By Bill Plock for 303 Triathlon
About 150 athletes participated in this past weekends Epic Warrior triathlon in Fort Collins. Complete with small wave starts in the pool as athletes lined up in social distant cues and finishing with athletes waiting in spaced out lines for freshly made vegan hotcakes and hash, the triathlon seemingly was a huge success. And a welcome chance to re-connect with the triathlon community.
We just wanted everyone to be able to relax and have fun. We had planned for so many great events this year, so it was nice to have had at least one of them! Thanks everyone who came out to participate!
JB Tobin, head of Breakaway Athletic Events
The transition area looked a lot different than normal with half the bikes per bike rack, port-o-potties spread out differently and athletes wearing masks while setting up their transition spot and waiting in spaced out lines to enter the pool for their wave start. Each wave was fairly small and athletes entered the water about 10 seconds apart to minimize being near each other. As one group would get about halfway into their swim, the next wave would be brought in and cued up.
