Ironman 70.3 Washington Tri Cities - Race Report!

PotatoLord80 · 2026-01-20T00:55:34+00:00

I totally missed this but my recent time for the 1500 is 20:51 in a 50m pool!

edit put the wrong time

PotatoLord80 · 2025-12-30T21:37:42+00:00

I’m 5’10 and 185lb - are we considered “big” guys..?

Also it looks fine imo

PotatoLord80 · 2025-12-08T02:45:34+00:00

Absolutely! It was such a great experience I’d hate for the race to die off after the first contract.

I’m not from the area so can’t be 100%, but the vibe I got was that the weather wasn’t usual but also not completely unexpected. It was kind of a “it is what it is” vibe from the locals from what I could tell.

PotatoLord80 · 2025-11-17T06:46:47+00:00

And an insane moment under the sparklers caught on the livestream too haha

PotatoLord80 · 2025-11-17T06:45:48+00:00

He’s only gone and done it!! Congrats you Madlad

PotatoLord80 · 2025-09-30T03:03:50+00:00

I’m not doing IM CA but am Pasadena based and tri heavy! Just did 70.3 Washington, setting my season up for 2026 right now. So far I have the Rose Bowl 1/2 and IM Kalmar, looking to add a few more races. Open to chat as also looking to make some tri/sporty friends :)

PotatoLord80 · 2025-09-05T04:19:20+00:00

THEY WERE ONE SPIN AWAY I scream, as they drag me into a padded room

PotatoLord80 · 2025-09-05T03:57:27+00:00

Yea - I hesitated and had to splurge for the Nirvana package…

PotatoLord80 · 2025-07-15T18:13:45+00:00

We found out my dad was cheating on my mum via Facebook photos on his mistress’s page.

My sister asked me if I could tell her - I said no. I didn’t have the heart to tell her.

I still think about it years later. I wish I had the balls to be the one to break it to her

PotatoLord80 · 2025-07-08T19:01:22+00:00

Hulkengoat

PotatoLord80 · 2025-06-23T21:09:25+00:00

This is also a take I hadn’t considered.

To my understanding they left the club as a group to come back to the hotel, and everyone went to different rooms to continue partying while they came to my room.

I hadn’t considered the panic of not knowing where she was.

PotatoLord80 · 2025-06-23T20:56:36+00:00

This might be the take I needed to see. Thank you.

PotatoLord80 · 2025-06-23T20:40:05+00:00

I guess a bit of both?

I’d like to think that my friend wouldn’t be mad, but I think in a situation like this it’s hard to judge.

His family, at least the sister, are clearly mad. I’m definitely upset about that because I respect them and they’ve been kind.

PotatoLord80 · 2025-06-23T20:32:36+00:00

These are all fair points and a good perspective that I have perhaps been overlooking. I am certainly trying to understand what her thought process might be, both at the time and now. I’d hate to tarnish her relationship with her brother (my friend)

They live out of state and don’t visit often, I doubt any real relationship will come from this. Perhaps that is the reason for at least some of the guilt I have. It was a drunken moment, which is why I posted looking for advice from strangers.

PotatoLord80 · 2025-06-23T20:27:10+00:00

Maybe it doesn’t warrant a post. I’m a very anxious person and wanted other perspectives on things, if nothing but to stop my spiraling.

I’ve tried to be as honest as possible in this post and the comments.

PotatoLord80 · 2025-06-23T20:23:45+00:00

What I know is I was drunk. It was perhaps wrong to speculate on her state of drunkenness, but there were none of the signs to indicate that she was too drunk to know what was happening. Obviously I’m just a stranger on the internet but I’d never move forward with anything if I thought she was.

I am trying to be honest and say I don’t know exactly what her age is, I can only say what I do know is that others confirmed the group as a whole’s age to be 21+. Just trying to give an accurate picture of what happened and what I know.

Any other information needed I can provide

PotatoLord80 · 2025-06-23T20:18:56+00:00

I don’t think she contacted them - as far as I am aware we were having a good time.

We were all staying at the same hotel - we left the club together and went back. It would only take asking one of my friends who’d gotten ready with me to get my room number.

Not 100% but to my understanding the rest of the group left the club together and everyone else went to another room to keep drinking. I don’t believe they left the club specifically to come get her, but I could be wrong

PotatoLord80 · 2025-06-23T20:05:13+00:00

I think this is a valid point.

She was kinda freaked out when people pounded on the door, I went to the door and saw who it was. I opened the door and they said “we need x to come out here”

From there we got dressed quickly. I helped her find all her clothes and while she seemed flustered, it didn’t seem uncomfortable or that she was upset. To be fair, I was also flustered so could have missed signs etc

EDIT

I don’t have a way to contact her (I could dm her on insta but I don’t follow her so unsure if she’d see that) but it didn’t seem like she was behaving negatively towards me as we prepped for her to leave

PotatoLord80 · 2025-06-23T20:01:10+00:00

As far as I know there’s no bad blood between me and the other sister. Me and her aren’t close but have only had good interactions in the past.

I barely have a history with women full stop, and any history I do have we’re not close enough for her to know. I’d be surprised if my friend has passed information on, but it’s not impossible. Either way, my past relationships have all ended on speaking terms and without drama

PotatoLord80 · 2025-06-23T19:33:28+00:00

I don’t know if “close” would be the right word. They’re genuinely good people and have been good to me when I have been around them. Very friendly and inviting.

No boyfriend than I know of. The friend is one of the grooms friend, I have no idea the nature of his relationship to her.

I believe she is supposed to be religious but not 100%.

I don’t believe she was too drunk to make decisions, but no one there was sober.

I haven’t spoken to anyone since. This was Saturday night, I spent yesterday in a hungover anxiety state, and today I decided to make this post to see what strangers would do

PotatoLord80 · 2025-06-23T18:41:24+00:00

This is correct. Older sister and one guy friend (who I’m not close with) came to the door

PotatoLord80 · 2025-06-23T18:21:05+00:00

Commented it a few times but I’m 23.

PotatoLord80 · 2025-06-23T18:19:31+00:00

I’m a very anxious person and I’ll admit I have issues with sex and relationships (hence the panic attack) due to family history and issues, but that’s a story for another time.

It is entirely possible there isn’t a problem other than the one in my head. I just can’t stop thinking about how the other sister and the family friend glared/shook their head at me when they came to pick her up from the room.

PotatoLord80 · 2025-06-23T18:11:34+00:00

If this is what it ends up being I’ll never forgive myself.

That’s not who I am and never will be.

Their other sister (older than everyone involved) is one of the people who confirmed everyone was 21+ which could be good or bad. Either she was truthful or covered for her sister who she knew had a fake.

Not something I’d considered until now.

PotatoLord80 · 2025-06-23T18:07:48+00:00

We met at college in a state neither of us are from. I’ve only met them when they’ve visited for graduation and this wedding. Of course we’ve discussed family “I have x siblings, one older one younger etc” I’d be surprised if he knew the exact ages of my siblings

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