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1. Why tris?
Why not? OK, now that we've got the obnoxious answer out of the way, here's the story. I need to exercise, however, I am not one that really enjoys exercise for the sake of exercise. At all. Realized I needed some sort of event to participate in, and tris came to mind after sitting around one night trying to figure out what I could do that would actually keep me engaged.
2. Do you actually go in and update all that code on your page every day?
Lord, no. The blog piece is powered by LiveJournal and is just embedded in the page. Maintenance is pretty minimal, I only muck around with the site when I'm adding things to the photo galleries (Layouts for those are autogenerated by Picasa - free & easy to use - I highly recommend it.) The Triathlon Training logs are part of the BeginnerTriathlete.com site - they've got great logging features - go check it out, even if you're not into tris.
3. Who in their right mind would do a marathon?
I've never claimed to be normal. It's really hard to explain - the best I can tell you is go up to DC on October 29, 2006 and watch. It does something to you.
4. Why a website? Doesn't the internet have enough self indulgent tripe on it?
Yes, and it's my duty as an American to add to it. I also have a digital camera that I like to use, so I need a place to put the pictures, and this is it.
6. OK, what's the deal with all the cats? Are you some kind of a cat freak?
Well, I guess it all depends on your definition of cat freak. I've got 2 cats, love 'em to death - I also have a dog, and I've been told that exempts me from crazy cat lady status. The "Tournee du Chat Noir" is one of my favorite pieces of Art Nouveau work. It all kind of went together... Also, if I ever had a ridiculous amount of money to pour into anything with the guarantee of never seeing it again, I'd open a bar/coffee house/cyber cafe and it would be named the "Cafe Chat Noir".
7. Can you please explain the acronyms and such?
DFL: Dead Fucking Last
DNF: Did Not Finish
DNS: Did Not Start
DFL>DNF>DNS: It's better to be dead fucking last than to not finish at all, and even better than not starting at all.
LBS: Local Bike Shop
BT: BeginnerTriathlete.com
T1: Transition 1, Swim to Bike
T2: Transition 2, Bike to Run
PR: Personal Record (also common, PB, Personal Best)
TriSuit: Something you can wear for the entire tri, swim, bike & run.
Bonking: No, not that - it's spelled differently anyway. It's running out of steam on a workout or race, usually due to not enough calories to get you through it.
GD's: Glory Days
Jockstrapping: The fine art of being an athletic supporter. AKA, get your ass out there and cheer for someone.
Have a question?? Send it to: faq@cafechatnoir.net
This page last updated 06/26/2006 12:48:26 -0400