Carlingford Half-Triathlon

[Rowche Rumbler]

http://www.tritobeatcancer.com/

anyone up for it. I am. Shall we get a p45 team together? mb, blather, square eyes obvious candidates, anyone else?

[magicbastarder]

hmm.

[Rowche Rumbler]

is that hmm maybe - it's only a half triathlon:

750m swim. 20k cycle. 5k run.

[magicbastarder]

hmm as in maybe.

[Square Eyes]

It doesn't really play to my strengths in that I hate running, and 20k on the bike is scarcely enough to warm you up. The swim sounds cool, though - out on open water and all that.

The distances sound moderate enough for a beginner like me though. Where could I practice my swimming? I'm not a member of a gym.

[Rowche Rumbler]

40 ft in Dun Laoghaire?

[Square Eyes]

I guess what I'm saying is that yep, I'd be up for it, but I'd be crap. But that's never stopped me before, so

[Rowche Rumbler]

i'd be crap as well. specially on the swimming and the running. And I've not got a road bike so would have to put slicks on me MTB. But fuck it, Carlingford in August. Sounds lovely.

[magicbastarder]

ro, i expect you'll want to swim more than forty feet in preparation for a 750m swim.

[Rowche Rumbler]

not if you swim it vertically 31 times :p

[blather]

God yes, 20k is way to short for a bike ride. What's it it usually in triathalons, about 160km? I could do a lot of damage in the time trial, but I wouldn't have the confidence for a swim that length in the sea. And I'm a crap runner, altho if it's on grass I may be ok. I'll start considering it.


It also depends on the date - the 5-day Tour of Ireland (one of Ireland's three UCI-ranked international races) is on 27th-31st - it's a professional/amateur race, depends on whether I can get into it or not.

Still, I am interested.

[X]

Should a half a triathlon not be called a 'One-and-a-half-athalon'?

[Rowche Rumbler]

different grades for triathlon ...
http://www.cs.sfu.ca/people/GradStudents/zaiane/personal/trifaq.html#answer2

750m is only 30 odd laps of standard (well irish standard pool). to be honest i'm not in it for a result, just for something to train to. currently cycle about 20k's a week! , on a good week!

[Rowche Rumbler]

Originally posted by BatmanDar
Should a half a triathlon not be called a 'One-and-a-half-athalon'?

:D

[magicbastarder]

hmm. scary. at about a quarter to two, someone else in the canteen said the "one and a half athlon" to me...

[magicbastarder]

i'm mulling over the possibility of doing the marathon this year.

[Rowche Rumbler]

fair play to you, when's that on?

[magicbastarder]

october bank holiday. can't see why they don't have it on the sunday, to give people a day's rest afore they go back to work.

[Bigjoe]

Originally posted by magicbastarder
i'm mulling over the possibility of doing the marathon this year.

On your mountain bike?? Is that not cheating??

[blather]

This is now on 6th July, and apparently can be done as a relay event. I'll do the cycling bit, if anyone wants to do the running and swimming!

It's on 20km for the cycle - about 1/2 an hour. I'd probably go off and do 30km to warm up first!

[Rowche Rumbler]

6th july - eek - that's cutting it a bit fine. am doing no training till after exams (mid may). still should be okay for it.

i'm into doing the whole thing rather than the relay

[Rowche Rumbler]

*bump* - now on in Sunny Skerries on the 24th August. blather, mb - still thinking about it?

http://www.tritobeatcancer.com/triathlon/index.cfm?fuseaction=home&object_id=6

[blather]

Dunno, I've gotten lazy all of a sudden. And I can't swim or run. I'll do the cycle tho :D

[magicbastarder]

there's a guy in work who was pestering me for the details, and will be pestering me to participate should i send him them. which i am currently doing.

[Rowche Rumbler]

i fancied it much more when it was in Carlingford not bleedin Skerries - still though - am on for the swim.

[murph2]

I could totally do it with you guys. (Believe it or not Rogue, I can hack that type of physical exertion) But then I'm in Chicago so you'll just have to take my word for it. :D

[blather]

I think I'm away that weekend - will check and get back to you.

[happycamper]

Originally posted by ro_G
*bump* - now on in Sunny Skerries on the 24th August. blather, mb - still thinking about it?

http://www.tritobeatcancer.com/triathlon/index.cfm?fuseaction=home&object_id=6

Apparently no change in venue or date, so its still tomorrow in Carlingford for those interested

[Rowche Rumbler]

thats not what it says on the web page DB :confused:
http://www.tritobeatcancer.com/

[happycamper]

Hmmmmmm....
OK, maybe its a different one thats on in Carlingford tomorrow...

[vtreanor]

Half triathlon? That sounds mad. How many events are there? One and a half?

[magicbastarder]

was watching the london triathlon earlier - during the cycling, the camera bike followed the lead ladies' group and lead car down a road tunnel, and as they came out of the tunnel, i was thinking to myself "that's a very odd place to bring a televised triathlon - they were cycling through waste ground" - when the lead car stopped and it's reversing lights came on. they had taken a wrong turn, and the women's 1.5 minute lead over the chasing pack was lost, they had gone about half a mile past the turnoff they should have made, and the only way back was to retrace their steps. so to speak.

i'm trying to find out on ceefax and the bbc website what they did after the race to sort that mess out.

also, the commentators were saying the men finished the cycle stage too quick - they reckoned there may have been a mixup on that route too, but they did the 40k in 53 minutes, which is about 27mph.