Anyone Racin' this weekend??

[Running Mommy]

I'm facing my demons at tempe town lake again... I'm actually going to finish a race there in 07 afterall!!
I'm just doing a little sprint. It's the tri for a cure race. The race for the cure 5k will be going on as well.
The tri is a womens only affair, and I usually don't like to do those. I just think it's unfair to exclude people. I mean how would we feel if it was a "mens only" race. I'm thinkin there would be a lot of pizzed off women there!!
But I needed a race to get the monkey off my back and this was the closest thing I could find...
Anyway, I've never been a part of any of the "for a cure"type races before, so this shall be interesting.
So is anyone else going to be toeing the line this weekend?

[teigyr]

I'm not, and won't until Sept. I can see your feelings about excluding a group of people and that makes sense. I heard a defense of a womens only Tri that it was a good intro and a mixed gender one might be intimidating for a first time racer. I've never done a womens only anything but I have to say I'm a bit happy that my tri is womens only. Now if I ever get to your level (and most people on this site!), maybe I'll think differently

[Running Mommy]

Sigh.... So is it like gods cruel joke or something? Why can't I have a body that actually reflects all of the training that I put in???
I eat such a clean diet, watch my portions, and the scale won't budge.
I was having a bad body image day, and then I went to the race expo to pick up my number. I got this comment from some random stranger- who by the way looked very fit, and probably a traithlete herself- and it through me over the edge!

Stranger: " Are you walking the 5K? " (why do people look at me and assume I'm a newbie??)
Me" No. I'm doing the triathlon"
stranger: " Oh. WOW. Is this your first one?" (here we go)
Me: "No. I actually race Ironman"
stranger: (does a very obvious- though shes trying to hide it- quick up and down of me) "Oh, wow. And you have finished the Ironman? well god bless your soul"
Me: "umm, thanks. Yeah I'm just doing this to keep myself tuned up"...
Stranger: (with that look like she STILL doesn't believe me, and with a sing song tone in her voice) "well good luck tomorrow"...

Uh yeah- WHATEVER!! I think this lady was a part of the race staff, and I know the race staff are pretty much all triathletes themselves.

And FWIW- I have friends in the south, and I know full well that the phrase "well bless your soul" is their way of putting you down without being obvious. As in "god bless your soul it's hard to lose that baby weight"...
So I guess my question is (like I don't know the answer) WHY ARE PEOPLE SUCH ASZES?!
Triathletes come in ALL shapes and sizes! Variety makes the world go round! Sure I would LOVE to have the body of Kate Major or Heather Gollnick, but I have to race with the body that god gave me! SHEESH!!
And for the record, I think I'm looking pretty dang fit right now! So she can go stuff herself!!
Wheeeww.. I feel better now!!

[rocknrollgirl]

Well,
I have a response for her, but will her head actually fit up her...ooppss, gonna be nice. As we say her in Jersey...Beotch....

Anyhoo...I have ONE WEEK TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

tapering for me....

Ok before I sign off. RM, just go kick butt in the race....

[Tri Girl]

Good luck this weekend Denise!!! I know it'll feel good to get out there in the lake again. This time the distance will be so short you'll feel like you just got warmed up when you're all done.

Sorry about the woman being so judgemental. She shouldn't have assumed that you were doing the 5K for ANY reason (and shame on her for judging your book by it's cover). You ARE an Ironman, and damn all the people who think triathletes are rail thin. We "thicker" triathletes are just as capable and worthy of the title as anyone. And like you said- you gotta race in the body God gave you. Well, I wish he gave me 5 more inches in height and 20 less pounds, but you make do with what you have. And you have A LOT of powerful, shake and bakin' muscles (and I'm right there with you, sister).
Next time, look over her and say "are you doing the 5K tomorrow, cuz you look like you'd be a fast walker yourself."

[rocknrollgirl]

Ha!!!!!!!!! Love IT Tri Girl, Love IT!!!

[Running Mommy]

Next time, look over her and say "are you doing the 5K tomorrow, cuz you look like you'd be a fast walker yourself."[/QUOTE]

HA!! Now that's pretty funny tri girl!!

Yep, we gotta race with the body that god gaves us. And dang it if I don't think us thick chicks deserve extra points for hurdling our mass over the line. I mean it must be easier for the light weights out there...

And tangent, no. I'm not intimidated by the men folk either. I guess maybe I just have thick skin or something? Even the really fast guys don't get to me..