You're So Tri: How do you finish when you're so tri?

There are many ways to finish. But if you want to be "so tri" there are only two ways: finish first, or finish sexxy. That's right...first, or ESS, EEE, EXX, EXX, WHY. Why? Because you're so tri, or, at least you want to be. Let's take a look at some examples:

Here we have a finisher of Ironman Florida. Shades balanced or so carefully atop the mesh cap, muscle-man arm pose, and a grin that says, "you know you like what you see." Race finished...sexxy.

Here we have an example of two gentleman attempting to upgrade from "just finishing" a recent half-marathon, to finishing the same race "sexxy" by associating with someone who ALWAYS finishes sexxy. Nice try guys.

Also, keep in mind that in a multi-sport race, it's important that the sexy comes at finish of the entire race...not just a single component.

From Austin Ironman 70.3 we have an example of an athlete finishing the swim "sexxy". Goggles with a mirrored finish, arms flexed (creates that allusion that wiry cyclist arms might actually have some strength), tugging at the neoprene while a confident look hides the "holy shit, the swim wasn't that bad" in his head. Swim finished...sexxy.

However, at the finish, the athlete blew it by accidentally finishing "psycho" rather than "sexxy." A rookie mistake...