The All World Athlete induction notices are hitting emails, which means I get to go through my annual social media cleansing of those people who issue self-congratulatory posts about their "achievement".
Do those of you who are bragging about this not know that this is one of the biggest jokes in triathlon? Or do you know it and just flaunt it anyways to impress those who don't know better?
If you don't know, let me clue you in: this is a frequent fliers club. The AWA badge is as unexceptional and unimpressive as your Costco card.
Beyond that, it's such a classic money grab from the company that couldn't give less of a shit about your hopes and dreams. This is just another way WTC is giving us crass commerce and telling us it's achievement. Textbook.
I am personally embarrassed to be a part of this club -- it reveals how much money I've let WTC leech out of me in the past year. I sure won't be putting the bumper sticker on my car. In fact, there's a guy I know who slashes tires on cars like that. Just giving you guys a heads up.
Do those of you who are bragging about this not know that this is one of the biggest jokes in triathlon? Or do you know it and just flaunt it anyways to impress those who don't know better?
If you don't know, let me clue you in: this is a frequent fliers club. The AWA badge is as unexceptional and unimpressive as your Costco card.
Beyond that, it's such a classic money grab from the company that couldn't give less of a shit about your hopes and dreams. This is just another way WTC is giving us crass commerce and telling us it's achievement. Textbook.
I am personally embarrassed to be a part of this club -- it reveals how much money I've let WTC leech out of me in the past year. I sure won't be putting the bumper sticker on my car. In fact, there's a guy I know who slashes tires on cars like that. Just giving you guys a heads up.