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Novice TRi'er - the not so cool parts
aoneill69
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as a newbie training for first sprint tri, thought it would be a laugh to share the stuff that you discover doesn't make you look too cool..
happy to go first...
>feeling all proud after engineering a spot right at the front of the swimming pool to beat the pesky oap morning club...manged to jump in without wearing goggles & ear plugs ...had to hop back out...trapse back to locker dripping all over the place thru the white top gaggle..
>replaced my trusty bikes water bottle for a new and shiny version, just forgot to check it stayed in the cage at speed, yep fell out middle of road....
>for some reason (still not sure why i did this?), thought big looped laces would help with tightening the shoes on the bike to run transition...of course 15 mins into a bike ride with one trainer lace embedded in the chain and wobbling all over the road realised this was not a good plan...
>decided to have quick protein hit for an after work run....maybe the salted nuts weren't such a good ideas as mouth dry as a bone and tongue hanging out like rabid dog within 10 mins!...
Sure i am not alone in this mad world...
happy to go first...
>feeling all proud after engineering a spot right at the front of the swimming pool to beat the pesky oap morning club...manged to jump in without wearing goggles & ear plugs ...had to hop back out...trapse back to locker dripping all over the place thru the white top gaggle..
>replaced my trusty bikes water bottle for a new and shiny version, just forgot to check it stayed in the cage at speed, yep fell out middle of road....
>for some reason (still not sure why i did this?), thought big looped laces would help with tightening the shoes on the bike to run transition...of course 15 mins into a bike ride with one trainer lace embedded in the chain and wobbling all over the road realised this was not a good plan...
>decided to have quick protein hit for an after work run....maybe the salted nuts weren't such a good ideas as mouth dry as a bone and tongue hanging out like rabid dog within 10 mins!...
Sure i am not alone in this mad world...
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While going full tilt i saw some ponies cantering about in a field and said "ooh! ponies!" and promptly skidded in to the kerb.
cue chuckle, brush grass/gravel off, carry on. Didn't count that lap [;)]
I really must practise looking behind more often...I'm rubbish at that!![:)]
I was falling about and had tears rolling down my face. Honestly the funniest thing I have ever seen.
Unbelieveably, someone had a spare bike!!!!! and let him use it.
Another bloke turned up without his bike shoes and again someone lent him a pair.
That's what Tri's are all about in my book
Did answer a question I had been wondering about, which was 'if I fall off will my feet get snapped off by my pedal cages'
The answer my friends is no......