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beerlover May 2011 9:56am, 18 May 2011 8 posts	Quote Pin beerlover I go to Copthorne. It's really good although I feel really inadequate. There are some serious triathletes there!
Nick Cook May 2011 10:26am, 18 May 2011 6,594 posts	Quote Pin Nick Cook Like me Beerlover - too much beer!!!
Fat Jase May 2011 10:59am, 18 May 2011 290 posts	Quote Pin Fat Jase My new wetsuit arrived yesterday......yeah. Sorry just very excited and can't wait to give it a go.
HappyG(rrr) May 2011 1:58pm, 18 May 2011 15,157 posts	Quote Pin HappyG(rrr) Good luck for tonight Nick! No OW for me tonight. Woosed out and did 1km in pool this morning instead! :-)G
Durham Dawdler May 2011 2:08pm, 18 May 2011 642 posts	Quote Pin Durham Dawdler shame on you happyG! I went last night and had a whale of a time
C-Cat May 2011 7:04pm, 18 May 2011 226 posts	Quote Pin C-Cat OW swimming Couple of links for you... Available on iPlayer until 23 May - On a Clear Day bbc.co.uk Becoming a channel swimmer (not a club I plan to join but I know Karen and she is awesome!) www2.warwick.ac.uk
HappyG(rrr) May 2011 10:13pm, 18 May 2011 15,172 posts	Quote Pin HappyG(rrr) Amazing OW pics from family -E- on Facebook. Cold and windy out there tonight! :-)G
Nick Cook May 2011 8:03am, 19 May 2011 6,642 posts	Quote Pin Nick Cook Had a good tri at Dorney last night. Got there in plenty of time and had a good warm up/stretch in the wet suit. Probably took a bit too long getting myself used to being in the water though - although I had planned to start off at the back, when the hooter went I was well behind everyone else!!! Started off as expected and was soon thinking about switching to breast stroke for a breather, but was able to stick to crawl. It took me about 300m before I was swimming comfortably (zigzagging up the lake probably didn't help!), and once I got into my stride I even managed to overtake a few people. Coming back I felt quite strong (but still slow) and it was a lot easier to stay in a straight line 'cos we were swimming along the rowing lane buoys and the cord tying them together was visible at the bottom of the lake. Going past the last marker bouy and heading back to the start was a bit difficult though - I couldn't see a thing! Goggles had steamed up and I can't see very well without my glasses anyway. I was shouting at the kayaker "Which way, which way! I can't see the start". She guided me back and I was soon out and trundling back to transition trying to get the wetsuit undone. The Bodyglide worked well. I applied it liberally round my neck , ankles and shins, and had no chafing round my neck and the suit came of quite easily once I was back at my bike. The 750k swim took me 21:13 which I was really pleased with!!
TRO Saracen May 2011 8:53am, 19 May 2011 5,404 posts	Quote Pin TRO Saracen Nice one Mr C. You need anti for spray for the goggles (failing that a bit of spit), overall good solid composed effort, first one done OK and plenty to build on.
Nick Cook May 2011 8:16am, 24 May 2011 6,860 posts	Quote Pin Nick Cook I'm off to Copthorne this evening for 750 metres of OW swimming!!