Running

I'm just trying to work out how we'd handle transition, probably best not to have a race between Brockwell Lido and Herne Hill on public roads, through red lights etc.

Although we could have spotters that apply a five minute penalty to RLJ I guess, and discount transition times from the overall result.

Why not just have a swim starting at 10am, then a run starting at 11am and a ride starting at midday? Times completely made up, but you get the idea - three events rather than a proper, continuous triathlon?

That way it stays more sociable, gets rid of the problems of transitions etc. Also means that nobody is lumbered with moving bags for us. We could do 20-30 lengths of the pool, then a 10km run in Brockwell Park, then head to the velodrome for some laps, and the individual times are totted-up at the end.

Yeah, Sparky's idea sounds good. Means I can have a sandwich in transitions (hey, I'm new to this)

Run goes last but yeah, sounds workable.

List! LFGSS Christmas triathlon:

• Sparky
  

List! LFGSS Christmas triathlon:

• Sparky
  
• Hingis
  
• 
  

Can I skip the swim, unless we can find a non-chlorinated pool?

Oh and Hingis, I got my trainers fitted at Runners Need. They didn't mock my flat feet TOO openly, so I'd recommend them...

According to the ancient rules of LFGSS Christmas Triathlon, you can skip any section you want: but you are handed 1.5 x the time of the slowest participant for that event.

I suppose if we're doing them seperately without transitions, we can have duathalon categories without much fuss.

1.5 x the slowest swim = still better than I'd be able to do, I reckon, so that's all good!

List! LFGSS Christmas triathlon:

• Sparky
  
• Hingis
  
• hats
  

List! LFGSS Christmas triathlon:

• Sparky
  
• Hingis
  
• hats
  
• Kidboy (bringing up the rear)
  

When are we thinking of doing this? Christmas Eve, Christmas Eve-Eve? Will somebody volunteer to log down all the times? I reckon that's all the organisation we'd need, right?

A week before Christmas is good for me. I'll be honest, I can't swim, run or cycle very well but you may as well start somewhere and this will be a laugh at least.

I could be persuaded to a duathlon. As Brun said, fuck swimming.

22nd or 23rd Dec, maybe?

I don't think we need much in the name of organisation: a notebook, a pen, a stopwatch. I will happily take myself off the list of participants and be the referee (gets me out of humiliatiing myself running!) if needs be.

@ Hats. Happy to use the notebook, pen and stopwatch so you can participate. Besides I like to see people having a good time humiliating themselves :-).

I haven't swum in an age, so I'll be doing a slow front crawl. Then a slow jog, and a slow cycle. It'll be fun though. I think the 22nd and 23rd both work for me. Will we be able to get on the velodrome?

I'll be exiled in the frozen north over xmas. Hopefully fit in a run and/or cycle or two so I don't feel left out.

I do the Leybourne Xmas Day tri every year. Swim rule is no wetsuit unless you wear it for bike and run as well. I'm in for the LFGSS version as long as there's a similar anti-jessie rule.

You're a mental though.

Awesomely well done in Mexico by the way.

60 lengths of Brockwell Lido, just in trunks?

In which case I will opt to follow the 1.5 times slowest time rule, and then pulverise you on the bike due to being able to hold onto the handlebars and not be blue.

Not wanting to piss on your parade but isn't the actual Lido closed over winter.

YASSSSSS! No swim, only fun sports!

There's always the paddling pool in Ruskin Park.