for one moment I thought you said Australia. Looking for a flat IM if there is such a thing, France looks tough. Does anyone have any advice or know where I can find the profile of the bike courses. tb
Sorry tb, don't know of any flat ones except Longest Day in England. All the continental ones have hills, and France is defo not the one I'd pick for a first IM.
there's a profile of the hill on the IM Austria website.... not sure how it compares to Sherbourne 'cos I aint been there.... the hill in Austria climbs about 300m
i don't think its as easy as people make out (do florida with us if you want flatness)
Ann, all I know is two guys in our club got exceptionally fast times in Austria. For some reason even their swims were ten minutes quicker than my Switzerland swim, and I thought I had a good swim there.
In Sherborne and London we were out of the water within seconds of each other, so it seems a bit strange. And their bike times were unbelievably fast.
Florida sounds good, always fancied a tr. in the States. Do these IM events get booked up way ahead ? BTW anyone done the Bath tri. I did it this year and despite the rumours with other triathletes I didn't find the hills too bad ( a letter in 220- says it's got the most hills on a bike tri. course in UK true?
Anyone have advice on rounding the bouy. I do fine until I get near one and then I get swam over and left behind so that I spend too much time catching up after a turn. Hints would be appreciated.
BTW - I understand that the reason the swim in Austria is so fast is that you go into some sort of canal at the end that almost sucks you along. Anyone know if that is true.
Hi Ann, the last leg of the swim in down a canal, though not sure of the flow or the distance, strange but true I've got it on video somewhere, thinking about it I might also have Forida. If I have I'll compare the two. TB
Don't know if it helps Ann, but my times for different distances are 2.12 for Olympic, 4.45 for half ironman and 11.20 for full ironman.
If you've got a history say of Olympic times of about 2.30 you might be looking at 12-13hrs then.
Having said that I would expect to have been quicker in Austria as it is a fast course so I don't think there is any such thing as an accurate prediction method for a particular race.
That does help. I am not at all fast and don't worry except I don't want to be last and wanted a feel of whether that is a possibility. Looking at those answers I don't think I should be last unless the unforseen happens. Which is better not to think about.
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Will and I are doing it (2004) and you're welcome to come along
you mig need shark repellant
i don't think its as easy as people make out (do florida with us if you want flatness)
i'll see you at one or the other, either way!
In Sherborne and London we were out of the water within seconds of each other, so it seems a bit strange. And their bike times were unbelievably fast.
[cheeky grin]
If yoy train hills a lot you dont have the same perception of what makes a hilly course as those that dont
... i hope
Florida is fairly temperate in November, and most of the Great Whites have gone south for the winter by then too
BTW - I understand that the reason the swim in Austria is so fast is that you go into some sort of canal at the end that almost sucks you along. Anyone know if that is true.
the last leg of the swim in down a canal, though not sure of the flow or the distance, strange but true I've got it on video somewhere, thinking about it I might also have Forida. If I have I'll compare the two.
TB
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If you've got a history say of Olympic times of about 2.30 you might be looking at 12-13hrs then.
Having said that I would expect to have been quicker in Austria as it is a fast course so I don't think there is any such thing as an accurate prediction method for a particular race.
but you know how fast you can swim, and estimate a bike time, add an hour to your marathon, add 20 minutes to transition ... there's a working target
why worry?
that was 20 minutes in total for T1 + T2, giving time to faff around, fall over my wetsuit, drop my number belt etc
what do you do? unfasten your shoes at mile 111, jump off the bike and put your trainers on mid-air?
what was your total transition time in Swtizerland?
If you come in sub-15 you wont be the last by a long chalk
There are always DNFs for whatever reason