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Re: Challenge Henley

Postby ris » 28 Aug 2013 11:15

i'm sure jack was comparing it to fred witton.
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Re: Challenge Henley

Postby Jack Hughes » 28 Aug 2013 11:39

Tritans wrote:The bike isn't flat. Hth.


I said fairly flat.

Do we have a Strava linky?

Come up in September, then you will also think it is fairly flat :D
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Re: Challenge Henley

Postby Ewan » 28 Aug 2013 13:15

Jack Hughes wrote:But isn't the point you work it out?


Not so much... the race plan should have more to it than my predicted/target times, such as what I want to think about on different parts of the course (eg. spin up Fair-Mile, drink x amount by y time, stay seated on Howe hill if it's wet etc.) and that is the stuff I need to develop myself because if someone does it for me then it'll either be meaningless or I'll forget it. I think the projected/target times are a reasonably small element. My problem is that I have proven bad at self estimation in the past, and I'm not sure how to translate the metrics I do have (TTing etc) into other distances, especially given the vagaries of the course.

I was pleasantly surprised by my OW swim on monday. I did 4 laps of the local lake (official distance 4.4-4.5km, actual distance probably more like 4.0km) in 64 minutes, but I was taking it easy almost the whole time and I stopped for a 3minute chat at the end of lap 1 and again to adjust my wetsuit on lap 3. Other than the Henley Swim, thats been pretty much my only long swim, all the others have been interval focussed (e.g.. 20x100m (1:28 swim, 00:22rest)).

Health is good, and only a slight hip niggle that only flairs up if I run too many laps of the track going anticlockwise. If I swap directions every set then the pain clears up.

Weight, is good. I've put weight on since the TP. I'm regularly around 68kg now (I was below 65 for the TP and was probably nearer 70kg for IMAT'10 - but I wasn't carrying any fat back then either :-D )

Weeksy did 10:12 a couple of years ago didn't he? Although the bike was different then and he's faster than me.

Strava bike is here I did two approximate laps (there were roadworks etc) and got a puncture but it'll give you the gist.
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Re: Challenge Henley

Postby Ewan » 03 Sep 2013 16:27

Just mulling some things over for the race, and I dimly recollect that there was some kurfuffle about whether or not compression calf guards were allowed to be worn underneath a wetsuit during the swim. Having had a couple of years away from racing tris, I have no idea if this was resolved or not. Are compression calf-guards allowed?
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Re: Challenge Henley

Postby Tarka the Nutter » 03 Sep 2013 16:36

Good luck, Guy and Ewan.
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Re: Challenge Henley

Postby ris » 03 Sep 2013 19:20

My recollection from Sweden was that calfguards were ok but not socks (basically nothing over the feet). I did look at the CH website but struggled to find anything that mentions it, though.
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Re: Challenge Henley

Postby chappers » 03 Sep 2013 19:53

Don't take my word for it but i'm fairly sure that calfguards are ok under a wetsuit but not ok for a non-wetsuit swim.
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Re: Challenge Henley

Postby birdyman » 05 Sep 2013 21:11

The start list is up...I am number 477. Off at 0640.

Absolutely bricking it now. :shock: :lol:
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Re: Challenge Henley

Postby kfjatek » 05 Sep 2013 21:13

Good luck guys, smash it to pieces!

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Re: Challenge Henley

Postby Ewan » 05 Sep 2013 23:18

Number 59 :-)
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