The Associated Press. Triathlon has something familiar to any Canadian who watches hockey; a penalty box. And it's not very popular among the top triathletes at the Olympics who say penalties are ruining their sport. Triathletes can be penalized for any number of infractions during a race, including mounting their bike too early, racking their bike before undoing their helmet, touching their bike after the swim before fastening their helmet and not putting their helmet in the box before heading out on the run.
All penalties are 15 seconds and the athlete must literally stand in a small square as the seconds tick down. The time must be served during the kilometre run and the athlete can decide when to head to the box.
If a penalty isn't served, the competitor is disqualified. The issue came up Tuesday during the Olympic triathlon in Hyde Park. Jonathan Brownlee of Britain was assessed a penalty for getting on his bike too early after the swim. Brownlee said later it was the first time he had ever been penalized in a race and he added that his foot was on the line. He waited until late in the run to stand in the penalty box. She felt my head and said: "You're really hot, you need to lie down immediately.
She then covered me in ice and wet towels to bring my temperature down. They then put me on a wheelchair, which I wasn't sure I needed, and took me to the medical room where they tested my blood pressure, heart rate and temperature and I was given glucose and water.
After 20 minutes of having the ice on me, my temperature was exactly 38c, nothing really to worry about. It's super serious when it's over 40c. But I soon recovered and thankfully was declared well enough to collect my medal. Being on the podium was fantastic and thrilling.
But to be honest, I wasn't sure what to do. Should I smile? Should I sing? I did try a few words of the national anthem but I'm not someone who shows much emotion on the outside. But inside I was trying to absorb everything — the cheering crowds, the anthem, the sight of two British flags rising into the London sky.
My internal monologue, though, was not much more than: wow, wow, wow, wow! This was the biggest race of my life, and normally beforehand I'm adjusting my kit and checking everything about five times to make sure everything is in place. I was almost expecting the Olympics to be the biggest thing ever, but it wasn't.
It was just another race. I was more excited than nervous, and proud to be part of a team with Alistair and Stuart Hayes, who did a brilliant job on the bike — maintaining a high pace and protecting us from attacks.
How I'm going to celebrate? We only got to London on Saturday and we've been staying in Hyde Park so we've not experienced the village yet.
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