great lies to tell my rookie bro
ris
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we did something like this at the 'other place' forum, but it was a while ago and my need is more pressing now!
i'm racing my brother at leeds sprint in 10days. i've done half-a-dozen races or so but this is his first. normally i'm not a competitive sort - i like racing, i like beating my target times, but i'm not going to win anything so i don't care much what the other riders and runners do.
until now.
my bro is younger than me. he's a better footballer and cricketer than me. he's better looking than me. last week he got his degree which was better than mine. i have no intention of letting the little beggar beat me at tri, but suspect that his running in particular is way better than mine.
i need an edge. i need to cheat. he's pretty gullible so if i tell him it's important to eat bread rolls every mile on the bike i think he'll do it.
so, what bits of wrong advice could the 220 masses suggest that could give me that vital winning margin against him...?
so far i have - shower and full change of clothes between each discipline.
i'm racing my brother at leeds sprint in 10days. i've done half-a-dozen races or so but this is his first. normally i'm not a competitive sort - i like racing, i like beating my target times, but i'm not going to win anything so i don't care much what the other riders and runners do.
until now.
my bro is younger than me. he's a better footballer and cricketer than me. he's better looking than me. last week he got his degree which was better than mine. i have no intention of letting the little beggar beat me at tri, but suspect that his running in particular is way better than mine.
i need an edge. i need to cheat. he's pretty gullible so if i tell him it's important to eat bread rolls every mile on the bike i think he'll do it.
so, what bits of wrong advice could the 220 masses suggest that could give me that vital winning margin against him...?
so far i have - shower and full change of clothes between each discipline.
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Wear full cycling kit,for the swim,and to ensure muscle stability compression socks should be put on T1.
As your younger brother he should respect his elders and let them win.
If it is OW,you could always superglue his wetsuit zip shut.
or my saddlebag and hope i am out of the water ahead of him
Swimming in cycle shoes saves time in T1
Running in cycle shoes saves time in T2
Tell him at the end of each length, he has to jump out of the pool and touch the wall or the length doesn't count.
Pat...
i really like the compression top in t1 - he could be there a while. maybe i should suggest compression socks as well.
i'm wondering if i can properly scare him about drafting, if someone passes you then you need to drop back until they are barely visible, that sort of thing.
Tell him the best cycling form is to use a really heavy gear and slow cadence (would only work if he hasn't read any mags/ books/ websites).
Do the whole event in normal cycling shorts - not just the extra weight of the water, the chaffing he'll be running like a cowboy.
1. You can only touch your helmet after you've unracked your bike.
2. You don't have to go all the way round roundabouts - you can just cut across when they're marshalled
3. 200g of Liquorice is the ideal pre-race fuel after Prune juice and dates (perfect when used in addition to Zacnici's stitch idea).
4. If there's a Bike marshall near you, you must ride within 5 foot of the cyclist in front.
5. Must drink at least 3 litres pre-race to ensure appopriate hydration.
didds
bolt thing = sorry..Im tired...cant think of its name
You can tell him to check ALL his nuts next time!
i could tell him that normal tyre pressures are 90-100psi, but for tri you want the extra absorption to compensate for the lack of bike short padding and need to run them at 50-60. if it doesn't slow him down then the ride wil be awful and pnuctures more likely!
What if he wins despite all your shenanigans?
I know, I know ... put Mercury in his tyres, that will have him fighting all over the place with accelerating, decelerating, cornering.
Tell him that everytime someone passes him on the bike it is customary to try and 'high-five' them.
i like the locking the bike in t1 idea!
he lives 250miles away so i think it is the first one. the tri-gods clearly have turned on me for my wickedness.
he was working the evening before so i packed the bikes into the car, got all the stuff ready and all he needed to do was get up and be driven there. i spent the day fettling both bikes, checking tyres, spare tubes, brakes and gears so that hopefully no mechanical did for us. no sabotage though.
up at 5.50, checked he was awake, too. light brekky and then once ready i loaded my 3yo daughter in the car (daddy, why are we going outside? i don't have any shoes on...) and we headed off to leeds. got there with an hour to spare before his start time (8.25), and got registered and set him up in transition. i wasn't off until 10.25 so i had loads of time to kill.
my dad and his wife showed at about 8 and took over the child care while i set myself up and then we all went to watch him start in the pool, before walking round to the swim exit which was close to transtion. he was out in about 10mins, and then out on the bike. he was back in about an hour and headed out onto the run. not long after that i had to go for my briefing and i missed him finish he had done it in 1:45 or so, and he was pretty knacked, but really happy to have made it round.
the family watched my start, i was third in the lane, and happy to draft off feet for 10 laps, when i was ushered to the front for the final few. swim, including run to t1, was 7:13, which was ok. i was 4th or 5th out of t1 and made an effort to start chipping away at the bikes ahead of me as soon as i could.
43, hilly, minutes i was back, heading the wave by a couple of minutes. i had a great time on the bike, totally loved it. i knew my run would be lacking though as i was carrying a niggle in my left foot. first mile was agony, i could barely jog and couldn't land on my foot properly. eventually i settled on slapping it down a bit heel-first, which wasn't pretty but meant i could at least run.
it eased a bit on the second lap and i was able to run a bit harder the last mile, finishing it in 23mins.
overall, i did it in 1:15:35, with a later 44sec time deduction for being held at a traffic light. i was placed 13th overall, and 2nd in agegroup, which was a big shock. most importantly, my bro had an enjoyable first race and is now talking about an oly for next year. with any luck i'll be there for that one too!