June 2006 - Manchester Triathlon Club

MANCHESTER TRIATHLON CLUB
CHESTER TRIATHLON CLUB
IT’S ON
Also In this issue
June Issue 2006.
If your race season hasn’t already started then
it’s definitely ON for many of our club members lining up for the Cheshire Sprint Triathlon and our club Sprint Triathlon Championships this Sunday 4th June
There are some 41 club entries. Chris Clarke, last year's winner
will expect a competitive race with Jason Pickford who recently
won Skipton and gained a second at Wetherby. And lets not forget
those going for age group positions or taking part for the first
time. Should be a great event with plenty of MTC members around
to clap home our club mates.
Calling all volunteers for BOUNDARY BREEZE
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Message from the Chairman
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Boundary Breeze update
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Guide to 1st triathlon
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London Marathon
Reports
•
Chris Clarke Arizona
Ironman report
•
Race Reports
•
On the track
•
Dave & Dave
•
How to be really cool on
a bike
•
Events 2006
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Contents
Message from the Chairman
Boundary Breeze update
My First Triathlon (Guide) - Harry Davies
London Marathon Reports by Jonathan & Jude
Chris Clarke’s Arizona Ironman Report
Race Reports
On the track—Nick Thomas
Dave & Dave
How to be really cool on a bike by Dave Leak
Events Calendar
MAN3 NEWS is the membership newsletter of
the Manchester Triathlon Club.
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THE M.T.C. CURRY CLUB.
Feeling tired after one of Dave Q's swimming session's? What you need is
a good old ruby murry!! Join the M.T.C. Curry Club every first Tuesday of
the month.
Please see the list of dates below. All you need for full membership is to
be able to consume large amounts of onion bajis! We aim to try as many
different restaurants in Rushholme as possible. You never know we might
even end up producing "The M.T.C. Curry Guide". All you have to do is
turn up.
Meet up in the foyer after swimming, venue to be decided on the night.
"ALL ARE WELCOME, SEE YOU THERE”
Tuesday 6th June 2006
Tuesday 4th July 2006
Tuesday 7th August 2006
Tuesday 5th September 2006
Tuesday 3rd October 2006
Tuesday 7th November 2006
Tuesday 5th December 2006
For more info please see Steve B.
The Manchester Triathlon Club is an affiliated
club with the British Triathlon Association and
Cycling Time Trials (previously RTTC)
MAN3 NEWS is published by the Manchester
Triathlon Club, 144 Great Stone Road, Manchester
M16 0HA
Editor–
Dean Frost
Man. Triathlon Club Executives:
Chair - Stephen Collins
Vice Chair—Jason Pickford
Treasurer - Jeff Sherrin
Secretary - Freesia Day
Membership Secretary - Harry Davies
Press/PR - Dave Melan
Club Kit Co-ordinatoor - Steve Birkett
Youth Development - TBA
Coaching Officer - Chris Clarke
Club Welfare Officer - Shirley Holland
Newsletter Editor - Dean Frost
Webmaster Women's Officer- Cathy Atkinson
Junior Representative - Nina McArthur
Executive Member - Martin Webb
Executive Member - Mark Tweedie
Executive Member - Jonathan Dabbs
©All rights reserved. Material may not be
reproduced without the written permission of
the Manchester Triathlon Club.
The opinions expressed in this publication do
not necessarily represent the views and policies of the editorial team or the Manchester
Triathlon Club.
On the Cover:
Photos from past Boundary Breeze events
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Dear Members
Record number of members
We continue to grow at
about 100%, we have just
had our 200th member and if
we continue receiving new
members at the recent rate
we should reach 300 before
the end of the year.
Bamford
Thanks to the 40 club members that attended Bamford
last weekend you all helped make it a memorable
weekend. Some highlights were: • All 40 getting up Mantoor despite one group puncturing at the bottom of the hill. The same group managed a second puncture and a crank shaft coming off!
• Several enjoying a trip to Sheffield
• A great Chilli on the Saturday night and noticeable
entertainment from Bonnie, Kat and Suzie!
• A great swim in a very welcome heated outdoor
swimming pool
Several well organised runs including an 18 mile on the
final day by a few hard core.
