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  1. My first ever triathlon I ran off with my helmet still on my head. I lobbed it to my wife about a km in – I didn't get disqualified, possibly could have.

  2. The rules are generally there to stop athletes gaining an advantage. Holding the helmet, then placing it in the box later can only lose time, so it would be unfair to give a penalty

  3. So they lost me. First off, they’re running a marathon on a short loop??? Second they say it’s going to be a penalty if she puts it down. She put it down, no penalty. wtf.

  4. One thing is for certain the Specialized Evade 2 is better faster than the Evade 3. I noticed a lot of independent athletes not the sponsored ones are opting for the Evade 2 and 3. My local Specialized bike shop owners like the Evade 2 better than the stupid 3s.

  5. At my first and only tri (OK so only olympic distance) 31 years ago, both elite, eropean champions and average Joes as me participating, as an event part of a city festival, the young me was so hypnotized and distracted by the extremely noisy and cheering crowds as I was getting up from the water, that I forgot to take on my bike shoes and instead put on my running shoes! Realizing this after 2-3k's, there was no way back. At least it saved me some time during the 2nd transition 😅

  6. My mates first triathlon he forget to take of his swimming cap and rode the whole 20km not knowing why he was so uncomfortable. In T2 he took his helmet off and his cap came off with a litre of sweat in it!

  7. Can anyone explain why she didn't put her helmet in the box when she was in front of it?
    I read every comment, and it was apparently caught in her necklace, but why didn't she untangle it instead of running a whole lap with it?

  8. I made the same mistake, but instead of holding the helmet in my hand, it was on my head and I didn’t realize it until a mile in and everyone kept looking and pointing at me

  9. Nothing weird about that, happens at every triathlon. And don’t think about running your mouth if you haven‘t been there (in a transition zone cross-eyeing from adrenalin and exhaustion)

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