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MARS Triathlon, Matlock - £6 to enter!
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If I didn't fancy that, I'd tape it under my saddle or onto my top tube - should be pretty safe unless you crash.
You know, you have set me thinking about where I used to leave my keys. I can't for the life of me think what I used to do with them. Probably left in transition somewhere.
Oh! That's it!
I always left a kit bag in transition with dry clothes. Kept keys in there.
Hey! Got an old (hardly worn) tri suit that might just fit. Could be worth a try.
BTW, I used to be slimmer when doing tri's.
Muzzy - thanks for the offer:-)
Normally if you are required to wear number on back and front in different disciplines then you would be provided with 2 numbers.
If you're pulling on a top after the swim then having your numbers already pinned on is the easiest option, but if your swimming in a tri suit you'd probably loose the numbers in the pool, so a belt is better then.
No problem. Although I'll probably be too tired by the time I get home anyway, I'll have to be up before 5:00 to get to Matlock in plenty of time.
Now I'm thinking the latest possible start time a lie in and no fell racing.
Was thinking of getting a b&b on the Sunday night but the whole point of this was that it was cheap (anyone notice the link - cheap entry/cheap lace locks/cheap number belts = miser) Anyway I doubt I'll get back without having to stop for a kip at some point, so I've abandoned the fell race now, I was just thinking out load.
I'm going to do a little cycling up some local hills everyday next week, see if I can stimulate any new, usefull muscle fibres.
This IS going to be FUN!
I've really not thought this through properly and I'll be going into this event completely unprepared, I've no doubt I'll finish and post a reasonable time but my triathlon comeback, which started 3 weeks ago, has consisted of 3 swims and 3 bike rides and they were all in the first week and left me ill/exhausted, so all I've done since is a bit of running and one lap of this race's bike course.
If I go for a run now I could go for a swim this evening and I'll cycle to work tonight (token gesture) that should tide me over until Monday.
Looking forward to it.
Chris.
Just been for a run got to 1 mile and had to sit down for 5 minutes then jogged back, not swimming tonight now, I need a week off. I'll start again Monday with the race.
17 - Not Greased Lightning
46 - Quimby
If I am swimming in a costume with sports bra on underneath, do I leave my cycling shorts with my bike and top or does everyone swim in their shorts?
Also, is it ok to cycle and run in the same shoes or is this not what people do?! (I have toe clips on my road bike)
If you are wearing tri shorts (lightweight shorts designed for swimming and cycling and running) then keep them on for the swim, cycle and run. However ...
Cycling shorts designed for just cycling have the bouyancy properties of a brick when wet - so put them on in the transition (lots of people will be doing this). Don't wear them for the swim or you will spend the bike stage with water pouring out of your seat pad, and the swim tugging at the waistband to stop them heading south..
As for a top - most people don't bother and just bike/run in their tri top or top half of their swimming costume. But if you think you might get chilly, that goes on in the first transition too.
It's OK to cycle and run in the same shoes if you have toe clips (and many people will) - makes for a faster transition although the trade-off is that you won't pedal quite so effectively in soft-soled running shoes.
Good luck - we've all been there at the "first tri" stage but it all ends up being very easy. Just remember to take your helmet off when you start the run ...
I swim in tri shorts and a crop-top style sports bra, then pull on a top in T1.
It's fine to cycle in the same shoes as you run in. You'll be quicker in transition, too.
Leave your short with your bike and slip them on over your swimsuit after the swim is probably best.
Quimby - you've got mail.
The race instruction are hilarious.
An 8:08 start gives me an extra hour in bed, which is nice.
Am I likely to be the only one swimming breaststroke? I have bought goggles and keep meaning to learn to swim 'properly' but I've not yet had the courage to book swimming lessons!