Becoming a Triathlete - Some Basic Equipment Requirements
A triathlon is one of the most urgent sports there is but the sense of accomplishment and achievement experienced once you’ve completed one, far outweighs the tempo, effort energy and dedication required for it’s preparation -not to in the long term bragging rights!
Once you’ve definite to compete in your first triathlon, you will need to put your money where your mouth is and commit by purchasing the tackle required. Once all the equipment has been bought, there is no going back, well there is but the guilt associated with all that accoutrements rotting away in your garage staring you in the face every prematurely you go to mow the lawn could be overwhelming!
So, you’ve committed. What do you need. Well, here is a across the board rundown on the equipment required.
The Swim
Typical requirements for the swim are a cap, swimming goggles, a nose hit and a swim suit or wetsuit. Generally, participants are required to fraying a swimming cap provided by the event organisers, they are usually incandescent in colour for safety reasons and can be different colours to mean different categories.
Ordinary wetsuits designed for snorkelling etc will not cater optimum benefits in a triathlon because the sleeves restrict the arm movements to abort a comfortable stroke during the swim. Triathlon wetsuits are customized to the needs of a triathlete and tabulate softer, more pliable rubber around the shoulder area, or are sleeveless. they also have longer zippers and can have wrist and ankle zippers to further faster removal during the transition. Triathlon wetsuit also have a smooth tricky surface to reduce water friction and allow a faster hurriedness through the water.
The Cycle
The obvious main component for the circle is the bike. The triathlon bike is a variant of the road bike and the most impressive difference is the addition of tri-bars or aero-bars. Because triathletes cannot prospectus as can be done in cycling events, aerodynamics plays a large part in the cycling leg of the triathlon. Block out tubes are oval rather than round and the wheels may have fewer spokes or even be carbon make-up tri spokes or discs. Tri bikes are very similar to time trial bikes.
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My New Triathlon Bike
I am so wrought up I just bought a new triathlon bike. Now the only problem is I gotta stick around for it to be shipped. The price was unbeatable however. I took the specs to a resident bike shop and the closest thing the guy had was something that was going to price me $1500. I got this one for $800. Here it is if anyone wants to gawk.
http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/windsor/rwt_tri.htm
So I am with a bun in the oven I can bump up my speed a good 3-4 mph going to this from a composite. Speed increases equate to about 2 minutes in a sprint triathlon per mph amelioration so my time would improve 6-8 minutes just from a new bike. I will have to see if what I presume is reality. I almost feel like I am cheating, but in actuality I was one of the span people without at least a road bike, and many have spent upwards of $2000 on their bike if not $4000.
When the bike shows up I will get it well-disposed to go and as long as the roads are dry I will time myself once on the same course just to see the gain. Then I am going to get myself an indoor trainer, which is a contraption that costs between $100 and $500 and turns a route bike into an indoor exercise bike. Here is the one I want but I conceive of I saw a better price of $240 with a climbing block that puts your bike front annoy up higher to feel like a hill. Then I can ride all winter eat one's heart out. I am planning to ride my bike during a football game one day and see how far I can go during the bold. I should be able to bust out a 56 mile ride in about that interval, which, not coincidentally, is the length of a half-iron triathlon bike leg. If I can’t do that then I will beggary to bag my plans to build up to a longer triathlon and just focus on the olympic detach ones. I am getting a bit eager with all the vast improvements I am making lately. As in my aspirations might be piercing off more than they can chew.
Speaking of vast improvements, today I ran 4.6 miles in to the letter the same time that I ran 4.0 miles the first day I went to the triathlon run class. My rate was 11:00 average the first day, which was 4 weeks ago, and today it was 9:23 for the 4 miles. I also got in an further run this past weekend that was 5.1 miles and involved a hill. UGhhh, big hill. The hill went up 325 feet over a half mile, I ran down it then back up during the 3rd mile of my 5 mile run. I was accomplished to keep running the whole 5 miles, if you will humor me and call the pace I held up the hill game anyway. That hill, by the way, is a 12% grade, so you had better humor me, motivate your treadmill can’t even go up that steep most likely. (yeah that’s me sticking my toungue out at you, if you imagined a reckon that was so slow it wasn’t running, if you didn’t then I take it back).
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Triathlon Bikes - News
Challenged Athletes Foundation Launches 2010 Signature Events Xtri.com
- Mar 12, 2010
Challenged Athletes Bottom Launches 2010 Signature EventsXtri.com 2010 and the 17th Anniversary Aspen Medical Products San Diego Triathlon Trial – a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike and 13.1 mile run interval triathlon
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Craig Alexander's Bikes Stolen From Home In Australia Competitor Magazine
- Mar 12, 2010
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Sydney Morning HeraldCraig Alexander's Bikes Stolen From Adroit in In AustraliaCompetitor Magazineby Competitor.com Two-time Ironman Exactly Champion Craig Alexander has had his road bike and triathlon bike stolen from his territory in a suburb of Sydney, Triathlete champ loses bikesBike pilferage 'major setback' to Ironman champTheft of elite triathlon racing bikes during end b disengage-ins – Cronullaall 45 news articles »
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Robber steals bike and dreams Sunshine Coast Daily
- Mar 12, 2010
Pickpocket steals bike and dreamsSunshine Coast DailyHis hope to qualify for the 2010 world triathlon championships in Budapest is under danger after his two competition bikes, worth about $10000,
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Julie Dibens Q&A Part 1 Slowtwitch
- Mar 12, 2010
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SlowtwitchJulie Dibens Q&A - Part 1SlowtwitchHaving a longer bike we will see rare triathletes than normal triathlons do. So I think it will give a chance for some other people to polish.
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Everything Pedal-Pushers Need at One Location Kitsap Sun
- Mar 12, 2010
Everything Pedal-Pushers Call for at One LocationKitsap Sun coach of the 2004 US Olympic Men's and Women's triathlon teams, is scheduled to call and talk about her latest passion: endurance mountain bike racing. and more »
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