Multi-Sport RacingTriathalons and Adventure Racing have been sweeping the nation at a phenomenal rate. Multi-Sport Racing is one of the few sports where just completing a race is often considered a victory. Learn all about this sport, post photos, meet potential teammates or brag about your performance in a race.
Eric - We puttin' a team together? I better get training!
Race Format: Relay teams and solo athletes complete a 0.5 mile open water swim (no night swimming) – 11.0 mile bike – 3.0 mile run course, repeated for 24 hours. Team competitors do not have to stay in race order. They can do as many or as few legs as they wish and in any order (provided the team as a whole meets the race leg requirements.) It is entirely up to the team who competes and when, so strategy is key!
Repeated as many times as possible in a 24 hour period. Can be done as a team of as many as you want or solo.
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Did you see they have a prize for the slowest swim leg. I'M ALL OVER THAT ONE! Who wants to be on my team?
Oh man, what a kick. I may actually be in Colorado Springs the week before, dropping my daughter off at college. Since I have relatives in Colorado and a friend who lives close to the venue, it's possible I could do this. Are you remotely serious ODB?
Eric? John Williams? Who wants to go to Colorado for 24 hours of torture?
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OH HELL YES!!! They've been advertising the hell out of this here, and I would love to do it. I'm dead freaking serious about it too. If anyone is interested, I'll create a team. I'm leaving for my honeymoon right at the beginning of September, so I can squeeze this in right before hand.
They also have a prize for the best pit crew. Kegs, eggs, and a bbq? We win!!!
Please please please! We can do teams of 2 - 5. I can get me and another buddy. We need 3 more. I have the lodging set - I work for the Sheraton. All you have to do is get here....
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"It's what you've got inside that matters. The details and technological things will take you only so far. You still have to pedal the bike. Some people are always looking for the magic secret. There's no secret. Just bust your ass." -Dave Zabriskie
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"It's what you've got inside that matters. The details and technological things will take you only so far. You still have to pedal the bike. Some people are always looking for the magic secret. There's no secret. Just bust your ass." -Dave Zabriskie
OH HELL YES!!! They've been advertising the hell out of this here, and I would love to do it. I'm dead freaking serious about it too. If anyone is interested, I'll create a team. I'm leaving for my honeymoon right at the beginning of September, so I can squeeze this in right before hand.
They also have a prize for the best pit crew. Kegs, eggs, and a bbq? We win!!!
Please please please! We can do teams of 2 - 5. I can get me and another buddy. We need 3 more. I have the lodging set - I work for the Sheraton. All you have to do is get here....
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E - are you saying we could have discounted lodging at the Sheraton? I want to say a tentative YES. However, there is the possibility my daughter will choose a different college and I wouldn't be able to make it in that case. We will know by mid-April for sure.
Don't hold back putting together a team on my account. All I ask is that you reserve that 5th spot for me at least until April. I know I'd like to be on your team...course the feeling may not be mutual! I AM a slow swimmer!
-fin
__________________ “I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me.”
-- Zachary Taylor, 12th U.S. President, 1849-1850
Man if I was closer or richer I would be game. Would be a blast!
However it looks like it's teams of 5+ not just up to 5.
Unfortunately I cannot. So PICS! Og.
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Yeah, OG, but if you have over 5, then it gets really boring because you have a leg like once every 7 hours. So I'd want to keep it to 4 or 5 ish.
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"It's what you've got inside that matters. The details and technological things will take you only so far. You still have to pedal the bike. Some people are always looking for the magic secret. There's no secret. Just bust your ass." -Dave Zabriskie
and if you had 7 hours to kill in your pit of kegs eggs and bbq none of us would be in race shape after it had elapsed!
__________________ 2009: No races, No times. Slow year. So, now you're 96 cals short. You're now in starvation mode. Doomed. - LostDog
Blog entry: November 1, 2009, Pancakes LiveSTRONG daily plate log
Exactly, I'd love to do either a team of 3, or 2 teams of 6, that would be ideal. That way, you basically have one hour on, two off. But at night, it's a different story, since there is no swimming, just running and biking, but that would be a good thing so you don't have as much down time...maybe...
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"It's what you've got inside that matters. The details and technological things will take you only so far. You still have to pedal the bike. Some people are always looking for the magic secret. There's no secret. Just bust your ass." -Dave Zabriskie
That half mile swim is a lot in contrast to the sprint distance of the bike and run. I guess they are try to make up for not swimming at night. The early lead with go to the teams with strong swimmers. I better get back in the water.
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OK guys...were we just shootin' the breeze on this one or are some of you guys really interested? It's definite that I will be in Colorado the last week of August and can arrange to stay until after Labor day.
Eric - I sent you a PM - did you see it? Still thinking about it?
I'm game...can we get a team together?
__________________ “I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me.”
-- Zachary Taylor, 12th U.S. President, 1849-1850
Hey fin - I did get your PM, just haven't been able to respond yet. I am a tenative yes right now, have to talk to the lady. That will be exactly one week after our wedding, so we have to figure out when we are leaving for our honeymoon. However, with that, I'm sure she'd be cool with leaving a day or 2 later to do this. So I am going to say I'm probably in.
