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2009-07-29 2:51 PM

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Subject: practice tri first?
Hello all.
I am hoping to get other opinions on this besides mine.  I have a friend who is racing in his first triathlon at the end of August (Chicago sprint).  He has been training for about two months now.  There is a super sprint or sprint that he could do this weekend.  Would you recommend that he does that for "real-life" practice in transitions, etc (which race....super sprint or sprint)?  The courses are not the same obviously but the super sprint would give him a little experience before the big and crowded Chicago race. 

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2009-07-29 3:19 PM
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I'd recommend it, and think he'd be OK with the super sprint. When I started this, my initial goal race was the biggest (500 participants) local race; halfway through training I decided to do a mini-sprint as practice. I was grateful to have done my first one as a shorter distance, pool swim, smaller field, time-trial start to get the experience before the larger, OWS goal race.
2009-07-29 3:31 PM
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Subject: RE: practice tri first?
the bear - 2009-07-29 4:19 PM I'd recommend it, and think he'd be OK with the super sprint. When I started this, my initial goal race was the biggest (500 participants) local race; halfway through training I decided to do a mini-sprint as practice. I was grateful to have done my first one as a shorter distance, pool swim, smaller field, time-trial start to get the experience before the larger, OWS goal race.


Agree.  Encourage him to do the Sprint with the mentality that he should just finish and enjoy himself.  I had a great race a few weeks ago that I just entered to get some practice for the one I have in 2 weeks.
2009-07-29 8:17 PM
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The best practice for competition ... is competition.

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