Tri / Triathlon / Triathlons - do they float your boat?

Lube yourself first, get the top half off coming out of the water

Filth.

Also I'm over 2 minutes quicker over 1500m in a wetsuit, it's not just about warmth!

Over a sprint though you do have to account for the extra time to take the thing off vs no wetsuit, but I'm pretty sure it takes me less than a minute!

Yeah, I'm sure I would been slightly quicker too. I don't actually have one yet, and I didn't want to buy one for the sake of a Sprint, especially one where I'd be trying to take the damn thing off while [st]sprinting[/st] stumbling up a pebbled beach.

My T2 was 01:21. So...elastic laces - Talk to me. What do I buy?

I just have the laces pre-tied, and put a bit of talcum powder in the shoe, which helps soak up a little moisture and helps you slid them on.

I used some £1.99 elastic laces, which I kept in long after the tri.

It's only elastic at the end of the day.

I still have a set of elastic laces I raced in back in Oz. Dunno why I brought them back over here, there's no fucking way I'm swimming anywhere near England.

I am doing my first standard/olympic distance triathlon at Bewl Water on Saturday morning.

Looking forward to it!

Is going for a 10km run this evnening a good or bad idea?

You're very unlikely to gain anything from it. I wouldn't.

You can't get any fitter, you can get injured. What he said^.

that was my gut feeling...

i fancy it though. maybe go for a swim instead

You're unlikely to do any damage swimming.

Oh.

You could drown or get bitten by a giant prawn or stang off a stingray.

Dr Hutch riding tomorrow in the Commonwealth Games.

cough Faster than him over 12hrs cough

10k 3/4 days before doesn't sound like a bad plan, I'd probably take it easy and add a few race pace efforts of less than 1k once you're warmed up, it won't hadd anything but shouldn't do any damage, and will probably help avoid any jitters.

I usually rest 2 days out and then do a couple of short easy sessions the day before, like a 20 minute swim followed by a 20-30 minute bike to make sure everything is working and have a mini transition practice too

I still have a set of elastic laces I raced in back in Oz. Dunno why I brought them back over here, there's no fucking way I'm swimming anywhere near England.

But a canal in Northern France is Ok?

Sorry to jump in with this, but a mate of mine is having some Ironman bother - maybe someone could help out?

http://www.lfgss.com/thread131073.html

Not hugely helpful I know, but this is c 51cm and has been listed a zillion times so could probably be had for a bit less than the asking price....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Trek-Speed-Concept-7-0-Road-Bike-/131256754497?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item1e8f832141

Thank you, have sent him link in case it's useful.

I would be more helpful, in that i have a 51cm TT bike, but its 5 weeks from my IM, and i need it to ride myself!

Well, looks like I have just been roped into the cycling leg of the Olympic distance team relay at the London Tri tomorrow.

Treat it like a 40km TT right...?
Any advice...?

(looks like it will be pissing it down)

Don't treat it as a race, try not to be taken out by numpties, be patient, have fun.

You can probably save some energy by getting into the slipstream of the person in front.

But seriously, no practical advice other than go fast and watch out for dick moves.

Where's the course? I realise I could google this but...no.

Roundabouts will be congested, as will sharp turns.

You will be drafted by everyone.

It's a twatfest.