- Right, imagine yourself as a non-triathlete
stepping into the world of triathlon
for the very first time.
Now, for some of you,
it may not be that long ago since your very first encounter
with this new species, the triathlete.
- Yes, we can be seen as a slightly funny bunch
from the outside, but it's that what we love
about this triathlon community.
Those little styles and quirks that make us so special.
And we've certainly seen quite a few triathletes
over the years.
So today we've chosen our six favorite types,
which, we're pretty sure, you guys will recognize too.
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- [Mark] First up, we have the weekend warrior.
This is the athlete that leaves
all their training until the weekend and then goes crazy.
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They arrive back in work on Monday feeling like death
and then spend all week recovering
and then do exactly the same thing again
the following weekend.
It's as if they never learn.
We can totally appreciate the work life training balance,
so having to do more hours over the weekend
is perfectly normal.
But maybe don't go above and beyond
and leave yourself in a deep dark hole.
- [Fraser] Whilst there are some athletes out there
that have found the perfect training partner,
this training partner has exactly the same goals.
Doesn't complain, just gets on and lets you do your thing.
That's because the training partner is themselves,
this is the lone wolf.
Now the lone wolf loves the solitary experience
of training alone and being self-sufficient.
In fact they tend dislike training with others
and if force to they become very uncomfortable
and often complain that it's not hard enough.
Yeah, these characters tend to be the epitome of masochism.
They love to hurt themselves and to be honest,
you probably don't want to do
the same training as them anyway.
- [Mark] Then we have the magpie.
We decided upon the name magpie
because this actually has a liking to
new things and sometimes, shiny things.
This is that person that always turns up to training
wearing new kit or riding something new.
Now beyond wondering how they afford it all,
you're probably also wondering
how on earth they find the time to actually search for
and purchase this new kit.
In fact, if they put half as much time into their training,
as they did into buying new kit,
they could be substantially quicker.
But hey, look good feel good I suppose.
- [Heather] But of course it wouldn't be a triathlon
without the analyst.
Even before you've taken your shoes off after a work out,
the analysts will be giving you
a detailed breakdown of this session.
What power you averaged, your five-second max power,
your intensity factor, variability index, TSS score
and how all that compares to your last 50 workouts.
Once you've got the analyst going there is no stopping them,
before you know it they will have projected
your performance for the next 12 seasons
off the back of one workout.
It's amazing that we have such passionate folk in the sport
and the knowledge they have is incredible,
but they tend to forget that
we're not wired in the same way.
- The serial poster.
Now this person has some similarities to the magpie.
If they put as much time into their training
as they did with posting things over social media
they might be surprised by how much time
they free up for other things, like well, training.
However these athletes live for the dopamine hit
and aren't afraid to share their life
with the World Wide Web to gain that.
Who'd have thought hearing
what someone has had for their breakfast
could be so interesting.
Now it is safe to say that as triathletes
we are not best known for being the most
fashionable people, shall we say.
I mean have a look at the pair of us.
But there are some out there who take this
to a whole new level and that is the fashion challenged.
- [Heather] Yeah, whether that's for performance purposes
or because they simply just don't care,
I'm pretty sure we all know someone that just
never ceases to amaze us with their outfit options.
That could be color clashes, maybe clothes that don't fit
or even wearing tri suit to breakfast in the hotel.
- Yeah, indeed.
I mean, outside of the triathlon world,
we've certainly earned a reputation for our sockless ways
or our calf guard hugging habits.
But, well, at the day we are triathlete,
so own it, be who you are because we love you all.
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