tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24683651.post115671013059681882..comments2023-11-05T04:10:04.332-06:00Comments on TriGreyhound: Spirit of Triathlon: Friendshipgreyhoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01177698669715595307noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24683651.post-1156964626268246222006-08-30T14:03:00.000-05:002006-08-30T14:03:00.000-05:00Oh and trail runners are great people too!Oh and trail runners are great people too!Fe-ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986479866903093934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24683651.post-1156964460828816692006-08-30T14:01:00.000-05:002006-08-30T14:01:00.000-05:00I have been in this sport a LONG time (26 years) a...I have been in this sport a LONG time (26 years) and like any other it has those who think us "old ladies" and "newbies" are to be laughed at. I have seen it first hand. It's ugly. And those that were snobs and made fun of the age-groupers didn't fare so well on a national level, so it came back to haunt them. They are probably not even racing anymore. It's like lumping teachers, doctors and lawyers into one category. But the "bad" ones(triathletes, teachers, etc.) eventually take themselves out of the equation sooner or later. Hence we are left with what you see in your tri-club. Nice triathletes. ;-)Fe-ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986479866903093934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24683651.post-1156863814797810802006-08-29T10:03:00.000-05:002006-08-29T10:03:00.000-05:00Come over to the Swim Side, Greyhound!!!! If the t...Come over to the Swim Side, Greyhound!!!! If the time comes when your body will no longer tolerate the Demands of the Tri, the lure of the Swim Side may yet win you over! You just may find that the Masters swimming community also offers friendships and a supportive community. (I can't speak for the road racers.) <BR/><BR/>When anyone finds a sport that completes them it is a truly wondrous thing. Everyone should be so lucky. But we all see our sports from the inside out. What could be perceived as standoffish and elitist, may simply be a different approach. (Being part of a club, any club, by its very nature is exclusionary.) <BR/><BR/>I talk to fitness swimmers, masters swimmers and triathletes at lane swims. But I truly believe that the only reason some of the tri boys speak to me is that I have a trump card. My brother does triathlons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24683651.post-1156781388732978702006-08-28T11:09:00.000-05:002006-08-28T11:09:00.000-05:00well said....wait, does that mean that we're frien...well said....<BR/><BR/><BR/>wait, does that mean that we're friends? if you don't mind, i'll prefer to think of you as my mortal enemy until after SOMA. work for you? good.Nytrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08735807742257692742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24683651.post-1156779499042822572006-08-28T10:38:00.000-05:002006-08-28T10:38:00.000-05:00I want as many friends in the race as possible. E...I want as many friends in the race as possible. Each friend represents one more person who might stop and drag me back to the surface when I start drowning.Iron Polhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491605781681633405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24683651.post-1156742295837693852006-08-28T00:18:00.000-05:002006-08-28T00:18:00.000-05:00As always Greyhound, nicely done. I mentioned som...As always Greyhound, nicely done. I mentioned something similar in a post some time ago. I was on a ride one day, and the local cycling club rode by and not one of them waved back at me. All of them saw me, but none of them waved. And, they weren't all in a pack either, so there was no reasonable excuse, other than their snootiness (sp?). Then there are triathletes. My very first sprint race, despite the pain because I was so fat, I got hooked immediately. It wasn't the swimming, riding or running. It was by far, without a doubt, the supportive nature of all the other athletes. The sport called to me and I have never looked back. Thanks for verbalizing what many of us think about this great sport. I've played many sports, albeit, not well, but never have I been more proud to be associated with any other sport as I am with triathlon. It truly is a pure sport with pure intentions and pure results. Take care<BR/>BennyPapa Tweethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00333027991018464533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24683651.post-1156742224328435762006-08-28T00:17:00.000-05:002006-08-28T00:17:00.000-05:00Very interesting post. I especially loved the stat...Very interesting post. I especially loved the statement about how we do tri's not because of our strengths, but in spite of our weaknesses.Jessihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09576649246557919350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24683651.post-1156716225401809112006-08-27T17:03:00.000-05:002006-08-27T17:03:00.000-05:00I agree completely with your analysis - it is the...I agree completely with your analysis - it is the fact that most triathletes are going to have a strong leg, an okay leg and a leg that they just get through that engenders an appreciation of other people's strenghts and weaknesses. It also helps people to remember to stay out of the way on their slow leg.<BR/><BR/>I'm not in a tri club but maybe I should fix that. Nice post! Thanks for sharing your very positive thoughts.21st Century Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387240994756123669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24683651.post-1156713129447429752006-08-27T16:12:00.000-05:002006-08-27T16:12:00.000-05:00Someone told me that a great triathlete is someone...Someone told me that a great triathlete is someone who is "average" at all 3 sports.<BR/><BR/>So, for the first time in my life I'm openly aspiring to be "average".<BR/><BR/>Perhaps Ego is the thing which separates triathletes from individuals who are good at their separate disciplines. If I'm only "average", I am easily humbled in the presence of greatness.the Dread Pirate Rackhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06758895507726373202noreply@blogger.com