Triathlon

So today the official results for the Hartlepool  Marina Triathlon are out . . . There were 90 finishers on the day, and I did: Swim - 84th; 23:01 Bike - 65th - 41:59 Run - 40th - 20:07 Overall - 67th - 1:25:07 In a way, I’m a little disappointed - I finished just outside of the bottom quartile. BUT...
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So only the run left to do. And only 5k. Like it says on Run Happy, you know you’re a runner when you describe 5 miles as a short run, and that’s hardly any further than 5k. Again, lots more overtaking, and I also saw a couple of the guys from the NE31 club, who...
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So the run from the water to transition . . . . after a few paces, my legs seemed to start working again, and all I had to do was get out of this wetsuit. Actually it was probably a good job that it was so far from the water to where my bike...
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For me, this has been one of the big ones this year. To graduate up from pool-based triathlons to open-water events. If I want to go any further with triathlon, then getting into outdoor water is an absolute must, and something I’ve worked really hard at this year. So completing this event was a big...
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Two days ’till my next race. After the in-race problems I’ve had this year on teh bike, I’m trying to take fewer chances. I had a good think on Wednesday about what could possibly go wrong this time, and as a result I’ve: Bought a CO2 tyre inflator. In previous races, I’ve gone out without...
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So I’m only a few days out from my first open water triathlon. Nervous - me? Yeah, a bit. Mainly because my shoulder still isn’t right, more than anything else. So I just have to take it easy on the swim, and inflict some payback landside. That’s the plan, anyway. It’s great to know that I’ve...
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. . . . that run home from the beach left me pretty puffed. I’m not sure if I was pushing too hard at it, if the swim was tougher than it seemed (especially the last 40 yard, being chased by a jelly fish!), or if running in a wetsuit is just harder than...
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Actually, the title of this post is just to throw Von SmallHaussen off the scent . . . The real title should be “Race Practice”. I was working from home today, systemising a firm’s quotation process - currently it’s about 4-8 hours of black art, which I’m turning into 4-8 minutes of filling in the...
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You can read the official race report on the NE31 Tri Club’s pages. Their web site’s a got lots of flash in it, so I can’t provide a direct link to the page. So click through the navigation to “Results” under “Hebburn Triathlon”. There were some astonishing times posted in the battle for overall race...
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If it weren’t for the water, I’d be positively smokin’ with this time! Workout: Type: Swim Date: 08/05/2007 Time: 17:31:30 Total Time: 00:08:07.00 Distance: 400 m Average Pace: 2:01.57/100m
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