TriAthy 2nd/3rd June

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http://www.triathy.ie/2012entry/index.php/register-2

Who is in for this? I have registered for the sprint with what should be my first tri of the year with the way the diary is shaping up.

couerdelion

It's a probable for me.

i had decided to race much less this year but this could end up being my 3rd of the season

Fazz

I'm doing the Olympic for this.

Had mad thoughts of doing both and actually entered same on early bird cheap price before Xmas but seen sense since.

Lots on here in for sprint I think though.

Oryx

Am up for the double, hoping not to be last in it.

911sc

Oryx wrote: »

Am up for the double, hoping not to be last in it.

You won't... I am also doing the double.:)

My times will be something like:
swim 1h15 (guess as i am yet to swim 3km)
cycle 2h45
run 2h00

Oryx

911sc wrote: »

You won't... I am also doing the double.:)

My times will be something like:
swim 1h15 (guess as i am yet to swim 3km)
cycle 2h45
run 2h00

If thats the case shall we hold hands across the finish line? Looking at similar times myself.

RacoonQueen

Sprint. Will probably take me about 3 hrs :pac:

Oryx

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Sprint. Will probably take me about 3 hrs :pac:

The lady doth protest too much.

nerraw1111

Down for Olympic. First triathlon so should be fun.

BTH

Heading down myself. Havent talked myself out of doing both the Oly & the Sprint yet, but I havent entered either. Got to make a decision on it soon

mike.l

Holly Ambitious Talc wrote: »

http://www.triathy.ie/2012entry/index.php/register-2

Who is in for this? .

Tempted ....be a first for me, the beginners one looks an ideal entry tri! have no bike and I only usually swim a couple of times a year, have I enough time?

couerdelion

mike.l wrote: »

Tempted ....be a first for me, the beginners one looks an ideal entry tri! have no bike and I only usually swim a couple of times a year, have I enough time?

Plenty of time!

The Try-a-tri last year consisted of a completely downstream swim (you could lay on your back and float down!) two out and back laps on the bike (all kindsof bikes from Tribikes to sit up and begs) and a short enough run (up hill at the start but downhill and flat along the river afterwards).

There's plenty of training plans for Sprints on the internet (www.beginnertriathlete.com) so just train towards one of them and see how you fare.

mike.l

couerdelion wrote: »

Plenty of time........

There's plenty of training plans for Sprints on the internet (www.beginnertriathlete.com) so just train towards one of them and see how you fare.

Cheers the running should be fine, think I might give it a crack .... what sort of bike should I get starting out?

BTH

mike.l wrote: »

Cheers the running should be fine, think I might give it a crack .... what sort of bike should I get starting out?

For your first race you're probably better off borrowing/renting. And anything will do.

mike.l

BetterThanHoyte wrote: »

For your first race you're probably better off borrowing/renting. And anything will do.

were could I rent a bike? or has any generous person got a second one lying about?

Nwm2

Holly Ambitious Talc wrote: »

http://www.triathy.ie/2012entry/index.php/register-2

Who is in for this? I have registered for the sprint with what should be my first tri of the year with the way the diary is shaping up.

I'll probably do it.

I swore last year that I wouldn't, as the new Olympic bike route was terrible - poor surface and had cyclists going both ways over narrow winding country roads (overtaking was taking your life into your hands). Also, the running trail down beside the river is also very difficult to overtake on (got bloody hot last year as well).

Still, the draw of trying to beat my time from last year means I'll grudgingly sign up.

nerraw1111

Am I right in thinking that the majority of the Olympic swim is down stream?

Oryx

nerraw1111 wrote: »

Am I right in thinking that the majority of the Olympic swim is down stream?

Just slightly over half.

Nwm2

nerraw1111 wrote: »

Am I right in thinking that the majority of the Olympic swim is down stream?

Yes, but the time spent swimming upstream is about the same as spent swimming downstream.

When you stand at the river bank and look upstream from where you start to where the turn is, it sure looks a long way.

Oryx

I was told to watch for the end of the red brick houses for the turn. It took ages to reach them. Keep a centre line on the way back down. I drifted towards the bank and hit some shallows.

elvis jones

That weekend i shall mainly spend my time being rather annoying on the mic:cool:

Oh and i have to sort out a flag for couerdelion.

The hardest part the double is the swim as a lot of it is upstream.

If you want to get an idea of the water there is a swim event the weekend before organised by triathy.

If you have any questions i'll answer as best i can or i'll get in touch with the race director.

couerdelion

elvis jones wrote: »

That weekend i shall mainly spend my time being rather annoying on the mic:cool:

Oh and i have to sort out a flag for couerdelion.

Every fecking flag but the UK one last year! I think I ended up carrying Honuras or something.

You also said you were going to sort out "Eye of the Tiger" for when I run down the finish chute?

(I can see it now that I'll probably get YMCA played instead!)

elvis jones

couerdelion wrote: »

Every fecking flag but the UK one last year! I think I ended up carrying Honuras or something.

