<< my (now) fat ass handed
<< felt like shit
<< major spare tire around my waist
<< the race darn near killed me

and you wondered why a guy that trains, isn't fat, felt great and has done the course a dozen or so times beat you? I think you already answered your own question.

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Mike Plumb, TriPower MultiSports
Professional Running, Cycling and Multisport Coaching, F.I.S.T. Certified
http://www.tripower.org

good point(s).

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Tom Demerly
The Tri Shop.com

Tom, you got nothin' to be ashamed of. Not even a half of one percent of the guys who post here have done ten percent of what you have in terms of manly hard-man accomplishments.

Live a little, I say. You're supposed to put on some pounds after gettin' hitched; it's a compliment to Sarah. Plus, she needs to make sure you stay off the market for good. It doesn't do to have your hubby running around looking like a Mens' Fitness model for crissakes.

Spend your quality time together living the good life; fine dining and wine, strolls, "sleeping" in while you can.

Just put the skinsuit away for a few years, raise some kiddies, and then, if you still feel like it, go back on the SEAL plan, get ripped, and see what Emilio has in the catalog for the masters tri guys.

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Mr. Uncaptured External Costs

Fossil carbon is planetary poison.

It's pretty manly of you to host a thread poking fun at yourself like this...almost makes up for bikesportgirl smoking your a$$ on the bike. ;) :P Nice work Sarah!

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Don't hold back

This kind of dumb Desoto hat?

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I'll be what I am
A solitary man

No, this awful thing. Must be truck stop chic. Apparently in Cally it is cool to ang out in truck stops...

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Tom Demerly
The Tri Shop.com

I dunno man, she "can leave (her) hat on".

I was just heading out to the truck stop by the way; can I get you somethin', piece o' pie maybe?

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Mr. Uncaptured External Costs

Fossil carbon is planetary poison.

You have to fold the brim up and turn it a little sideways.

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I'll be what I am
A solitary man

No, you got the cool one. I thought you WERE Emilio for a sec there.

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Mr. Uncaptured External Costs

Fossil carbon is planetary poison.

"No, this awful thing. Must be truck stop chic. Apparently in Cally it is cool to ang out in truck stops... "

1) No one in California calls it "Cally"

2) We just think that style of hat is cool and what's a truck stop?

=)

bitch ;-)

lol

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Behold the turtle! He makes progess only when he sticks his neck out. (James Bryant Conant)
GET OFF THE F*%KING WALL!!!!!!! (Doug Stern)
Brevity is the soul of wit. (William Shakespeare)

Hey! Careful. I race in one of those hats. It may look gawdawful, but works great. Besides, I look like dork most of the time anyway.

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Dick

Take everything I say with a grain of salt. I know nothing.

I think the hat it is some skater/surfer so cal thing, there used be a lot cruising about when I lived that end of town.

To me it looks like hat that is great for big hair day!

As for how does Emillio does it, I've seen his shop a couple of times and watched his business grow over over the last 6 years. Number one reason is shear hard work from him and his employees, very closely followed by the importance he places on his customers.

Of cause this is all backed up with some of the best product on the market, but then maybe I'm biased due to my wardrobe being full of his gear :P

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http://www.nunnsontherun.com

no no no, the tucker cap cannot have the brim molded like that.. true trucker cap style is flat man.. c'mon! lol...

one of those fashion trends where i'm like "get plenty of pictures kids!"
just awful.

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http://www.PatGriskusTri.com USAT Certified Race Director
2024 Races: USAT State of CT Age Group Championship/State of CT HS Champs/ CT Club Championship - Sat June 15th (Oly/Du/Sprint) Hopkins Vineyard Tri at Lake Waramaug Saturday July 13th http://www.HopkinsVineyardTri.com

I love the hat also. I was just seeing if mine was the one Tom thought was dumb looking.

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I'll be what I am
A solitary man

I'll happily trade your spare tire for mine Tom. You've got one of those mini things and I've got the full sized truck tire to go along with the trucker cap. AND my wife kicks my ass on a very regular basis. You never get used to it but the pain lessens over time.

J

hmmm spare tyre/
yeah really fat, Tom! :-)
many of us wouldn't mind being in that kind of shape

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Saving up to join the Felt Mafia!

Tom,

Lets have a full race report then - how was the sand ladder and was the swim it's usual torrent of toughness ?



Bryce.

Regardless of this this thread's other contents, I wouldn't wear one of those dorky ass trucker caps either.

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Elivis needs boats.

[reply]
So, this guy owns a company that kicks butt, is super fast, has that vaguely latin thing going on so chicks are always hanging around him.

I, on the other hand, was in the process of getting my (now) fat ass handed to me by my wife, /reply]

Yeah but your wife is HOT! :)

it's because he's HOT not because he's fast. :D

1) No one in California calls it "Cally"

Agreed. But only "we" know that and it helps us figure out who is just a tourist (not that we can't tell just bad your bad fashion sense). That's almost as maddening as people calling The City, "San Fran" or "Frisco." Oh, and people calling Sacramento, etc. "Northern California" or worse yet, NorCal. If you say "NorCal" you are from someplace that's not the Bay Area.

2) We just think that style of hat is cool and what's a truck stop?

I for one, have never "got" the trucker cap thing. Maybe it's just me. Then again, I have no tats nor piercings, so maybe it's just that I'm not cool.


P.S. Despite Emilio's cool/uncool hats, I am stopping by this afternoon to get me a pair of those 400 mile bibs. GOOD bib shorts are the one thing I wish I would have known about when I first started cycling.

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Father Kevin

http://www.churchofcycling.org

We sold through 400 milers and got more in today. The first pair of bibs goes to me.

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Tom Demerly
The Tri Shop.com