When i was young i dreamt of racing in a world cup at kitzbuhel. It was the mecca, the race that really mattered. Legs were broken, people died on this race, that made it the be all end all.
Skiing that is.....i never imagined id be here ready to toe the line for a WC triathlon.....triathlon what was that?
I am very excited to race here. The village is very welcoming and is a place id like to come in the winter for some runs and apres.
We are staying in a pension which serves a great breakfast. Then we are off to the pool to get in our laps and some recovery watersliding. Today though we went to the swim site. Rain and 21C it was cold and hard to stay warm.
Lunch is basically and 2nd breakfast as it is all the stuff i have smuggeled out from the morning....plus nutella nutella nutella.
Dinners i have been eating traditional, which is pork pork and more pork with spatzle, potatoes, saurkraut, cabbage.....hmmmm not the greatest for me and my track record of letting some good ones go.
Today we got a massage at the race hotel, 15€ for 1hr was great.
Tonight they had a team triathlon in the village centre, but it was very unique and i think a great way to promote the sport. This was the format:
3 people to a team
1 swimmer
1biker
1runner
The swimmer is set up in an endless pool, or swimming flume. The biker on a stationary bike and the runner on a treadmill.
Everyone starts at once. The runner and biker have to go as fast as they can and rack up as much distance as possible because the swimmer in the flume has the speed gradually increased until they drown, or go under becasue it is too fast. Once this happens the bike and run mileage as well as the swimmers are added up. The biggest total wins!!
All for now.
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