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TWFix Legend
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Denver CO
Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar
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Just wondering if anyone's attempted a triathlon of any length before?
I'm attempting my first on 2 April, but have NO idea how any of it works... I've never even seen a triathlon. ![]() I'm just going to finish, don't care about time yet, as it'll be the first time I've swam in about 5 years and the first time riding a bike since I got my license at 16 (never ever ridden this far)... at least I know I can easily run the 5k ![]() I'm doing a spint distance at 600m swim 16mi bike 5krun. I'm just riding a POS mountain bike as i'm not about to go buy a $1,000 (entry level) road or tri bike. so... anyone? |
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token jewboy
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Once, harder than it looks, make sure your bike stands out and is easy to find, even seperatrd on racks they can be hard to find. Also wear a quick drying suit for after the swim. Also keep a set of new, clean, dry socks in a place you can get after the swim.
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Canyon Carver
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Derf is 100% right about those socks. Also make sure that when staging your gear, roll your socks up outwards so that you can just roll them right on your feet. It's a PITA to put socks onto wet feet any other way and this should save you 30 sec or so on your time.
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Sham WOW
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: ATX
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600m is a long way to swim.. it will really take it out of you. Good luck though. I've never done a triathlon, but my old boss was a huge PT nut and did them all the time. She's in Iraq right now, and I only have FB to keep in touch with her or I'd offer to ping her with any questions you may have.
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WERA White Plate
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Austin, TX
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I did a sprint tri a couple of years ago and found that open water swimming in a crowd is a totally different animal than swimming in the pool. I never managed to get into a rhythm and got tired really fast. I'd been swimming up to a mile in the pool at that point, but the 1/2 mile in the lake nearly killed me.
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Hold mah beer!
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Swim will definitely be the worst part.
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Ride Naked.
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Um... good luck. Sounds like a lot of work, and not necessarily a lot of fun, but whatever turns your crank.
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Join Date: Feb 2008
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I'll be running in the Vibram Five Fingers without socks... so that shouldn't be an issue.
I know the swim is going to suck, but I'll be fine. the hard part is the run, considering my legs should be like jello by then. my only real concern is what I'm gonna swim in and T1... |
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I advise you to pick up your front tire off the rail your bike is hanging on and spin it, then spin your front tire. Our bike rail had fallen and, while the bikes were hung back up, my rear brake was hit and engaged. I wondered why I couldn't get a rhythm... try pedaling after a killer swim, on the brakes. ![]() My coach asked me one question when I told him I wanted to do it - can you swim? You can figure out a pedal, you can walk the run... you have to swim. And, like mentioned above, practice in open water a few times. Open water is absolutely nothing like swimming in a pool. It is much, much harder. I recommend a sprint tri first - then go full.
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