Alright, I love the triathlon lifestyle and everything about it. But you have to admit… it can get a little quirky. Here are my top 20 “triathlete problems”. What would you add to this list? I’ll do another edition with your feedback!
- When someone tells me they forgot to eat that’s like telling me they forgot to breathe
- I can’t remember the last time I bought clothing that wasn’t made with a technical fabric
- Forget lavender bath salts, if I take a bath it’s filled with ice
- Yes, I have a boyfriend. His name is Ironman.
- Sports Basement gets more of my paycheck than my landlord
- My perfume is called eau de chlorine
- I own more athletic shoes than heels
- I got my first tri stamp at Wildflower. That’s going to leave a mark.
- If you think my skin is white you should see my upper thighs
- When driving in my car I often yell out “stopping!” as instinct
- 7am is considered sleeping in, even on the weekend
- There is no such thing as having 3 meals a day. It’s more like 6 and yes I’ll have another burrito, please.
- My bike has software. And a battery. And that’s normal.
- Laundry is no longer a once-a-week chore
- My watch is a mini-computer that can spit out any training data point you could imagine… but don’t ask me what time it is
- Sometimes I forget that it’s not socially acceptable to snot-rocket
- Massages aren’t relaxing
- Someone asked me what my favorite bars were, and I said Picky Bars and Larabars… they meant the kind of bars where you go to drink…
- My training plan for today calls for “only” a 90 minute run
- Packing for a triathlon weekend looks like you’re leaving for a month
Comment and add to this, please!!
Where's The Tofu? 
That’s a pretty good list. The bars one is funny; I think I’d do the same thing. My additions:
1) I own more wetsuits than actual suits.
2) The only way I can remember which toes still have toenails is by looking for the blood underneath.
3) I have to practice peeing.
haha! #2 sounds painful!!
Haha totally relate to 1 & 3. I was ecstatic when I got a chance to wear my suit last weekend for a wedding. As for 3, lets just say you can be ‘pee shy’ on a bike.
Also, when you are driving back after finishing a long ride (like the 72 miler last weekend) and see a hill, you brace yourself for the climb forgetting that you are in a car now. 😛
…you can say “body glide” without giggling… you have mastered the art of changing your clothes in public (or just thrown all modesty out the window)
So true!!