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2007-07-04 4:15 PM

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Subject: Joined 2 Clubs in 1 Week!
Did my first Oly (1500m, 35 mi.,7.1 mi.) on Sunday: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp... Finished 3rd in my age group! (Don't tell anyone that there were only 4 in the AG)

This morning, I was approaching a T intersection with a stop sign at the same time as a pickup truck who did not have a stop sign. If he takes his right of way and continues through the intersection, there's no problem, but he see's me and slows down. I can't figure out his motives and slam on the brakes and turn, sliding on the gravel and going to the ground with my feet still in. It was a gentle roll, no blood, no torn clothes, no damage to the bike. He stopped to ask if I was okay, waited until I collected my water bottle from the pavement and remounted, then asked again if I was okay. He tapped his cigarette and drove on, and I finished my 50 mile ride.


2007-07-04 10:30 PM
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Subject: RE: Joined 2 Clubs in 1 Week!

Hey, super congrats on the first Oly!  Mine's due in September (I cannot believe I have started to talk about tris like CHILDREN, fer cryin' out loud ...) and it's great reading about your experience in the report.

And you did awesome from what I can tell (duh, you alreay knew that)!.  Oly field is very competitive.  Impressed!  Apparently, too, the M40-44 AG is one of the most so.

Nice working not eating dirt re. the trucker incident.   

2007-07-05 6:45 AM
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Subject: RE: Joined 2 Clubs in 1 Week!
Congrats on the OLY....I will get there one of these days.
The way I see it about the guy in the truck....compared to alot of the people out there on the road atleast he was paying attention and was looking out, seen you and was trying to do the right thing.
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