IntenseOne wrote:
100% agree that “taking themselves too seriously” is not unique to any specific team, but IMHO it does seem much more predominant with people on teams :-) This attitude is not enjoyable to be around, and discourages a lot of people from continuing with the sport. I would love to see Team Zoot, and Wattie Ink, and… to make a point of emphasis to tone this down, by reminding team members that there is nothing special, and no super powers for being a triathlete- it is one of literally hundreds of sports, and no better or worse than any of them. Have fun, make friends, but check your ego and arrogance at the door!
I'm going into year 4 on Team Zoot, and have not yet met anybody that hasn't been cool. Maybe that's just a product of my region. But the reason I wanted to join Team Zoot in the first place was because when I was a little baby triathlete I saw all of these Zooters out on the course, cheering each other on and lifting each other up, and I wanted to be part of that since I do most of my stuff solo.
Now that I'm on the team, one of my favorite parts of racing is being the guy that I saw others being. The kit being dope and the discounts being deep is just an added benefit.