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Good luck at the weekend, I ran in I guess a Tri/ adventure race, well we kayaked rather than swam LOL about 2 weeks ago and loved it, next one is in August then our next on is September
I love GCN on youtube, find them great I am new to cycling, well this type of cycling you will defiantly need the good shorts I got some decent ones in Halford and Aldi a few weeks back.
Foam roll that calf of yours so it is right for the weekend
Ah ok, so you are fairly new to this too?
The adventure races are tough going I'd say but sound like great fun. Best of luck with training for the next 2. Do you keep a log?
I guess as I'm increasing my distances on the bike, it's becoming more apparent that you need proper gear. Not only shorts but a bottle cage, saddle bag with spare tube, tools etc, jerseys with pockets. Thank god for Lidl and Aldi.
The GCN shorts were a bit more expensive alright but hopefully that will pay off with time in the saddle.
I foam rolled yesterday but it's definitely something I need to remind / force myself to do, or I tend to just leave it out of my routine.
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Yep a total newbie LOL adventure racing I think it's very easy to get hooked, Nope no log yet I am thinking about it
yep, you need a good bit of gear all right and for events, you are nearly better having two bottle cages on the bike one for water and one for a sports drink with carbs or electrolytes or both in it:)
I say the shorts will be worth the extra cost, your bum will thank you for it
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Rest day Saturday
Sunday - Carrick on Suir Sprint Tri 1:23:55
Had the car all packed up the night before. Was running through checklists constantly in my head as you do. Headed off at 8:15, I was a bit nervous I have to admit.
Stopped in mooncoin for some drinks and met a club mate in Supervalue car park, where we patched up his wet suit with some Black Witch.
First outing with club, there were 21 of us there which was really cool. One lady even drove up and looked after our bags because the weather didn't look great.
Loads of time to get ready, then headed down to river entry point. I was really nervous now. But as soon as I hit the water and realised it wasn't cold, all nerves dissipated. Some people were really nervous and I think I helped put one person at least at ease.
Swim was good 13:55 I think. Lots of river plants and stuff but a could clear line to the finish with no one really hitting me or vice versa.
Transition was 3:00, needs work.
Lovely bike course, perfect surface, though wet due to some heavy showers. 41:53.
0:50 T2 - I use runners and toe clips
Really flat run then along river bank, out and back 24:00
Saw time on clock and was really disappointed but forgot that I was in wave 2 which started 10 mins later - happy days0 -
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Different day, fantastic day. A club member had the idea to do the Park Run in New Ross followed by swim in Baginbun, the entry point for the Tri The Hook triathlon in Wexford.
Left home at 8:30 for New Ross Park Run, arrived at 9:10. People misread the WhatsApp message and went to Wexford Town Parkrun. So just myself and this other guy and some New Ross people who are the friendliest people in the world.
Bit out of it this morning, an impromptu day but I was up for anything.
Run was poor comparatively, 22:54, but off the back of 3:30hrs spin and 10k training run. New Ross also a lot tougher than Johnstown Castle, all hills.
So we headed for Baginbun where we met the others who got their Park runs mixed up. We swam 800 metres sea swim and came back to shore, then another member came and we went out for another 1000 metres. I swam quite well. Conor who I met in Park Run was in a kayak, encouraging, guiding us and keeping us safe. He knew the distances too. Fair play to him, amazing.
Then myself and the two others had coffee for 2 hours in the sunshine in Fethard, laughed about the big novice heads on us and had a lovely time. What a day, I'm high as a kite 0 -
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