The feedback received was generally highly positive.
There has been much interest expressed in a warm
weather overseas training camp next year and if this
would take place in addition to a Bamford style training
weekend and not instead of. There is also considerable
interest in an end of season weekend - maybe at Bamford but Snowdonia was also discussed. Watch this
space!
Thanks again Jonathan – great organisation and £24 including the main meal on Saturday is fantastic Value for
money!
Team Relays
The next social weekend is the Team Relays at Nottingham. Last year we had 7 teams of 4 racing and this year
we expect about 12 teams based upon current numbers
– so get your names down and send cheques of £24 payable to MTC to Jonathan Dabbs at 15 Bray Close,
Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, SK8 6DQ and check out the
web site: http://www.man-tri-club.org.uk/events.htm#8
Manchester Boundary Breeze
Harry, Freesia and myself will be asking everyone if
they are helping out at Boundary Breeze this year in the
next week or so. This events depends upon volunteers
within the club so please respond positively.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Jason Pickford for his second place
at Wetherby. We had six MTC entries that is not bad for
a non local race.
Congratulations to Jude Wall and Sonia Harris who not
only entered the Malvern sprint triathlon but managed
to take some great photos that are on the web site.
Events coming up
Cheshire is 4 June next weekend and we have 13 members entered. Lets ensure we have some great photos.
Windsor is June 11th and we have 2 entered
Ellesmere at which we have 9 entered
UK Ironman 70.3 – we have 3 entered
Remember if you are doing a triathlon and want to see
which other members are entered you can check out
the Forum-events and please log your name on the forum so we know you are going. Forum-Events is at this
address: http://www.man-tri-club.org.uk/Forum/
viewforum.php?
f=4&sid=bf4d34d111f5d95404294c3bab76bd45
After the event please send your race photos and stories to
webmaster@man-tri-club.org.uk
Successful Racing
Steve
"If you only do what you've always
done you'll only get what you've always got"
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Countdown to Boundary Breeze Sunday 9th July
Calling all Volunteers –Your club needs you
As always the club is calling on all club members to volunteer to
help out on the day to again ensure the Boundary Breeze is the
success that it always is. The general club rule is that first year
club members can take part provided they bring someone to help
out. Other than that everyone should help!!! Harry Davies, Freesia
Day and Steve Collins are collecting names at the various training
sessions. So let them know you’ll be a volunteer, or send them an
email. As always we will be having a post event party . This year it
will have a football theme . Well, it will be the World Cup final that
evening . (details will be on the website no doubt)
Practice on the Course
Freesia Day (Boundary Breeze Organiser) and Harry Davies have
arranged a Boundary Breeze practice on Thursday, 6th July, three
days before the race.
It will start about 6pm with a walk
around the site and about 6.30pm
there will be a practice swim in the
lake.
About 7.30pm, there will be a bike
ride around the course. This will
NOT be at race speed, but as famili-
arization only. The distance will be
about 13km and will consist of 1
lap. The race is one and a half
laps. The ride is open to all members, whether or not you have entered Boundary Breeze and would be
ideal for beginners.
Further details will be circulated on
the MTC Website or email nearer the
time.
Essential:
My First Triathlon (a guide for novices) by Harry Davies
This guide is intended for first timers who are planning the Boundary
Breeze event, but it is applicable to
any triathlon, open water or pool
based.
Firstly, remember the Golden Rule
– ‘When all else fails, read the instructions’. This not only applies to
self assembly furniture, but to triathlon as well – read the race instructions that the organisers send you.
You have sent the form off, done the
training (well, some of it anyway)
and the day is approaching fast.
What do you need to remember for
your first tri?
In the days before, ensure that you
are well hydrated by drinking
plenty of water and isotonic drinks.
The night before, check all your kit
is ready. Make sure you have tried
it all out beforehand – a race is not
the time to try out new trainers,
clothes or sports drink.
