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TriAthy 2013

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    #92
    miller82
    Registered Users Posts: 1,634 ✭✭✭miller82


    Shedite27 wrote: »
    How so? The Double Olympic distances in general or the TriAthy Double Olympic?

    i just think the Double Oly distance in general shifts the balance from the cyclists to the swimmers IMO


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    #93
    Podge83
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    miller82 wrote: »
    i just think the Double Oly distance in general shifts the balance from the cyclists to the swimmers IMO

    If compared to a half Ironman, the swimmers are favoured for sure!!


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    #94
    altercor
    Registered Users Posts: 157 ✭✭altercor


    I jsut see it as good prep for an IM to be honest. THe 3k swim, as daunting as it sounds is a feather in the cap of a first time IMer, all going well.

    Sure the bike and run are easy :D!!


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    #95
    miller82
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    altercor wrote: »
    I jsut see it as good prep for an IM to be honest. THe 3k swim, as daunting as it sounds is a feather in the cap of a first time IMer, all going well.

    Sure the bike and run are easy :D!!

    my thoughts too :)


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    #96
    altercor
    Registered Users Posts: 157 ✭✭altercor


    miller82 wrote: »
    my thoughts too :)

    Which IM are you signed up for Miller82?

    I'm doing Zurich at end of July.


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    #97
    miller82
    Registered Users Posts: 1,634 ✭✭✭miller82


    altercor wrote: »
    Which IM are you signed up for Miller82?

    I'm doing Zurich at end of July.

    Doing Austria


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    #98
    altercor
    Registered Users Posts: 157 ✭✭altercor


    Fair play.

    Hope alls going well for you.

    I'll try to hang on your toes for the swim so, if i'm able!


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    #99
    Oryx
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    miller82 wrote: »
    Doing Austria
    One more week before taper then? I did the double last year, it was a great confidence boost for the IM swim.


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    #100
    altercor
    Registered Users Posts: 157 ✭✭altercor


    Ya, it'll be a confidence boost or a shot in the arm for me I'd say.

    How did you find it with the flow? There seems to be small numbers doing the double and so I'd say the start aint too manic?


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    #101
    Oryx
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    altercor wrote: »
    Ya, it'll be a confidence boost or a shot in the arm for me I'd say.

    How did you find it with the flow? There seems to be small numbers doing the double and so I'd say the start aint too manic?
    It was the usual wave chaos. I saw a guy swim the whole thing with no goggles, he must have had a knock. The usual thing though, stay back if you want to avoid most of the rough bit.

    Last year the flow was fine, you could feel it was easier on the way back down, but the swim against the flow wasn't bad at all.


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    #102
    altercor
    Registered Users Posts: 157 ✭✭altercor


    Did a sea swim last Friday night against the tide and that wa horrendous! Head down for ten mins, head up, same spot pretty much! By the time I figured it out I was behind where I started!

    Fun times indeed...

    The ol brain freeze didnt help!

    It'll be two hats on Saturday!


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    #103
    miller82
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    Oryx wrote: »
    One more week before taper then? I did the double last year, it was a great confidence boost for the IM swim.

    Indeed, i've been looking forward to hitting taper Since December :p
    Really looking forward to Saturday. Getting the long swim under the belt will be great.


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    #104
    Shedite27
    Registered Users Posts: 9,364 ✭✭✭Shedite27


    For those not on Facebook, this was just posted by the organisers....
    Important update!

    Entries closing Tomo at 11am sharp!

    Wave starts will be online before lunchtime.

    Event Info Pack to follow today.

    Please read all information before emailing us with queries. All relevant information will be available to you today.


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    #105
    Solobally8
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    Wave 2 for the Olympic. I'm so slow that those in wave 3 and 4 will catch me :o


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    #106
    Shedite27
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    In wave 7 myself. That'll be a fun few hours to wait around. Any idea how they arranged the waves? Pot luck?


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    #107
    Shedite27
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    Just noticed waves 1 and 2 are ladies


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    #108
    mossym
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    wave 9 for the sprint. 5.30 start for the first wave, what's the gap between waves? if it's even 5 minutes won't be getting going for nearly an hour later


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    #109
    Unregistered.
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    Awful website is awful.


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    #110
    miller82
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    that fooooking website stresses me out so bad

    so is it only tryathy waves up ?


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    #111
    mossym
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    mossym wrote: »
    wave 9 for the sprint. 5.30 start for the first wave, what's the gap between waves? if it's even 5 minutes won't be getting going for nearly an hour later

    looks like gap is 10 minutes. that means not hitting the water till 7pm. talk about an awful time to be starting


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    #112
    Oryx
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    miller82 wrote: »
    that fooooking website stresses me out so bad

    so is it only tryathy waves up ?
    You need to click on the links to the rh side for the other races.

    Whoever designed and maintains that site needs a kick up the bum.


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    #113
    Oryx
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    Solobally8 wrote: »
    Wave 2 for the Olympic. I'm so slow that those in wave 3 and 4 will catch me :o
    Wave 1. So I must be slower than you. :p


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    #114
    hardCopy
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    Can anybody post a direct link to the Olympic wave times?

    Awful site. I can't even see a link to any waves times.


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    #115
    Oryx
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    http://my.triathy.ie/index.php/olympic-maps


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    #116
    altercor
    Registered Users Posts: 157 ✭✭altercor


    Only one wave for the Double oly?


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    #117
    Oryx
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    altercor wrote: »
    Only one wave for the Double oly?
    Thats all they had last year.


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    #118
    dario28
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    hardCopy wrote: »
    Can anybody post a direct link to the Olympic wave times?

    Awful site. I can't even see a link to any waves times.


    Agreed - its muck !

    In wave 8 for Oly , any idea what time does wave 1 kick off at and how long will i be waiting roughly ?


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    #119
    Shedite27
    Registered Users Posts: 9,364 ✭✭✭Shedite27


    From the official site's PROVISIONAL schedule, Olympic waves start at 10am and go every 10mns from then.


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    #120
    hardCopy
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    Wave 3 Olympic for me


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    #121
    miller82
    Registered Users Posts: 1,634 ✭✭✭miller82


    Oryx wrote: »
    http://my.triathy.ie/index.php/olympic-maps

    before i smash my screen, can you post the double Oly link pleeeeeeease ?


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