You also said you were going to sort out "Eye of the Tiger" for when I run down the finish chute?

(I can see it now that I'll probably get YMCA played instead!)

I told you the system was set on random:D

mickmc7

I'm in. Doing the sprint, first tri and really looking forward to it. Lots to be done before then though, nowhere near ready yet.

Daz1214

down for the sprint this year

ray o

I registered for the Olympic but with Fingal on the week before I think I may change it to the Sprint. Has anyone switched races before?

El Director

Sprint for me as the first of two A races in the space of 7 days. So long as I get a clear run of it from now on I should be able to pip last years time. Now I must actually enter at some stage!

911sc

Double Olympic
Name|Swim|T1|Bike|T2|Run|Total Time
911SC|1:15|0:02|2:45|0:01|2:00|6:03|
Oryx|1:15||2:45||2:00|6:00|


Olympic
Name|Swim|T1|Bike|T2|Run|Total Time
nerraw1111|
ray o|
Fazz|



Sprint
Name|Swim|T1|Bike|T2|Run|Total Time
RacoonQueen||||||3:00|
mickmc7|
Daz1214|

mrboswell

Sprint for me - going to do it instead of Fingal for my first triathlon

shotgunmcos

Double for me but its a tune up for kilkee

elvis jones

New website is live !

End line and athlete village might be moving, just waiting on confirmation !

ray o

Hello Elvis,

Would you have a contact I could email about switching from Olympic to Sprint race? I sent a mail from the old website over 3 weeks ago and heard nothing back.

elvis jones

ray o wrote: »

Hello Elvis,

Would you have a contact I could email about switching from Olympic to Sprint race? I sent a mail from the old website over 3 weeks ago and heard nothing back.

Ok pop me a PM, i know they have been very busy with the new site etc.

ray o

Done. Thanks for your help.

smcgui

I'm just coming back from injury and I have a hen the weekend before but if training goes well for the next few weeks I think I'll sign up for the sprint! I've done it for the last few years so it is nice to use as a comparison to see how I'm doing! So fingers crossed my injury is gone for good!

BTH

Entered the Olympic today.

Entered the Sprint today.


This is going to be interesting...

El Director

BetterThanHoyte wrote: »

Entered the Olympic today.

Entered the Sprint today.


This is going to be interesting...

Dude, out of a matter of interest why are you doing both?

BTH

El Director wrote: »

Dude, out of a matter of interest why are you doing both?

NS Points and both being gold mines for points. I'd race better if I did a race elsewhere some other weekend, but reckon I'll get more point out of this.

I'll not be doing such mindless points chasing ever again!!

mickmc7

Does the fact that it's part of the National Series mean there'll be way more "proper athletes" competing in the sprint than would normally be the case in a sprint race elsewhere?

Fazz

mickmc7 wrote: »

Does the fact that it's part of the National Series mean there'll be way more "proper athletes" competing in the sprint than would normally be the case in a sprint race elsewhere?

Basically yes this applies when comparing any race to a national series race.

But more so for Athy because it offers better points than your average sprint or Olympic race.
The reason it returns better than average points is due to the large entry field, meaning top guys gap the 30%th person scoring points by more than average as more people enter.
This in return means more points when compared to that person (TI benchmark each race the TI registered athlete finishing in top 30th percent gets 100 points. All others multiple based on time differential).
Ok it ain't easy to explain


I see Bill McCormack is in for the sprint

Bambaata

Fazz wrote: »

I see Bill McCormack is in for the sprint

i saw that too unfortunately

El Director

Chatting to Jackyback this evening I realise that this is actually turning out to be a stacked event.....stacked with boardies

BTH

El Director wrote: »

Chatting to Jackyback this evening I realise that this is actually turning out to be a stacked event.....stacked with boardies

Somebody with the time and patience for such a thing should set up a table of those competing. I dunno who, maybe somebody on an easy training week and a week off work.....

El Director

BetterThanHoyte wrote: »

El Director wrote: »

Chatting to Jackyback this evening I realise that this is actually turning out to be a stacked event.....stacked with boardies

Somebody with the time and patience for such a thing should set up a table of those competing. I dunno who, maybe somebody on an easy training week and a week off work.....

Well I'm in the airport now and off to Amsterdam, but I'll see what I can do and when I can do

elvis jones

ray o wrote: »

Done. Thanks for your help.

That should be sorted now !

ray o

elvis jones wrote: »

That should be sorted now !

Thanks Elvis, got a mail from the team early this morning to confirm the switch.

elvis jones

If anyone else needs anything just let me know.

The delays were due to the new website and working out the 6 week competition !

Oryx

I just heard my cousin has won one of the places in the competition. Go cuz!

Bambaata

Entered for the sprint there on Friday

RacoonQueen

Might have to rethink my strategy and go for the 3D race the week before now. Stupid sister and her stupid 30th birthday clashes with this. :mad:

nerraw1111

So 6 weeks to go, what sort of swim training should I be doing for the Oly distance?

Any key distances I should be hitting in next few weeks?