Well folks it was a great time to remember! Brandon and myself had a quick but fun trip. There was donkeys, camels and gale force winds!
Packed up and ready to go knock out a triathlon.
Mr. Eric Caes was kind enough to lend me his fabulous bike case for this event. WOW it was easy to use and kept everything absolutely secure and safe. Thanks Eric it was much appreciated. During the Spinneys my read hanger was bent on the way home.
Brandon and I left for the airport at about noon and got checked in quickly with no extra baggage fees! Unfortunate they confiscated Brandon's bike multi tool. They let me through with mine, who knows. Anyways we grabbed a quick bite then settled in to wait for our late flight.
We were about 1.5 hours late and that really cut into the travel time and traffic situation in Dubai. None the less we are endurance athletes we stuck it out. Picked up the van and some sketchy directions from a local cleaning guy. Off we went. If the UAE had a "Harlen County" we found it. With no data or formal directions we drove in the general direction that we remembered from the last map we saw. Almost got taken out by a random Donkey walking down the interstate. Yeah, it really happened. We finally showed up to the hotel at about 10:30pm. After checking in and putting the bikes together under car park lighting we made it to the room and ordered a little food at about midnight. Both of us had some serious sinus issue and didnt sleep well. The 4 hours seemed to go buy very quickly. Again we like the endurance so we got up and started to prepare. What is a swim cap?
HopaSports put on a good show and was there late to make sure we got our grab bag and settled in. Good folks right there.
It was a perfect weather when we went outside. Calm and the temp was great. We got set up in the transition area and walked around and talked to others. Everyone was super nice and even ran into some FIT UAE folks.
After glad handing and meeting everyone we had one last check of the station and time for a selfie!
After that they had us meet up and went through the race brief. Very detailed and very good. Again it was a well put together event. Smiles all over! The water looked ike a plane of glass, perfect....to perfect as it turns out!
We lined up and made ready the infamous swim cap.
The course we were on was only a 375 meter swim, it seemed like 450. Brandon swam closer to 500 as he went off course a bit.
After the swim the skies were dark and the wind was getting crazy.
We didnt pay any mind and got the bike kit on and got to the business of triathlon! right out of the transition and the bike mounting area there was a hill, and that was hard on the old heart rate.
From the bike through the run the wind was so bad they shortened the long course and the wind had blown away most of the stuff in the transition area. Hats, glasses, clothes..you name it and it was scattered to the wind. All that mattered was you kept going. Had to get to that finish line!!!
34 mins! I was hoping for a faster time but my sinus infection kept me humbled. Brandon nailed the ride and run!
Very Happy!
Brandon nailed it!
Of course after we had to have a walk about, to check the wind damage.
Once we found our socks and compression gear it was time for some breakfast and stardom!!
After the breakfast we broke down the bikes and loaded up the van. What a great time! On the way home we drove through the desserts and spent a little time at The Cycle Hub and then the Dubai Mall. Until next time.....Keep moving forward! No Strings and No Fear!
Packed up and ready to go knock out a triathlon.
Mr. Eric Caes was kind enough to lend me his fabulous bike case for this event. WOW it was easy to use and kept everything absolutely secure and safe. Thanks Eric it was much appreciated. During the Spinneys my read hanger was bent on the way home.
Brandon and I left for the airport at about noon and got checked in quickly with no extra baggage fees! Unfortunate they confiscated Brandon's bike multi tool. They let me through with mine, who knows. Anyways we grabbed a quick bite then settled in to wait for our late flight.
We were about 1.5 hours late and that really cut into the travel time and traffic situation in Dubai. None the less we are endurance athletes we stuck it out. Picked up the van and some sketchy directions from a local cleaning guy. Off we went. If the UAE had a "Harlen County" we found it. With no data or formal directions we drove in the general direction that we remembered from the last map we saw. Almost got taken out by a random Donkey walking down the interstate. Yeah, it really happened. We finally showed up to the hotel at about 10:30pm. After checking in and putting the bikes together under car park lighting we made it to the room and ordered a little food at about midnight. Both of us had some serious sinus issue and didnt sleep well. The 4 hours seemed to go buy very quickly. Again we like the endurance so we got up and started to prepare. What is a swim cap?
HopaSports put on a good show and was there late to make sure we got our grab bag and settled in. Good folks right there.
It was a perfect weather when we went outside. Calm and the temp was great. We got set up in the transition area and walked around and talked to others. Everyone was super nice and even ran into some FIT UAE folks.
We lined up and made ready the infamous swim cap.
The course we were on was only a 375 meter swim, it seemed like 450. Brandon swam closer to 500 as he went off course a bit.
After the swim the skies were dark and the wind was getting crazy.
We didnt pay any mind and got the bike kit on and got to the business of triathlon! right out of the transition and the bike mounting area there was a hill, and that was hard on the old heart rate.
From the bike through the run the wind was so bad they shortened the long course and the wind had blown away most of the stuff in the transition area. Hats, glasses, clothes..you name it and it was scattered to the wind. All that mattered was you kept going. Had to get to that finish line!!!
34 mins! I was hoping for a faster time but my sinus infection kept me humbled. Brandon nailed the ride and run!
Very Happy!
Brandon nailed it!
Of course after we had to have a walk about, to check the wind damage.
Once we found our socks and compression gear it was time for some breakfast and stardom!!
After the breakfast we broke down the bikes and loaded up the van. What a great time! On the way home we drove through the desserts and spent a little time at The Cycle Hub and then the Dubai Mall. Until next time.....Keep moving forward! No Strings and No Fear!
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Great job Cody. Keep it up. Look forward to future posts.
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