We are a thousand clicks from The Pyrenees, but prepping for a another stage none-the-less. Tomorrow is getaway day. We head over the big hill and into Central Washington for the Chelanman Triathlon. Weather is calling for about 80 degrees with a 40% chance of some light drizz, OK in my book.
Being prepared is half the battle. We have worked hard. We have dedicated ourselves to getting fitter and faster. We have cross-trained, run hills, taken it to max, flexed into warrior three, roamed with the fuller and rested like Mr.Van Winkle. We visited chiropractors, massage therapists, PTs, coaches, consultants and mixologists. It has been a grand journey. And now it's time to pack, taper, enjoy some decadent high carb meals and head out.
We are ready. Bring it. The bringing for the RCVman consists of three parts.
Part One is tri gear:
DeSoto suit. Blue Seventy goggles. Helmet, shoes, dewrag, shades. K-Swiss shoes, EFS nutrition. (Respect is not pictured)
Part Two is camping gear:
Tent, bag, tarp, pad(s), thermos and Swiss Army Knife. (Gratitude not pictured)
Part Three is film gear:
IPad, Canon, two GoPros, NIkon, Garmin 305, Sony HDR7
and miscellaneous tape, batts, cards, mounts, cables and cases. (Here and Now not pictured)
There, of course, is a part five (clothes) and part six (tools), and part seven, food (perhaps more on that later) but those are easy.
Unlike an HC. (not pictured)
4 comments:
Rock on, dude. At 155, your power to weight must be PDG. Looking forward to hearing the post-race report.
Truly the beauty of all this. I enjoy the training but the TESTING is really where it is at. I need to take 50 minutes off my time from Boise last year. That would get me a Top Ten overall and that is the goal. I am fully prepared to deal with the feel to get there. Might hurt a little. Thanks for your support and have a great class Saturday, I'll be thinking about the HoM out on the bike course!!
Do u stabilize the go pros at all? Or is it a normal bike mount?
Justin,
I have experimented many ways with the GPs and they are finicky. Hit or miss. The X-Terra video was shot using my "vest cam", GP attached to a vest with a camera mount high on the chest plate and using the waterproof housing. They fog up fast and that day I didn't get a good horizontal angle (too much handlebar-not enough sky). Helmet cams provide good action but too much movement because we are trained to look around for orientation as riders and this is what you then see on video. Mounting to the handlebars, even with dual suspension, is too jumpy. I am testing some other methods and post results as they are captured and processed. Hope this helps.
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