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TriAthy 2nd/3rd June

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  • #202
    elvis jones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,197 ✭✭✭elvis jones


    BetterThanHoyte wrote: »
    Can I change my Sprint place to the Olympic race? :rolleyes:

    Yep, loads of people changing. I'd say its more Olympic to sprint.


  • #203
    BTH
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,075 Mod ✭✭✭✭BTH


    elvis jones wrote: »
    Yep, loads of people changing. I'd say its more Olympic to sprint.

    Grand so,

    I'll also need to change my Olympic entry to the Sprint race.

    Can you let me know when thats done.

    Cheers :D


  • #204
    elvis jones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,197 ✭✭✭elvis jones


    BetterThanHoyte wrote: »
    Grand so,

    I'll also need to change my Olympic entry to the Sprint race.

    Can you let me know when thats done.

    Cheers :D

    Just use the contact us section on the website, it will be done but could take a few days.

    I'm waiting for someone to change from double olympic to try a tri :D


  • #205
    BTH
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    elvis jones wrote: »

    I'm waiting for someone to change from double olympic to try a tri :D

    Tunney will be along in a minute.....


  • #206
    Izoard
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    Any chance of a live tracker to keep up with all the boardsie action this year?:)


  • #207
    Oryx
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    Izoard wrote: »
    Any chance of a live tracker to keep up with all the boardsie action this year?:)
    Just get elvis to send his live commentary to an online feed.


  • #208
    RacoonQueen
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,366 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    Izoard wrote: »
    Any chance of a live tracker to keep up with all the boardsie action this year?:)

    What? you're not coming along to support us?


  • #209
    Izoard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,437 ✭✭✭Izoard


    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    What? you're not coming along to support us?

    With this good weather, I'm getting very envious about all these events coming thick and fast...voyeurism has limited appeal after a while...:(


  • #210
    nerraw1111
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    elvis jones wrote: »
    Yep, loads of people changing. I'd say its more Olympic to sprint.

    The thought did cross my mind.

    How's the current looking at the moment?


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  • #211
    handangeo
    Registered Users Posts: 251 ✭✭handangeo


    Izoard wrote: »
    With this good weather, I'm getting very envious about all these events coming thick and fast...voyeurism has limited appeal after a while...:(

    Hey - you not doing Athy??? Crikey you have retired after your early season exploits :confused:


  • #212
    elvis jones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,197 ✭✭✭elvis jones


    Oryx wrote: »
    Just get elvis to send his live commentary to an online feed.

    Really is that a good idea with some of the abuse i give on the mic:D


  • #213
    Unregistered.
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    Is there many places left on the Try/sprint distance?


  • #214
    elvis jones
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    Unregistered. wrote: »
    Is there many places left on the Try/sprint distance?

    As you Tuesday there were 80 places in the Sprint and roughly the same in the the Try.


  • #215
    RacoonQueen
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    Quickest route to get here from Dublin for those of us who can't legally drive on the motorway? :pac:


  • #216
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    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    Quickest route to get here from Dublin for those of us who can't legally drive on the motorway? :pac:
    Carpool?


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  • #217
    sconhome
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    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    Quickest route to get here from Dublin for those of us who can't legally drive on the motorway? :pac:

    Out the old Naas road and go through Naas & Kilcullen. Should be nice and quiet at that time of day.

    Use the AA routeplanner and selct 'avoid motorways'.

    Let me know if you get lost so I don't spend the race looking over my shoulder biggrin.gif


  • #218
    RacoonQueen
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    Unregistered. wrote: »
    Carpool?

    Are you offering? :D

    Yeah might go for that though.
    amphkingwest wrote: »
    Out the old Naas road and go through Naas & Kilcullen. Should be nice and quiet at that time of day.

    Use the AA routeplanner and selct 'avoid motorways'.

    Let me know if you get lost so I don't spend the race looking over my shoulder biggrin.gif

    Don't worry, you won't be looking aver your shoulder anyway it'll be more a case of ''how far ahead of me is she?" :cool:


  • #219
    Unregistered.
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    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    Are you offering? :D

    I'm going on my own anyway :(


  • #220
    sconhome
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,468 ✭✭✭sconhome


    And there I was trying to be helpful with directions so you'd have no excuses :)
    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    Don't worry, you won't be looking aver your shoulder anyway it'll be more a case of ''how far ahead of me is she?" :cool:

    Looks like the smack talk thread has been moved to here :rolleyes:


  • #221
    El Director
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    So Elvis....today is the day, reveal all please (within reason of course ;))


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  • #222
    elvis jones
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    El Director wrote: »
    So Elvis....today is the day, reveal all please (within reason of course ;))

    noooooooooooooooo tomorrow, today is the final day to send me your details and if you want to makes changes this is the last chance.........


