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Hayle, Bournemouth or Bog?
Apr. 14th, 2007 10:03 pmDilemma dilemma: which tri do I book for the 8th of July? Assuming that New Forest isn't a deathmarch and I am playing the standard distance game, the choices are:
Hayle: Tide-pool 1500 swim (open-water, no swell or shipping); "intermediate tri-bike friendly" 40k bike - I read that as pretty flat; 10k pretty flat run. But it's in Hayle, which has that Coventry vibe.
Bournemouth: Ocean 1500 swim; scenic and spectacular 40k bike round Corfe Castle; 10k scenic run with cows. We all know that "scenic" means "hilly as hell". But it sounds lovely.
Bog: 120m bog snorkel; 19 mile mountain bike; 12 mile fell run. Silly, and there's the chance of being on telly, but a whole different bunch of skills.
My heart says the bog, my head says that Bournemouth will be a really meaty challenge. My inner wuss wants me to go to Hayle (because it's the wussiest of the standard-distance freaking triathlons)
Hayle: Tide-pool 1500 swim (open-water, no swell or shipping); "intermediate tri-bike friendly" 40k bike - I read that as pretty flat; 10k pretty flat run. But it's in Hayle, which has that Coventry vibe.
Bournemouth: Ocean 1500 swim; scenic and spectacular 40k bike round Corfe Castle; 10k scenic run with cows. We all know that "scenic" means "hilly as hell". But it sounds lovely.
Bog: 120m bog snorkel; 19 mile mountain bike; 12 mile fell run. Silly, and there's the chance of being on telly, but a whole different bunch of skills.
My heart says the bog, my head says that Bournemouth will be a really meaty challenge. My inner wuss wants me to go to Hayle (because it's the wussiest of the standard-distance freaking triathlons)
