Gotta love the dudes who bring about 500 items into transition with them.........absolutely comical. One of my favorite parts about racing is people watching, espcially the guys who practically back a U-Hual up to transition with about enough equipment for 10 people. A guy next to me in transition at Timberman had 3 pairs of goggles to choose from, a johnny and a long sleeve wetsuit, about 10 powerbars (all different flavors of course), enough GU for the US Military, a case of electrolytes, a drum of endurox, oil for the chain, "luster spray" for the bike, 2 pairs of sneakers for the run, 5 pairs of socks, 2 pairs of glasses for the bike/run, 2 hats, about a gallon of Hawaiin Tropic, bug spray, two pumps, 3 towels, a bucket of water to clean sand off of his feet, rain coat, 2 pairs of bike shoes, extra tubes, 10 water bottles, magazines to read before the pre-race announcements, a small radio, inhaler for his asthma. Before the race, the guy changes tops three times before finally deciding on the one he had on first. Then, my favorite part, he has a head lamp on his hat, a small flashlight in his mouth, and a larger flashlight in his hand as he made the "final touches" on his bike.......I was like, "dude, if you wait 3 minutes, the sun will be up"......but he was just too cool for school with those lights! Of course, his clothing before the race really made him the man! He's wearing an IM Rhode Island hat, then I noticed a Musselman t-shirt underneath, and a Devilman long sleeve shirt on top...........oh yeahhhh........clearly, this guy is LARGE AND IN CHARGE........MR TRIATHLON! Prior to the race he starts questioning me about my race preparation, calorie intake, nutrition, hydration, fueling, taper, training methodology, PR's, etc, etc, etc. If there was one guy who was ready for this..........it was my man right next to me.......... Thankfully, he arrived at the water 6 hours before his swim wave, because that is about how long he spent in his area.
I would love to hear some of your best transition stories..
I would love to hear some of your best transition stories..