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Laws of Multisport
Sep. 1st, 2007 06:11 pmRegular readers will know that since being bitten by the triathlon bug, I've been occasionally piqued by other multisport forms. This has lead to a number of observations on the field:
Andy's First Law of Multisport: There is always a climb out of the swim transition. Of course there is. You don't get beaches and lakes on top of hills. Yet many athletes, myself included, regularly express surprise and dismay ("Oh noes! Gravitah!") at the appearance of a climb from Wrecking Bay to Niceview Peak. If the climb is moderate, find a nice spinny gear and use it to warm up. I have yet to test this observation against pool-swim races.
Andy's Second Law of Multisport: For each additional event, there is a 50% chance that kayaks will be involved. Do multisport event organisers have shares in Kayak-u-Like or something? Evil skittish things!
And I am proud to say that I have discovered the silliest multisport form of all. Chess-Boxing. Like biathlon, you have a tough physical sport and a cool skill one; the challenge with chess-boxing is to think clearly while your think-pudding is rattled around in your skull. It sounds gloriously daft -- and if it's too tame for you, you can always add kayaking.
Andy's First Law of Multisport: There is always a climb out of the swim transition. Of course there is. You don't get beaches and lakes on top of hills. Yet many athletes, myself included, regularly express surprise and dismay ("Oh noes! Gravitah!") at the appearance of a climb from Wrecking Bay to Niceview Peak. If the climb is moderate, find a nice spinny gear and use it to warm up. I have yet to test this observation against pool-swim races.
Andy's Second Law of Multisport: For each additional event, there is a 50% chance that kayaks will be involved. Do multisport event organisers have shares in Kayak-u-Like or something? Evil skittish things!
And I am proud to say that I have discovered the silliest multisport form of all. Chess-Boxing. Like biathlon, you have a tough physical sport and a cool skill one; the challenge with chess-boxing is to think clearly while your think-pudding is rattled around in your skull. It sounds gloriously daft -- and if it's too tame for you, you can always add kayaking.
