IM Copenhagen

RacoonQueen · 05-08-2015 6:59pm #1

Anyone know if this one is a quick seller?
Was hoping to go next year but it's looking like I won't know by the end of the month if I'll be able to do it or not.

Ceepo · 05-08-2015 9:06pm

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Anyone know if this one is a quick seller?
Was hoping to go next year but it's looking like I won't know by the end of the month if I'll be able to do it or not.

This year's race opened to the public on Monday evening and was sold out on Thursday evening. So I would think you need to have the minded up and ready to press the button early.

kal7 · 06-08-2015 9:02am

+1 on selling quick.

They sold over third of places on the day following race in 2014, to repeat sign ups.

BTH · 06-08-2015 9:17am

Copenhagen you say???

interesting......

:cool:

hf4z6sqo7vjngi · 06-08-2015 10:34am

I have heard from a reliable source that BTH is on for 20% commision to sign people up for this race.

pgibbo · 06-08-2015 10:54am

Terry Steep Garlic wrote: »

I have heard from a reliable source that BTH is on for 20% commision to sign people up for this race.

It's 25%

pgibbo · 06-08-2015 11:39am

Copenhagen didn't re-open this year either.

Abhainn · 06-08-2015 1:05pm

So far this year only Austria sold out very quick, Frankfurt was still open a week after opening. This maybe due to the recent unpredictable conditions there the last few years, hot, cold, hot ,hot. People may be getting geed off over it.
Either that or market is becoming a bit saturated with all the recent new IM and Challenge races.
Sweden is usually super quick in selling out, so next weekend when it opens will give you a good idea how Copenhagen may be. .

Ceepo · 06-08-2015 1:53pm

Abhainn wrote: »

So far this year only Austria sold out very quick, Frankfurt was still open a week after opening. This maybe due to the recent unpredictable conditions there the last few years, hot, cold, hot ,hot. People may be getting geed off over it.
Either that or market is becoming a bit saturated with all the recent new IM and Challenge races.
Sweden is usually super quick in selling out, so next weekend when it opens will give you a good idea how Copenhagen may be. .

Sweden as far as I know didn't sell out for about 10 days and was still open when Copenhagen opened. Not sure if Copenhagen was sold out before Sweden. But Copenhagen was sold out on Thursday. May well be different this yr.

mossym · 08-08-2015 4:40pm

just back from my local tri shop, they're hearing of a lot heading for CPH next year, seems to be a very popular choice for 2016 and they're guessing it will sell out quick, (both guys there are doing IM Nice next year so no ulterior motives for saying so)

BTH · 08-08-2015 5:13pm

Just sign up anyway RQ, surely you have a budget set aside for wasted race entries as this stage anyway.

RacoonQueen · 08-08-2015 5:19pm

I could just wait and do barca instead....

BTH · 08-08-2015 5:43pm

RacoonQueen wrote: »

I could just wait and do barca instead....

There'll be no craic in barca.

miller82 · 14-08-2015 9:45am

Theres always Nirvana.
I'll be going via Nirvana for what ever IM i do next year

iAcesHigh · 14-08-2015 10:31am

miller82 wrote: »

Theres always Nirvana.
I'll be going via Nirvana for what ever IM i do next year

would this option be much more expensive?

miller82 · 14-08-2015 11:04am

iAcesHigh wrote: »

would this option be much more expensive?

Yes it is more expensive, nothing crazy in the grand scheme of things, plus it gives you more flexibility time wise

PWEI · 16-08-2015 10:38pm

Sweden (Kalmar) is open;

http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/emea/ironman/kalmar.aspx#axzz3j1J1iRIU

mossym · 17-08-2015 1:10pm

aye, and sold 1700 slots in a few hours....

joey100 · 17-08-2015 1:28pm

Is that a thinly veiled 'I'm one of the 1700 people' post??

mossym · 17-08-2015 1:37pm

joey100 wrote: »

Is that a thinly veiled 'I'm one of the 1700 people' post??

nope

just reposting something i saw on twitter an hour ago..

