70.3 Staffordshire

TheEngineer

A head's up for those pre-registered - the link goes live at 1pm CEST not UK time. That means this is your 5 minute call. 

TheEngineer

GraemeK wrote (see)

I'm not sure of any requirements IM make for elevation changes, but I'd have gone further south towards Whittington in the first part and avoided the climb over Cannock Chase at the end, it seems a bit superfluous to me. Dead easy to sit here and say that, less so when you've road closures and 1500 athletes to consider.

Who said a course has to be flat? Hillier the better, for me! That isn't really very lumpy at all. 

TheEngineer

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:

• Were sorry, this offer hasn't started yet. It is valid from {0,time,full} {0,date,long} to {1,time,full} {1,date,long}.

Any my mate who I'm on the phone to is getting a message saying 2pm CEST, despite the email saying 1pm?!?!

GH0ST

TheEngineer wrote (see)

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:

• Were sorry, this offer hasn't started yet. It is valid from {0,time,full} {0,date,long} to {1,time,full} {1,date,long}.

Any my mate who I'm on the phone to is getting a message saying 2pm CEST, despite the email saying 1pm?!?!

I know, I thought i'd broken my link with overuse

It says 1pm BST on the website though so i'm hovering around the keyboard now.

TheEngineer

Yep. Clear communication as ever from WTC!

GraemeK

TheEngineer wrote (see)

GraemeK wrote (see)

I'm not sure of any requirements IM make for elevation changes, but I'd have gone further south towards Whittington in the first part and avoided the climb over Cannock Chase at the end, it seems a bit superfluous to me. Dead easy to sit here and say that, less so when you've road closures and 1500 athletes to consider.

Who said a course has to be flat? Hillier the better, for me! That isn't really very lumpy at all. 

It's not, but it would have been flatter still

TheEngineer

In.

SgtLard

In.

 

now, how does one tell the wife ....... ( or does one just pop out for little exercise before eating.... )

still. 10 months to make the pirate suit fit.

GH0ST

Way hey, howdy EP, you gave me my registration stuff at Outlaw

In!

 

SgtLard

Facebook says its sold out now.....less than 15 minutes.

So pleased I was holding the cash in the bank and the laptop on solid wifi and 5 minutes of free time at 1pm today.

SgtLard

nah, I think the joke was I entered an ironman

https://www.facebook.com/IRONMAN703Staffordshire?fref=nf

or is the joke, 'i almost died in an ironman i entered'. ( or would that be a punchline )

not nervous at all.....

just rambling

 

 

Wabby

Not in but not bothered . I'll have to be a bit quicker for the Outlaw.

Final RV

Good.  I'm glad it's sold out, that means I cannot be tempted.

Now, Aix en Provence in May 2015.....................must resist

Fe ing Madness

Not in and pretty Pissed! got caught in a meeting until 13:20 how the hell can it sell out so fast?

Svalbaard

I'm in for Staffs - it'll be my first Ironman event. Not sure what all the fuss is about though as I can do 70.3 meters pretty quickly these days.

gentlemangreen

Morning all, Newbie here!

I'm in and looking at staying in the campsite on Shugborough estate, is anyone else staying there or any thoughts on better accommodation?

I'm also slightly concerned as the wife will be coming with me and the event looks to be well spread out. Does there tend to transport for the spectators at these kind of events?

SgtLard

campsite will be enormous - i think they use a huge field for the scouts . caravan park up on the chase i think. hotels are a few miles away in stafford, rugeley, cannock

ONE pub in staggering distance. another a few miles away towards rugeley at wolseley bridge