  • #223
    Unregistered.
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    elvis jones wrote: »
    noooooooooooooooo tomorrow, today is the final day to send me your details and if you want to makes changes this is the last chance.........
    When's the final day to enter the races? Can't find them on the site!


  • #224
    elvis jones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,197 ✭✭✭elvis jones


    Unregistered. wrote: »
    When's the final day to enter the races? Can't find them on the site!

    Tomorrow it looks like for all except Try as they are all but full and it will allow waves etc to be done up.


  • #225
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    elvis jones wrote: »
    Tomorrow it looks like for all except Try as they are all but full and it will allow waves etc to be done up.


    Just sent you a PM


  • #226
    sconhome
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    elvis jones wrote: »
    noooooooooooooooo tomorrow, today is the final day to send me your details and if you want to makes changes this is the last chance.........

    Do you need predicted times as well as the names? Think I PM'd the names. I'll PM the times so RQ has no way of planning an assault.


  • #227
    PWEI
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    elvis jones wrote: »
    noooooooooooooooo tomorrow, today is the final day to send me your details and if you want to makes changes this is the last chance.........

    What do you want peoples details for? Just curious as I'm doing Athy also.


  • #228
    elvis jones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,197 ✭✭✭elvis jones


    amphkingwest wrote: »
    elvis jones wrote: »
    noooooooooooooooo tomorrow, today is the final day to send me your details and if you want to makes changes this is the last chance.........

    Do you need predicted times as well as the names? Think I PM'd the names. I'll PM the times so RQ has no way of planning an assault.

    Ya need times !


  • #229
    elvis jones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,197 ✭✭✭elvis jones


    PWEI wrote: »
    elvis jones wrote: »
    noooooooooooooooo tomorrow, today is the final day to send me your details and if you want to makes changes this is the last chance.........

    What do you want peoples details for? Just curious as I'm doing Athy also.

    A mysterious competition !


  • #230
    RacoonQueen
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,366 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    amphkingwest wrote: »
    Do you need predicted times as well as the names? Think I PM'd the names. I'll PM the times so RQ has no way of planning an assault.

    I'm bringing nutella cake and choc biscuit cake. It's only being distributed to people who don't beat me.

    Just sayin'


  • #231
    Oryx
    Subscribers Posts: 19,425 ✭✭✭✭Oryx


    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    I'm bringing nutella cake and choc biscuit cake. It's only being distributed to people who don't beat me.

    Just sayin'
    Yay! I get cake!


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  • #232
    RacoonQueen
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    Oryx wrote: »
    Yay! I get cake!

    I'm sure you'll be finished by Sunday morning! :eek:


  • #233
    sconhome
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    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    I'm bringing nutella cake and choc biscuit cake. It's only being distributed to people who don't beat me.

    Just sayin'

    You win!!:D


  • #234
    Daz1214
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    weather forecast for next is to be pretty much the same as this weekend


  • #235
    mickmc7
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    Daz1214 wrote: »
    weather forecast for next is to be pretty much the same as this weekend
    The water today for swim athy was beautiful, not cold in any way and that was my first open water swim.Bike and run in that heat should be fun.


  • #236
    elvis jones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,197 ✭✭✭elvis jones


    Ya about 200 there i think, i was working elsewhere so missed it.

    I'm meeting the race director in the morning so any questions let me know now.


  • #237
    Daz1214
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    when are the race packs with waves and times being sent out?


  • #238
    iMac Hunt
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    Just wondering if anyone who did the swim this weekend can confirm how deep the river is, I saw earlier in the thread that it's around 4 and half feet deep and on the website says the deepest part is about 1.5 meters. Have entered the Triathy and wouldn't be the strongest swimmer so even 400m seems like a lot! Will probably just stay near the bank at the back of the pack.to be on the safe side.


