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have a )))))))))))) few to be going on with
To ask the usual question, how long does Wrath take to sell out .. ish?
not sure melds, used to be around October but I think this time it was full after about 3 weeks. C'mon, it's only money and what else would you do with it?
KK - would be nice to meet up.
Full Race
Bassy
Mellifera
Pkim (what in hades am I thinking?)
ATOM.
IW if IMDE goes ok in 2.5 weeks - eek!)
Relay
MaybeLJS, swimmer?
Plum
Trogs
Kanga
Hope
Cougie retire??? No way!!
slowtwitcher
WildWill ... (if Mrs WW lets me)
Garr
kittenkat (but also maybe not
Meldy - a maybe only depending on funds at the time
I am registering interest in this as we can def get a group of 10 and reduce the costs which is good, and then TLD as I suspect that wont be quite such a mad rush to enter
2 in one year .... I think I need a check up from the neck up
cougie, it isn't a problem, the canal is so wide as long as you don't swim right along the lane line in the centre faster swimmers just flow past. Better than last Sunday, when the swim was an M shape with 2 starts - I met the front of the 2nd wave coming at me when I was swimming back from the first bouy!
Meldy, yes, groups of 10 or more get a reduced entry fee.
Full Race
Bassy
Mellifera
Pkim (what in hades am I thinking?)
ATOM.
IW
Relay
MaybeLJS, swimmer (definite) - TL/SP interested?
Plum
Trogs
Kanga
Hope
Cougie retire??? No way!!
slowtwitcher
WildWill ... (if Mrs WW lets me)
Garr
kittenkat (but also maybe not
Meldy - a maybe only depending on funds at the time
Ok this would be my first IM tri, in fact possibley my first tri at an any level and if money allows i'll do it.
But my only proviso is that there is a good Pirate turn out.
To be quite honest The TLD is looking more likley due to money,but i'm going to to put myself down as a possible.
Full Race
Bassy
Mellifera
Pkim (what in hades am I thinking?)
ATOM.
IW
Tommygun2
Relay
MaybeLJS, swimmer (definite) - TL/SP interested?
Plum
Trogs
Kanga
Hope
Cougie retire??? No way!!
slowtwitcher
WildWill ... (if Mrs WW lets me)
Garr
kittenkat (but also maybe not
Meldy - a maybe only depending on funds at the time
This is all a bit early isn't it for us 2009 first timers to make a decision. I'll let you know after IMCH but for the moment will call myself a maybe.......
Full Race
Bassy
Mellifera
Pkim (what in hades am I thinking?)
ATOM.
IW
Tommygun2
Relay
LJS, swimmer (definite) - TL/SP interested?
Maybe
Plum
Trogs
Kanga
Hope
Cougie retire??? No way!!
slowtwitcher
WildWill ... (if Mrs WW lets me)
Garr
kittenkat (but also maybe not
Meldy - a maybe only depending on funds at the time
Bedders
Either this one or frankfurt for me, so will go on maybe list
Full Race
Bassy
Mellifera
Pkim (what in hades am I thinking?)
ATOM.
IW
Tommygun2
Relay
LJS, swimmer (definite) - TL/SP interested?
Maybe
Plum
Trogs
Kanga
Hope
Cougie retire??? No way!!
slowtwitcher
WildWill ... (if Mrs WW lets me)
Garr
kittenkat (but also maybe not
Meldy - a maybe only depending on funds at the time
Bedders
Foggy
2010 first timers are go!, (well maybe here or in IMDE...)
Full Race
Bassy
Mellifera
Pkim (what in hades am I thinking?)
ATOM.
IW
Tommygun2
Relay
LJS, swimmer (definite) - TL/SP interested?
Maybe
Plum
Trogs
Kanga
Hope
Cougie retire??? No way!!
slowtwitcher
WildWill ... (if Mrs WW lets me)
Garr
kittenkat (but also maybe not)
Meldy - a maybe only depending on funds at the time
Bedders
Foggy
Orangecannon
kitten - added your ) back
Now TL just need pirate kit - does the kit cater for the larger boob dept??
Full Race
Bassy
Mellifera
Pkim (what in hades am I thinking?)
ATOM.
IW
Tommygun2
Relay
LJS, swimmer (definite) - SP, cylist (definite) TL, Runner (definite) = So sorry if we let LJS down, his a bit quick in the water.
