The routes are the same as last year, looking forward to the bike, lovely route. Not looking forward to the hill on the run, as I am a big girls blouse.
I really MUST stop setting myself tough swim times (6:45 - what was i thinking?) that i can only just manage - it means my crap bike and run are shown up in glorious(?) technicolour when everyone in my wave (and the following waves) powers past me.
Still I'm going to be there early as i've got a bunch of mates going at 850 and 905 and I'm baby sitting!
Westher looks ok - sunny intervals and 18 degrees and 6mph wind speed.
9min improvement is superb work! and you are right about that hill, i was doing fine until the second lap and it ground me out. just managed to haul myself up it the third time!
i managed it in 1:12, which i'm really happy with. i took 11mins off last year, which seems a lot but it was a year of training has to be worth something from my first event!
edit - thought the idea of beer in the goody bag was inspired. certainly more fun than another water bottle or a bag.
I loved it too. A well run event with supportive & encouraging marshalls (& police). A tough run going round the field 3 times...and dont mention the hill!!
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no. 28!
didds
Does anyone know if the ride and run are same as last year the links dont seem to be working
Number 127
The routes are the same as last year, looking forward to the bike, lovely route. Not looking forward to the hill on the run, as I am a big girls blouse.
Starting at 11:05
I really MUST stop setting myself tough swim times (6:45 - what was i thinking?) that i can only just manage - it means my crap bike and run are shown up in glorious(?) technicolour when everyone in my wave (and the following waves) powers past me.
Still I'm going to be there early as i've got a bunch of mates going at 850 and 905 and I'm baby sitting!
Westher looks ok - sunny intervals and 18 degrees and 6mph wind speed.
Good luck everyone
I will be the one wheezing at the back!
1.21
9 mins quicker than last year which I'm well pleased with, but the uphill bit of the run still hurt like hell though.
i managed it in 1:12, which i'm really happy with. i took 11mins off last year, which seems a lot but it was a year of training has to be worth something from my first event!
edit - thought the idea of beer in the goody bag was inspired. certainly more fun than another water bottle or a bag.
Overall time 1:20:29.0 57th
Swim 6:36.7 18th
T1 1:06.4
Bike 42:34.5 58th
T2 0:26.6
Run 29:44.8 69th
Chuffed to bits about the swim, happy enough with the bike, but totally gutted with the run
But a great day - amazing weather and my four mates who were doing tri for the first time all loved it
The beer didn't last long once I got home!
didds
A tough run going round the field 3 times...and dont mention the hill!!
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didds