...And Didn't They Do Well!
Meado
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Hi Guys,
Hope all went well for the London Triathlon. Managed to complete the Olympic distance in 2:56. Was happy with the swim but i think i could have done better on the bike and run...
Swim:32:35
Bike: 1:25:57
Run: 51:04
How did you all get on? What were your times?
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It should keep us all quiet until the next one.
Meado
Hope all went well for the London Triathlon. Managed to complete the Olympic distance in 2:56. Was happy with the swim but i think i could have done better on the bike and run...
Swim:32:35
Bike: 1:25:57
Run: 51:04
How did you all get on? What were your times?
Also, saw this on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TRIATHLON-LONDON-TRIATHLON-Fans-Triathletes-Board-Game_W0QQitemZ140015004276QQihZ004QQcategoryZ1180QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
It should keep us all quiet until the next one.
Meado
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Total 03:09:55
Swim - 00:37:44 - really pleased with this
T1 - 00:05:38 - could have been faster forgot my race belt and headed back for it
Bike - 01:24:34 - slower than I wanted but realistically what I expected given training etc
T2 - 00:02:17 - seemed to go okay
Run - 00:59:45 - exactly the time I planned and included a toliet break so can be bad...
Loonytoon
Times were:
Swim - 28:09
T1 - 03:06
Bike - 1:10:41
T2 - 2:03
Run - 51:45
Overall - 2hrs 35mins 43secs
Was well chuffed with all the times as I had expected to go round in about 3hrs+. Wasn't so happy about the effort headache later on or the clumps of skin that fell out of my trainers once I took them off [&:]
I was hoping that there would be some coverage of the worlds largest triathlon on the TV but maybe just a few one liners on the news. Mondays Times didin't even mention it. Maybe there will be a recorded program later in the year.
So all that wetsuit training! How did 1500m feel in one go with no walls? Was if no wetsuit for all or jus thte elites? 5 minutes seems a lot for a non wetsuit T1?
David
Well Done guys
I was hoping that there would be some coverage of the worlds largest triathlon on the TV but maybe just a few one liners on the news. Mondays Times didin't even mention it. Maybe there will be a recorded program later in the year.
It is going to be shown on Sunday 20th Aug i think i heard on the TV. But will prob only be the elite race. (similar to salford i would gather)
Hopefully they'll show a cross section of all the events and people taking part.
Did anyone see Batman and Robin on the sunday?!
Great event! My first Olympic distance and despite getting up at 3.30am I really enjoyed it.
Swim - 27m:36s
T1 - 2m:59s
Bike - 1h:10m:23s
T2 - 2m:54s (went down the wrong row - argh!)
Run - 41m:08s
Overall - 2h:24m:58s
I didn't really know what time to expect as my training has been a bit erratic recently, but I'm really pleased with the time.
Simon
Swim - 31m 02s (v.v. pleased)
T1 - 4:39
Bike - 1:23:25 (1st lap: 38.37; 2nd lap: 44.48 - chain broke 500m from finish)
T2 - 2:15 (knackered from the run in)
Run - 53.24 (26.20 and 27.04 - on my chinstrap by that stage!)
Total - 2:54:44
Mike
p.s. apparently the Independent is doing a London Triathlon feature with all the sprint results from the Saturday on Saturday 12 August and all the Sunday results on Sunday 13 August (I guess they're spreading it over two days in order to get all the husband/wife, group of mates etc teams to buy both days!).
p.p.s Message for 220: Thanks v.much - the magazine is excellent and it covers events well, but please also do previews of races i.e. a 'London Triathlon' feature in the month before the event for the benefit of those racing. The article should give tips on the course, stories and photos from previous years, descriptions of the registration/transition etc - all this would be invaluable and could be repeated for all the main events (Blenheim, Windsor etc.). Anyone else agree?