Joanna Zeiger is one of my favorite triathletes. She's competitive at every distance, she's had a long, consistent career being competitive at every distance, she's a very intelligent person holding a PhD and, having met her, she's very personable.
She's apparently also a linguist and creative.
I came across this list of words she created and thought I'd pass them along for all you tri-junkies. I'm sure you can relate. Enjoy.
Aquarash - The strange burn that appears on the neck after a wetsuit swim.
Bodyslam - The full body muscle soreness the day after a race.
Bottleshock - When you reach behind to grab a bottle from your back cage and it is gone. You realize it probably popped out 3 miles back. You hope an official didn't see it and assess you a 2:00 penalty (my addition!!)
Cycleroma - The smell of a room after an indoor bike workout. The smell is exponential to the number of people in the room.
Fungoo - The residue on your bike frame from gels and drinks (not to mention sweat, snot and nasty road grime!!! - again my addition)
Gasplorch - What to say to the race official (in lieu of the regular expletives) who pulled you over for littering when your bottle escaped after hitting that bump in the road.
ill Suiter - An individual who wears their wetsuit backwards or inside out.
Invisibuoy - The disappearance of the huge orange or yellow buoys on the swim if it is rough or if the sun is in your eyes.
Overage - Adding a few runs to your run or bike ride beyond what you had planned on your schedule.
Overstride - What happens when you are fading in a race and then drink a cup of cola.
Runnerstummy - GI distress that occurs during long runs, speed sessions or races that forces you to stop.
Spreader - An individual who takes up too much space in transition and encroaches on your area.
Tridew - The clammy, awful state that your gear is in when you have to pack it wet after a race.
Yo-Yoer - A person who passes and drops back and repasses and drops back and passes again during training or a race.
Can you make up more?
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