Official NSC Triathlon Thread

[Iggle Piggle]

1500m

24.51 is a pretty rapid swim for 1500m. The start of the swim is always hard as you get caught up with everyone going too quick and you need a decent draft which can be luck more than judgement. Keeping your technique in that lot is next to impossible. I find it settles down 200m in.

 

[Indurain's Lungs]

24.51 is a pretty rapid swim for 1500m. The start of the swim is always hard as you get caught up with everyone going too quick and you need a decent draft which can be luck more than judgement. Keeping your technique in that lot is next to impossible. I find it settles down 200m in.

I don't think I'm that fast so I suspect the course was short. The majority of the field were under 30 minutes and I think the timing included t1

 

[Bad Ash]

2.08 as it turned out with a 24.51 swim - must have been overtaking the sprint wave that went after us but only did 1 swim lap!

That's a cracking time! Where did you place?

It's very difficult to know how accurate the swim distances are, even with as GPS watch as discussed previously they're pretty unreliable and you're unlikely to have it in your swim cap (to improve accuracy) during a race. It could be that the effects of drafting and the buoyancy from the wet suit were behind the speed increase though.

 

[Indurain's Lungs]

That's a cracking time! Where did you place?

It's very difficult to know how accurate the swim distances are, even with as GPS watch as discussed previously they're pretty unreliable and you're unlikely to have it in your swim cap (to improve accuracy) during a race. It could be that the effects of drafting and the buoyancy from the wet suit were behind the speed increase though.

8th overall. 4th on the bike and 7th on the run.

I've found people's swim leg on Strava and it seems the swim was about 1200m so I managed around 22 minutes for that.

I obviously wanted to be fastest on the bike but I was on my road bike with normal wheels and no aero helmet so I reckon I could get the 2 minutes back with that lot! [emoji1]

I think it's definitely half ironman for me next year plus seeing how much aero stuff I can sneak into the house without the wife noticing!

 

[skipper734]

Here you are Chaps. https://www.sportsentrysolutions.co.uk/new_race_page.php?recordID=625



[h=3]Falmer Brighton Triathlon - Sept 13th 2015 Only 45 days to go![/h]




Sprint Distance Triathlon - Swim - 400m Bike - 27.7km Run - 5.1km
Individual �39 (Plus �4*) Relay Team �58 (Plus �12*)
A popular Sprint Triathlon set amidst the South Downs National Park, consisting of a Pool swim, an undulating bike ride and a scenic cross-country run. The event has a friendly atmosphere that is ideal for 'newbies' seeking their first sprint event, yet challenging for experienced competitors wanting an end of season burn up Ditchling Beacon.
This years event to be held in aid of the Martlets Hospice.