You Know you're a triathlete when.....

You have a lifetime supply of water bottles, safety pins, and t-shirts.

You have trouble keeping lunch under 2000 calories.

You have a $4000 bike strapped on top of your $2000 car.

You're always wet .... sweat, pool, lake, sea water, shower, bath, or rain.

Your car has at least one energy bar wrapper and water bottle on the floor

Your kids idea of playing is a race and awards ceremony.

You have far more shoes than your wife.

Your kitchen cupboards are organized into "protein", "carbs" and "etc."

You bring bottled water to a party so that you're properly hydrated for the next morning's long run.

Everyone else at the party also brought their own bottled water because you don't have a social life outside of triathlon.

You ask your wife, girlfriend, or sister for leg shaving advice.

You mention a race and somebody responds "running or biking" and you are again forced to explain....

You wear your bathing suit under your work clothes to make a fast transition from work to swim on your lunch hour.

You show up at the neighbourhood pool on your bike in a Speedo and embarrass your teenage daughters.

You've spent more on bikes in the last 10 years than you have on clothes for the past 50.

You feel like you took the day off because all you did was swim 3000 yards.

Cars pass you on the road when you're driving and you either drop back to get out of draft zone or speed up to attack!

Your bed-time reading on your night stand consists of a pile of: DeSoto catalogs; InsideTri; Triathlete, VeloNews, USMA Swim, etc.

You know you could make a killing at Jeopardy if only the categories were: - Past winners of Hawaii Ironman - Legs shaving techniques - 40-30-30 diet - Aerodynamics racing wheels - Gastrointestinal problems and long runs - How to justify a $4000 bike.

When asked how old you are, you answer 35-39.

Nobody believes you when you say 'Never again'.

You clean your bike more often than your car.

When asked to mow the lawn in 90 degree heat, you say that its too hot to do that (and you mean it) and then an hour later you go on a century ride because its so nice out.

You are convinced that if you rest more than one day, your ultra-fit body will turn into a pile of goo and everyone in your age group will beat you.