Triathletes

Here's another idea... All triathlons are swim>bike>run. Mixing up the order of events by Triathlon would certainly a)mess with people's heads; and b)put more emphasis on well-rounded athletes . Swimshark, you and I both know of this being an actual event... Tri It Now runs a reverse tri in Manassas, running first, then biking, then swimming. They run it in March, and tote part of the reasoning behind the order is you "won't end up with icicles in your hair" (as they point out on their site page). To that note, the spring (traditional order) Tri I did in 1st weekend of April 2006, start-time temp was 30 degrees. Even with the 7 minute transition time between swim and bike to throw on thermals, it was the coldest bike ride I had ever been on. I've been talking up the March Tri it Now Tri to the kids. I think some of them may try it since they can end in the water. I'm looking forward to it. My sister did a Half and it was 34 at the start of the swim. The water was so cold. Some tried but failed to do it without a wet suit. The bike was down the side of a mountain. Looked good to me but Jenn said when they'd hit the sun (for warmth) they'd also hit a downhill so it would actually be colder. Not her favorite race! But I got some awesome snow/fog/lake pictures. :) Alison

Here's another idea... All triathlons are swim>bike>run. Mixing up the order of events by Triathlon would certainly a)mess with people's heads; and b)put more emphasis on well-rounded athletes . Swimshark, you and I both know of this being an actual event... Tri It Now runs a reverse tri in Manassas, running first, then biking, then swimming. They run it in March, and tote part of the reasoning behind the order is you "won't end up with icicles in your hair" (as they point out on their site page). To that note, the spring (traditional order) Tri I did in 1st weekend of April 2006, start-time temp was 30 degrees. Even with the 7 minute transition time between swim and bike to throw on thermals, it was the coldest bike ride I had ever been on. I've been talking up the March Tri it Now Tri to the kids. I think some of them may try it since they can end in the water. I'm looking forward to it. My sister did a Half and it was 34 at the start of the swim. The water was so cold. Some tried but failed to do it without a wet suit. The bike was down the side of a mountain. Looked good to me but Jenn said when they'd hit the sun (for warmth) they'd also hit a downhill so it would actually be colder. Not her favorite race! But I got some awesome snow/fog/lake pictures. :) Alison