"I thought I was bleeding": Minho hit in the face during triathlon [I Live Alone][Byeolbyeol TV]

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SHINee's Minho suffered an incident in which he was struck in the face by another participant's foot while competing in a triathlon.

In an episode of MBC's variety show 'I Live Alone' broadcast on the 6th, Minho was shown participating in a triathlon held in Tongyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do.

On that day, Minho took on a triathlon consisting of a 1.5 km swim, a 40 km cycle, and a 10 km run. He stated, "My goal for this competition is to break my personal record," setting a target to finish within the 2nd-hour-20-minute range.

As the race officially began, Minho continued swimming among numerous participants. However, he was captured suddenly stopping during the event, raising concerns.

In response, Minho explained, "Due to the nature of the swim leg, a certain amount of physical contact is permitted. There are even people who grab and pull your shoulder."

He then recounted the situation at the time, saying, "I got hit in the face by a foot during the race, and I thought I might be bleeding, so I licked it to check. But because it tasted salty, I couldn't tell if it was blood or not."

Indeed, the area around Minho's eyes was swollen from the impact of being hit by a foot after completing the swim. Nevertheless, Minho finished the 1.5 km swim in 26 minutes, achieving his goal of recording a time within 30 minutes.

However, an unexpected situation also occurred during the subsequent cycling leg. Witnessing other participants slipping and falling in the bad weather with rain pouring down, Minho revealed, "I rode with the mindset that safety comes first, rather than rushing just to chase a record."

In the midst of this, the front gear on Minho's bicycle suddenly stopped working. He said, "It was raining so heavily that the mechanism couldn't shift," adding, "If the gears don't shift, it puts too much strain on your legs when climbing uphill. At that moment, I truly thought I was done for."

Minho encouraged himself by saying, "No excuses! No whining! Just keep going, Minho!" and continued the race, but this time even the bicycle chain came off.

Ultimately, Minho stopped his bicycle at the 17.5 km mark and spent more than a minute reattaching the chain himself.

Minho expressed regret, saying, "My goal was 1 hour and 10 minutes, but I fell behind by 3 to 4 minutes." He then stated, "I have been practicing running a lot recently, so I thought I would make up for it in the run," revealing his determination to recover his time in the remaining running leg.

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