After a few miles of test riding, Duke returned to the Colonel Miravo Club, where he was very pleased with the triathlon and felt that it was quite as good as his own.

Seeing Duke riding back alone, Mark was quite surprised: "Why did you come back alone?" ”

Du Ke parked the car and patted the fat sales consultant on the shoulder: "Those two buddies estimate that it will take a few minutes to come back, Brother Mark, please don't doubt that I will roll up the goods and run away, we Chinese never pay off." ”

"How so, hehe." Mark smiled awkwardly, and was also a little puzzled, Larry and Chris are both professional triathletes with international points, but they can't ride a Chinese wild card player?

Du Ke: "The car is a good car, I want it." In addition, I need other equipment and supplies. ”

"It's easy to say, please here." Mark turned his doubts into excitement and began to introduce other products for Duke to choose from.

In addition to the race car, Duke will also need to purchase the following equipment and supplies:

Triathlon suits, lock shoes, helmets, windproof goggles, energy gels, salt pills.

Triathlon is a kind of tight-fitting one-piece special sportswear, similar to the shark skin swimsuit that Phelps wore back then, wearing triathlon suits, which can reduce water resistance and wind resistance, swimming, riding, running, and a set of triathlon clothes can be done to save time for dressing.

Lock shoes, this is a special sports shoe for bicycle projects, the lock sole plate has been specially processed, and a clamp screw is installed, which can be connected with the bicycle pedal, so that the rider's foot force is more sufficient, so as to improve riding efficiency. If you wear them once, you'll forget about your regular sneakers, and you'll be wearing them for the rest of your bike.

Helmets, needless to say, whether it is a triathlon or a bicycle special competition, riders must wear helmets.

Windproof goggles are windproof and sun-dazzling goggles, and cool-shaped windproof goggles can also be used to pretend.

Energy gel is a small stick that can be eaten, also known as an energy bar. This thing is actually a big red, energy-replenishing thing, it doesn't taste good when it knocks, it's not sour at all, but it's rich in calories and fat, and it's a must-have for triathletes to travel and participate in competitions. In a triathlon competition, you will die if you don't knock the red and blue.

Salt pills, its full name is salt compound capsules, and the salt in it is not salty, the kind of salt that mom puts in the pot when she stir-fries, but salt compounds. Compared with the big red of the energy gel, the salt pill is a small red and replenishes electrolytes. During a long triathlon race, athletes need to replenish electrolytes in a timely manner, otherwise they may cramp.

The above items were purchased by Duke at this club, and he himself brought a few pieces of equipment from China to the UK.

Swimming caps, goggles, sports watches, running shoes, water bottles, empty hats, these equipment were brought to England by Duke himself.

It can be seen that you still need to prepare a lot of materials to participate in the triathlon competition, from a triathlon car worth 10,000 pounds or even tens of thousands of pounds, to a red bottle and blue bottle such as energy gels, salt pills, sports drinks, etc., you have to prepare in case of accidents. If you carry a gun again, it is basically the configuration of a field army scout.

Duke brought 10,000 pounds in cash from China to the UK, and although customs only allowed him to bring $5,000 or the equivalent of foreign currency out of the country, it was not difficult to bring more foreign currency out of the country.

His credit card is a 200,000 soft sister coin/20,000 pound dual currency VISA card, 10,000 pounds in cash + 20,000 pounds of credit card limit, and the upper limit of Duke's loser in the UK is 30,000 pounds. In the second half of 2013, the exchange rate of the British pound against the soft sister currency fluctuated between 9.1 and 9.3, and 30,000 pounds is equivalent to 2,780,000 soft sister coins.

In a wave of iron cars, iron clothes, helmets, lock shoes, windscreens, and supplies, Du Ke swiped his credit card and swiped another 12,000 pounds, plus a deposit of 1,000 pounds, a total of 13,000 pounds, which is equivalent to 120,000 soft girl coins.

Counting Duke's own swimming caps, swimming goggles, sports watches, running shoes, water bottles, empty hats and other equipment, his full set of triathlon equipment is worth 1340,000 soft girl coins. It will be more expensive to buy this set of equipment in China.

The licensed goods sold in domestic specialty stores are basically imported from abroad, and the tariffs plus the agents have reversed their hands a few times, of course, it will be more expensive. Many domestic triathlon players choose to purchase directly by sea, and the freight is cheaper than that in China. Of course, you can also buy a full set of entry-level second-hand goods, and you can also make up a complete set of triathlon equipment within 10,000 soft girl coins.

After Duke paid for the money, he stuffed all his gear into the Land Rover off-road vehicle that Amy had lent him, and the triathlon was attached to the roof rack.

Amy was very attentive, she knew that Duke was going to make a big purchase and would bring a lot of equipment to Sheffield for the race, so she drove this Range Rover with a lot of interior space and lent it to Duke.

Duke's driver's license has been notarized in China, and he can be considered a licensed driver when driving in the UK, but after all, it is the first time to drive a right-hand drive car, so he has to get used to this right-hand drive Range Rover first.

