Pirate outing 2007 no#3

cougie

Well just spoke to Flybe - they can't guarantee that my bike will travel with me, but the guy reckoned he's not heard of anyone getting their bike kicked off.

Still - I'll be at the front of the queueueuueeue both ways. Although depends on how the race goes - may not want the bike back.

Plum - comparing the weather in FF lately to what it was last year - its muych cooler at the moment. Phewww !

Plum

I am with Lufthansa and the buggers are charging me both ways so it is sitting next to me in its own seat or else......................










............................ and getting a "meal"

WildWill

so jelous of yous going back to germany

Plum

You can have my place even if you are old and falling apart you will still finish the swim before I am likely to.

Plum

I will bring you back a Jehovas Witness

WildWill

youll do it ... iv only swam once this year ... havnt cyled in 8 minth and can only just manage a 10k run

I have faith in you plum

Plum

Thats ok then.. I will be phoning you from T1 about 8;15

Doubly Bionic Ironwolf

still seems unfair to me that there's so much more time allowed for the 2nd lap.

[Deleted User]

If either of you two clowns don't have a decent swim then I've got to question wtf you've been doing for the last year?

Surely there should be no talk of cut offs etc?

A whole year to bring your swimming to sub 2 hour standard is more than enough.

So stop moaning and get those last few hard weeks of training done!

Plum

Yes sir

Plum

I was actually hoping for about 1;40

Keg-Killer (M.) A.K.A. FeKK

The cutoffs are exactly why I am not going back to IMDE. It's ridiculous. I won't go back there until they change it.

Doubly Bionic Ironwolf

snap - 1:40 is exactly what I'm aiming at in Roth. I swam 40mns for 1500 in the season's first Oly 2 weeks ago and that was in a pool, 8 of us in one lane. So hopefully in OW with a wetsuit, straight down one side of the canal and back up the other, plus race adrenaline, I should be a little bit faster.

cougie

Weather looks a lot better than last year - few degrees cooler. Wetsuit makes a big difference.

I'm still a crap swimmer though. Even after three years of this faff.

Cartman

you want a nice sea swim cougie...

Plum

Anything downhill would be handy

Doubly Bionic Ironwolf

Roth website is quoting the water temp in the canal currently at 17.6C, so no fear there about a wetsuit ban, never has been a no-wetsuit swim in its over 20-year history.

cougie

You see you fools - I always championed Roth as being the best IM distance race in Europe. Who decided we should do that flipping tropical paradise that is Frankfurt ? Thats insane !!

(ta IW - I like that information !)

cougie

Thought I'd best bump this. It is before that wussy non-European Championship Autria IM after all....

cougie

Tee hee !

Hey Plumster - temps are looking better at the mo :

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?world=0052

Thats if you ignore the 29degree high today I guess.

Doubly Bionic Ironwolf

2 big rainstorms here, yesterday afternoon and again this morning. The air has been very muggy all week and the temperature swinging from 20c up to almost 30c and back down. No telling what it will be like for IMDE.

cougie

Probably not too different from here then IW - lovely few days last weekend and now we're suffering the rain. Boooo !

It'll be a wetsuit swim at least. After that we should be used to whatever the weather wants to throw at us !

Jj

and mind those feckin' potholes!

[Deleted User]

One for IW to confirm...

"Website IM Germany: "Aktuelle Wassertemperatur Langener Waldsee 12.6.2007 - 24,5°C "

This would mean no wetsuits for the swim (as no wetsuits allowed above 24 Celsius)

[Deleted User]

down to 24 today

JD.

ah, i was wondering whether to mention that or not.

what times are team PluGie looking for without wetsuits this year?

cougie

Nooooo waaaay !

I'm sure thats measured in the shallows. the IMDE site was saying last week that wetsuits should be allowed.

<crosses fingers for more rain>

cougie

From IMDE site :

Q: Will wetsuits be allowed?
A: Yes, up to a water temperature of 24.0°C. It can be assumed that this temperature will not be exceeded and wetsuits will be allowed. Yet, the final ruling will be announced in the briefing.


Its not been as hot as it was last year in Frankfurt - so cant see another non wetty swim.

Er Sub 13 with wetsuits I hope ?

JD.

13 hour swim!

so, no wetsuits then, wouldn't bother packing it cougie mate :-)