Pirate outing 2007 no#3

Plum

Is it still just me and him ...................................











shooorly not

Doubly Bionic Ironwolf

yep, reckon so, plum.

I may be there to support - IF I'm not still walking wounded from my efforts at Roth the weekend before.

cougie

Oh do come along IW - its gonna be a bit quieter than last year I reckon !

And I unpacked my race bike for the first time since Frankfurt last weekend. I've been riding my winter fixed since last July. What are these gear things again ?

Garr

Did you choose your bike coz of the name by any chance? TCR - The Cougie Racer!

Garr

Anyone fancy doing Austria next year btw? I'm feeling IM withdrawal symptoms this year.

cougie

Tee hee hee - hadnt thought of that !

JD.

be careful you don't fall off cougie. nearly fell off my summer bike 3 times before i got ot the end of the road. bit strange not having the pedals coming back round at you.

cougie

tee hee - I did a lil 50 miler on it on Sunday and it all came back pretty quickly. Even the Look Pedals werent a problem. Not put the tribars on yet though - after FLM.

Plum

I still havent wee'd on mine

Plum

........ tri bars that is

M...eldy

I'd be impressed if you could!

Plum

I have quite a short top tube......

cougie

Have you not had those emails offering enlargements of your top tube ?

Garr

Perhaps he doesn't need them.










...Perhaps he's sending them!

cougie

Ho ho !!

Just thought I'd better boing this one up for the Frankfurt Two !

Flights booked - Plumster - I land on the Thursday @1015 and depart Monday at 1930.

(hang on - 1930 - isnt that your birthday ? )

Jj

will you have a strawberries and cream frappacino at Starbucks for me?

oh


jus' remembered. It made me feel really ick for a few hours. Best not, then.

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Arrive there after you but leaving before , I land about 1130 ish and am being slung out, assuming I survive at about 1730

cougie

Mmmm Frappacino !

Ok - if you land about half eleven - I reckon we can be in Starbucks for one !

cougie

Ahem - from the Athlete Info email today :

"IRONMAN GERMANY is the biggest race in the sport"
Peter Reid / CAN, 3-facher IRONMAN HAWAII-Sieger



Stick that in your pipe Kona ! Ha ha ha !

See Rosey - you wouldnt wanna go there anyway, after IMDE its a bit of an anticlimax....

cougie

Plum - this is the important bits for us -

Cut off for swim is 2.20

Swim and first Lap = 5.45 (as if ANYONE could fall foul of that)

So - assuming we do a 2.20 swim - we still have 3hours 20 to do 56 miles. So thats a 17 mile an hour average. So pedal like b*ggery ! Easy eh ?

Then we have 4 and a quarter hours to do the next lap. So thats 13 miles an hour. We can stop for a picnic.

G-Sport

just think you pair will be feet up eating and drinking, no training when us knackers are in Agony in Austria , that'll get you through no worries.

M...eldy

I certainly would not be able to do 3.20 for 56 miles .... as I proved :-)

JD.

good luck guys - 3 weeks till taper.

Jj

[marches cougie off to the swimmin' pool for a Very Severe Training Session]

Plum

Swim and first Lap = 5.45

So if i do 2;40 for the swim again I have to do 100k (first loop plus the stick from the lake) in 3 hours allowing 5 mins for transition, tha means errrmmmmm 62 miles in 3 hours



33kph, 21 mph ave ....... no wonder i missed the cut off even if only by 8 mins, I would have needed an engine.

Jj are you still down the pool, can I come and play please

JD.

i reckon after what happened last year (ie discontented people missing first lap cutoff due to not being cycling gods) if you do 2:40 your day is over!

Plum

Nope I am a cycling god and will easy peasy do the time

nothing is over til the fat lady sings and Mouldy isnt coming this year :-0

Plum

Which reminds me strangely of the fact I need to unbuckle my front wheel before the big day

M...eldy

I saw that.

Plum

eyesight improving with age is it?