Comments on: The DQ-ing of Fatty, Part I: Panic at the Reservoir http://www.fatcyclist.com/2014/09/22/the-dq-ing-of-fatty-part-i-panic-at-the-reservoir/ It's like reality TV. Except it's real. And there's no TV. Fri, 04 Mar 2022 03:21:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Bee T http://www.fatcyclist.com/2014/09/22/the-dq-ing-of-fatty-part-i-panic-at-the-reservoir/comment-page-1/#comment-644280 Bee T Tue, 23 Sep 2014 19:06:52 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2014/09/22/the-dq-ing-of-fatty-part-i-panic-at-the-reservoir/#comment-644280 I too used to get really dizzy in the water which lead to disorientation and one little freakout. Then I learned about silicone ear plugs. No problems since. Turns out I'm just sensitive to the water on my ear drums. I was going to guess you tried to dismount inside transition. All the DQ comments just make me cry and wish that they had a vegan option for the lactose intolerant. I too used to get really dizzy in the water which lead to disorientation and one little freakout. Then I learned about silicone ear plugs. No problems since. Turns out I’m just sensitive to the water on my ear drums.

I was going to guess you tried to dismount inside transition. All the DQ comments just make me cry and wish that they had a vegan option for the lactose intolerant.

]]> By: Jenni http://www.fatcyclist.com/2014/09/22/the-dq-ing-of-fatty-part-i-panic-at-the-reservoir/comment-page-1/#comment-644210 Jenni Tue, 23 Sep 2014 13:10:12 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2014/09/22/the-dq-ing-of-fatty-part-i-panic-at-the-reservoir/#comment-644210 Fatt and The Hammer need superhero names- Cap'n Unitard and Smiley Sunshine. To the rescue! Fatt and The Hammer need superhero names- Cap’n Unitard and Smiley Sunshine. To the rescue!

]]> By: Doug (Way Upstate) http://www.fatcyclist.com/2014/09/22/the-dq-ing-of-fatty-part-i-panic-at-the-reservoir/comment-page-1/#comment-644198 Doug (Way Upstate) Tue, 23 Sep 2014 11:43:12 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2014/09/22/the-dq-ing-of-fatty-part-i-panic-at-the-reservoir/#comment-644198 Fatty, you do seam to have a knack for the DQ thing. :) Fatty, you do seam to have a knack for the DQ thing. :)

]]> By: Edwin http://www.fatcyclist.com/2014/09/22/the-dq-ing-of-fatty-part-i-panic-at-the-reservoir/comment-page-1/#comment-644143 Edwin Tue, 23 Sep 2014 02:06:00 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2014/09/22/the-dq-ing-of-fatty-part-i-panic-at-the-reservoir/#comment-644143 After this blazing bike leg Fatty cracked during the run: Article VI, Rule 6.1: A participant who gains forward progress by crawling [...] shall be disqualified. After this blazing bike leg Fatty cracked during the run: Article VI, Rule 6.1: A participant who gains forward progress by crawling [...] shall be disqualified.

]]> By: hannah http://www.fatcyclist.com/2014/09/22/the-dq-ing-of-fatty-part-i-panic-at-the-reservoir/comment-page-1/#comment-644142 hannah Tue, 23 Sep 2014 02:02:37 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2014/09/22/the-dq-ing-of-fatty-part-i-panic-at-the-reservoir/#comment-644142 I totally read the title of this post as "The Dairy Queening of Fatty" and am now trying to figure out what exactly "Dairy Queening" would mean and how I can use this phrase as much as possible. I totally read the title of this post as “The Dairy Queening of Fatty” and am now trying to figure out what exactly “Dairy Queening” would mean and how I can use this phrase as much as possible.

