She asked if I was a triathlete

[shootingstar]

?  ..I was walking out of workplace bldg. today with my bike pannier and dressed for cycling.  Walking towards bike cage.

Another new employee asked me the above question. I think she wanted to just talk fitness...  I complimented her that she looked great....and she did...'cause she was a triathlete before she got injured. Then she volunteered info. about her major injuries...….

I said no to triathlete question. This is what I do tell people at work when they see me in my cycling gear and ask:  I tell them where I live which is not far from work. But also I tell them I have biked to work and get around the city 'cause we don't have a car. I go shopping sometimes after work.  I do tell people I lived and biked in Toronto and Vancouver...without having a car.  My work colleagues know this skeletal piece of info. about me....eventually....because they ask me where I live in relation to my commute. I also told this to woman.

The point is....I only look "better" 'cause I choose active transportation often and long-term.  

[pedalphile]

Ja, when folks axe me that I allus reply No, but if I could run or swim worth a sheot I'd consider it, though.

[tybeegb]

 At my dermatologist "all over" inspection a couple of years ago, as I was standing there in my underwear, she asked "Are you a triathlete?".  Monday I was at the 'Y' and this lady looked at me and asked if I was a "power forward".  I never have been either but I took both of those questions as compliments.   ?

[Longjohn ★]

Nobody asks me those questions but I mostly wear event shirts all the time. My oncologist saw my 2018 triathlon shirt and she asked: “Are you still doing those?” I asked her if that was ok for me keep doing that kind of stuff and she told me not to keel over. That wasn’t really a yes or no but at least she didn’t say not to.

[Kzoo]

3 hours ago, pedalphile said:

Ja, when folks axe me that I allus reply No, but if I could run or swim worth a sheot I'd consider it, though.

And if I could jump, shoot and dribble I'd have been in the NBA.

[pedalphile]

3 hours ago, Kzoo said:

And if I could jump, shoot and dribble I'd have been in the NBA.

Or if we had any eggs we could have eggs and bacon for breakfast, if we had any bacon.

[12string]

So, I just tried standing around in my underwear to see if anyone would ask if I was a triathlete.  Oddly, they never did.  People asked a bunch of other questions, but not that one.

[Tizeye]

Past tense "was" a triathlete. Just say yes to impress as you don't have to be a triathlete now. Then come up with some sob story of why had to cut back and not in competitive form now.

[shootingstar]

4 hours ago, Tizeye said:

Past tense "was" a triathlete. Just say yes to impress as you don't have to be a triathlete now. Then come up with some sob story of why had to cut back and not in competitive form now.

I sorta felt sorry for her...she still looked fine body-wise.  Yes, you're right....she's probably a type AAAAAAA person who places her self-respect a lot on physical fitness as top priority.  She had lost her job due to oil industry cuts and took a year to find another one.   She was polite and gracious.  We shooks hands in mutual respect, before parting....yes, women can be like this outside of work.

 

[KrAzY]

You should ha e said you are a bi-athlete cause ya could go either way, but a menajahtwa just freaks you out a little too much...?

[Randomguy]

Everyone asks me if I am black.

[Longjohn ★]

7 minutes ago, Particularguy said:

Everyone asks me if I am black.

What do you tell them?

[sheep_herder ★]

7 minutes ago, Particularguy said:

Everyone asks me if I am black.

You over doing it with the tanning bed again??

[Randomguy]

6 minutes ago, Longjohn said:

What do you tell them?

I just flash some gang sign or other so they know for sure.