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dogmile
Oct 6, 09 19:41
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Great photo by Tim Carlson from the ST photo gallery of the LA Tri.
jbird2131
Oct 6, 09 19:46
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this should be an ad for TNT
bswan
Oct 6, 09 19:52
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this should be an ad for TNT
HAHA! TNT doesn't adequately prepare people for the unexpected....like we see here!
Toby Tri
Oct 6, 09 20:01
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Lame.
XXXXXXX
Oct 6, 09 20:15
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show me the photo!!
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Oct 6, 09 20:16
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never mind it showed up when i refreshed sorry
ollie3856
Oct 6, 09 20:43
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probably got kicked in the face by some chest pounding wannabe ST'er :)
furiousferret
Oct 6, 09 21:02
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Calling Record10Carbon....
Uncle Phil
Oct 6, 09 21:11
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ouch... lol
CaptainCanada
Oct 6, 09 21:18
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Awesome. OMG that looks like fun.
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GrahamK
Oct 6, 09 21:30
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I want to know what the lifeguard is thinking...doesnt even look like he broke a sweat making that save.
ollie3856
Oct 6, 09 21:31
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saving himself to go back out and pick up that guy on the left :)
Bily Lovec
Oct 7, 09 3:39
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epic post :D
Boudreaux
Oct 7, 09 3:58
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Looks like fun!
You know, I haven't seen water like that since I was last in Hawaii in '88. (just don't see it in Oklahoma...)
If I remember, the trick is to dive under the breaking wave and surface on the other side; after that, its a matter of up and down swimming over swells and staying cool.
Is that right? I know this is ST, and a raft of "experts" will chime in with the usual blather about folks who don't belong in the water (most of which I genereally agree with), but a few positive comments and tricks would be refreshing.
I offer to send the first positive responder a pair of compression socks for his troubles...
"you know, aero trumps training ;-) "
R10C 10/09
bmanners
Oct 7, 09 4:05
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yes you are right . In waves like that you have to time coming up on the other side so you can breathe and go right back under for the next wave until you are passed the waves. Hopefully where you start swimming in line with the shore you are past the wave line and only have to deal with swells.
ElGordo
Oct 7, 09 4:31
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HAHA! TNT doesn't adequately prepare people for the unexpected....like we see here!
I knew I could count on ST for a few TNT cheap-shots. Unless they are wearing fins I think you can cut them a bit of slack.
hgrong
Oct 7, 09 4:48
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Although funny, the TNTer being escorted out of the water is NOT the best part of this pic.
The Blueseventy dude getting
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Boudreaux
Oct 7, 09 5:09
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Well! Mr. Manners just won hisself a pair of compression socks. Ain't this grand.
Please PM with address so I can get them out to you.
I say this in conjunction with a public confession. I promised a forum member a tube or two for his guitar amp (with which I hope he has less time - as he is able to once again train). I found the pre-paid, packed, addressed package in my desk drawer yesterday...three months old.
"you know, aero trumps training ;-) "
R10C 10/09
ttram
Oct 7, 09 5:40
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Is it me, or is the lifeguard's hair dry? Perhaps he never even had to go under to make this one.
lightheir
Oct 7, 09 5:51
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yes you are right . In waves like that you have to time coming up on the other side so you can breathe and go right back under for the next wave until you are passed the waves. Hopefully where you start swimming in line with the shore you are past the wave line and only have to deal with swells.
Going "under" the waves is easy, even for TNTers doing their first OWS. In "normal" conditions, anyone who can swim over 400m in a pool can easily make it out the the buoy and beyond.
It gets MUCH harder though, when the waves are powerful enough to roll you if you time it wrong, and even more importantly, when they come in multilple batteries (of 3-4) with no breaks.
The LA tri conditions weren't super-powerful waves, but they could definitely roll you if you got caught in one, and it was 3-4 wave batteries the whole way out. For me, I always made it under the first 2 wave sets no problem, but the 3rd one would toss me back since I couldn't time it correctly after surviving the 1st two.
I wouldn't dump on TNT for this one. Sure, their athletes are often "noobs", but in general, they're adequately prepared to at least finish. And it wasn't just TNTers who had it rough out there.
FJB
Oct 7, 09 5:51
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The lifeguard must be chuckling about triathletes and their swimming abilities.
ericM35-39
Oct 7, 09 6:02
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these ancient top secret methods you speak of are good techniques. They are typically used at something we members of the ST super secret society like to call "the beach" for negotiating the most rarest and dangerous of foes, also known as "waves". Oh crap, there, I've said it and given it all away.
Who told you about our secrets?
Boudreaux
Oct 7, 09 6:19
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Who told you about our secrets?
'cause I was a cool haole, a local boy let me in over two decades ago...same fellow also let me know where to get the best plate lunch on the Island.
"you know, aero trumps training ;-) "
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TriBoomer
Oct 7, 09 6:27
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I feel sad for her. Before she arrived at the starting line she raised money to find a cure for blood cancers and patient support. Instead of maligning her and Team in Training some STer's should encourage her to continue her training and sign up for another race.
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Schwingding
Oct 7, 09 6:27
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Why don't they have purple wetsuits for those folks?
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