Let me tell you about my try training....

Sounds like just lost his local-yokel 5k to a triathlete and is a little bit upset about it

You must know some of the same type of tri people I do.

A bunch of self absorbed insecure knuckleheads.

I was at a dinner with some runners and there were a few triathletes there. A couple of them were bragging about placing 5th in there respective age groups. And then they would go on and on about there training.

Everyone was like saying, will you shut up already.

I think you meant "tri training" and not "try training"

But I know what you mean.

I have yet to meet a runner is as ego driven as a triathlete.

There were 8 people in my age group and I placed 5th.

Shut up!

I am a winner!!

E. Coli wrote:

I have yet to meet a runner is as ego driven as a triathlete.

You dont get out very much then

I have known runners who have been full of themselves, but they were runners at the elite level. Which is still no excuse for being an a-hole.

What I do find interesting about the triathletes, is that a majority of the ones with the big ego and "all about me personalities" are at best mediocre at three events.

And maybe having to talk about their sport all the time in such an over the top way comes from a place of insecurity within themselves.

That's just my two cents worth

Kianna wrote:

What I do find interesting about the triathletes, is that a majority of the ones with the big ego and "all about me personalities" are at best mediocre at three events.

And maybe having to talk about their sport all the time in such an over the top way comes from a place of insecurity within themselves.

Agreed. Most of the all-about-me runners I have met were not mediocre nor were they elite (ive met a few) but instead were pretty good but not quite great ones. partway between mediocre and elite (though probably closer to mediocre)

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I think the main difference is that triathletes think of themselves as the world's most elite athletes (and I'll admit there's an argument to be made that the good ones are) whereas runners tend to be more painfully aware of the fact that even altitude training, 140 mpw, great coaching, and good food are never going to get us within 4 minutes of Bekele.

Yeah, a the one hardcore tri-guy in my dorm sucks ass, and is incredibly full of himself. My roommate went on a ride with him once and dropped him several times before he just said "f*** it" and went on. Dude also ran like 1:45 for a half marathon, and I would assume his swimming capability isn't much better. Yet he's always talking about his triathlons and how high he places in his age division (maybe because no one really competes in the under-19 age division or whatever the hell it is)

You are a tard!

DigMeTri_man wrote:

Blah blah blah blah

Division winner.....

blah blah blah

My new bike... blah blah blah blah blah blah

5th in my age group....

blah blah blah blah

My 50 mile training ride and I led the pack...

blah blah blah blah blah blah

My coach emails me my workouts....

blah blah blah blah blah

Tri training is so tough you would not know what it is like..

blah blah blah blah blah

Runners have it easy....

Blah blah blah blah

I am training for an ironman....

Blah blah blah blah blah

you would have gone much faster, but you are in heavy training blah blah blah

This thread has been repeated so many times but I still love it because it is sooo true. I lived in Richmond, VA in the late 90's and it was full of tri CLOWNS! They all had nicknames like "slice" or "stain" or "the ironman". It was hilarious. On runs we would see them with more contraptions and water bottles and gu holders and nip guards and whatever.

Their results were all the same as the previous posters mentioned: placed in the middle of their age group, got beat by girls, or dnf'd... but they always found a way to brag about being a triathlete. When girls in bars would meet them and ask what they do (as in career) they would actually say "I'm a triathlete." Makes me laugh just thinking about those guys.

You are obviously the one who is mediorce.

And you cannot begin to understand the sacrafices we triathletes make for the love of our sport. You obviously have some insecurity and it makes you feel better to put people down who can do something you can't.

Our relationships with our family and friends do suffer because of our hard training especially on the weekends when we need to get multiple workouts in. But they understand and respect us for undertaking such an athletic challenge.

Go back to your couch Kianna.

the hilarious thing is you have no idea how gay you are. Go shave you legs, collect your age group award, and get beat by girls.

You are the same type of D-bag that Fla rnr was talking about.

Triathletes are at a higher lever of fitness and have a greater lever of dedication then runners.

And runners have a hard time accepting that.

hahahahahaha........ uh no.

There are people out there making $$$$$ off you Tri geeks and they are laughing all the way to the bank.

"I have yet to meet a runner is as ego driven as a triathlete."

sound like most soccer players I've met...most just total jerks and ego-heads....

maybe another bad thread...