Our hero blindly slices through the murky water. Part man, part catfish, he partakes in a triathlon near lovely Mattoon, IL.
Rather than thrash in a mob of swimmers, he has laid back from the pack during the treacherous open-water swim leg. His strategy: use Blackbird during the bike leg to catch the pack.
Our hero emerges from the lake and sprints to the transition area, looking rather pained (pic).
He hops on Blackbird, which has been set to a very easy gear, giving sweet salvation to burning legs. His feet crank the pedals. "Hmm...", he thinks, "this gear is quite easy". Then he notices no forward movement. Alarmed, he looks down, and his fears are confirmed: the chain is off the front cog.
Yow.
He fixes the chain, then bikes, then runs. He finishes 67th out of 80.
"Warmups aren't supposed to be pretty...", he rationalizes.
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