Some of the things you need to remember will be:
Bike
Helmet
drinks bottle
running shoes
top
socks
shorts
wetsuit
swimming costume
goggles
drink mix
Desirable
Tools/spares
pump
bike shoes
cycle shorts
glasses
tri suit
sports bag
number belts
safety pins
water bottles
gel
food bars
watch
towel
track suit
acceptance letter
BTA card
rubber lubricant
spare goggles
talcum powder for
shoes
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When you have checked everything, check it all again – you will
have forgotten something. Plan an
early-ish night as 17 pints of bitter
and a curry is not considered good
preparation for an event.
On the day of the race, make sure
you have worked out your nutrition
and hydration. Either eat a complex carbohydrate based breakfast
i.e. porridge or wholemeal toast or
energy bars for breakfast. Most of
the isotonic drink companies give
advice about how many bars to eat
before a race and how much fluid to
drink. The longer the race the
more vital fluid is, but on a hot day,
even a short race can cause dehydration problems.
As this is your first triathlon, you
need a goal to aim for. This depends on your fitness level, but I
would suggest your goal should be
just to enjoy yourself and finish in
one piece. Once you have done
one triathlon, you can then change
your goals.
It is a good idea to check out the
site beforehand, if you have the
chance. In any event, arrive at the
site a minimum of one hour early,
especially if you have not been to
the site before. Register and rack
your bike in the transition, then join
the queue to the loos.
Spend the time familiarising yourself with the site. Start with the
swim section. Have a look at the
course and the buoys where you
turn. Check the number of laps and
go through the swim in your head.
If you can, walk round outside of
the swim course to check your
sighting. When you are swimming,
it is often difficult to see the buoys,
but if you have noticed a landmark
behind the buoys, you just aim for
that instead. For example, at Salford
Quays, there are various cranes and
buildings to aim for and sighting the
buoys is not that important until you
are ready for the turns.
and make sure your bike is in the
correct gear for your start.
Have a look at the run course, too,
to get an idea of what the terrain is
like.
In a swimming baths event, watch
the other swimmers to check the
instructions. The marshals won’t
necessarily count your lengths so
devise a system of counting that
works for you. If you think up a foolproof one, patent it and you will
make a fortune.
With about 30 minutes to go, join
the queues for the loos for the last
time (by the way, this is not compulsory – there isn’t a marshal
checking up on you!) and enter
transition to arrange your equipment. Hopefully, you won’t have
forgotten where your bike is by this
time.
Lift out all your swim equipment
and lay out your cycle shoes/
trainers and helmet/glasses at the
side of your bike, together with a
towel and any extra clothing you
may need on the bike. If you are
wearing a trisuit, then you shouldn’t
need any extra clothing. In case
you were planning something different, nudity is not allowed in transition.
It is your choice on what clothing
you fasten the race numbers. If you
have an expensive trisuit, you may
wish to use an elasticated number
belt to attach the numbers to, to
save making holes in the fabric. If
you are using a running top for cycling and running, then pin the
numbers to your top. Normally two
numbers are required, one at the
front and one at the back. Don’t
cut, fold or hide the numbers,
unless you want to be disqualified!
Walk from the water exit back to
transition, as if you are finishing the
swim and locate your bike. Repeat
until you are certain you can find
your bike without problem. Check
where the bike exit is and walk from
the bike entrance back to your bike
racking position. Repeat. Then look
for the run exit.
Never underestimate your capacity
for basic errors in transition when
you are wound up, tired and in a
hurry. Make sure you are happy
with the location of bike racking location, and then join the queues to
the loos again.
You can always leave a brightly coloured towel or a plastic bag over
your bike to help you find it – but
balloons are not permitted.
The Boundary Breeze race is unusual in that there are 2 transitions,
so you check each one. Normally,
there is just one transition. T2 is in
the field where the car park is situated. You need to leave your running shoes there, as you rack your
bike in T2 before the run.
T1 is near the lake and you have to
walk with your bike to T1 and rack
your bike there.
If you can have a quick look at the
start of the bike course, then do so
Put on your wetsuit, but if it is
warm, you may prefer to leave your
arms out until a few minutes before
the start. Rub rubber lubrication
(water soluble) on your calves to
help when taking off your wetsuit in
a hurry. Now walk down to the
start, with your goggles and coloured swim hat that you collected
at registration (and timing chip, if
applicable).
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If you get the chance, go in the water early to acclimatise yourself.