  • #239
    mickmc7
    Registered Users Posts: 346 ✭✭mickmc7


    iMac Hunt wrote: »
    Just wondering if anyone who did the swim this weekend can confirm how deep the river is, I saw earlier in the thread that it's around 4 and half feet deep and on the website says the deepest part is about 1.5 meters. Have entered the Triathy and wouldn't be the strongest swimmer so even 400m seems like a lot! Will probably just stay near the bank at the back of the pack.to be on the safe side.
    I stood in the middle of the river today waiting on the start and I could comfortably feel the bottom. It's not deep at all.


  • #240
    Brick Session
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    mickmc7 wrote: »
    The water today for swim athy was beautiful, not cold in any way and that was my first open water swim.Bike and run in that heat should be fun.


    not cold you say, nice one, hopefully more of the same next Saturday. :)


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  • #241
    bombidal
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    anyone scout this recently or any thoughts from last year. Heard the course is not good


  • #242
    tunney
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    bombidal wrote: »
    anyone scout this recently or any thoughts from last year. Heard the course is not good

    The race got a bad reputation in its first few years as things were not done fantastically. It was a fair rep, it's not now in my opinion. Things have changed, the organizers have changed. I'm looking forward to it.


  • #243
    bombidal
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    tunney wrote: »
    The race got a bad reputation in its first few years as things were not done fantastically. It was a fair rep, it's not now in my opinion. Things have changed, the organizers have changed. I'm looking forward to it.

    Sorry I forgot to add in what I was actually concerned about. The olympic bike course. Have done the sprint and do like the whole setup but I hear the heard the olympic bike course is not good at all


  • #244
    BTH
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    bombidal wrote: »
    Sorry I forgot to add in what I was actually concerned about. The olympic bike course. Have done the sprint and do like the whole setup but I hear the heard the olympic bike course is not good at all

    Not good at all? Whats not good about it?


  • #245
    Briando
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    Here is the Strava of the Tri-Athy Olympic Bike Course

    http://app.strava.com/rides/9496034

    Its pretty flat mostly. There is one bad section of road where the surface isn't smooth but there are not a lot of potholes or dangerous parts of road.


  • #246
    Oryx
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    I did the Oly last year. Nothing wrong with the bike course. There was one sharp turnaround but you get that on lots of courses.


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  • #247
    Briando
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    Swam the olympic course yesterday. The water was warm, current was not strong, but you do notice the extra speed when you are with the current. There is a little bit of weeds under the water in places but wont/shouldn't effect your focus that much. The river is not too deep, ranges from 2-3 feet in places up to close to 6 feet in the center on some parts. I found I could stand in most parts of the river at 5'11.

    The run is all down to a persons taste. Some prefer roads, others prefer track. I personally like the setting along the river. Its on a roughly 3 meter wide track thats covered with grass. The last 1km it narrows a little and there is some gravel to run on.

    Like all tracks watch where you run. I've run it the last 2 years and found it great.


  • #248
    nerraw1111
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    Going for a swim later today. Any particular session I should be doing? Or just relax and take it easy?


  • #249
    Unregistered.
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    Briando wrote: »
    Swam the olympic course yesterday. The water was warm, current was not strong, but you do notice the extra speed when you are with the current. There is a little bit of weeds under the water in places but wont/shouldn't effect your focus that much. The river is not too deep, ranges from 2-3 feet in places up to close to 6 feet in the center on some parts. I found I could stand in most parts of the river at 5'11.

    Felling a little relieved after hearing this! (first Tri and OW swim)


  • #250
    Fazz
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    bombidal wrote: »
    anyone scout this recently or any thoughts from last year. Heard the course is not good

    Guilty... :)

    I biked the Olympic early Sat morning, and there were a few out before me in full tt set ups to me cruising on roadie! :D

    Course is actually very good in my opinion.
    And it's more rolling than flat, and also open to winds in some areas.
    Only a few turns to negotiate, and only 1 or 2 where brakes will be needed.
    2 turn around points to nicely gauge progress against others ahead.
    Around the 15k and 30k mark.

    Surface is quite good all round.
    Not quite as easy as course profile suggests imo, but no real hills there either and some pretty fast parts.


  • #251
    elvis jones
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    Good to hear the Aileen Morrison and Gavin Noble will be racing on the Saturday:)


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