Hayle, Bournemouth or Bog?

[andygates]

Dilemma 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)

Comments

[ravenbait.livejournal.com]

Bournemouth.

[alacerus.livejournal.com]

Bournemouth, go with the cows my friend. I also have a dilemma, thinking about going in for a tri, theres one end of June(24th) which leaves me ten weeks to get ready for it, possible or not?

[andygates.livejournal.com]

Ten weeks is almost three months, loadsatime. What's the event?

[alacerus.livejournal.com]

It is AXLR8 Wellington College Triathlon June 24th. Its a nice easy one 200m swim, 17k cycle and 5k run.

[andygates.livejournal.com]

No worries! 6 weeks of solo stuff, then 4 weeks working in swim/bike and bike/run combo workouts.

[despaer.livejournal.com]

If you contemplate the bog, go and do an off-road half marathon first. It would be a shame to decide that it was a silly idea after you had paid, showed up and got your face on the camera as you headed out into the hills...

[andygates.livejournal.com]

Wise you are. And the quail I feel about the words "off-road half marathon" answers that one. Next year...

[arabis.livejournal.com]

Bournemouth this year, Bog next year.

[skean.livejournal.com]

Bournemouth.

And I'll see you in the New Forest. Just got to find a bike and a wetsuit now...