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 2006-07-05 4:44 PM |
Veteran  166   Ventura, California |  Subject: Chewing tobacco and training...OK...OK...all of the super healthy folks are going to have a conniption fit but for everyone else... I chew tobacco, been doing it for about 11 years since high school. I know all of the health risks, I have seen all of the pictures, gotten the lectures from parents, fiancee, dentist, etc...it is a nasty habit and I will quit some day...sooner rather than later... At a recent tri that I was watching I saw two athletes coming in off of the bike with a dip of chew in their lip (those who chew can spot a dip in a lip a mile away)...intrigued I talked along the fence of the transition area and watched both guys come out of T2 with the dip still in their lip for the run... I wanted to talk to the guys after the race to ask them why they were dipping while racing but I lost track of them... Has anyone else ever seen or done this? I always love a chew after a hard training run or ride and I have found that it keeps my HR up a little while longer but I have never had a dip WHILE working out... I am bored here at work and have been pondering this for a couple of weeks so I thought I would put it out to the BT community... |
| 2006-07-05 4:50 PM in reply to: #474557 |
Pro 4189 Pittsburgh, my heart is in Glasgow | Subject: RE: Chewing tobacco and training... all i know is that im glad I race on this coast of the country...the regular spit of triathletes is pretty gross...but dip spit? I'm glad they waited till AFTER the bike ! hehe. I dunno, is this like the "can you chew gum and walk?" question for grown ups? I don't think I'm that coordinated! |
| 2006-07-05 6:07 PM in reply to: #474557 |
Expert 1207 Liberty Lake, WA | Subject: RE: Chewing tobacco and training... Copenhagen it makes me feel so good.
Back in my wild mis-spent youth I chewed for 12 years. Quiting was the hardest thing I have ever done. It's been 10 years since I've had a dip but I still sometime have dreams about it and wake up craving it. From a racing perspective it will raise your heart rate and lead to dehydration. Both things you want to avoid in a race. Racing with a dip is right up there with stopping mid-way for a smoke. Justify it however you want but it simply comes down to addiction.
Edited by T in Liberty Lake 2006-07-05 6:15 PM |
| 2006-07-06 1:12 PM in reply to: #474607 |
Veteran 166 Ventura, California | Subject: RE: Chewing tobacco and training... T in Liberty Lake - 2006-07-05 3:07 PM Copenhagen it makes me feel so good.
Man I love that song...and I miss that man!!!! |
| 2006-07-06 1:23 PM in reply to: #474557 |
| SF Bay Area, Mountain View | Subject: RE: Chewing tobacco and training... at least you're not snorting the stuff... |
| 2006-07-06 1:23 PM in reply to: #474557 |
Member 34 | Subject: RE: Chewing tobacco and training... cOpenhagen, what a wad of flavor cOpenhagen, you can see it in my smile cOpenhagen, what a wad of flavor, chew cOpenhagen makes those pretty girls smile I dip and need to quit too, but that would leave me with pretty much no vices (down from lots) and I'm not sure how I feel about that . . . . |
| 2006-07-06 1:30 PM in reply to: #475294 |
Regular 89 Little Rock, AR | Subject: RE: Chewing tobacco and training... Homer J - 2006-07-06 1:23 PM cOpenhagen, what a wad of flavor cOpenhagen, you can see it in my smile cOpenhagen, what a wad of flavor, chew cOpenhagen makes those pretty girls smile I dip and need to quit too, but that would leave me with pretty much no vices (down from lots) and I'm not sure how I feel about that . . . . I say every man needs two vices. No more, no less. My wife would argue that triathlon counts as one. |
| 2006-07-06 1:32 PM in reply to: #474557 |
Queen BTich 12411 , | Subject: RE: Chewing tobacco and training... |
| 2006-07-06 1:41 PM in reply to: #474557 |
Resident Curmudgeon 25290 The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: Smoking crack and training... OK...OK...all of the super healthy folks are going to have a conniption fit but for everyone else... Has anyone else ever seen or done this?
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| 2006-07-06 1:48 PM in reply to: #474557 |
Runner | Subject: RE: Chewing tobacco and training... Having been a person who would dip and smoke and drink coffee all at pretty much the same time... I have never gone on a training run with a dip. But, I used to always have a smoke either right before, right after, or both. I saw a German soldier smoking while running with a backpack on once. He was a little nuts, though. |
| 2006-07-06 4:05 PM in reply to: #474557 |
Expert 664 Ross, Ohio | Subject: RE: Chewing tobacco and training... I have been dipping for 23 years. Since I was 11, but I grew up on a farm or more speciifically on a hay wagon, my dad taught FFA, etc. I chew all the time on training runs and bikes, but never in a race. I like it because it keeps my mouth wet and fends off cotton mouth. I have switched to gum duiring training, but sadly I have been unsuccessful at stopping dip. Those of you that have good for you and come hit me oer the head so I can stop. |
| 2006-07-06 5:18 PM in reply to: #474557 |
Master 1359 South of SLC | Subject: RE: Chewing tobacco and training... I know where you are coming from. My granddad taught me the finer art of Red Man and how not to get caught by my Mom. But... When he died a couple of years ago it was from cancer related to his chewing habit. It took him about 10 years too early. I am glad he talked me into quitting when I was 18. Mike |
| 2006-07-06 6:46 PM in reply to: #474557 |
| Veteran 182 Ocean, New Jersey | Subject: RE: Chewing tobacco and training... This may seem a stretch, but are you absolutely sure it was dip? In several cases I've stored a bite or two of a Powerbar in my lip when I was unable to actually chew it. Some people take big bites before a transition area because they know they won't get another chance. |
| 2006-07-06 6:56 PM in reply to: #474557 |
Expert 760 Mt. Morris, IL | Subject: RE: Chewing tobacco and training... AAAAAHHHHH a nice dip sounds great. I have been dip free for over a year now (after 9 years) and like you said, Quiting is not easy!!! My wife threatned me, and my trainning had hit a major wall so slowly but surely I gave it up (it took about a thousand pounds of seeds which I still need when working in the yard). I never used it on a run, but when I used to go mountian biking I always had one in. The other thing I used to do when I got a bad craving I would put a tea bag in my lip and that usually was enough. |
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