March 9th 2008
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Someone decided to make triathlon fun.
(1st Female), 2hrs 18 minutes.
Imagine you’re about to do a triathlon. You’ve got your goggles, your bike and your running shoes, you’re setting them all up in a transition zone, but something’s different, you’re in the forest.
So what’s different? You rack your bike (you need one of those ones with bobbly tyres), you bring a towel (because the ground is leaf litter) and you might choose to bring an older pair of running shoes if it’s been raining.
The off road element makes the whole race heaps more fun. Suddenly the bike isn’t just about saving something for the run, it’s about going as fast as you can where you can, enjoying the hills, chatting to other riders and getting better with each lap as the course gets more familiar.
Even the run, which I always see as the assessment element of a triathlon, was made more of an adventure and an experience. In this race we ran around the lake, and whilst there was one hill that made the legs shudder a bit, there were sections of the run you just couldn’t help but enjoy.
The bush setting, the mountain biking, the festival type mode, all make this a wonderful way to spend a morning, push yourself or train.
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