You will be given instructions by
the starter and you will be ready for
the off. If you are a strong swimmer
go to the front, if you are a weaker
swimmer, I would recommend that
you start at the back or side, even
swimming a longer distance, if
need be.
When the hooter sounds in a
massed start, it is chaos. I would
start your swim slowly to get used
to the feeling of being in a race.
Don’t rush off a pace you can’t
maintain just because other swimmers are faster. Ignore them and
go at your own pace.
I say ignore other swimmers, but
this is not always possible! If you
are in the front line, you will find
swimmers bumping into you, swimming over you, under you and
across you. This stage is mercifully
brief as the swimmers soon stretch
out into a line and you get into your
rhythm.
After counting your laps, exit the
water, but be prepared to feel a
little light headed when you start to
run toward transition, but this
passes quickly. Unzip your wetsuit
as you run, to save time in transition. Whilst you are running, think
of what you are going to do in transition.
As you will have remembered
where your bike is racked, you will
go straight to it won’t you?? Take off
your wetsuit and put on whatever
you need for the bike leg. I suggest you work out an order of putting on any clothing, shoes, then
helmet and glasses. ONLY WHEN
YOU HAVE PUT ON YOUR HELMET,
UNRACK YOUR BIKE. You will get a
time penalty if you unrack your
bike without wearing a helmet.
Run (hobble if wearing cycling
shoes with cleats) to the exit. Another time penalty if you ride your
bike in transition. The marshall will
show you the line that indicates you
are out of transition and you mount
the bike and away you go.
Don’t forget that most races do not
close the roads, so ‘white van man’
is still around. Take care!
When you are about 2km from the
end, change down a gear or so to
spin more. The theory is that it improves the circulation in your legs
and prepares them for the run stage.
When you arrive at the entrance, a
marshal will tell you to dismount and
you run with your bike to your racking space. DO NOT REMOVE YOUR
HELMET UNTIL YOU HAVE RACKED
THE BIKE.
Now put on your running shoes and
stagger towards the exit. To start
with your legs will feel like bricks.
Run with short strides until the effect
wears off. At this stage you will be
thinking ‘Why on earth am I doing
this?’ If you have been doing brick
training the effect will be lessened
as your body and brain will have
become accustomed to the feeling.
For those who haven’t been listening, brick training is going for a
bike ride then immediately afterwards going for a run – a short one
is sufficient - to get used to the ‘after
bike legs feeling’.
Now it is a matter of plodding (or
sprinting, if you can!) round the
course to the finish. Remember –
you will be tired and it is very easy
to miscount your laps. Again, you
will be thinking ‘Why am I doing
this??’
The finish appears like an oasis and
suddenly you will have finished
your first triathlon!
I guarantee that within 5 minutes,
despite what you were thinking on
the run, you will be planning your
next race. You will be hooked!
Return to transition to collect your
belongings, but take care! Other
competitors will still be racing and
it is easy in your euphoria of finishing, to get in the way of other people – who will not be impressed!
A final word about the marshals.
They are all volunteers, usually triathletes and their friends, who give
up their day to make the race successful for everyone. Don’t give
them a hard time – in fact, remember to thank them. It is a long day
for them and it makes it more
worthwhile if they feel to be appreciated.
Your club will run a triathlon, so
why not volunteer to act as a marshal yourself?
Caption
Competition
Winning entry from Dave Leak
Dave
Preece’s
handy
moneysaving tips
No. 12: Save
money on
fancy tri-bars
by simply
bending an
iron bar to your preferred shape.
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London Marathon April
Reports by Jonathan Dabbs and Jude Wall
went in 36m23s, with a 1-1626 half marathon split, I was
grinning from ear to ear.
36m38s for the third 10k had
me dreaming of a silly finish
time. Then the 20 mile mark
came at 1h57m. Still wearing that stupid grin!