We'd probably want 4 total, maybe 5. And yes, I can work on getting us cheap rooms at a hotel pretty close by. So if it's something we can get a team up for, I can surely handle lodging.
E
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"It's what you've got inside that matters. The details and technological things will take you only so far. You still have to pedal the bike. Some people are always looking for the magic secret. There's no secret. Just bust your ass." -Dave Zabriskie
That will be exactly one week after our wedding, so we have to figure out when we are leaving for our honeymoon. However, with that, I'm sure she'd be cool with leaving a day or 2 later to do this. So I am going to say I'm probably in.
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Oh man, if you're willing to mess around with your honeymoon to do this triathlon, you are a bigger man than me!!
Your wedding and honeymoon are a once-in-a-lifetime thing (well, hopefully ). There will always be another triathlon. Just let us know what you decide.
__________________ “I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me.”
-- Zachary Taylor, 12th U.S. President, 1849-1850
Well, we're going on our honeymoon for a month, so a day isn't going to kill it. Plus, we are staying in town for about a week after the wedding to spend time with family that is coming to town.
E
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"It's what you've got inside that matters. The details and technological things will take you only so far. You still have to pedal the bike. Some people are always looking for the magic secret. There's no secret. Just bust your ass." -Dave Zabriskie
Well, we're going on our honeymoon for a month...
E
You guys know how to party!
__________________ “I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me.”
-- Zachary Taylor, 12th U.S. President, 1849-1850
Hell yes! We're going to backpack around Central America - basically backpack from beach to beach
E
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"It's what you've got inside that matters. The details and technological things will take you only so far. You still have to pedal the bike. Some people are always looking for the magic secret. There's no secret. Just bust your ass." -Dave Zabriskie
The only problem (I think) is that they don't swim at night, so it just becomes a running and biking race from dusk til dawn. But I don't know how they COULD swim at night...
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"It's what you've got inside that matters. The details and technological things will take you only so far. You still have to pedal the bike. Some people are always looking for the magic secret. There's no secret. Just bust your ass." -Dave Zabriskie
This sounds unbelievable! It's right around my birthday (which means I would ask for airfare as my b-day gift from family) and I think my wife will be out of the country anyway (visiting her sister in Paris).
The "no swimming" at night part suits me better anyway. I can bike 11 and run 3.1 all day long, which is pretty much the point of this race anyway.
Drew - would be cool if you wanted to join in this lunacy. Assuming we decide to do this, I would train hard this summer, but let's not forget that I've got 20+ years on you guys!
__________________ “I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me.”
-- Zachary Taylor, 12th U.S. President, 1849-1850
G'day y'all, I've been following your discussion and wanted to know if you would be more inclined to do a 24 Hours of Triathlon in TX. If so, where do you think the best location would be? I am thinking of putting one on in your big state (a bigger and better one of course!) - Ian Adamson
G'day y'all, I've been following your discussion and wanted to know if you would be more inclined to do a 24 Hours of Triathlon in TX. If so, where do you think the best location would be? I am thinking of putting one on in your big state (a bigger and better one of course!) - Ian Adamson
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Well, the appeal to the 24 Hours of Triathlon that we have seen is that it is in Boulder - only a 3 hour drive for me, but soon to be home. I would certainly consider doing an event in Texas, but if you have researched Texas much, you'll realize that there is a massive triathlon community there, and I don't think you'd have much trouble getting turnout. Hope this helps!
E
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"It's what you've got inside that matters. The details and technological things will take you only so far. You still have to pedal the bike. Some people are always looking for the magic secret. There's no secret. Just bust your ass." -Dave Zabriskie
G'day y'all, I've been following your discussion and wanted to know if you would be more inclined to do a 24 Hours of Triathlon in TX. If so, where do you think the best location would be? I am thinking of putting one on in your big state (a bigger and better one of course!) - Ian Adamson
FULL DISCLOSURE: I am the event producer
Drew may be able to speak for the Dallas/North Texas triathlon scene. I know that Austin has a booming tri community with pros like Desiree Ficker, Jamie Cleveland and Andrea Fisher residing here. This year, there are more local events being held than years past. So, of course I think Austin would be the most attractive, centrally located spot in Texas to introduce a 24 hour triathlon event.
Edited: Don't forget that Lance is here too...
__________________ “I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me.”
-- Zachary Taylor, 12th U.S. President, 1849-1850
Well, the appeal to the 24 Hours of Triathlon that we have seen is that it is in Boulder - only a 3 hour drive for me, but soon to be home.
E
Eric - I thought the event in August was in Denver?
__________________ “I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me.”
-- Zachary Taylor, 12th U.S. President, 1849-1850
Dallas has a HUGE triathlon base. I've only done 5 races there, but they have all been packed and as far as I could tell they were sold out. There are also several races in the metroplex that sell out in a matter of hours. I don't disagree with your comments about Austin...that very well might be the best place, but you certainly couldn't go wrong in Dallas.
It is in Denver - sorry. Denver and Boulder are only about 20 minutes apart though.
E
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"It's what you've got inside that matters. The details and technological things will take you only so far. You still have to pedal the bike. Some people are always looking for the magic secret. There's no secret. Just bust your ass." -Dave Zabriskie
Who's up for this one?
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