The Tribent Norseman Xperience - march 2007

It is with humble pride and without further ado, that we present to our readers this first newsletter from the “Tribent Norseman Xperience”. The letter is a multi media newsletter and is best read accompanied with the latest record of Skambankt, Clutch or Arcade Fire. Accompany this letter with any “song” of Mariah Carey, and you will most likely experience system failure. Accompany this letter with Mariah Carey in person, and you’re a lucky man. Just don’t let her sing.

Who is Tribent N’Guru, the athlete and motor of the Tribent Norseman Xperience? Tribent N’Guru (A.k.a Bent Olav Olsen) is a Norwegian Triathlete completely in a league of his own. For years he has dominated his part of the field. In his mid thirties he started with cycling after some years of rest after terminating his soccer career at the age of 11. He soon found out that cycling was not a small enough sport to make a name for himself as an athlete. He did first consider petanque, then he choose triathlon.

Neither his build nor mentality favour courses with lots of climbs, in fact it does not favour triathlon or any other sport, but absolutely not a very steep triathlon as www.nxtri.com. Since almost any Norwegian know that Tribent N’Guru is not made for the steep stuff, what has led him on this path that may or may not end on the monstrous mountain Gaustadtoppen in august 2008?

Destiny and gambling!

A lottery had a “ticket for NXTRI” as its price and he won. Therefore this lottery in order to raise money for “Include Africa” and build shelter for kids in Malawi has changed the course of this bastion of the “Flat Triathlon Society”. The Tribent staff prays that it will be for the better.

Very few athletes of his generation, commitment and integrity would skulk away from such a challenge and obligation. Tribent N’Guru could never, even if he would. Several complicated fractures and dismemberment might do the trick, but not much else.

Enough small talk you say? We can assure you that the Tribent Norseman Xperience Newsletter before long will be filled with big, bold words worthy of any over rated Swedish athlete. This time we only want to set the record straight and assure the world that in 2008 Tribent N’Guru will do the world famous Norseman Xtreme Triathlon.

For the time being let’s just inform you that TribenN’Guru has exercised through the long and cold Norwegian winter. Massive weeks with 5-8 hours training and lots of eating has reduced his weight from 97 and down to 95,7 kg.

Let’s all pray: Lord lift us up where we belong. It might just possibly be the only way