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profiling slowtwitchers
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When I had a family meeting this fall to ask for support (permission?) from my family to train for an IM, my husband took two days to answer, but ended up supporting me, but saying because he knew that now that our house was finished being built and our business was solid I would "be OCD about something, and this was probably the best thing for [me] to get crazy about".

Um, yeah. Probably.

So, it made me think that most of us have OCD tendencies, as well as some others, and I'm curious about the groups'. If this has already been done, I apologize for the repeat.

age: 38
gender: F
hours training/week: 16-20
job/hours: basic science researcher, 60
favorite of the three disciplines: running
least favorite: swim
main tri distance you race: HIM
bike: shiv tri
OCD, scale of 1 to 10: 8
comfort with risk, scale of 1 to 10: 10
biggest food craving: salt (in a freaky way), coffee and red meat are close seconds,
hours of sleep avg/night: 6
introvert/extrovert: introvert, hate to train with others
thing you check out first on other triathletes: legs
guilty pleasure that undermines your training, but you can't/don't want to give it up: whisky

Feel free to add other things you think would be interesting to know about the group.

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Re: profiling slowtwitchers [luckytotri] [ In reply to ]
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OCD is a term that is overused.
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Re: profiling slowtwitchers [Goosedog] [ In reply to ]
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Goosedog wrote:
OCD is a term that is overused.

The OP's post not withstanding. :) That's some OCD right there.

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Re: profiling slowtwitchers [luckytotri] [ In reply to ]
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You need more sleep.


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Re: profiling slowtwitchers [Bryancd] [ In reply to ]
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Haha... you guys got me there. I should have added "critical of others scale of 1 to 10" ;)

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Re: profiling slowtwitchers [luckytotri] [ In reply to ]
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Cool story, sis.
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Re: profiling slowtwitchers [luckytotri] [ In reply to ]
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not to be picky, but it's "CDO"... it's similar to OCD, but in alphabetical order like it should be.
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Re: profiling slowtwitchers [luckytotri] [ In reply to ]
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luckytotri wrote:
guilty pleasure that undermines your training, but you can't/don't want to give it up: whiskey

A woman that loves Whiskey???

Welcome to the top of the ST female food chain! (regardless of results)

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Re: profiling slowtwitchers [luckytotri] [ In reply to ]
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How does high OCD and high comfort with risk work?
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Re: profiling slowtwitchers [tim_sleepless] [ In reply to ]
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tim_sleepless wrote:
How does high OCD and high comfort with risk work?

The plan must never fail. Which of course breaks the 1st rule of planning - All plans fail upon execution. So, yeah how does an OCD deal with that reality?
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Re: profiling slowtwitchers [tim_sleepless] [ In reply to ]
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tim_sleepless wrote:
How does high OCD and high comfort with risk work?

They do seem contradictory at first, but things like very thorough preride check and rituals, but then pushing speed downhill or highway riding. I think being compulsive and thorough can allow for more comfort with risk. But maybe it's not risk then, it's just being prepared?

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Re: profiling slowtwitchers [luckytotri] [ In reply to ]
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I appreciate your honesty about yourself. You sound like a very focused person and I'm sure you will be successful in your IM

I must admit your schedule would bury me. Curious Question: Do you ever suffer from fatigue?


My profile:

age: 53
gender: F
hours training/week: currently 10 (Only maintaining)
job/hours: Legal Analyst, 40
favorite of the three disciplines: In my mid-30s running was my favorite. At 53, I enjoy biking more
least favorite: I actually like each equally
main tri distance you race: Olympic
bike: Cervelo
OCD, scale of 1 to 10: 7
comfort with risk, scale of 1 to 10: 2
biggest food craving: Cheese

hours of sleep avg/night: 8-9
introvert/extrovert: Extrovert
thing you check out first on other triathletes: arms
guilty pleasure that undermines your training, but you can't/don't want to give it up: beer

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Re: profiling slowtwitchers [TriBeer] [ In reply to ]
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Do most legal analysts work for media outfits?
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Re: profiling slowtwitchers [TriBeer] [ In reply to ]
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TriBeer wrote:
guilty pleasure that undermines your training, but you can't/don't want to give it up: beer

Shouldn´t this have been Lance Armstrong ;-)?
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Re: profiling slowtwitchers [xsive] [ In reply to ]
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I don't know.
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Re: profiling slowtwitchers [luckytotri] [ In reply to ]
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your seats too high

"You can't win the race on the swim, but you can LOSE it."
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Re: profiling slowtwitchers [andreasjs] [ In reply to ]
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No. Beer comes first.
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Re: profiling slowtwitchers [luckytotri] [ In reply to ]
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did you mean to post this in the backdoor brag thread?
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Re: profiling slowtwitchers [TriBeer] [ In reply to ]
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TriBeer wrote:
I must admit your schedule would bury me. Curious Question: Do you ever suffer from fatigue?

If I get less than 6 hours for multiple nights I'm a monster, but 6 is really enough for me. I like being busy and intense, but it has cost me friendships, relationships, etc. Totally just wired that way...

Thank you for providing your profile! As an introvert, I really didn't want to post mine, but I'm really curious about other triathletes' personalities.

I could totally see biking becoming my favorite; the running takes a toll, no?

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Re: profiling slowtwitchers [luckytotri] [ In reply to ]
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"Obsessive is a word lazy people use to describe the dedicated."

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Re: profiling slowtwitchers [Turd Ferguson] [ In reply to ]
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Turd Ferguson wrote:
A woman that loves Whiskey???

Love it. The whiskey + high risk has occasionally proven problematic though.

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Re: profiling slowtwitchers [luckytotri] [ In reply to ]
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You said it: "busy and intense." I believe this defines most triathletes. We juggle a lot for our hobby, and yes, it can be hard on relationships/friends. I'm lucky that my husband enjoys biking, which is probably why I like biking more these days. We do have fun together and he pushes me on the bike.

Running does take its toll. When I was your age, I could run forever. I have a secret desire to get in that type of running shape again. :)

The best to you in your IM goal. You have what it takes. I know it.
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Re: profiling slowtwitchers [TeamBarenaked] [ In reply to ]
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TeamBarenaked wrote:
did you mean to post this in the backdoor brag thread?

Jeez, no. I actually don't think there's anything that is braggy about that, certainly not amongst this group. My stuffs pretty average, I'm guessing. Was just curious about others really...

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Re: profiling slowtwitchers [T-wrecks] [ In reply to ]
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Excellent variation on a classic. Chapeau my friend. Chapeau!

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Re: profiling slowtwitchers [luckytotri] [ In reply to ]
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luckytotri wrote:
tim_sleepless wrote:
How does high OCD and high comfort with risk work?

They do seem contradictory at first, but things like very thorough preride check and rituals, but then pushing speed downhill or highway riding. I think being compulsive and thorough can allow for more comfort with risk. But maybe it's not risk then, it's just being prepared?

And if course, don't forget that for any given risk I'd at least thought, if not fully planned through all possibilities and required contingencies from winning the lottery to dieing (or whatever the 2 extremes are).

BC Don
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