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The "Chump" is going I think, however "racing" is an altogether different thing........


 



 

You go and hide at Port.
As you will have no where to hide come 1st May.
 ;)TPC

Are there any others heading south for this one??

Fat Bastard is trying to get a troupe together for the hilly HIM.

Just a quick down and dirty on this great race.

Jarmila and I went down with old man Renehan and Miss Margaret. Wayne and I did the half and the girls did the 10k.

Got to the start line at the half and Wayne and I found we were standing next to Vicki (the machine) Voyzey.  After a short conversation we decided to see if we could run together as Vick said she was running at about our speed. (Wayne and I were very dubious about that!!)

Did not see Dean at the start.  Saw the guy who won the Beach run - don't know his name but he races with the club a bit. He finished in the very low 1.20's so I overheard.

Anyway gun goes off and away we go!  I was staying next to Vicki with old man emu Renehan a couple of strides back on my shoulder.  Managed to run the first 10k's like this and was feeling chuffed that I was managing to stay with Vicki.

Then my elastic band broke and I was just keeping her in sight until the last 3 or 4 K's.

Old man emu (sekrit trainer) Renehan stayed with Vicki until the last 2km's where she kicked a bit and won the day.  I managed a 1.44 which I am very happy about considering I was pushing too fast for me on the first lap to try to remain with Vicki.

Have not looked at other times but Dean appeared to be going really well and how good is Clarkey - told he would possibly never run again after his accident and was way under 1.30 - again I have not looked but low 1.20's I think.

A great day and a very well run event.  The girls loved to 10k as well.

Will be back for this one next year.

CHEERS
TIM

Thanks for organising that, I'm not sure why you guys always let me get so unfit before letting me know these things.


Was a great way to spend an hour gasping for breath like a beached whale......

And young Deano, shared a lane with the young fella and spent an hour trying to catch him!!!, after one set, a 200 I think, he finished nearly a lap in front(12 metre pool) , he says " What happened? Did you stop???? Cheeky bugger......

Was good to get wet again though........can't say if, or how long, any improvement will take..........


 

Ant told me the afternoon Tri squad is for pussies!!!

Come to the 6 am squad where one is the oldest by about 40 PLUS years and then you will know what it is like to get your butt kicked by the wind up toys!!!!

Little shites don't know the meaning of WARMUP!!  They just go flat strap from the get go!!!

Little Shites!!!!

Good fun though!!!

TIM

The "Chump" is going I think, however "racing" is an altogether different thing........


 



 

I've used it in nearly all my Ironmans with all bad results, but I always thought that I was just shite........had I known I could have been blameing the Opti all this time..........


However Cookie, the "Old Man" of Tomaree makes the very valid point, it is, what works for the individual, not what you read on an internet forum that counts

 

I have finally conceded that the Port ½ is going to be beyond me now. I have been a lot stressed lately worrying about if I could do it or not but now that I have made a decision I am feeling much better.

Canberra?? I have only ever been there once and that was a Friday evening drinking session turned into mad dash road trip for fireworks and adult entertainment. What a trip. Fell asleep on the lawn "roof" of parliament house with a half empty carton next to me. They have big security guards down there.  Might be time to make a trip back to the nations capital but for something a little more wholesum!! 

Are there any others heading south for this one??

Have heard more bad reports than good, had a friend that stuck with it through several ironman events, used it in training with good results but when it came to the race he always had gut problems and did'nt have a good race each time he used it ? maybe its a trial and error product that has to be tested at race levels and see how the gut reacts, at the end of the day use what works for you !!!

Canberra hilly ride but flat fast run

Only if you can run fast...............


 

Nice to see you 2 girls being civil to each other........


 



I'm still using OPTI....get on it!!!