I've sort of accidentally almost clocked up all the pentathlon disciplines - I can ride (well), run (slowly), swim (badly, but getting lessons!), fence (comically!) - so I just need to talk someone into giving me a gun!
Any other forumites out there interested in pentathlon? Come on, don't be shy!
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Interesting thought though. If you are serious, I can point you in direction of the bit missing from your 5. If you are an "undesirable" ie a nutter, Bodie and Doyle wannabe, dress in army fatigues, not serious, unsafe, cavalier attitide to risk, unable to listen to a range officer, or otherwise than purely sport/relaxation/peace and quiet motivated, you won't get past the front door of any reputable club though.
Otherwise, it's fun, cheap and incredibly focussing and will go hand in hand with your cardiovascular training. Email me.
DB
Horse on roof rack?
DB - I don't think I'm a nutter.... well, not in a bad malevolent kind of way anyway. As for fencing - not sure how it would work with double vision, but it might be worth a crack. It's a lot of fun.
I live in Oxford, and the uni has a big pentathlon club, but they do all their training during the day - which is pants for non-students like me who have to work for a living. Reckon once I've got the swimming sorted I might drop them a line though.
Swimming lessons start Monday... could be amusing (for those watching)....
Just load the horse up.
Then you would look old world cavelrey!
Shooting can cost you a bit.
Is pentathalon rifle or pistol?
I have been to bisley to shoot, so just learn to fence and I could become wales only international! IE cos i don't think anyone is rich enough or inclined to do it!
I think it's pistol, but not 100% certain. At the moment I can only really afford to run and swim. Fencing was easy at uni as there was a club, and my ex was the armourer! Would be quite expensive to start now, but you can usually borrow kit from your local club.
And as for the riding, it is expensive to learn - but you don't need your own horse for pentathlon. Everyone draws straws and rides a horse they've never ridden before. It's all sorted out by the organisers. From my point of view, this is a good thing as my horse is ancient, and is a bit mad.
Bisley - doesn't that make you terrifyingly good....?!
I can ride. When my folks divorced I stayed with my godparents. They lived on a farm so i learnt to ride and shoot an airgun. Progessed to Army cadets and we had a very good shooting coach. So competed in the cadet 100 and bisley. Usualy came about 150 in the country out of all cadets. so not s**T hot shot but can hold my own.
would fench buu not many clubs in south wales. Also about to fork out for a bike for tri. So a little skint.
Good luck with the swiming. Got to say the girl coaching me is brill. She is a mate so its free instaed fo £15 an hour.
I'm an excellent shot too - it's the only thing I've ever been any good at naturally.
http://www.britishfencing.com/clubs_via_region.htm
I imagine that if you're a good shot, you'd be pretty good at epee.
Between us all we could make at least one good pentathlete!
Ah wrong fencing!
I could do this!
Once I'm sound.
My swimming is dire. I learnt as a child, and then didn't go for 10 years - and have somehow forgotten. I got pitying looks from small children last time I went! I start a 10week course of lessons on Monday which should help.
I think it will take a while to get the skills sorted, but I'd love to have a crack at it.
Most people doing it are good at either running or swimming (and cr*p at the other), good at one of the other three (shooting/fencing/riding), average at the next and a beginner at the third.
(it's pistol shooting btw MT - quite James Bond)
- the riding's the best bit, it's based around jumping (fences), you compete at a neutral venue and you get about 2 minutes with your allocated horse beforehand to "tune in" to them and convince them to jump for you. If you mentally bottle for a split second before a jump, the horse knows and will stop. Feels terrific when you make it round.
So if you get the chance, definitely give it a go!
jezza
A seagull got removed from the planet.
Stupid thing landed on the top of the buts as I shot.
I thought pistol was outlawed in this country? Thus the training abroad?
The running & swimming looks do-able too.
Must cost a bit though.