tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11239428.post113113219705089766..comments2024-03-13T02:16:49.832-07:00Comments on Diary of an average triathlete: Why do you race?Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17821164461194210117noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11239428.post-1131380919623133332005-11-07T08:28:00.000-08:002005-11-07T08:28:00.000-08:00i race b/c i have something to prove...but i'm pro...i race b/c i have something to prove...but i'm proving it to myself and no one else. why else would they call it a PR? people like that frustrate the crap outta me. he should learn to keep his mouth shut, he'd probably run even better with a better attitude.Erin Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164887273570031659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11239428.post-1131376666363281352005-11-07T07:17:00.000-08:002005-11-07T07:17:00.000-08:00Nothing worse than someone who is 'always right'. ...Nothing worse than someone who is 'always right'. Especially when it is something you are clearly passionate about! I'm no pro exerciser, but being a person who does exercise, I know that cross training is way harder than focusing on 1 thing alone. You got my props!Fizzgighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12086526805778452531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11239428.post-1131309994973785312005-11-06T12:46:00.000-08:002005-11-06T12:46:00.000-08:00Thanks for all the wonderful comments! I love the ...Thanks for all the wonderful comments! I love the support. I haven't dwelled on what he said, but it's sort of intimidating sometimes because he's a very accomplished runner. However, I hate how he has to put me down to pump himself up. Anyway, triathletes RULE!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17821164461194210117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11239428.post-1131169706120887922005-11-04T21:48:00.000-08:002005-11-04T21:48:00.000-08:00It's not about racing...it's about training. Most...It's not about racing...it's about training. Most triathletes aren't in this for the thrill of racing...we do it because we like the challenge of 5000 set in the pool on Thursday. Then a 65 mile ride on Saturday. Then a 8 mile run on Sunday where my H/R barely reaches aerobic threshold. The guy who runs competitively has shit for brains...Keep training...the funk is only temporary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11239428.post-1131169252874075492005-11-04T21:40:00.000-08:002005-11-04T21:40:00.000-08:00He has a short penis and can't swim.He has a short penis and can't swim.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11239428.post-1131142213337532172005-11-04T14:10:00.000-08:002005-11-04T14:10:00.000-08:00I race for many of the same reasons that you race ...I race for many of the same reasons that you race - because I am passionate about the competitive nature that is in me and because of the feeling of accomplishment that I have after finishing an event that most people never try.<BR/><BR/>It isn't completely about finishing ahead of everyone else, everytime. Though that would be nice, it just isn't realistic. Even the best of the best finish at the bottom on occassion. To me, it is more about finishing better than I did the time before. Like you said, it is a race against yourself and there are certainly those times when you are all alone. At that point, who is your competition? YOU and the elements. It's about personal fulfillment.<BR/><BR/>I completely disagree with this guy's thinking that you have to train full-time to be competitive. You are being competitive the moment you decide to get your butt up off of the couch and get out there amongst everyone else who is out there trying to better their lives through exercise. With the way that obesity seems to be taking over our world, in my book, anyone who is exercising is competing.<BR/><BR/>And how can it be that triathletes are simply "retired runners"? Look at Lance Armstrong, who dominated during his triathlon days. He was a triathlete first, a cyclist second. I believe that some of his success as a cyclist came from the base that he built as a triathlete. Having only been a cyclist, I can't even imagine the endurance and heart that it takes to complete a triathlon, but I'm sure that it requires more than a single discipline race does.<BR/><BR/>Why do I race?<BR/><BR/>Because I'm passionate about competing against myself.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for this great post Rachel. I think that "Why do I race?" should be the new Nike slogan and a motto for all of us athletes who compete (at any level). Keep training, keep racing, keep showing others that you have heart.<BR/><BR/>ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com