tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post894514508071120542..comments2024-03-14T03:05:48.400-04:00Comments on RunnerDude's Blog: Inside the Minds of a Triathlete: A Conversation With Nationally Syndicated Cartoonist, Author, and Triathlete Jef MallettRunnerDudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15209079063314051451noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-76176022050874025212010-01-06T00:32:22.524-05:002010-01-06T00:32:22.524-05:00Hi Thomas! No bike. But no coal either. :-)Hi Thomas! No bike. But no coal either. :-)RunnerDudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209079063314051451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-5569252222577372642009-12-30T10:11:13.904-05:002009-12-30T10:11:13.904-05:00I know you got a Susan Boyle CD, did you get the b...I know you got a Susan Boyle CD, did you get the bike too?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14100072578592478668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-87179319172740254472009-12-08T18:28:49.242-05:002009-12-08T18:28:49.242-05:00Hi Anonymous! Hey, you're right! Thanks for th...Hi Anonymous! Hey, you're right! Thanks for the reminder!RunnerDudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209079063314051451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-47060326453015667902009-12-08T18:28:13.851-05:002009-12-08T18:28:13.851-05:00Hey runrgrl2007! Thanks for the encouragement! I&#...Hey runrgrl2007! Thanks for the encouragement! I've been a good boy....maybe Santa will bring me a bike!RunnerDudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209079063314051451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-47095399221057874152009-12-08T17:33:54.994-05:002009-12-08T17:33:54.994-05:00Look at it this way -- you might be last on the sw...Look at it this way -- you might be last on the swim and at the back of the peloton, but you will always smoke 'em on the run!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-52596017397792586002009-12-08T17:02:59.075-05:002009-12-08T17:02:59.075-05:00As your other readers have said,if I can Tri so ca...As your other readers have said,if I can Tri so can you! Since you read my blog as well, go back to May and read my race report! I was the 2nd to the last out of the water, the last person out was an 84 year old man! As my coach tells me, the finish line isn't when you get out of the water. The Triad Tri Team sponsers indoor tri's for winter training. Come join me! Buyin ths book tonight.runrgrl2007https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460783083437147172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-52953873051997142442009-12-08T06:20:11.152-05:002009-12-08T06:20:11.152-05:00Hi Lorenda! Thanks for the encouragement and the a...Hi Lorenda! Thanks for the encouragement and the awesome suggestions!I think I need to do what you and Jef both suggest and volunteer at a race.RunnerDudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209079063314051451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-12732519214271776702009-12-08T01:08:15.116-05:002009-12-08T01:08:15.116-05:00Runner Dude, If I can do a triathlon you so can! ...Runner Dude, If I can do a triathlon you so can! Like he suggested, I first volunteered at one. I got to watch the swim start then headed to the transition area where I first directed swimmers in and later runners out so I got to see a lot. <br />I did my first sprint tri with my old (atleast 14 yrs) mountain bike that I bought at Wal Mart! (I have a tri bike now) I was last of my age group in the swim, 4th from last on bike but 3rd in the run! I was never passed on the run but passed people the whole entire run! (I don't think that will ever happen again) <br />I would suggest swimming in open water at least once before doing a tri, it's different than in a pool.<br />You don't need a wetsuit for triathlons in smaller lakes in the middle of summer.<br />You can do it Runner Dude!!!!!Lorendanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-41311595029245868552009-12-07T22:36:53.073-05:002009-12-07T22:36:53.073-05:00Thanks Mel!Thanks for the encouragement too! I'...Thanks Mel!Thanks for the encouragement too! I'll Tri one day!RunnerDudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209079063314051451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007050355748263232.post-49863707378698470152009-12-07T22:24:51.661-05:002009-12-07T22:24:51.661-05:00Awesome awesome interview. I totally want to read ...Awesome awesome interview. I totally want to read this book! Love the picture of the butterflies coming out of the wetsuit... and now I understand that I am justifiably crazy! =) RunnerDude, if I can TRI, know that you totally can. Bet you'd be hooked too!Mel-2nd Chanceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15040126521403230005noreply@blogger.com