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by tri-geek Kahuna of trigeekdreams.com

there are a lot of absolute truths in triathlon. Here's a list of some of them, but feel free to send us your own to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

1. You will forget to bring at least one piece of equipment or clothing on race day.

2. During a race, you will at least once curse the day you started in triathlon.



3. After crossing the finish line, you'll praise the day you started in triathlon.

4. At water stations, you'll wonder the level of personal hygiene of the volunteers who have their fingers in the cups of waters.

5. Someone will blow by you who is older or heavier or both and your ego will take a hit.

6. You'll blow by someone who is younger or skinny and your ego will soar.

7. You won't oversleep on race day. In fact, you'll wake up every 30 minutes to make sure of it.

8. After the race, your transition area will look like a tornado hit it.

9. You'll get kicked on the swim.

10. You'll get elbowed on the swim.

11. You'll panic, at least once, on the swim.

12. On the drive home, you'll think of several ways you've could have gone faster.

13. Before the race, you'll wait in line for a Port-a-Potty.

14. You'll have to have a strong stomach to go inside the Port-a-Potties.

15. You'll have to go pee in your wetsuit just before the race starts.

16. You'll miss at least one handoff from aid station volunteers while on the bike.

17. Some knucklehead will try to squeeze in ahead of you in the finishing shoot.

18. There's nothing sweeter than your first taste of Gatorade during the race.

19. There's nothing more horrible than your last taste of Gatorade during the race.
 
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