BTH · 17-08-2015 3:54pm

joey100 wrote: »

Is that a thinly veiled 'I'm one of the 1700 people' post??

Ask him the same question next Monday.

mossym · 17-08-2015 4:02pm

BTH wrote: »

Ask him the same question next Monday.

i can say with 100% certainty that next monday i will still not have entered IM Kalmar

RacoonQueen · 17-08-2015 4:37pm

I'd say Sweden would be pretty awesome. Ship my tri bike go there so another decent option for the Irish!

mossym · 18-08-2015 10:22am

CPH obviously popular with the Irish

http://cphpost.dk/news/copenhagen-braced-for-ironman-on-sunday.html

Abhainn · 18-08-2015 1:06pm

mossym wrote: »

CPH obviously popular with the Irish

http://cphpost.dk/news/copenhagen-braced-for-ironman-on-sunday.html

49 is sizable alright
Hopefully Ill bump into a few fellow Irish this weekend then

Pmaldini · 18-08-2015 1:11pm

Abhainn wrote: »

49 is sizable alright
Hopefully Ill bump into a few fellow Irish this weekend then

Best of luck, i did it last year, its a great race, brilliant atmosphere on the run, it keeps you going when it starts to hurt:)

Kurt_Godel · 18-08-2015 2:52pm

Abhainn wrote: »

49 is sizable alright
Hopefully Ill bump into a few fellow Irish this weekend then

Best of luck Joe. Don't come home without a sub 10 in your pocket

Ceepo · 18-08-2015 4:09pm

Abhainn wrote: »

49 is sizable alright
Hopefully Ill bump into a few fellow Irish this weekend then

Might need you over there

RacoonQueen · 23-08-2015 8:06am

Guys, if you haven't already...book your accommodation today....booking.com already has a load of sold out areas for next year!

BTH · 23-08-2015 9:02am

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Guys, if you haven't already...book your accommodation today....booking.com already has a load of sold out areas for next year!

Where have you booked into??

We'll be looking for an apartment most likely as five of us travelling. I know gibbo booked late last year through airbnb.

hf4z6sqo7vjngi · 23-08-2015 11:58am

Looks like the sub 10 for Abhainn will be a big ask, needs to run around a 3:10 off the bike.

BTH · 23-08-2015 12:03pm

Terry Steep Garlic wrote: »

Looks like the sub 10 for Abhainn will be a big ask, needs to run around a 3:10 off the bike.

Hes well capable of that.

BeepBeep67 · 23-08-2015 12:27pm

Terry Steep Garlic wrote: »

Looks like the sub 10 for Abhainn will be a big ask, needs to run around a 3:10 off the bike.

He was targetting 3:10/15, hopefully he can pull it off

BeepBeep67 · 23-08-2015 1:35pm

Looks like he's gone through halfway in the run at 3:05 pace

RacoonQueen · 23-08-2015 1:50pm

BTH wrote: »

Where have you booked into??

We'll be looking for an apartment most likely as five of us travelling. I know gibbo booked late last year through airbnb.

Let me know if you book...I booked two near T2. Not sure yet if I'm actually entering...might just take the hit and enter through nirvana after Christmas

Kurt_Godel · 23-08-2015 2:24pm

He needs to run the next 11k under 48:27 to go sub 10... its in the bag

hf4z6sqo7vjngi · 23-08-2015 3:13pm

Kurt_Godel wrote: »

He needs to run the next 11k under 48:27 to go sub 10... its in the bag

Looking like a 3:2x marathon and on for a 10:10.

Kurt_Godel · 23-08-2015 3:18pm

Terry Steep Garlic wrote: »

Looking like a 3:2x marathon and on for a 10:10.

Balls, 10:09:46 finish. He'll not be happy with that. Damn that stupid tracker.

*Edit- just to say its still a savage time, well done Joe!

Ceepo · 23-08-2015 6:15pm

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Guys, if you haven't already...book your accommodation today....booking.com already has a load of sold out areas for next year!

