I have found my people. In fact, they have this blog address. Here's a shout out to you Pathetic Sumbitches. You know who you are.
This group is not like any other group of triathletes. They are the most dedicated, hardworking group of people I have ever met. The group consists of everyone from beginners to the seasoned veteran. We have Boston runners and Kona qualifiers and everyone in between.
We are a group of +1200 strong on FB and even have our own Strava page.
Unlike Slowtwitch and other FB pages which are filled with ALL EGOs/No Confidence, this group is NO EGO/ALL confidence. They are amazing athletes who poke fun at themselves and laugh at all the stupid things that we all do. We cuss (well, I do), we eat foods that are bad for us, we miss training, we do too much, we are coming back from major injuries/illnesses, we have fallen over on our bikes, peed ourselves, we post our pathetic race photos, we've gained weight, we've slowed down when we should be getting faster.....and we laugh about it all.
Nothing is off limits except feeding your ego by insulting another person. That shit will get you banned.
The group is refreshing to be around.
Finally, I've found people who take the sport seriously and work hard to accomplish their goals, but they never take themselves seriously.
Several months ago, I posted some self-deprecating thing about my race. It was funny. You were supposed to laugh at it. Yet, I received these warm fuzzies from people who were trying to build me up.....{{{{HUGS}}} to them for trying to make me feel good about myself. But they completely missed the point.
I thought, "AW FUCK". I took the post down.
My Pathetic Group? They get it.
I ♥ them so hard because of it.
