[EVENT] Tri an Mhi - Open

sconhome

Just registered, anyone else doing it?

RacoonQueen

I'm in. Pending recovery from London. Don't expect to get much cycling done, not that I need London as an excuse for that.

Q7

Those not entered better get their skates on - over 200 entered already in first 2 hours. :eek:

duffyshuffle

I'm in, thought it was a great race last year, hope they keep the 2 lapped swim, thought that was really good

miller82

I'm in.

jester1980

me too

Fazz

I'm in - one of my A races for the year hopefully.

NeedsTraining

I'm in also. Event now sold out.

EC1000

duffyshuffle wrote: »

I'm in, thought it was a great race last year, hope they keep the 2 lapped swim, thought that was really cold

FYP!

I can't over emphasise the importance of getting some cold open water experience in the weeks leading up the event. There's cold swims and then there's the spring lakes in the midlands which are a different animal altogether.

I'm just bitter as I damn near froze last year and had a shocking "race" :-)
Which is why I'll be a TO this year.....

BTH

NeedsTraining wrote: »

I'm in also. Event now sold out.

You last in the door JC??

NeedsTraining

BTH wrote: »

You last in the door JC??

No, I was in at 8.10 this morning. Eager to start the season

BTH

NeedsTraining wrote: »

No, I was in at 8.10 this morning. Eager to start the season

Good man, keep going the way you're going and you'll be flying by May.

911sc

I am out... Already sold out!

griffin100

911sc wrote: »

I am out... Already sold out!

Is there not a reserve list? I got a place last year thi way.

sconhome

Last slot went last night about 11 according to Twitter feed. I was trying to encourage a pal to get in, don't know if it happened or not.

There is a waiting list, they had an email on Facebook last night for anyone who missed the boat.

Huff n Puff

This was supposed to be a big race for me this year but I haven't entered yet due to an ongoing run injury. Would love to be doing it.

If the injury clears up before the end of February then I will hopefully be able to convince someone to sell me their entry. I heard plenty of good things about this race so fair play to them for selling it out so quickly.

El Director

Has to be the first time in a long time time that the middle distance champs has sold out, should be a good one and looking forward to the race reports already

tinydave

I'm in and looking forward to it again

enzeder

Have entered this as my first HIM distance race. Have done a few olympic and sprint distance races and wanted a bit more of a challenge!

If anyone has done the race before, I'd love to hear how you got on? is there anything about the course to look out for or be aware of? What the road surface is like?

Cheers!

BTH

enzeder wrote: »

If anyone has done the race before, I'd love to hear how you got on? is there anything about the course to look out for or be aware of? What the road surface is like?

The swim was cold last year. Very very cold. But the lake calm and the water crystal clear.

The bike is challenging, constantly rolling, with one fairly big hill that you have to go up twice. The road surface is poor to awful, and after 70km your ass be in pain, dying to get off the damn bike. What the hills don't take out of your legs the surface will. And its long, about 94km.

The run is equally challenging, again constantly rolling draining what ever you might have left in the tank.


Yeah, a good race

ciah

Two swim hats for the cold. Do a good swim warm up to avoid cold water breathing shock in the first few hundred meters. The line was long, so not much carnage. Perhaps avoid going flat out when the gun goes to reduce the cold water impact. Some people had very cold legs at the end of the swim. I did an unorthodox breast stroke kick or two each time I sighted which kept the circulation in my legs. The bike is not too difficult, just a single short hill on each of the laps plus lots of undulations. Run is up and down but nothing steep. All in all a great event.

RacoonQueen

BTH wrote: »

The swim was cold last year. Very very cold. But the lake calm and the water crystal clear.

The bike is challenging, constantly rolling, with one fairly big hill that you have to go up twice. The road surface is poor to awful, and after 70km your ass be in pain, dying to get off the damn bike. What the hills don't take out of your legs the surface will. And its long, about 94km.

The run is equally challenging, again constantly rolling draining what ever you might have left in the tank.


Yeah, a good race

Ummmmmmm...

...anyone want a tri an mhi entry? :eek:

EC1000

BTH wrote: »

The swim was cold last year. Very very cold. But the lake calm and the water crystal clear.

The bike is challenging, constantly rolling, with one fairly big hill that you have to go up twice. The road surface is poor to awful, and after 70km your ass be in pain, dying to get off the damn bike. What the hills don't take out of your legs the surface will. And its long, about 94km.

The run is equally challenging, again constantly rolling draining what ever you might have left in the tank.


Yeah, a good race

Cant disagree with any of that. Enjoy!

enzeder

BTH wrote: »

The swim was cold last year. Very very cold. But the lake calm and the water crystal clear.

The bike is challenging, constantly rolling, with one fairly big hill that you have to go up twice. The road surface is poor to awful, and after 70km your ass be in pain, dying to get off the damn bike. What the hills don't take out of your legs the surface will. And its long, about 94km.

The run is equally challenging, again constantly rolling draining what ever you might have left in the tank.


Yeah, a good race

Ha! Sounds lovely.

BTH wrote: »

The road surface is poor to awful

As in chip seal rather than tarred or is it pot-hole ridden too?

Thanks for the info all. Looking forward to it!

sconhome

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Ummmmmmm...

...anyone want a tri an mhi entry? :eek:

Wuss!! :P