That grin then slowly but
surely turned into a grimace
over the next 3 miles. Was it
‘the wall’? Setting off too
quick? Not enough long
Some of the many costumes that make the London Marathon what it is – the best road race in the world.
runs? Who knows, the crucial thing was that it felt like
The best thing about a marathon is
aiming for his 3rd IM this year too someone had my quads in a vice,
the guilt free eating afterwards.
and so, 10 minutes before the start it and I was slowing down. Time to
Fish and chips with beer, curry with was a mad panic to get to the loo, do dig in boyo! It got worse, and there
beer, cake, more beer, wine, more the necessary, and to the start on
was nothing I could do. If I didn’t
chips and more beer. I’ve earnt it
time, but it meant I didn’t have
know Mel was going to be somehaven’t I? Well maybe the first cou- chance to worry any more about the where in the last 2 miles, I think I
ple, but I think I could end up justi- race!
would have started walking at this
fying these food binges for a bit too At 9.45, Seb Coe set us all off with a
point (in 4 marathon attempts, I’d
long? Anyway, enough about my
never walked or even wanted to
spring in our step and a wave at the
eating fetishes, this is supposed to
walk, so it was bad!), but I was still
camera (Hello Mum!). My pre-race
be a race report……
plan was firmly in my head, hoping to on for a PB so I had to keep going.
The line was getting ever nearer,
I was back for my third attempt at
average 6 minute miles to bring me
but my times had slipped from 5-55
London, my favourite road race,
home in 2h37m. And amazingly it
purely for the phenomenal atmosseemed to be going so well. A clean per mile to close to 7 minute miles
in just 5 miles. Two things motiphere. To get cheered on / deafstart, and pretty even splits saw me
vated me at this point. First of all,
ened by a quarter of a million spec- through the first 10k in 36m05s, 40
being passed by someone with
tators, and watch Bob the Builder,
seconds up on my target time, but it
Mr Tickle and an 8 foot daffodil in a felt good. The 2nd 10k soon came and blood running down the inside of
tussle to the finish line is not something you can quite understand until
you’ve actually done it. And if
you’ve not done it, then you should!
The usual pre race nerves meant
several visits to the toilet (sorry, too
much information), and I nearly didn’t make the last toilet stop as I
bumped into Ben Connell - 35000+
runners, and you happen to be
standing 6 feet away from an ex
MTC member – very bizarre! For
those who know Ben, he’s doing
really well, getting married in OctoFeeling strong……..
Still feeling good…….
The final 200 metres, and oh
ber, moving back home to Meldear,
bourne about the same time and
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his legs (he’ll learn the benefits of Vaseline soon enough I’m sure) - if he can
still run, so can I. Secondly was passing
someone with, erm, let’s just call it number two’s down the backs of his legs - I
guess your pride goes out of the window in a marathon – so I was getting as
far away from him as possible!
The 4th 10k was 39-26, I’d lost 2-3 minutes, but just 2k to go now. I kept telling
myself it was only 5 laps of a track, but
the legs didn’t care. Bird Cage walk
MTC
finishers.
Posn
(gender)
Jonathan Dabbs 150
Ben Connell
835
Daniel Jenkin 2193
Paul Cassels
2520
Cathy Atkinson 854
(new club record)
Jude Wall
1739
was a welcome sight, and the crowd was
deafening, I must have been in ‘the
zone’ (or was I just completely knackered and incapable of hearing my name
being shouted by 6 people in unison) as I
totally missed Mel and some friends, who
were all cheering me on (the video they
took proved they saw me, and also how I
blatantly wasn’t paying attention to Nick
T’s 90 cadence sessions at this point),
then I was staring longingly at Buck P,
round the corner to the best sight in the
Posn
(overall)
Time
162
881
2398
2767
8842
2h 37m 50s
2h 56m 27s
3h 13m 10s
3h 16m 8s
3h 38m 32s
10521
3h 56m 14s
Jude Wall reports on her first marathon
It was my Mum’s ‘crazy’ idea a couple of years ago that I should run
the London Marathon (so she could
watch!!) but I’ve finally done it and
even reached my target of under
four hours by running it in 3hrs
56mins, whilst raising ~£1200 for
the Animal Health Trust along the
way. Her idea wasn’t so crazy now!
I joined MTC back in early December 2005 mainly to aid my London
Marathon training as the track was
so close to home. Training had
been going well and to schedule,
even though many sacrifices had to
made (especially Friday and Saturday nights!). However a few weeks
before the race I was beginning to
wonder what the six months of training I had been doing was really for,
even I was starting to loose interest.
