Which middle distance triathlon...
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I would appreciate any opinions as to the what might be the most achievable domestic middle distance tri for a first timer. Swimming is my strongest area, whilst my cycling and running are slow but dependable! I do find I suffer with any hills on the run over standard distance events, and when running longer distances alone. This is no doubt in large part an inevitable and irritating legacy of years of smoking stupidity prior to my lungs being liberated by sense and activity, however I suspect I should avoid events like Bala and the New Forest!
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I'm a bit new at all this so I can't speak from experience but there was an article in 220 not long ago about this, it might have been in the beginners guide, basically they listed a few events and the terrain and how hard they were in each discipline. Also, if you're interested in joining the BTF their handbook gives a breakdown of every race ie hilly, undulating, flat etc.
Loads of the races have a website and they often give a course profile on there as well.
Hope you find one that suits!
Doing it again this year together with some friends i've managed to rope in!!
Then again if it was easy what would be the point, and it does give me more training time. Might see you there then, I’ll be the fat bloke mumbling to himself in bottom gear, leaving a trail of half eaten baguette and stale cheese!
The Ironman Austria bike course has 1700m of climbing and is considered one of the fastest courses.
Everyone sh1ts themselves about hills on courses, and that is good because it makes you train for them. On race day you are usually pleasantly surprised.
I can highly recommend the Vit, but if you want a very flat middle dist race then Trentham is the one.