Our friend @OTSam suggested we put up a funny post about all the signs that your life has been infiltrated by someone from the SBR crowd. We thought that was a fine idea! I'll start but add your funny bits to the comments or email them to me at mrstheytri [at] gmail [dot] com!
- You have a running shoe budget
- You have a bike rack, but the bike rides in the car
- It's 5 a.m. You've been up for an hour.
- You have made peace with the concept of portapotties
- You've had to research a place to rent road bikes for while you're away on 'vacation.'
- There is a shelf in your pantry dedicated to powders and potions
- You are always running out of shaving cream
- $1500 for a wheel DOES sound reasonable now that you mention it. (wait, what?!)
OTSam's great list!
- You know the differences between a sprint, olympic, half and full
- You know what gu, nuun, hammer gels, clif blocks….. are and what his/her preference to those items
- You have an entire shelf in one of your kitchen cabinets designated for water bottles
- He owns a speedo, various lengths of running shorts, and a lot of spandex
- You know what the following items are: race belt, fuel belt, roadID, trainer, aerobars, clip-in pedals, camelback, etc.
- His/her workout drawer is completely overflowing
- It seems like calf sleeves have become a regular part of their wardrobe (worn during a workout, after a workout, or overnight sleeping)
- You’ve gotten scared walking by your bathroom seeing a long black shadow and then realize its their wetsuit hanging over the shower railing to dry
- You have given them their own triathlon room because all of the triathlon paraphernalia was starting to take over the entire apartment/house.
- He/she owns at least two bikes and has their eye on another
- You know the difference between a mountain bike, a road bike, and a tri bike (and the price differences, yikes!)
- You share your google calendars together so she/he can plan long workouts on days you have other activities planned (i.e. bridal showers, mall trips, work, etc.)
- During triathlon season, his legs are smoother than yours
- It seems like they are always eating, but getting thinner/more tone each day
- You are familiar with the names: Crowie, Boom Boom, Diebens, Mirinda, the Lovato’s and Chrissy Wellington
- You never run out of ideas for presents… there is always something new to purchase in the tri world
- Hawaii, would be pretty awesome.
- Pre-race day you scout out all the best places to get pictures
- Seeing them cross the finish line, and knowing all the hard work they put in… is pretty awesome :)
Keep adding to the comments! These are great!
