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Fogmeister
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:35 pm
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I'm doing my first ever triathlon on Sunday! Can't wait and starting to get a bit nervous now  It's a "sprint" triathlon which doesn't really have a defined length but the one I'm doing is... swim - 400m (in a pool) bike - 22.4km (very hilly) run - 5km (flat but off road) I really have no clue what time to aim for or anything but for the events alone I can do... swim - 10mins bike - under an hour run - just over 20 mins SO I'm aiming for about 1.5 hours for the whole thing but I guess it'll be more like 1 hour 45 mins. I really can't wait to do it now
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| Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:10 am |
 
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leeds_manc
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:19 pm
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Location: Manchester
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I'll open a beer for you pal 
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| Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:23 pm |
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brataccas
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:14 pm
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Location: Scotland
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dont you dare attempt to dehydrate other people,  isint this attempted slow murder? _________________
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| Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:38 pm |
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lacloss
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:48 am
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Location: Marbella Spain
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ditto
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Damn, What a ride!!
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| Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:58 pm |
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JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:58 pm
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Location: behind the sofa
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My extremely overweight boss survived one a few weeks ago that was about the same as that. I was actually quite surprised because I don't fancy it myself! I must ask what his time was; I think probably about 8 hours  _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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Blue_Nowhere
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:57 pm
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Location: Here for now...
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Best of luck with it, I think 1.5 is probably a good time to aim for, the adrenaline of the day always gives you a bit more in my experience.
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| Fri Jul 29, 2011 1:44 am |
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leeds_manc
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Location: Manchester
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First time isn't about beating a time, just enjoy it and try to stick with a group, if they're too slow/quick, then leave them, enjoy it 
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| Fri Jul 29, 2011 6:59 pm |
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Fogmeister
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Just got back from it now.
My split times were...
Swim - 8 minutes
Bike - 50 minutes
Run - 26 minutes
Plus transitions it cam to a total of...
Drum roll please!
1:29:07!
Woo beat my target time! It was really fun also. The run was a killer though. Although was only 4 mins down on my run pb (and thats just doing the run)!
Looking forward ti my next one now!
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Amnesia10
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Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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You could have watched a film during that time. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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vdbswong
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:56 pm
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Location: Durham, UK
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Congrats!
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| Mon Aug 01, 2011 12:22 am |
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Blue_Nowhere
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Location: Here for now...
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Congrats! Good time too!
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big_D
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:25 pm
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Location: Bramsche
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Congratulations!
My gf's older brother is 60 and still runs 6 - 8 marathons a year. I think that is a bit too much, but doing the regular training, especially swimming and riding the bike, to stay in shape, is no bad thing.
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Fogmeister
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Thanks everyone! I'm still buzzing today I just realised yesterday that I'm also doing Total Warrior next Sunday http://www.totalwarrior.co.uk/10m.phpLOL! Should be good fun!
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okenobi
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Location: Sestriere, Piemonte, Italia
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Really well done dude! Now get yourself down here and start training for the Ironman. BEST. TRIATHLON. EVER.
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