Up to yourself i suppose. I went with air b and b.
Have to say I could not be happier with it. 10 min walk from the finish area. 5 min walk from the metro that brings you to Amager strand. 4 stops. 2 bed apt for 830e.

RacoonQueen · 23-08-2015 6:48pm

Booking.com is free cancellation. I got my austria accommodation with air b'n'b...but much closer to race date. Disadvantage of air b'n'b is you pay up front so if booking now you're booking at same time as paying for the race which is a huge chunk of cash at one time...

pgibbo · 24-08-2015 1:29pm

Ceepo wrote: »

Up to yourself i suppose. I went with air b and b.
Have to say I could not be happier with it. 10 min walk from the finish area. 5 min walk from the metro that brings you to Amager strand. 4 stops. 2 bed apt for 830e.

How did yesterday go for you?

Like you I used air bnb last year. Only booked it 2 weeks before the race.

mossym · 24-08-2015 1:53pm

tick tock

hf4z6sqo7vjngi · 24-08-2015 1:55pm

mossym wrote: »

tick tock

Mont Tremblant is where the action is at:)

mossym · 24-08-2015 2:06pm

now the fun starts.

Gulp

BTH · 24-08-2015 2:11pm

mossym wrote: »

now the fun starts.

Gulp

Fun doesn't start until November. It'll take me that long to pay off the entry fee before I can start training!

:cool:

Ceepo · 24-08-2015 3:01pm

pgibbo wrote: »

How did yesterday go for you?

Like you I used air bnb last year. Only booked it 2 weeks before the race.

Hard day out there very windy made the swim choppy. Side wind all up the coast and was no real help on the way in land. Head wind then from Geels Bakke all way back to the city made things tough. It was very warm there as well about 25/26c. Found the heat hard running through the city but it wasn't to bad running up by the river as the wind cool you down.

Sound like a whole pile of excuses I know. Happy enough to be finished as the demons nearly got to me on the run.
My splits were. Swim time was 1.08. Bike 5.19. Run 3.54. Finish 10.29. Very disappointed with my run had hoped for a 3.15 with 3.30 at worst. But that's the joys.
Great city I have to say, expensive but great.

mossym · 24-08-2015 3:14pm

Terry Steep Garlic wrote: »

Mont Tremblant is where the action is at:)

definite plan to do an american race given lived over there. Love the napa region, love californian red wine, and the vineman 70.3 and full goes right through napa, past all the vineyards, and finishes where you could sit and drink excellt wine for hours. vineman 70.3 in 2017 maybe.

BTH · 24-08-2015 3:57pm

Ceepo wrote: »

Hard day out there very windy made the swim choppy. Side wind all up the coast and was no real help on the way in land. Head wind then from Geels Bakke all way back to the city made things tough. It was very warm there as well about 25/26c. Found the heat hard running through the city but it wasn't to bad running up by the river as the wind cool you down.

Sound like a whole pile of excuses I know. Happy enough to be finished as the demons nearly got to me on the run.
My splits were. Swim time was 1.08. Bike 5.19. Run 3.54. Finish 10.29. Very disappointed with my run had hoped for a 3.15 with 3.30 at worst. But that's the joys.
Great city I have to say, expensive but great.

Sh1t, why didn't I see this before I parted with my hard earned. Wind and high temps? Thats not what I thought I was signing up for.

mossym · 24-08-2015 5:55pm

BTH wrote: »

Sh1t, why didn't I see this before I parted with my hard earned. Wind and high temps? Thats not what I thought I was signing up for.

honest question. if you did qualify for Kona, would the conditions mean you wouldn't go?

BTH · 24-08-2015 6:27pm

mossym wrote: »

honest question. if you did qualify for Kona, would the conditions mean you wouldn't go?

No, the cost and the wife means I wouldn't go.

EC1000 · 24-08-2015 6:30pm

BTH wrote: »

No, the cost of the wife means I wouldn't go.

FYP!

IM Copenhagen

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