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Postby Andy.T » Tue Jul 04, 2006 5:26 pm

Has anyone seen the latest issue of Runnersworld? It has a article in it, talking to the champions of 'lesser known' sports involving running.

It is great to see orienteering gain this kind of exposure to the mainstream runners.

Also featured is adventure racing and quadathlon (sp?). I didnt even realise that the quadathlon even existed!!
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Postby Tatty » Tue Jul 04, 2006 8:42 pm

What is quadrathon?
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Postby Adventure Racer » Tue Jul 04, 2006 9:36 pm

Triathlon with kayaking added on - ie swim / kayak / cycle / run. What I did before I discovered AR (and orienteering).
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Postby Kitch » Wed Jul 05, 2006 5:18 pm

Isn't it a mammoth with 4 tusks?
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Postby Suzy R Sopham » Wed Jul 05, 2006 5:44 pm

No that would be a Gomphothere! (Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Chordata, Class: Mammalia, Order:Proboscidea , Family: Gomphotheriidae). They appeared in the Miocene and Pliocene epochs, 12-1.6 million years ago.

Sorry - sad paleontologist! :roll:
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Postby HOCOLITE » Wed Jul 05, 2006 5:56 pm

I can see a vague resemblance between the picture and Adventure Racer :wink:
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Postby Adventure Racer » Wed Jul 05, 2006 6:28 pm

LOL!
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Postby Gross » Thu Jul 06, 2006 9:03 am

Adventure Racer wrote:Triathlon with kayaking added on - ie swim / kayak / cycle / run.


Probably kept other sad gits entertained on another boring forum
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Postby Andy.T » Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:50 pm

Its said the quadathlon was apparently invented because a triathlon was just using the arms once in the swim, whilst the legs got used twice in the run and the cycle. Hence the addition of the kayaking

Still think thats abit odd, since the swim also requires use of the legs
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Postby Fratello de Pingu » Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:00 am

Andy.T wrote:Still think thats abit odd, since the swim also requires use of the legs


No it doesn't. I can beat my brother over a mile by swimming without using my legs.
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Postby Mr. Furness » Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:28 am

i bet you use a pull buoy though..?
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Postby Adventure Racer » Fri Jul 07, 2006 1:24 pm

Very little use of the legs in triathlon swimming. Particularly when doing open water in a wetsuit, when your legs will float quite well. You really don't get much propulsion from them, so it's better to save them for the other bits, with just enough of a slow kick to keep you balanced and streamlined.

Strangely whilst you might think it better to do swim/bike/kayak/run and have a rest of the muscles between sections, my experience was that that was actually harder than swim/kayak/bike/run (which is the normal order), as you tended to get cramp getting out of the boat before the run!
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Postby Kitch » Fri Jul 07, 2006 1:51 pm

Gomphothere

why ?
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Postby Fratello de Pingu » Fri Jul 07, 2006 4:58 pm

Mr. Furness wrote:i bet you use a pull buoy though..?

No I don't.
Also with a good kayaking style a lot of the power comes from the legs
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Postby Andy.T » Fri Jul 07, 2006 5:30 pm

sorry and all, as you can probably guess I have seen the swimming pool in a while (or about 7 years! :( )
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