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Has anyone done a reverse tri?  There is a sprint coming up in a month that I'd like to do, but it's a reverse. My fear is the swim and I liked getting it out of the way (in my long and distinguished tri career of one whole sprint)...not ending on it. Then again it's a sprint...big deal.

Any thoughts?

There is a sprint tri in Denver called the "My Way or the Tri Way" in which you pick the order in which you do the segments. I'd like to do it sometime, but I'd probably either do s/b/r or r/b/s. I'm a traditionalist.

Pool or lake swim?

My first was a reverse so I have a perverse fondness of them (among other things).

One way to look at it is if you really rev it up on the bike and run, it's going to be a real relief to get into that cool water, even if you have to swim in it!

Also, if you enjoy triathlon generally, it's good to get experience wherever you can, and if the race is local/reasonable ...

DOOOOO EEEEEEET

P.S. Of course that's goody as in, evil twinkle in the eye, rubbing hands together OH GOODY

Has anyone done a reverse tri?  There is a sprint coming up in a month that I'd like to do, but it's a reverse. My fear is the swim and I liked getting it out of the way (in my long and distinguished tri career of one whole sprint)...not ending on it. Then again it's a sprint...big deal.

Any thoughts?

Thank you for the feedback... did you mean "near" perfect?  The kick is HORRIBLE, with a capital "H"...and the knees are flexing WAY too much, not "a bit" too much..    Normally my kick is pretty good, but I did this swim after my 10 mile run last night, my a** screw was hurting and I was seriously focusing on the pull so much I think I forgot about the kick...  I will be sure to focus on it a bit more over the season to button it up, and with my new pull, I'm sensing incredible times in my IM swim this year (thinking sub 1 hour).  

That sounds really cool. I would love to understand my bike better.

This sounds AWESOME...I didn't know they did these.  I want to do a reverse IM with a 5 mile swim...then I would stand a good chance to podium.    

I know. I am working on building a good relationship with my bike 

Something that really bothers me about cycling (and especially cycling in triathlon) is that a mechanical issue that is completely out of your control can totally eff your race. So, if I am as prepared as possible then I can officially say I have done all I can do.

I know. I am working on building a good relationship with my bike 

Something that really bothers me about cycling (and especially cycling in triathlon) is that a mechanical issue that is completely out of your control can totally eff your race. So, if I am as prepared as possible then I can officially say I have done all I can do.

So true. I had a mechanical in a sprint last August. I'd NEVER had it happen on a training ride. Fortunately it was just a dropped chain so I got a little dirty fixing it and got back on the road. If I had a flat my only option is CO2. If that doesn't work I'm done. I know how to change a tire but the tires on my bike are so stiff that I can't do it. I have to take it to the LBS. It doesn't happen often because the reason they are so stiff is that they are Armadillos so they withstand anything. I've yet to have a flat with them.

Run off the road.......Not sure if cars don't see me or just plain mean??

I live in a small country town where I am probably one of a handful of runners. The majority of my runs are at 5am in the dark. Currently I wear a black diamond sprinter head lamp with red led flasher on the back, a runners world reflective vest, and 2 road id supernova flashers. Looking at myself in the mirror I'm light up like a Christmas tree. I run back roads that are not very lit since none of our roads are and about once per week I have a car run me off the road. I can't figure out if they are just being a jerk or they seriously don't see me. There isn't much traffic at all that time of the day and the cars that due pass usually give me plenty of room.

Run off the road.......Not sure if cars don't see me or just plain mean??

I live in a small country town where I am probably one of a handful of runners. The majority of my runs are at 5am in the dark. Currently I wear a black diamond sprinter head lamp with red led flasher on the back, a runners world reflective vest, and 2 road id supernova flashers. Looking at myself in the mirror I'm light up like a Christmas tree. I run back roads that are not very lit since none of our roads are and about once per week I have a car run me off the road. I can't figure out if they are just being a jerk or they seriously don't see me. There isn't much traffic at all that time of the day and the cars that due pass usually give me plenty of room.

I have not done a reverse tri but I have done an aquathon (swim-run-swim).  What's the question exactly?

You know the standard Manatee answer if you are asking about doing it...

Run off the road.......Not sure if cars don't see me or just plain mean??

I live in a small country town where I am probably one of a handful of runners. The majority of my runs are at 5am in the dark. Currently I wear a black diamond sprinter head lamp with red led flasher on the back, a runners world reflective vest, and 2 road id supernova flashers. Looking at myself in the mirror I'm light up like a Christmas tree. I run back roads that are not very lit since none of our roads are and about once per week I have a car run me off the road. I can't figure out if they are just being a jerk or they seriously don't see me. There isn't much traffic at all that time of the day and the cars that due pass usually give me plenty of room.

Glad you are ok. As for whether or not they see you... in this day of texting etc while driving, who knows. Don't know what more you can do, sounds like you are well "lit". Maybe run on the opposite side? I know that has it's own set of issues but at least you would know when a car is coming.

It's happened 3-4 times now but by different cars on different roads. I do run against traffic. I do have a track that I run for my speed work but I would go crazy running all of my runs there. The police won't do much good. About a month ago one of the officers almost ran the biking group I was in off the road. He had pleanty of room to go around but obviously was irritated at us riding on the side of the road and pulled up within inches to us.

We don't have bike paths or running paths, It's not a very friendly bike or run town at all.

It's happened 3-4 times now but by different cars on different roads. I do run against traffic. I do have a track that I run for my speed work but I would go crazy running all of my runs there. The police won't do much good. About a month ago one of the officers almost ran the biking group I was in off the road. He had pleanty of room to go around but obviously was irritated at us riding on the side of the road and pulled up within inches to us.

We don't have bike paths or running paths, It's not a very friendly bike or run town at all.

@Chad  Thanks for posting the swim videos Chad. They are done very good quality especially slowing it down and it is helping me see and understand the form better. 

Nice interval session on the bike this morning followed with a 5k brick run. Run after the bike felt really good. I can tell a huge difference in running after my Tri bike vs road bike. Got to the pool for my afternoon workout and swam 100 yards and was kicked out of the pool due to lightning. I didn't even see any lightning or hear any thunder but they said I had to get out and wait for 30 minutes so I left. Why does lightning effect an indoor pool?

On a positive note: Even though I only swam 100 yards I focused elbow and hand position and had a much better feel of the water. My slow warmup 100 yard swim was 20 seconds faster than my normal moderate swim. I don't think I was pushing the water back at all before