Old School

So I was lurking on the Slowtwitch forum the other day because I had nothing better to do and I came across this photo:

1983 Windermere Loop

Can you guess who it is? Thats right, it's Dr. Big Deal (aka Dr. Tommy) at age 15. Check out the thick head of hair!!

Tom is that a half-shirt? It goes well with those socks!

Here is what he has to say about the photo:

"This was the 1983 Windermere loop. I had just turned 15 and did one bike and one run to get ready for this race. I had a 10 min lead out of the water and was second onto the bike...it took awhile to get those socks on :) I did this race again in 1984 and then took a 16 year break from triathlon. 1983 (3:24:40) - 27:14 swim + 1:44 bike + 1:13 run 1984 (2:57:23) - 27:08 swim + 1:33 bike + 56:39 run 2001 (2:37:40) - 25:51 swim + 1:16 bike + 55:12 run splits for the 2150 swim, 55km bike, 12km run...in 2001 I was swimming way slower but used a wetsuit"

I'm pretty sure he spent the 16 year break from triathlon going to dental school, eating nachos and drinking beer.

He's come a long way since 1983:

2008 Ironman Florida

Team Founder

source: Facebook

For those of you who don't know, the above picture represents the original founder of Team Big Deal. He hales from Sydney, Australia. He arrived in Canada many years ago with a bag of tennis trophies and dirty laundry. He has a lovely family. When he is not spending time with the family or working, we believe he is drinking beer. He may train sometimes.

He is not only the team founder but he is also the apparal supplier for the team. He recently provided the team with new jackets that have been useful for training and storing turkey skin in the pockets.

He is THE Big Deal. Make sure you respect him, as you can see from this post, the team does.

Assault & Battery

On the Team car:



By a bunch a drunk hockey playing firefighters.
DNA being taken from the back windshield.
Car will be repaired in time for race season.

Happy New Year to All. The Blog is alive & well, contrary to vicious rumors about the imminent demise of this 'portal of truth'.
So stand by for more on the goings-on of the Team in 2009. A big year has been planned, lungs & livers will be asked to perform beyond their normal capacity (and beyond that too on occasion).

Admin: Team Applications for January are Closed. February's open at 00:01AM on the first of said month.

In Good Company

The Team has made a bold leap, just in time for Christmas too. A team issue jacket has been delivered via the equipment manager via TBD to all members who have finished a race this season and remain on the the roster at the time of this posting.
Some initial guidelines have been established by the equipment manager with regards to the wearing and conduct of members whilst wearing official team clothing;
1. Jacket will be zipped up when cameras are present (particularly during the off-season).
2. The jacket is to used for physical activity only (it is not a fashion piece).
3. Alcoholic beverages are NOT to be consumed when wearing the jacket.
4. Jacket is to be laundered weekly and stored on its own hanger at room temperature.

So if you are photographed in a bar with the jacket, unzipped, with nacho stains on it and holding a drink you should consider that a violation of the rules above.
Consequences have yet to be established for a violation, someone else can come up with those.

Half of women prefer web to sex, says survey

Many women would rather surf the net than have sex, according to an Intel-sponsored survey.

The Internet Reliance in Today's Economy survey of 2119 people aged 18-plus, said that 65 per cent of adults admitted they can't live without the internet.

According to the survey, conducted by Harris Interactive, nearly half of women (46 per cent) and 30 per cent of men would rather go without sex for a fortnight than give up internet access.

For women aged 18-34 it was 49 per cent and for women aged 35-44 it was 52 per cent. Only 39 per cent of guys aged 18-34 would swap the bedroom for the broadband.

www.nzherald.co.nz


What does all this mean for the Team? Well not much for one of us, the rest may have something important to discuss with the family computer.

The Giving Season

For those with a spouse, just make sure it doesn't come back to bite you in the ass.

Why two men should never be on the same bike. (press play, it's a V-I-D-E-O)