Maybe
Plum
Trogs
Kanga
Hope
Cougie retire??? No way!!
slowtwitcher
WildWill ... (if Mrs WW lets me)
Garr
kittenkat (but also maybe not)
Meldy - a maybe only depending on funds at the time
Bedders
Foggy
Orangecannon
There are hundreds of spectators:
The running course .
starts as if in ecstasy. Real crowds of spectators will cheer you on, the course slightly descends and you go ahead quite quickly. Then there is silence, and the first hill gets you back to reality. This is the real start of the running course. Run slowly and control your speed very carefully. Until you reach the landing stage, the big hub of the running course, you should really run at a comfortable speed and slowly try to find your running legs. Afterwards, along the canal, you should try to keep a calm and positive mood. In this section you should beware of heroic feelings! It's much too early for that, and the probability of overdoing things in this kind of mood is about 100%.
In Schwanstetten .
. all hell has broken loose. Those of you who have read this far will be able to guess the following tips: First, enjoy the experience, so keep your eyes and ears open. Second, keep cool as regards your speed, which is not easy at all. On your way back to the canal there will first be a slight and then a steep hill. Try to run slowly here and save as much power as possible, since you will now come closer and closer to the point where the race will really start.
The long straights .
. are at the same time a blessing and a curse. On the one hand they give athlete a feeling of endless vastness, which can be quite depressing, so be prepared. On the other hand these quieter sections might calm you down a little bit. Stay cool and relaxed. Concentrate on the next steps and on the upcoming aid station. So your inner cosmos is no more than 2 kilometres long and 2 metres wide. Anything beyond does no longer exist. Tip: Counting the kilometres backwards helps controlling your speed.
The second turning point .
. is no fun and hard for everyone. It's not a game anymore. The way back to the canal is hard work and really rough, because you are tired and the slight hill is very hard to take. Most important: Use all available aid stations, if necessary stop for a while.
The finish-line .
. might as well be at the landing stage, or this is at least what you should imagine. Just pretend that this is the finish-line. When you are there you have almost made it, because from that point on you will run downhill in the shadow, which may ease your pain a little bit. You have left the canal behind. From now on you are a hero.
Full Race
Bassy
Mellifera
Pkim (what in hades am I thinking?)
ATOM.
IW
Tommygun2
Relay
LJS, swimmer (definite) - SP, cylist (definite) TL, Runner (definite) = So sorry if we let LJS down, his a bit quick in the water.
Maybe
Plum
Trogs
Kanga
Hope
Cougie retire??? No way!!
slowtwitcher
WildWill ... (if Mrs WW lets me)
Garr
kittenkat (but also maybe not)
Meldy - a maybe only depending on funds at the time
Bedders
Foggy
Orangecannon
Arctic-Lady (I go where Pirates go!)
Cheers IW, emotional reading that, I best find some hill then, not many in Essex.
Full Race
Bassy
Mellifera
Pkim (what in hades am I thinking?)
ATOM.
IW
Tommygun2
Relay
LJS, swimmer (definite) - SP, cyclist (definite) TL, Runner (definite) = So sorry if we let LJS down, his a bit quick in the water.
Maybe
Plum
Trogs
Kanga
Hope
Cougie retire??? No way!!
slowtwitcher
WildWill ... (if Mrs WW lets me)
Garr
kittenkat (but also maybe not)
Meldy - a maybe only depending on funds at the time
Bedders
Foggy
Orangecannon
Arctic-Lady (I go where Pirates go!)
TL - we have some quite serious hills in my part of south Essex.
You're welcome to come and run up them with us
ooh err
IMDE or Roff
The competition is hotting up.
This will be my first long distance event, and basically just want to have a fun time while doing somthing silly, (the tri). Would be nice to have a bunch of yellow suited nuttersalong for the ride......
Opinions as to where I nail my colours please.........
IW
race number seems to detrmine which wave a competitor is in. How are the numbers allocated? Are they random, predicted time, .. ?
it's partly by gender and partly by time. women, sub 9 and pros in the first wave, 35mins later groups of blokes done by, IIRC, predicted/recent IM finish time (rather than swim time) with relays in the last wave. after the first wave the waves are 5mins apart.
it does make for a fair womens race since the pro women can't pace / draft off the top age group men (pro men and sub 9s generally being to far ahead too quickly)
No they are not random. The pros are given the lowest numbers, followed by the women which automatically puts us in the first wave 35 mins ahead of the field, great for me as a weaker swimmer. I believe the other numbers are allocated by age group. The two last waves are the relay swimmers.
3000 competitors this year
We will be there to watch Chrissie hopefully break the women's fastest ever time on July 12th