#458 - Pathetic Triathlete Creates $30,000 Facebook Group
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 April 2018
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Frustrated with snobby and overly-serious triathletes, a man creates a Facebook group for more casual and fun discussion. It then transforms into a $30,000 side hustle with tens of thousands of members.
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| 0:30.2 | Sides and school friends, listeners, community, what's up? |
| 0:38.3 | Hey, it's Chris Gillibout here. |
| 0:39.8 | Welcome to episode 458. |
| 0:42.8 | I really like today's story. |
| 0:43.8 | I think you're going to like it too. |
| 0:44.9 | It is about a so-called pathetic triathlon runner who creates a $30,000 Facebook group. |
| 0:50.4 | And when I use the word pathetic, there's a reason for that. |
| 0:53.0 | I don't usually go around calling people pathetic, but this person calls himself pathetic. |
| 0:57.1 | You'll hear all about it in the story. |
| 0:58.2 | It's a really good one. |
| 1:00.2 | Today is also National Find a Rainbow Day. |
| 1:03.5 | So I guess that's a reminder to go out and appreciate the small things in life. |
| 1:07.6 | I haven't done a triathlon myself, but I've done a few marathons and a number of half |
| 1:10.8 | marathons. |
| 1:11.8 | For the past few years, I haven't done any races. |
| 1:13.6 | I've just tried to maintain a base level of fitness. |
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