Hi guys
As a lot of you know I have been fighting the big C this year. I am not clear yet but!! I feel if I don't have a goal then I may fall back in to a hole again. So I have decided to enter the Vitruvian next year. I have done this a few times and know some of the older members of the Pirates have as well. When I raced this, the times I did were raced with cancer, I didn't find this out till Feb this year. I would like to race it without C and see if I am any faster as I get older.
What I'm hoping is that the Vitruvian shall be the end of season half distance race again, like it was a few years ago.
We get as many of us entered to make it a decent weekend of BBQs, lemonade and beer. And as we used to man the feed station maybe friends family could do that too.
What do you lot think ????????????????????????????
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Sounds great. If I do race then I'll support /marshall, etc
Its local to me so I will be there (supporting only). Remind me of the date as soon as it is published so that I can get it in the diary and not double book myself
It's Sat 30th August! Hopefully I can make it! I love this race
Postie .. are we sure?? Thats very early for the Vit ?
It's listed on triathlon events website as 30th Aug
It was the 31st August this year.
SuperCaz it was the day before the wild boar this year - 31st August - I will come support if I can
Fairy snuff .. thats offally early
Normally The Vit clashes with Burleigh Horse Trials, but this year it was the week before
I won't be able to make this as I will be at the Cotswold 113
And I will support you at the Wild Boar buttercup
Defo on that date! it depends when the Aug bank holiday lands as pacesetter/onestepbeyond work very closely together
I'm in waiting for entries to open.
Nicko has LOGGED IN!!
He's obviously feeling unwell LB. What's your excuse for being here?
Cotswold 113 was on my radar ... Can we move there instead ??
Have the cash ready peoples, sure this filled up in a day at most this year.
Dammit. A no go for family Funkin I am however very pleased to see you planning a race Nicko.
I'm in for the whole thing this year - Mrs Paperman still thinking about it. Watching for the online entries to open!
SC -just gegging in
Paperman, Pirate kit this time eh?
Don't drink from cup what the goose shits in.
Just geese? What about swan shit and the like?
Well i've been trying to decide on a tri to fit in next year after my mara in April, so this will be perfect. Nice one Nicko
I loved it this year! Perhaps a bit too much, so I will be back next year to push myself a bit harder and maybe not drive random strangers mad on the run by chatting and grinning like a nutter!
Im looking for another middle distance earlier on in the year... my hubby and friends got half outlaw places but I decided not to sign up before the vit incase I really hated it. Then it sold out Guess I will have to be the bag and track pump mule for that one! Any suggstions (close to home -midlands- and on a budget)?
There is an Oly at Market bosworth in June. When's the Beaver on? (at Belvoir Castle close to Grantham).
Buttercup the beaver is usually may I have done it twice and both times it has kicked my butt lol. The middle distance I find tough because the run is horrible. Are you thinking of doing the half or oly?
Beaver is 24th May,the Graffam half 8th June and there is the Cowman in Milton keynes in July.
Really Buttercup? An Oly you say? Why didn't you mention this earlier