I will be focusing on the success of the British team and how it was achieved. It is no secret that
the British triathlon is a real powerhouse when it comes to top-level triathlon competitions. I am
taking a deep look at how they do it, and then I am taking a look at what the other successful tri-
nation countries do, like France, Norway, and the USA. By the end, I will have identified key
factors that go into that medal-winning formula.
Read MoreI don't even know where to start with this race. Saying it was hot just seems so underwhelming. It was super mega death man hot. There, that's a better explanation. The day started just like any other race - woke up, ate breakfast, shuttled to the race site, set up transition, waited till start. Except for one small detail; the waiting around for the race to start ended up being three hours of waiting in the scorching heat and humidity. Athletes were all piling in under any piece of shade they could find to stay out of the sun until their race start. It still baffles me that we had to wait that long, but with thousands of athletes going off at different times during the day, it was just very unfortunate that I was in one of the last groups to go off. The current was quite aggressive that day and some of the weaker swimmers were actually being pulled from the ocean with a time of over 45 minutes for 750 meters! Just wild.
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