IM RollCall

Captain Fat · Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2004 7:06 pm Post subject: IM RollCall

ok lot of talk going on at the moment about doing IM next year

so who is going the full distance next year?

Me (100%)

what Race?
IM France (90%)

Next favoured IM race incase first choice is a no go?

any i can get into
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monkey boy · Joined: 20 Jan 2004 Posts: 270 Location: Macclesfield

Looks like i managed to sweet talk the wife into going to France on hols next year as she doen't like Austria. What dates do i need to be looking at and is there a website to look out for Confused

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Captain Fat · Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2004 8:16 pm Post subject:

http://www.ironmanfrance.com/Anglais/index.htm

the website and dates normaly come up after the race, but looking at the end of june if this year is anything to go by
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Sue · Joined: 15 May 2003 Posts: 6269 Location: North Wales

Deep breath -and hope no-one pulls out leaving me all alone!!!

Sue

IM France

--or follow the guys to wherever

Phew, that was easy --next

Captain Fat · Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2004 8:31 pm Post subject:

Sue · Joined: 15 May 2003 Posts: 6269 Location: North Wales

Connor, stop it Mad

Captain Fat · Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2004 8:35 pm Post subject:

Only joking

I have started to plan my training for it already
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ed_m · Joined: 15 May 2003 Posts: 8182 Location: coventry

luckily.. i never put in
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monkey boy · Joined: 20 Jan 2004 Posts: 270 Location: Macclesfield

Bugger. Wifes a teacher so she can't have the time off, some serious sucking up required by yours truly. Evil or Very Mad

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Sue · Joined: 15 May 2003 Posts: 6269 Location: North Wales

Now I'm very good at this monkey boy

--just sow the seed, dont say toooo much, dont ask if can go.
--next mention something else to do with it after a little while
--carry on like this

--and in theory they say you go Very Happy

(works with me, if people dont tell on me when they meet teh man in question Mad

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monkey boy · Joined: 20 Jan 2004 Posts: 270 Location: Macclesfield

Thanks for the insider information Sue, i will give it a go and if that fails i'll just have to remeber her Birthday this year.
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AndyS · Joined: 05 Jan 2004 Posts: 9970

I obviously haven't made my opinion clear on this! Wink

First choice is IM France, most likely to be 25th June 2005.
Second choice IMUK at Sherborne as long as it goes full distance which they say it will, that should be 21 August 2005. That's just choosing the closest Saturday to this years date for next year (jeez, that sounds more complicated than it is!).

The only reason I'll resort to second option is if I don't get into IM France or disaster strikes and I miss it for some reason, neither of which are planned so won't happen. That's assuming I can get into IMUK at a late stage which might not be possible. Shocked

I'm just back from swimming and I was chatting to a fellow triathlete who's entered Sherborne. He filled in his online form a week before me and is in the race so I'm more hopeful that I'll get in, fingers crossed. That'll be a big boost to my IMF campaign if I get into IMUK this year.

RuthE · Joined: 06 Jan 2004 Posts: 586 Location: Bath

AndyS

but I thought you were in....?

Why have you changed your picture?

doug · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 9:16 am Post subject:

You guys are amazing Exclamation

I haven't even done my first tri and you have me thinking about bringing forward my plans and doing an IM next year. Embarassed

My original plan was
2004:
- sprint + oly tris
- get back into regular swimming
- WDMBC Chilterns 100km mtb ride
- some >100km road rides
- build up run mileage back to an LSD of ~30km
2005:
- half IM
- BHF South Downs Way mtb randonee (100miles off road)
- some >100mile road rides
- run a marathon
2006:
- 40th birthday
- full IM
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