My boss is “sort of seeing” a triathlete. So I told him I’d give him some key terms/discussion items to impress her, since he’s not a triathlete. Anyone got anything to add to the list below??
Total Immersion - a swimming technique. Good for beginners, but they don’t get any faster. The statement: “It seems like TI swimmers float gracefully, but they don’t move too fast. What do you think?†Hammer - get on the bike, and pedal hard for a long time. Major pain. The statement, when she’s talking about her last group bike ride: “So, you’ve got some real hammerheads that can fly, huh?†Tri distances: sprints (~1/4 swim, 10-15 mile bike, 5K), Olympic (1.5K S, 24.8M bike, 10.6M run), Ironman (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run). The statement - “Hey, I know an Ironman.†(me), there are several other ways to go with this that I’ll let you use your creativity. Posers - pretenders who like to look good but are slow as molasses. The statement: “Damn, I hate posers.†Bike brands: Felt (my personal recommendation), Cervelo (great bang for your buck), Trek (Lance rode those), Cannondale, Quintana Roo Slowtwitch.com: great tri website. The statement: “have you heard of Slowtwitch.com? I hear their message board is the place to be.†Power Cranks- a type of pedal that forces each leg to work independently of the other. The statement: “Powercranks sure are controversial, you agree?†Again, you could take this phrase in many directions…I’ll let you use your creativity. **Frank,
The boss doesn’t need to impress the young lady with terms he doesn’t understand… instead, ask her to talk about herself, her interest in triathlon, and maybe ask to go to a race or practice or something. He’s get points for being support crew or just cheering for her, or massaging her legs afterwards, etc.
tell him to talk up the fact that sex is GREAT cardiovascular exercise.
Like:
“Hey baby, i had my annual checkup at the doctors today and he said I needed more cardiovascular exercise. He’s a triathlete too and he said that sex is very good “base” training… whatever that means. Can you believe that nut-job!!”
The boss doesn’t need to impress the young lady with terms he doesn’t understand… instead, ask her to talk about herself, her interest in triathlon, and maybe ask to go to a race or practice or something. He’s get points for being support crew or just cheering for her, or massaging her legs afterwards, etc.
Geez-O-Pete Fitnesscoach, where’s the fun in that? I think he should shave his legs.
“instead, ask her to talk about herself, her interest in triathlon…”
A triathlete…talking about themself? That would be a first…
An hour later when she is elaborating on the advantages of clinchers over tubulars he can
pretend to use the restroom and then keep going out the back door.
See i think this could backfire, we all know how narcissistic triathletes are. He might not be able to get her to shut up if he asks her about tri’s or her training
