Excel London Triathlon Pontoon on Saturday 7th August
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A quick question from a Newbie...
Did anybody participating in the Excel London Tri on the Saturday have any difficulties getting out of the docks onto the pontoon ?
I have read the booklet and it stated 'The swim exit pontoon dips into the water so you can swim onto it before standing up'. My experience was that it didn't dip into the water and that you had to be pulled out. Did anybody else have the same ? In addtion, the plastic pontoon was obviously slippery from having water on it.
I notice, from looking at the Channel 4 coverage, that the pontoon on the Sunday had a rubber covering and dipped into the water.
Was I just imagining things or am I right ??????
Cheers,
Steve
Did anybody participating in the Excel London Tri on the Saturday have any difficulties getting out of the docks onto the pontoon ?
I have read the booklet and it stated 'The swim exit pontoon dips into the water so you can swim onto it before standing up'. My experience was that it didn't dip into the water and that you had to be pulled out. Did anybody else have the same ? In addtion, the plastic pontoon was obviously slippery from having water on it.
I notice, from looking at the Channel 4 coverage, that the pontoon on the Sunday had a rubber covering and dipped into the water.
Was I just imagining things or am I right ??????
Cheers,
Steve
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Yes, I'm interested to hear about how it was on the Saturday as I'm quite sure it was different.
Did you just put a vid up on YouTube?
TBH, I couldn't tell whether it was a ramp or what. All I know is I was hauled out more by the volunteers than by my own legs. And they also pulled my zip down. Which was odd.
I must admit I was suprised that we weren't able to swim on to the pontoon and stand up before running onwards.
I was grabbed and pulled out too as I wasn't able to get traction on any dipped pontoon, which of course got me out but unfortunately left my shoulder in the wrong place......
I just wanted to make sure I wasn't imagining it as it all happened pretty quickly
Also as I swam towards it, one of the lifeguards, prob an 18 year old girl weighing no more than 7.5 stone attempted to pull me out. If someone has a video of the swim finish watch it at 31 mins. I'm 6"3 and weigh 16 stone, she had a horrendous job getting me out and another lifeguard came to help her. I guess I was the only person laughing as I got out of the swim!
The guy pulling me out had a similar problem. He was sliding on the rain drenched plastic pontoon while trying to pull me out.