doing more marathons, but i guess that i wouldnt be as fanatical, so i too would have tons more time, and lots more money, but there is a certain respect you get from other people for doing tris that i would miss.
“whining about the fact that my 18 yr old daughter will be leaving home soon”
My 19 yr old daughter is just finishing up her first year of college in another part of the country. Talked to her on the phone last week and she’s lined up a summer job there. Tells me she’ll only be home for a couple of weeks at the end of the summer this year.
Kids grow up. It’s a fact of life.
Lifting weights. Trying to turn a greyhound into a pitbull.
I read that and thought it sounded like Triple Threat. Now I realize why - guess I haven’t been paying attention…
possibly in jail. I find my training to be a great stress relief. I’m just too tired to get t*cked off by people. Thoughts of vandalism often race through my mind when I encounter idiots but knowing I’m better than 'em (at least I feel very good about myself; physically and mentally) helps me be calm…
Ever find yourself feeling overly aggresive when you’ve missed a couple of practices? Or maybe its because of the overtime I did that caused me to miss working out…
Working, instead of reading reviews of bikes I can’t afford!
I am a diabetic and have been so for 25 years. After starting to experience some diabetic complications, I decided to get myself in shape. I want to live to see my sons grow up and my grandkids. I want to spoil my (as yet to be concieved, as far as I know) grandkids. I want to enjoy a long retirement with my wife. No, triathlon isn’t the only way to do that, but it is the most interesting and fun way I have found yet.
When I go into the clinic, they are amazed at the shape I am in (at least compared to what they are used to seeing). Not only is my body in better shape, my mental outlook is too.
Yup, me. I wasn’t going to post a “name change”, but I left the “TT” in the username so folks get make the connection. The name TripleThreat was my great name for a Triathlon club … which I found out has already been taken. So, I changed it to an original name. If there’s another “Fireproof Triathlon Club” out there, I dunno what I’ll do. =)
Gonna try to do some good stuff, both for triathlon, and the people in my community. It’s about me leaving behind the brash, arrogant, etc college kid behind, and really focusing on the man I need to become. Okay, I’ll stop, I can hear people yawning. 
To the folks that would be dead or equal without triathlon … I’m glad you found triathlon. I don’t wanna know why you’d be dea/drunk/etc, it’s your business … but I’m glad you found triathlon.
Betty Ford Clinic
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“I left the “TT” in the username so folks get make the connection.”
I completely missed the connection. Was wondering where you were today.
hmm…assuming that i never got into tri…
quite possibly still playing football, or doing track, or hockey…?
more than likely not single…(i got dumped last summer…tri was a big part of that…grr…lol)
fatter…slower…more miserable…
would my marks be any higher…probably not…
And i wouldn’t have this killer tattoo either
although…i’d probably have at least 5-6k more in my pocket…if not more than that 
I’d have lots of extra free time and my leg muscles would be much much less defined.
For one I would not be posting on this forum. Two, not up this late since it is midnight here in Dallas (had sort of a date, I think the girl likes that I am in good shape). Three, probably would have a lot more money. Four, not thinking of dropping more than $2k on a new bike even though I don’t need one. Five, and most important, would not have that great feeling of crossing the finish line knowing that you gave it your all.
p.s. the girl may start doing Duathlons. Now if only I could get her to swim, we could get one more hotie to join us.
Triathlon has probably shown me since what i could do without it. before then i was a habitual overtraining gym monkey.
The funny thing is i don’t actually take massive pleasure from running or swimming but its when you put everything together that it just feels great. I guess if i blew a kneecap or something critical that would stop me from doing it I’d probably be a pure biker.
with all my friends buying houses and getting jobs, ive been feelin old lately. reading this forum makes me feel really young. hahaha
I was a 5’7.5’’ 190 lb fat man 3 years ago. Now I tip the scales at about 140-145 with running PRs of 1:27 for the 1/2 marathon and 65:33 for 10 miles.
Sucessfull engineering carreer, better bike, less riding time, not going insane while looking at the live feed of the IM Florida finish line 
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