A Colorado Triathlon 5/29/2009
I've always wanted to do a triathlon.
Not really. But it made for a good opening line. You see, I have a strict "no running unless chased or the motherfucking building is on fire" policy, I think that riding a road bike is just slightly more stimulating than flipping burgers at MickeyD's, and your average 5lb brick is a better swimmer than I. Therefore, the standard triathlon and I have never quite seen eye to eye.
(And yes, I refuse to acknowledge that tri bikes and road bikes are different. There are two types of biking, mountain and road. If it has slick tires, it's a road bike.)
So I invented my own triathlon, which is actually fun. It involves skiing something, then climbing something, then drinking beer. Unfortunately, I was the sole participant in this first installment, but that's OK, because it was completed successfully. The game plan was to ski Citadel Peak, then climb in Clear Creek Canyon, then (duh) drink beer.
Read MoreNot really. But it made for a good opening line. You see, I have a strict "no running unless chased or the motherfucking building is on fire" policy, I think that riding a road bike is just slightly more stimulating than flipping burgers at MickeyD's, and your average 5lb brick is a better swimmer than I. Therefore, the standard triathlon and I have never quite seen eye to eye.
(And yes, I refuse to acknowledge that tri bikes and road bikes are different. There are two types of biking, mountain and road. If it has slick tires, it's a road bike.)
So I invented my own triathlon, which is actually fun. It involves skiing something, then climbing something, then drinking beer. Unfortunately, I was the sole participant in this first installment, but that's OK, because it was completed successfully. The game plan was to ski Citadel Peak, then climb in Clear Creek Canyon, then (duh) drink beer.
