I am new to the triathlon…
I have a good friend who will be competing in an ironman soon, and I would like to get a “good luck” something or other for her. Her training is her life, and I would like to send her off with something. Are there any recommendations on what a thoughtful gift/gesture may be?
Thank you very much
How about a Road Id, and use the bottom line for some sort of inspirational quote from you.
No I do not work for them!
Give her a pearl necklace before the race…
Nothing says “Good Luck” like a Cleveland Steamer.
Sacrifice a chicken on her behalf.
Buy her a Zipp disc and Hed 3 front…
I’m glad you guys get such a kick out of yourselves. It was an honest question. Remember when you were new to this sport and had to ask questions?
I apologize. I was not trying to be condescending. I think a great way to wish her good luck is for you to just be there if possible. Your cheering will mean more than anything, even a zipp disc
I think this is a good question. I had a friend (who knows nothing about triathlon but quite a lot about knitting) ask me if the right thing to say to someone before a race was ‘break a leg.’ I stared at her in horror and said NO, never that. I believe ‘good luck’ is good… but more often I’ve heard the oh so refined “kick ass” Anyone else have some input on what the right thing to say to someone pre race?
Honestly, I think the road ID idea is a pretty good one. I don’t work for them either.
My wife is a whitewater rafting guide, so she’s frequently doing that, way out in the sticks, when I do a race. The running joke is that several times before the race, while she’s still in cell phone reception areas, she’ll call, leave voice mails, or send texts, saying “I just wanted to say good luck. We’re all counting on you.” (Delivered in best impression of Leslie Neilsen.) When she gets back into cell phone land, long after I’m long done with the race, she call or texts the same message.
New slogan for the last few races, added to the aforementioned Airplane quote: “Do it for the kitties!” (It would take too much time to explain this, and it probably wouldn’t make much sense anyway.)
As far as good luck charms go, I have a shell bead necklace that I wear to every race. It’s just a cheap thing, but my wife bought it from a guy on the beach in St. Lucia, just a few days before we were married there, and she gave it to me. I usually put in on the day before I race.
One of these days, it’ll probably fall off during the swim. I’m okay with that. I spent nine years working on the water, and I know that Lord Neptune will accept a gift of a black pearl in return for your life, should you ever find yourself in a desperate situation. Hopefully he’ll accept lesser gifts, like the tungsten wedding band I lost while swimming in Cape Cod Bay, perhaps in return for a slightly faster swim split.