London is a world-renowned economic and commercial center, as well as an international metropolis with a strong sports atmosphere.

Duke drove a Range Rover around the city of London to admire and appreciate the authentic British style. There are also advantages to coming out to compete alone, that is, it is more free, for Du Ke, this time to come to the UK is half competition and half tourism, and it can be regarded as a transition and adjustment after the World Swimming Championships.

Heading northwest from Upton Park in east London (home of West Ham) to Selhurst Park (home of Crystal Palace) in south London, Duke drove past Stamford Bridge (home of Chelsea), Lostuv Road (home of QPR) and Emirates Stadium (home of Arsenal), passing the home of five Premier League clubs before filling up his tank near White Hart Lane (home of Tottenham) and then speeding north with one foot on the gas to Sheffield.

Sheffield is located in South Yorkshire, in the north-central part of England, 170 miles from London, and Duke arrived in Sheffield after a little more than two hours of driving.

Sheffield is the fourth largest city in England and is known throughout Europe for its steel industry. In addition to heavy industry, Sheffield is also a sporting city, with snooker and football being the city's most popular sports. In recent years, outdoor sports have also become popular in Sheffield, hence the Ironman Sheffield International Points Race.

Duke found a hotel in Sheffield, checked the time, and at 2 p.m., he drove straight to Thomson Lake.

Thomson Lake is located in the west of Sheffield, and the organizing committee of this international points race is located near Thomson Lake. Du Ke came to the organizing committee, submitted the registration materials, and after the organizing committee confirmed, Du Ke was given a round number plate, number 303, which is Du Ke's number, the No. 303 player in the men's group.

Thomson Lake is the venue for open water swimming in this competition, the organizing committee used thousands of red buoy balls to enclose a huge equilateral triangle on the lake surface, each side is 250 meters long, swimming around the triangle is 750 meters, swimming two laps to complete the open water swimming 1.5 kilometers of the race.

After the contestants go ashore, they will enter the change area and switch to ride. Before the start of the race, each rider will put his bike on the designated frame in the transition area, and after coming ashore from the lake, they will need to put on their helmet and lock shoes in the shortest possible time to enter the 40km cycling stage.

Riders ride around in a big lap, and after 40 kilometres, they return to the transition area, which is how the cycling stage is set up.

After entering the transition area again, the runners began to take off their helmets and change their running shoes before entering the last event, the 10-kilometer run.

The above is the competition process of this points competition.

Starting from today, the contestants who have received the number plate can carry out field adaptation training, Du Ke changed into triathlon clothes, placed his triathlon on the designated frame, water bottles, energy gels, and salt pills are fixed on the triathlon car, helmets, windscreens, and empty caps are hung on the handles of the triathlon car, and a pair of running shoes and a pair of lock shoes are neatly placed under the triathlon car.

After doing all this, Duke put on his swimming cap, swimming goggles, and waterproof sports watch, and walked barefoot to the starting area on the shore of the lake, where he cut to the swimming page, jumped into the lake with a bang, and began his first triathlon training test event.

The swimming attributes of his 651 international master can be 100% common in the open water swimming sub-event of the swimming event, and the four major swimming stunts can also be used in open water swimming.

It's just that Doke's best skills, such as jumping thousands of miles, dolphin turning, 8 leg hits, and a big water wheel, are not very obvious in the 1.5-kilometer swim in open water.

In the huge Thomson Lake, there is no pool wall for him to kick the wall and turn around, so the dolphin can't use it when he turns around, so he can't dig into the bottom of the lake to find a stone to kick it. The other three stunts, which can jump farther and accelerate in a short time, are nirvana in the short-distance swimming competition of the indoor standard pool, but when used in the outdoor 1.5-kilometer swim, the effect is not obvious.

Swimming in open water mainly relies on flat slash attack power.

Moreover, swimming in a lake, river, or river is different from swimming in an indoor pool, and outdoor flowing water is of course different from indoor still water.

There are whirlpools and undercurrents in the lake, and the resistance is greater when swimming against the current, and if a water monster comes out again, the beast is hungry......

All in all, open water swimming is more dangerous than indoor swimming, and the complexity of the outdoor environment is several times greater.

1.5 km is 1500 meters, and the 1.5 km swim in triathlon does not limit the swimming style, self, back, butterfly, frog, dog planer, how to swim, of course, the vast majority of triathlon players will choose freestyle to swim 1.5 km full.

Even if Sun Yang, the world record holder in the men's 1500 freestyle, came to swim in the lake, he would definitely not be able to achieve the world record of 14:31.02 in the 1500-meter freestyle, and Sun Yang could swim 15:31 even if he was very hanging.

For professional triathletes, swimming 1.5 kilometers can be considered excellent within 20 minutes, which can basically ensure that they can be in a relatively high leading position after landing.

Du Ke jumped a thousand miles, and after entering the water, he took the big water wheel + 8 leg hits, and the waves splashed and splashed, and the speed was amazing!

The staff of the organizing committee were stunned when they watched from the shore: "This guy, it's no problem to participate in the special swimming competition, he is swimming too fast!" (To be continued.) )