For those competing in Longest Day and anyone else interested I am trying to arrange access to Gailey Reservoir Friday 11th June. This will be during a Black Country triathletes training session. I am also intending to ride the bike course the following day (Saturday 12th June) and will make this a long training session e.g. 100 miles or Brick session.
I know some of you had expressed an interest in coming along to one or both of these days and it will certainly help get a feel for the course and conditions etc.
1) If you are still interested in the swim can you please let me know by Monday 31st May, after which I will give Stuart Steele of BCT a call to make the arrangements.
2) If interested with the bike session again let me know and we can arrange to meet up on 12th June though I will be cyling at about 16-17mph. If that’s to slow we could maybe do a lap together and go at out own speed from then
I guess the likely meeting times would be 7pm for swim and 9am for bike.
Andrew are you still ok with these dates and times?
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Does anyone from the area know of any camp sites nearby so we can bring our camper van and stay over on the Friday night?
Hi Carl,
We will be swimming at Gailey Reservoir from 4th June, so you are
welcome to swim on the 11th June from 6pm onwards
There is a campt site right outside the Reservoir, but unfotunatley I do
not have their number at the moment. I will find this for you and let
you know.
Martin Dodd
What sort of numbers are you after because I could extend your link to our club.....but ony if it suits you obviously.
Shouldnt be a problem, that will take the numbers up to 5-6 I guess - guess its ok to invite some of your club members but I would be careful, I wouldnt want to impose on their hospitality by turning up with 20 or 30 people.
Thank you for your efforts anyway
"BCT wrote on 27/5/04 10:03:
Open Water Swimming at Swan Pool
As swimming is cancelled at Wolverhampton(GAILEY). BCT have decided to swim
at Swan Pool on Wednesday nights. If you are a Novice or inexperienced Open
Water Swimmer and would like to join a BCT organised swim please contact
Paul Kingscott on prkingscott@yahoo.com or by mobile on 07736 935913
On Wednesday 09 June Paul has offered to assist a small group with open
water swimming. If you want to swim in an open-water event but are perhaps a
little nervous or have never worn your wetsuit before or just want to swim
in open-water in the knowledge that there will be others there to assist
then this is the session for you. We will aim to get in the water at 1830.
We will swim as a group so please do not get in the water until you speak
to Paul.
CENTRAL BATHS AT WOLVERHAMPTON IS NOW CLOSED FOR 5 WEEKS FOR MAINTAINANCE -
SO THE BCT SWIM SESSIONS ARE CANCELLED UNTIL 08 JULY.
Best wishes,
Garth"
"We are swimming from this Friday and it will be every week until after
the Longest day.
6pm start to get into water.
Martin Dodd
BCT"
Andrew and I are meeting at the lake around 5.30-6.00 to join BCT for OW Practise. We are then meeting again at Travel Lodge 8.30-9.00 to do one 60 mile lap of the bike course and 1 8ish mile loop of the run course.