]]> By: Jacob http://www.fatcyclist.com/2014/09/22/the-dq-ing-of-fatty-part-i-panic-at-the-reservoir/comment-page-1/#comment-644138 Jacob Tue, 23 Sep 2014 01:16:03 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2014/09/22/the-dq-ing-of-fatty-part-i-panic-at-the-reservoir/#comment-644138 If it makes you feel better, I raced an Olympic-distance race this spring that took me over an hour to finish the swim and the fastest guys out of the water put up your time in this race for the same distance. I've raced this race before and it had never been that bad but there was a weird current that we had to swim into the entire race. I was so spent from the hour in choppy water that I ended up pulling out after the first lap of the bike course. If it makes you feel better, I raced an Olympic-distance race this spring that took me over an hour to finish the swim and the fastest guys out of the water put up your time in this race for the same distance. I’ve raced this race before and it had never been that bad but there was a weird current that we had to swim into the entire race. I was so spent from the hour in choppy water that I ended up pulling out after the first lap of the bike course.

]]> By: EricGu http://www.fatcyclist.com/2014/09/22/the-dq-ing-of-fatty-part-i-panic-at-the-reservoir/comment-page-1/#comment-644136 EricGu Tue, 23 Sep 2014 00:56:32 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2014/09/22/the-dq-ing-of-fatty-part-i-panic-at-the-reservoir/#comment-644136 I used to get dizzy on triathlon swims, and then one of my friends suggested earplugs. I haven't gotten dizzy in any triathlon swims since then, though perhaps that may be due to the fact that I haven't done any triathlons. I used to get dizzy on triathlon swims, and then one of my friends suggested earplugs. I haven’t gotten dizzy in any triathlon swims since then, though perhaps that may be due to the fact that I haven’t done any triathlons.

]]> By: spaceyace http://www.fatcyclist.com/2014/09/22/the-dq-ing-of-fatty-part-i-panic-at-the-reservoir/comment-page-1/#comment-644125 spaceyace Mon, 22 Sep 2014 23:04:21 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2014/09/22/the-dq-ing-of-fatty-part-i-panic-at-the-reservoir/#comment-644125 I too made the Dairy Queen connection upon reading the title. For a split second, I thought "wow, not only does Fatty enter cool donut eating races, now he's found an ice cream race." Then I thought "oh yeah. DQ = disqualified. maybe this fat cyclist should enter more events and eat fewer Blizzards." I too made the Dairy Queen connection upon reading the title. For a split second, I thought “wow, not only does Fatty enter cool donut eating races, now he’s found an ice cream race.” Then I thought “oh yeah. DQ = disqualified. maybe this fat cyclist should enter more events and eat fewer Blizzards.”

]]> By: Clydesteve http://www.fatcyclist.com/2014/09/22/the-dq-ing-of-fatty-part-i-panic-at-the-reservoir/comment-page-1/#comment-644119 Clydesteve Mon, 22 Sep 2014 22:24:46 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2014/09/22/the-dq-ing-of-fatty-part-i-panic-at-the-reservoir/#comment-644119 <i>That said, I simply do not know how to honestly convey the truth about how the next part of this story unfolded without loudly thumping my chest and howling in triumph.</i> and -> <i>I was, I was pretty sure, the fastest person on the bike in that race on that day.</i> You pretty much nailed the humility thing, Fatty! Nailed it upside-down and spread-eagled to a cross of barbed thorns. ;-) That said, I simply do not know how to honestly convey the truth about how the next part of this story unfolded without loudly thumping my chest and howling in triumph.

and ->

I was, I was pretty sure, the fastest person on the bike in that race on that day.

You pretty much nailed the humility thing, Fatty!

Nailed it upside-down and spread-eagled to a cross of barbed thorns.

;-)

]]> By: Christina http://www.fatcyclist.com/2014/09/22/the-dq-ing-of-fatty-part-i-panic-at-the-reservoir/comment-page-1/#comment-644114 Christina Mon, 22 Sep 2014 21:01:56 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2014/09/22/the-dq-ing-of-fatty-part-i-panic-at-the-reservoir/#comment-644114 Fatty got busted for speeding? Now I need a Blizzard, with all this talk of DQ. Fatty got busted for speeding?

Now I need a Blizzard, with all this talk of DQ.

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