your training starts to include "bricks" and "fartlek"
- Speaking of bricks why are those clif blocks stuck on your top tube?
- You just told your family you like wearing tight spandex
- You have thought about getting the Ironman symbol tatooed on your body
- You have speedlaces installed on all your shoes
- Your next is rubbed raw from your wetsuit
- You dont drink, you "hydrate"
- You can spit out miles equivalents for a 5k and 10k
- You go for a run after the Saltair TT
- You nicest bike has arm pads and bar end shifters
- You have a nice collection of swim caps
I thought about this on my ride into work on my TT bike.....
2 comments:
Very well done!!
Please allow me to add to your list.
*You carry a can of Pam in your race bag.
*You know what T1 and T2 stand for.
*You look forward to the end of a swim so you can have a stripper strip your wet-suit for you.
*Part of your training involves sprinting up and down the boat ramp at the local lake.
*You spend more time organizing and packing the night before a race than you do for a 2 week trip to Hawaii.
*You shave your legs a little bit higher than normal and maybe even your head.
Finally
* Your biking shoes are permanantly clipped into your pedals even when your not biking.
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I did 1 Tri in my day... I had the skin suit but it didn't help. The water was so cold at Bear Lake in Sept, I couldn't breath, thank goodness the water was only 4' deep I think I came out of the water about second to last. The others were spreading on vasoline before the race. Looking back to that time, clip on arrow bars were in and I had one. It was about the time Greg Lemond changed the scene with arrow bars. I passed a lot of people on the bike and did OK in the run.
MC
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