Beginer Events
I'm in the process of getting kitted out at the moment but I need an event to do that is beginer friendly. I live South Leicester. I've seen there is one at Mallory Park but i'mconcerned that I will be seriously out of place.
I guess I need to start with a sprint distance or super sprint because my swimming is shocking.Last year I fooled myself into thinking I could do the Bournemouth Pier To Pier Swim (1.4 miles). I did finish but I don't think I can claim it as a victory. I think I did every type of stroke possible including breast srtoke,back stroke there must have even been doggy paddle in there somewhere. But my running isn't bad, 5k in 18 minutes and I do plenty of brick training anyway but on a mountain bike. Road bike coming soon.
Anyway back to the point. Would the Mallory Park event be ok for a newbee or do you have any other suggestions.
Thanks
Matt
I guess I need to start with a sprint distance or super sprint because my swimming is shocking.Last year I fooled myself into thinking I could do the Bournemouth Pier To Pier Swim (1.4 miles). I did finish but I don't think I can claim it as a victory. I think I did every type of stroke possible including breast srtoke,back stroke there must have even been doggy paddle in there somewhere. But my running isn't bad, 5k in 18 minutes and I do plenty of brick training anyway but on a mountain bike. Road bike coming soon.
Anyway back to the point. Would the Mallory Park event be ok for a newbee or do you have any other suggestions.
Thanks
Matt
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Chase Race also do midlands based Sprint distance events with novice waves, and I did the Barton Marina one in August which was my favourite event last year.
http://www.terrapin-bfa.co.uk/triathlon ... ro2010.htm
Many triathlons run "novice" events - super sprints typically - aimed at the beginner/less confident.
But generally most if not ALL events are beginner friendly if you avoid the massive ones like London/Windsor... which isn't to say they are not anti-beginner, they are just huge and _could_ be intimidating I might imagine.
I can highly recommend the Pewsey triathlon in Wiltshire for beginners (being a marshall on it!)
HTH!
didds
426m heated pool swim , nice 26km bike flat and fast and 5km park run.
Very very beginer friendly. I'm doing race 4 again CIA it's so stress free and chilled. It will after my 1st middle distance With my son so will be a good steady race.
It's near Loughborough which I don't think is too far from you? It seems a good distance, 16 lengths of the 25m pool, not hilly and reputedly a good atmosphere for the beginner? I'll be the newb stood on my own with a general look of confusion on my face!
I'll be doing it on my own, not a member of a club yet, but my partner and son will hopefully be on the sidelines! so if ya fancied meeting there, drop me a PM, we can try and reassure each other! lol!
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http://www.spanglefish.com/FullBoarEvents/
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by muffs » 11 Jan 2010 23:24
I'm in the process of getting kitted out at the moment but I need an event to do that is beginer friendly. I live South Leicester. I've seen there is one at Mallory Park but i'mconcerned that I will be seriously out of place.
MUFFS
HERES A GOOD BEGINER EVENT AND ITS LOCAL TO YOU
http://www.spanglefish.com/FullBoarEven ... eid=278919
A great venue with open water swim sessions via 1485 tri club at the venue
I have just set up a new pool based sprint from Bosworth Community College, Desford, Leicester on 7th August 2011.
Check out www.racetime-events.co.uk for more info
I am also putting a post in the events thread.
Good luck with East Leake, I have done that one and agree it is a nice race.
with open water swim sessions starting in may via 1485 tri club
race details and entry can be found at FULL BOAR EVENTS.
http://www.spanglefish.com/FullBoarEven ... eid=278919
There's a basic rule about triathlon: you are never last. Even if the results page says you got the slowest time, there was always a DNF who would have been worse if they had completed. And no one knows which DNF. So no one is ever last. That's what I tell myself.