TriSport Fetch: The smell of 220

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Aug 2021
3:13pm, 8 Aug 2021
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JustCommando!
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IBRVS
Surprisingly didn't really notice Oxfordshire hills after the SDW ones two weeks ago!
Aug 2021
4:14pm, 8 Aug 2021
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GlennR
Afternoon. IBRWVS. Much wind.
Aug 2021
4:16pm, 8 Aug 2021
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fraggle
AA

IBS - was very wet and windy
Aug 2021
4:52pm, 8 Aug 2021
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Angus Clydesdale
Afternoo

I’ve been caravan wrangling but now we’re home and I have a cup o’ tea in hand, so all is well in the world :)
Aug 2021
7:24pm, 8 Aug 2021
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CStar
London Tri: Horrible - Just don't ever consider doing it.

Swim: Choppy, with next waves of swimmers swimming over the top of you.
Bike: dangerous in the wet and the wind with not enough marshalls, leading to crashes and people going the wrong way.
Run: the most boring up and down 3 times route imaginable, especially in lashing rain (which was actually a distraction).

Hated almost the entire thing

Oh and it took over an hour to escape out of the traffic hell around ExCeL.
Aug 2021
7:26pm, 8 Aug 2021
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Ness
:( That does sound disappointing!
Aug 2021
7:28pm, 8 Aug 2021
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LindsD
Oh no CStar
Aug 2021
7:34pm, 8 Aug 2021
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LazyDaisy
:-( CStar. The weather can't be helped but the rest of it is down to the organisers.
Aug 2021
7:42pm, 8 Aug 2021
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TROSaracen
Never done the London Tri, never will.

It’s either the premium (Outlaw’s, Ironman) or small friendly club events that I do these days.

Sorry for your experience, maybe see if there is a nice local late season sprint to take some good memories into Winter?

By a coincidence marshalled our club Tri today. Lovely event, 45% of the field ladies, tons of excited/nervous/thrilled newbies and the rain held off until after. Minimal social distancing requirements made it all feel normal again. A great, great day.
Aug 2021
7:44pm, 8 Aug 2021
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EvilPixie
London tri was my first and only Olympic distance some 11? Years ago

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