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Inaugural Brooklyn Hipster Mini Triathlon
(Archived from https://urbanfitopia.com/post/96113416445/the-brooklyn-hipster-triathlon-2014-this-post-is)
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The Brooklyn Hipster Triathlon 2014
This post is a little late, and if you follow me on Instagram, you already know everything. But I guess it's never too late for a race recap.
Last Saturday I participated in a "hipster triathlon". What's a hipster triathlon you ask? Well, there are some clear differences than your standard tri.
1. Start time - No 7AM start here. This triathlon started at 11. I'm not much of a morning person, so I really appreciated it.
2. Public amenities: This was an unofficial race, so the course used the Red Hook Public Pool, Brooklyn roads and a public track. Here's the course.
3. Ironic tattoos, beer and pizza.
Here's the recap in pictures:
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red hook public pool hispter triathlon
Our fearless leaders (and organizers) giving us the pre-race low-down.
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hipster triathlon swim bike run pizza
Of course there was swag! I love these sweat bands. Swim, bike run, pizza #2014minitri
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brooklyn biking hipster triathlon
We weren't allowed to bring anything in the pool so no pictures :( Right after the swim. I'm embarrassed to say that I hadn't swam swam since the half ironman. My tris were killing me after the 8 minutes in the pool. I remember when I could go 45 mins, easy.
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hipster tattoo
Is it wrong if I'm kind of digging this fake tattoo?
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We biked 5 miles from the pool to the tack. Not a bad ride.
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running track hispter tri
Running 3 miles around a track at 1PM is no fun. But we did it!
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shot gun beer
One quick shot gun, then we were back on the bike for our final 5 miles to get to the pizza leg of the race at L&B Spumoni Gardens.
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l b spumoni gardens pizza
We kind of got lost, but well worth it for this view!
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verrazano bridge
And this one!
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verrazano bridge
Final destination: Pizza.
After an entire day of swimming, biking and running, we realized that we were a good 10 miles away from our homes. So while we were near Coney Island, we might as well head to the beach!
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coney island beach
It was such a fun day! I'm already looking forward to the Hipster Tri 2.0 next year.