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Hi Y'all,
I am terrible at swimming, seriously, I have done a super-sprint and it took me 11.51 for the 400m (about 341st out of 350)! Anyway onto Crystal Palacd Sprint (750m swim, you can see I am foucssed on the swim!).
Cut a long story short, I want to then do a Olympic in late August, and call me nuts, but go for the IM next year.
Swimming tips needed or else I won't be able to swim inside the cut off. Plus how do I get pirate symbol!
Your nuts (why you waiting for next year to do IM ? Get on with it and get it done this year and you can have a pirate symbol)
Fear of drowning! Hmm .....
Takes more effort than FC, and BS is almost impossible in a wettie
You are also less likely to get tangled up with other swimmers in a pool swim doing FC much more chance of a clash of arms with 4 of you in a lane at once
Lisa, where are you based? Maybe your local tri club will offer beginner friendly swimming sessions or a group to go out with to improve your cycling.
breaststroke is very inefficient ( especially as I can't do it ) and more so as you get into the longer distances, and agree with Dave that's even worse in a wetsuit.
and if you learned FC carl you would be much quicker than you are with breastroke - the key is to get through each discipline as quickly as possible with the least resistance.
The only possible reason i could see for doing breaststroke is if you really have difficulty swimming fc in a straight line in an OW event, but even then practice makes a whole lot better.
The north west is quite a big place !
Chester Tri, Me and Rosey
COLT (City of Lancaster) Iron Hogs
Manchester Tri Steve Ho
Wrexham Tri Iron Min
Also Warrington Tri and Mersey Tri
That will be Iron Hogs I need to speak to then.
IRON HOGS..............are you there
Hi Lisa,
Thought I recognised the name - either remember it from FB interactions with the running centre or from a year or two ago about the round britain relay thing.
Just off on a course at the moment for the rest of the morning but feel free to get in touch.
email is andy@cityoflancastertriathlon.co.uk
thanks for the endorsement Dave,
Just thought I'd put my twopenneth in here.
Lisa I've been going to salt ayre with Carnforth Otters on a Wed night, they do technique & drills & Heysham High on Thurs with COLT I've gone from being a really cr@p swimmer not able to swim more than 2 lengths without stopping to doing 1hr sessions (& crawling out cause I'm knackered) but really enjoying it.
And yesterday you were asking how gears work ????
IronHolgs is such an expert on how gears work, There is a whole section about gears in his book !!!
Tis me, Surprised you remembered me! I have just emailed Richard with a list of questions as didn't see your message. Can you add me on FB please Andy then I can ask you lots of questions! lol.
I do my swim sessions at Heysham so would be perfect for me.
Wicked Witch will PM you later.
Thanks guys.
Agree with what wicked witch said, unfortunately I'm still a crap swimmer.
Lisa have added you on FB, feel free to ask away. Richard is away for a week.