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Good luck Aitch!! I'll be with you in spirit - running Bristol half marathon that weekend so I'll think of you having also done a swim and bike before that!
<cowers in corner at thought of camping>
i'm sure all will be fine nam - arent european roads better?
i'm glad i investigated my tubes when i got home (bucket of water trick) because I thought I was going mad and it was just that I couldnt inflate tube #2 and 3 sufficiently and had gone in a bad mood with my bike. we are tentative friends again now...
Three punctures on different roads in two weeks. Tyres were well pumped up for numbers 2 and 3, given that I had put new inner tubes in only a couple of days before in both cases. Maybe I was just unlucky.
Been investigating tents for camping. What other stuff do I need? How does this usually work? Can I rely on someone else to have a camping stove for coffee and porridge making in the morning? I've not camped in my adult life and I know that I will forget to buy something.
I've also been looking at bike porn, but I think September might be too soon to buy and get used to a new bike. Might stick to me old one for a bit longer.
There is never a wrong time to look at BIke Porn
Bikes are like shoes and handbags you can never have to many.... Patsy from Abfab.
JP, different wheels and different bikes, so not the same cause. Just bad luck. Or maybe I've upset a hedgehog.
The reason why I think it will take me a while to get used to a new bike is because my current one is a cheap standard bike. My new one with have proper pedals and drop handlebars, amongst other things. Both will take some getting used to.
Not looked into this thread for a while, took me an age to read back, I can see im going to have to try and keep on top of this one.
Sprocket - Hellrunner....me.......NEVER!
Bon Jovi singalong whilst camping .......im there for sure, I went the gig at Milton Keynes Bowl 3 years ago.....awesome!
Still not entered but will asap, ive even been training this time, lol
Front Crawl practice is going well and Mr V has persuaded me to go OW swimming on Thursday night at Boundary park and for some odd reason has said he will buy me a wetsuit for christmas........I hope its a scuba diving one and not a tri one but I think I may be in for a shock
Running and cyclling training was susoended fro a few weeks due to Injury and Mr V's IM in Germany but am starting again this week.
Camping is superb and even though we are only 40 mins away in Warrington we will be part of the pirate encampment, singing bon jovi songs.
Facilities - in May we used the Sainsburys up the road but when it was dark we just did what was necessary...........no bushes to hide behind tho.
I cant wait and I always said I would never do a triathlon.........this will be my 4th and the 3rd time on this course
Awww go on Mrs V ya know ya wanna
I'm actully thinking I might do Sodbury instead as its a wee bit closer for us and I can head off for the day rather than dragging everyone back up to Chester again so soon after NW.
Glad you'll be in for the Jovi sing along! I went to MK but in 1996 or 7 (can't quite remember) they played with Thunder etc and I got totally crushed and ended up in an ambulance with full blues and twos to hospital. Once I could breath again I pursuaded them to take me back to the concert so I didn't miss all of Bon jovi, They did aswell!!! Went back about 7 years ago, took the biggest friend I could persuade to look after me (she's a paramedic as well so doubly covered
) Happy days 
Did you enjoy IM? It was so weird watching the live feed knowing you were right there, I've never been so on edge as waiting for Viking to come over the line sub 15!! Amazing stuff, you must be on cloud nine aswell as Viking! My inlaws think I'm nuts as I sat screaming at the computer
Heck The Pirate Queen herself.......
Suppose there will be a red carpet between the pool and T1 ??
*quakes in awe*
Hello again everyone, by the way. Been on jolly hols for 2w, and actually did some swimming - and some OW swimming at that, too! Quite proud of myself as was getting a bit worried about OW swimming in general (for the future) but found it quite OK.
Hope everyone's OK?