Type A personality triathlete

Triathlon Forum
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Recently, when I was in Vegas for 70.3 worlds I saw something that has bugged me for quite sometime now, I saw it multiplied and was wondering if somebody could explain this strange phenomena for me.
I totally understand that most triathletes are type a personalities and we are proud to represent our team/club/squad/sponsor. With that said, it is somewhat acceptable to wear your gear (tri shorts/top) around the expo, or host hotel, or around the area of the race. I don’t do this but I can see why you would do it in close proximity to the event. I was doing some sight seeing around the hover dam and someone was wearing a tri top, tri shorts, newtons, and the race back pack given to us. Even worse, I saw a guy on the strip a couple nights before the race wearing a shirt from a previous race, racing flats and tri shorts with the race back pack. I know they were both participants because they both had the wristband on, so it wasn’t dumb luck that I saw those guys.
Someone please explain why people do this to me. I am from the train of thought that we all love triathlons but every now and then you have to step away and distance yourself for your own piece of mind. Otherwise I think you turn into these guys.

Please help

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just like those guys that wear Corvette Apparel around.

When I see guys like that it makes me smile and think, “Man, I’m way superior in my True Religion Jeans and Ed Hardy shirt.”

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Who gives a shit? If they are happy, great. I’d rather happy people on this planet than those worrying about everyone else. Don’t judge, enjoy.

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Even worse, I saw a guy on the strip a couple nights before the race wearing a shirt from a previous race, racing flats and tri shorts with the race back pack.

Race shirt and racing flats - no big deal

Tri-shorts - I wouldn’t - but perhaps he was looking for a date and advertising?
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Not judging. I said that i can somewhat see why people do it. I would just like an explanation.

It’s just not my cup of tea

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Agreed. The shirt and shoes could go with jeans or what have you…but the shorts?

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“Someone please explain why people do this to me.”

Imagine how silly you’d feel if you were walking down the Strip in your street clothes and a triathlon suddenly broke out.

You would be psyched they were there if the Green Goblin suddenly showed up.

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maybe they lost his luggage?

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Imagine how silly you’d feel if you were walking down the Strip in your street clothes and a triathlon suddenly broke out.

LOL! Never thought about it like that. Always prepared I suppose

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I know of guys that go to strip clubs with a Cleveland Indians shirts, go to the theatre with NBA jerseys and walk around with Nascar caps. Isn’t the same? They are just proud.

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I know of guys that go to strip clubs with a Cleveland Indians shirts, go to the theatre with NBA jerseys and walk around with Nascar caps. Isn’t the same? They are just proud.

Of what?

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I wear this stuff:

a) It’s generally comfortable.
b) I have more race shirts than regular t-shirts and I grab what’s readily available from my dresser drawer.
c) I don’t generally care what other people think about what I’m wearing.

I know that I don’t try to advertise that I’m a triathlete when I’m out in public doing non-triathlon related things but sometimes it just happens.

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“maybe they lost his luggage?”

So he wore that getup on the plane?

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Their is proud and then their is wearing spandex/lycra in placing where quite frankly you dont need to be wearing it.

Maybe I have a pair of shitty tri shorts. And if they were more comfortable I would want to wear them everywhere

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I just wear the shirt and it puts me in race mode.

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Bet he has a lot of old lift tickets on his ski jacket.

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I agree with you B and C reason. That hold true for most of us here.

However, your tri shorts are more comfortable that jeans, or sweats, or shorts or J-horts (jean shorts)

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So much for your argument that you aren’t judging people.

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To each their own, however: I know they were both participants because they both had the wristband on – this I do not understand; cut that damn thing off - the race is over.

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Bet he has a lot of old lift tickets on his ski jacket

Funny, yes. But sorry, its not true. I keep all my old lift tickets on my ski/snowboard pants