London Tri

[andygates]

If you're thinking of entering the London Tri, get your entries in fast - the regular slots are filling up fast.  I'm doing the Standard, age-group.  xeeny , you may now shake your head and sigh at my foolishness, but I just fancy a huge-numbers, high-profile mega-event to balance off the (wonderful) grass-roots stuff.  Plus I get crash-space with a cool lesbian who makes killer falafel. 

Nothing gets the heart fluttering like actual commitment.  :)

Comments

[xeeny.livejournal.com]

Its not that bad: just its size coupled with London's size means that its a good test of tri's fourth discipline: logistics. As you've done a few now, you've probably got the packing and transport a bit better organised than I had when I did London. If you can bunk near the site (and not fifty plus miles like I did) it will make your life a lot easier.

[andygates.livejournal.com]

I have crash-space five minutes from a tube station, and yeah, I've got the logistics pretty much sorted now. Doesn't stop me going into a kit-panic every time, though (just like LRP!)...

Have you two settled on any races? Bath and Burnham, wasn't it?

[xeeny.livejournal.com]

Yup. And Forest of Dean half probably.

May well look at doing some off-road stuff / adventure races (perhaps) the Rat Race) as well.

[andygates.livejournal.com]

Have you checked out sleepmonsters.com ?

[andygates.livejournal.com]

UKMtbTri.co.uk will be putting on a four race off road triathlon series for 2009:

* 11th April 2009 - Ampleforth College: 500m, 15k, 5k
* 12th July 2009 - Coniston/Grizedale: 1500m, 30k, 10k
* 23rd August 2009 - Kielder Water and Forest Park: 1500m, 32k, 10k
* TBA September/October 2009 - Dalby North Yorkshire: 5k 30k 5k duathlon