Triatlon

by Worm! • 17 Sep 2008, 10:52 • Journals
Sunday I'll be doing my first (1/4 or1/8) triatlon in Belgium Mechelen.
1/4 = 1500m swimming, 40km cycling and 10km running
1/8 = 750m swimming, 21km cycling and 5km running
the swimming is in open water (with a swimsuit, not a random swimshort)

anyone already done smth like this, and what's ur experience with it? and what was your time you finished in?
and if you have any good tips/advises, feel free to reply :P

Think it's the best to do the 1/8 .. as it's the first time for me
grts
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Lover 17 Sep 2008, 12:02
why would u do this?
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zzaps 17 Sep 2008, 12:02
I have been the winner of the Iron Man Contest for the last 20 years.

so yeah.. I can say been there, don that.
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walle 17 Sep 2008, 12:10
cycling and running you should have no problems with if you dont start too hard, just be like you are on training field !

swimming depends how good swimmer you are :)
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vectra 17 Sep 2008, 12:10
or can he even swim :)
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infi_ 17 Sep 2008, 12:33
he can sink well, he must be good.
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zifff 17 Sep 2008, 12:11
I used to do full Triathlons weekly, really isn't that hard
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flms 17 Sep 2008, 13:29
you probably mean you've a triathlon in a week, since doing 1 takes more than just a few hours and you need to recuperate more than a few days from such an intense effort. if you say it isn't that hard you've never done 1 in 1 part.

give me some links with some of your times/results
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Rafiki 17 Sep 2008, 14:27
You don't know ziff? :)
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zifff 17 Sep 2008, 14:51
if you see my overtrained body you'll know what I mean (RFKI UNDERSTANDS IT)
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flms 17 Sep 2008, 19:03
profilepic is rather disapointing and im still waiting for some result pages
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Viax 17 Sep 2008, 12:12
1/8 sounds like a good one to start with, especially if it's cold :(
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Worm! 17 Sep 2008, 13:43
18 degrees normally, guess i'll just do the 1/8, will be hard enough already
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Arachon 17 Sep 2008, 12:12
My uncle is an iron man. He's quite fanatic when it comes to stuff like that. He also participated in the "Test of Strength", which is done by bike from Norway Trondheim to Oslo, in 1 day.
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Worm! 17 Sep 2008, 13:47
the only thing he deserves is respect !
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vila 17 Sep 2008, 14:41
Or a smack against his head
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Worm! 17 Sep 2008, 15:16
Ain't you gonna participate aswell this sunday? If it's that easy it shouldn't give you any problems !
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AdNoh 17 Sep 2008, 15:27
maybe he will
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vila 17 Sep 2008, 18:40
Where did i say it was izi?
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Worm! 17 Sep 2008, 18:57
was joking, anyway ur going to participate?
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vila 17 Sep 2008, 18:59
[dutch] Gij ze zot zeker , dan val ik dood , da zwemmen isda in de nekker dan ? Kzou ni weten waar er anders open water is in Mechelen.
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Worm! 17 Sep 2008, 19:02
leuvense vaart :DD
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Snorfiets 17 Sep 2008, 12:26
lol hf making urself tired
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guest 17 Sep 2008, 12:28
I was thinking about participating but in the end I decided not too.
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Ati_ 17 Sep 2008, 12:39
WHAT CAN YOU WIN ?
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Jo0f 17 Sep 2008, 12:54
Did 1/4 once.. swimming was definitally the hardest part for me, could barely walk when I got out of the pool :D (better focus on using your arms here). Cycling and running is easy if you do it like you do normally.

Was fun doing it once, but will never go for a full triathlon :P.
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infi_ 17 Sep 2008, 13:09
what kind of triathlon was it? i mean, u said u swam in a pool?
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Nonix 17 Sep 2008, 13:09
I am bad swimmer, this summer I reached 500 m tho :)

Next week: forum title "8bits need 6th"
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Worm! 17 Sep 2008, 13:42
haha that's a good one :P
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RazZaH 17 Sep 2008, 13:37
have fun..

i just ran 2 twice 10 km and swam one time 1500 m....but never "at the same time"

must be pretty hard huh

gl:>
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Gifted 17 Sep 2008, 13:53
khoop da ge verdrinkt.
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Worm! 17 Sep 2008, 15:18
Foreign language, admins, warning points please !
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twidi 17 Sep 2008, 13:55
if it was only for running and cycling could do the 1/2 triathlon (assuming it's 80km cycling 20km running), but I'm so bad swimmer that no way I could swim 3000m :D
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Worm! 17 Sep 2008, 13:57
ye it's called duathlon then, it's possible to do (cycling and running)
well for me aswell, swimming is just .. BUH :(
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twidi 17 Sep 2008, 14:07
oh, didn't know it was actually possible to do it without swimming :p

I think I'd rather just run half marathon first and then later maybe full marathon
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Worm! 17 Sep 2008, 15:15
and imagine the Iron Man then, that's a marathon (easy, duh :D) .. + 4.5km swimming and 180km cycling :D
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Paintrain 21 Sep 2008, 16:29
if you prefer running, you can also compete in run-bike-run
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Viax 17 Sep 2008, 14:50
i think most people mainly have trouble with the swimming, i know i do ;D
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twidi 17 Sep 2008, 14:54
yup, swimming sucks :D
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Iron 17 Sep 2008, 16:05
because swimming is the most technical sport of those. everyone can ride a bike, everyone can run a bit at least, but swimming 200m+ isn't too easy for everyone! well I could swim on my back that 750m easily but It'd take forever :D normal way prolly 200m max.
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Viax 17 Sep 2008, 16:14
and everyone can run and cycle whenever they want, and probably do. for swimming such distances you need a wide open water and we don't really have alot of those here (i know you do, thousand-lake-country-man!) ;d
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Iron 17 Sep 2008, 18:59
swimming baths ! 25m or 50m per line.
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Viax 17 Sep 2008, 20:14
that's not really comparable to open water, especially as they're fucking crowded ;d
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Iron 17 Sep 2008, 21:52
yep well but open one is a lot colder!
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JobCohen 17 Sep 2008, 14:07
Why is everyone hating the swimming part? Its the easiest! I'm sure I could the swimming and maybe the cycling :P but god I hate running..
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Worm! 17 Sep 2008, 15:20
Cause most people are not fishlike ! :D
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JobCohen 17 Sep 2008, 19:58
Nor am I a fucking horse, fuck running :D
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perforator 17 Sep 2008, 14:18
I did a duathlon in the past, which was

3km sprint, 20km cycling, 3km sprint.

The last sprint was killing me.
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artyoM 17 Sep 2008, 14:25
you had to sprint 3km after 20km cycling and 3km sprint?:DD
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OfficerCohen 17 Sep 2008, 14:36
does trial periode for special forces that was 6 days count? 8D
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sAKUNAATTORI 17 Sep 2008, 14:57
God i was waiting for this!

You are fucking awesome, i hope that you know it
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OfficerCohen 17 Sep 2008, 15:02
^jesus forced me to write that :o(
and i know it dont worry
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Xzz 17 Sep 2008, 16:00
i hate the swimming part
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dust-RvN 17 Sep 2008, 16:21
make sure you don't drink during the last few minutes of the cycling part or before going on the running part if it's your first time. As you will try to give your very best for the first few minutes of the running part then you'll be fuuked up by the extra liquids in your stomach
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Fraggle 21 Sep 2008, 16:15
where've you been ?
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Sts 21 Sep 2008, 16:22
1/8 np4me
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