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4th March 2002, 03:54 PM
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Carlingford Half-Triathlon
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? 
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#2
4th March 2002, 04:05 PM
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hmm.
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#3
4th March 2002, 04:06 PM
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is that hmm maybe - it's only a half triathlon:
750m swim. 20k cycle. 5k run.
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#4
4th March 2002, 04:08 PM
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hmm as in maybe.
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#5
4th March 2002, 04:14 PM
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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.
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#6
4th March 2002, 04:16 PM
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40 ft in Dun Laoghaire?
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#7
4th March 2002, 04:27 PM
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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
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#8
4th March 2002, 04:29 PM
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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.
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#9
4th March 2002, 05:28 PM
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ro, i expect you'll want to swim more than forty feet in preparation for a 750m swim.
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#10
4th March 2002, 05:41 PM
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not if you swim it vertically 31 times
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#11
5th March 2002, 12:42 PM
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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.
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#13
5th March 2002, 01:31 PM
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different grades for triathlon ...
http://www.cs.sfu.ca/people/GradStud...q.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!
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#14
5th March 2002, 01:33 PM
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Quote:
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#15
5th March 2002, 01:51 PM
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hmm. scary. at about a quarter to two, someone else in the canteen said the "one and a half athlon" to me...
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