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Basic Triathlon questions from those who don't know

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trumpton riots Aug 2008 12:50pm, 12 Aug 2008 3,164 posts	Quote Pin trumpton riots Fetch - try swimming right at the back.
Hollywoof! Aug 2008 12:52pm, 12 Aug 2008 2,209 posts	Quote Pin Hollywoof! The swim's not nearly as rough as you might imagine. Most of the swims I've done have actually ended up with quite a lot of space quite quickly - most waves have maybe 100 people in the water and they spread out quickly - so you don't really end up that crowded in...
Rach E Aug 2008 12:53pm, 12 Aug 2008 2,571 posts	Quote Pin Rach E That's cos you're fast, Hollywood.
fetcheveryone Aug 2008 12:56pm, 12 Aug 2008 4,136 posts	Quote Pin fetcheveryone I can't see it happening somehow. I swim like I've just had a perm.
Barky Aug 2008 12:58pm, 12 Aug 2008 4,763 posts	Quote Pin Barky Wonders how fast Hollywood is at swimming???
lammo Aug 2008 12:59pm, 12 Aug 2008 1,038 posts	Quote Pin lammo I hear he coaches Michael Phelps speed sessions...
Barky Aug 2008 1:00pm, 12 Aug 2008 4,764 posts	Quote Pin Barky So?
hammerite Aug 2008 1:01pm, 12 Aug 2008 3,054 posts	Quote Pin hammerite Fetch - in a pool swim tri, if you want to overtake you tickle the persons toes in front of you. Att he end of the length they should pull over to let you through. I've never swum a whole swim leg of a tri front crawl, even in open water (I've done 5 tri so far). Although I think I'll be able to do front crawl in my next tri. I'm slow so I wait for the whistle/gun/hooter to go wait a couple of seconds until everyone has got a move on then set off.
Aug 2008 1:03pm, 12 Aug 2008 1,178 posts	Quote Pin Do you see anyone on mountain bikes at tri 's. Also how does the pool swim thing work. Is there a gap between your swim and bike or is it like a handicap race where the best overall time determins your finishing position. And-are they all swim bike run or do any do it any other way ?
jude Aug 2008 1:03pm, 12 Aug 2008 4,081 posts	Quote Pin jude Fetch in open water just swim to the side a bit. You end up swimming a little bit further but it's worth it not to get your head kicked in