Tattoo
While swimming on Thursday morning, I had to get out to make a quick bathroom stop (peeing in the pool is not acceptable).
When I got back, this dude (who happens to be a swim coach at CSU and always gives swim tips to Sam because he thinks she is hot) and I have this conversation:
Dude: "While you were gone, I asked your friend about your tattoo. Did you really get it last year?"
Me: "Yes, in September."
Dude: "I thought it was from your wild college days, because you don't look like the type who'd get a tattoo."
Me: Thinking "what does someone who would get a tattoo look like", but saying "I always said if I did an Ironman, I'd get the symbol tattooed on my forehead, but this was a good compromise."
Dude: "I bet your husband was happy about that decision."
Me: Thinking "of course, I wouldn't tattoo my forehead - I never thought I'd ever do an Ironman, so forehead tattoo didn't seem to be a possibility - who knew that I would do one", but saying "Yes, he was. After I did Ironman, I wanted to commemorate it by getting the tattoo, so I did."
And, I don't regret it at all. I like having a little ink. : )
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I'm off to swim again now. My former coach and I had lunch the other day and she was surprised to hear how often I am swimming given that I'm not training for anything in particular and hate to swim. I figure you have to practice your limiters, right?
6 inches of snow on the ground on March 22 makes swimming seem more palatable than running or biking anyway. I miss Florida.
posted by JenC at 9:03 AM
7 Comments:
got on the 6 inches of snow, jen. my saturday long run became lots of rowing, treadmill, elliptical etc...
cool that you got a tattoo..but you earned that one for sure in doing the ironman....
i have been meaning to get cranking on the swimming...good for you that you are really hitting it even though, you don't have a race coming up....
just heard an avalanche on my roof...gotta go shovel what just came down on the driveway
1:36 PM
If it weren't for a little race called Boston I would so be in the pool with ya right now. I am OVER the snow!
5:16 PM
I think your choice of tattoo position is a much better one then the forehead.
That would be unique.
11:12 AM
You'd spend all your time explaining the tat if you'd gotten it on your forehead. So...probably a good choice! :)
12:36 PM
But the forehead tat would have been funny...at least for a day!
I am with ya on missing FL weather!
8:11 AM
I've said it before: if I finished Ironman, not only would I tattoo my forehead, I'd make my family and friends tattoo their foreheads too. Then there would be skywriting and cupcake banquets too.
It's something that should be broadcast: here comes the Iron[wo]man! And people should clear paths for you. It's a huge feat. You're like an astronaut.
9:03 AM
why would that guy think that was from your wild college days? how do you see an iron man tatoo and not totally understand why someone would have that? If i ever do an ironman i'd tattoo it on my butt, my forehead - heck i'd probably paint the logo on my car! I think the ironman tatoo is awesome!
9:50 AM
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