But now I realise that going out on
the dark cold evenings and those
miserable snowing Sundays (Spen
20!?!) really was worth every inch.
world and a ‘sprint’ (?!?) finish down The
Mall.
2h 37m 50s, and a short waddle come
stumble down the chute to pick up a well
earned medal and goody bag (can anyone answer this question though – when
you’ve run a marathon, why do they
make the goody bag so goddam
heavy???). So, I’d knocked 5½ minutes
off my PB, and I was 150th male - I was
buzzing big style! The stupid grin was
back!
After the race colleagues and friends
asked me what it was like and how I
felt? I think the biggest thing that
struck me was the amazing atmosphere. The streets were lined from
beginning to end with people, sometimes 10 deep. What astonished me
was the variety of supporters: families on a trip out, people in pubs and
bars, old people and people from
different cultures but all with the
same happy faces cheering me on as
if I had known them all my lives.
As to how I felt, well I was having a
great time grinning and waving back
to the supporters until I hit ‘the
wall’ (aptly named!!) at twenty miles.
From then on it felt like I wasn’t part
of my body anymore, but just had to
keep going. Turning the corner outside Buckingham Palace and seeing
the finish line on the Mall was the
best feeling ever. I had been visualising that moment for months, and
now it feels like a dream!
Cathy, Jude and Paul
The other runners in MTC really
helped and encouraged me too and
it was a good feeling to be able to
share the race experience with
many people afterwards. A couple
of learning points for next time (?!)
… (1) I’ll make sure I don’t go to the
toilet 10mins before the start and
end up missing my slot in my time
gate and ending up with the masses
and Bob the Builder in the middle of
the pack and …(2) I’ll try to not get
so excited and wave at everyone in
the first 20miles!!
Jude in amongst the action
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Hope I find you all well and training
hard !. Well here it is, the race draft.
I'll try to keep it short as possible..
Arizona was booked and paid for before I did South Korea IM last year.
It seemed a good idea at the time as it
was at Easter (kids hols/quiet time at
work) and the only bad thing was I
had to bring the Mrs. So that's the
hard stuff over with, all then I had to
do was train!
We arrived 4 days before the event to
cloudless skies and 84', and to
my surprise wind (not the wife) but
outside. My wheel bag (race wheels)
got blown from the luggage trolley
and landed about 20 meters away just
missing an oncoming bus, could have
been expensive. We got to our great
lodgings (Scottsdale) and sat down
eventually to watch the TV for the
weather report for race day. I had to
smile as it gradually got warmer until
it topped 94' on RD.
The IM village was located in a kids
water park next to the Tempe town
lake (race swim) it had the normal
endlesspools/zipps/oakleys/all the
Gucci tri gear. The build up was typical IM lots of guys/girls lugging
things around to the sound of Coldpaly/Fat Boy Slim and checking each
other and kit out. They even organised a kids IM run (1-mile) the day
before the race to which I got beat
into 2nd place by this 14 year old
from LA, Caprice came middle of the
pack and held out for the sprint finish.
Race day typically starts at 5 am to
various sounds coming from
multiple alarm clocks. We got down
to the T1/T2 area about 545 am and
was met by a swarm of athletes getting numbered up, creamed up,
pumped up and psyched out, if the
queue for the toilets was anything to
go by. As for me I had Colette
(wife) nagging me to get in my
wet suit on at 615 am, because
the race was going to start any
minute!!!, someone was nervous.
The swim went okay, not my
best but you're out of the water
safely and in a reasonable
time (1:03) to which I was
pleasantly surprised as I did
not feel I pushed it. Note -new
goggles test, test and test
again before you race in them
and not just the week before.
(Mine had decided 6times to
fill up). The exit from the water
was mental with the volunteers
shouting, “ do you want your
wet suit off”, I went with the
flow and just lay down as two
blokes ripped off my suit. I
came out of the water in 264th,
game on!.
Chris after finishing the Arizona Ironman
completion of the 1st lap I was around
80th
position. The 2nd was a tight aero
My excitement running into T1
soon turned into fear as you hear affair and not getting much more than
the volunteers saying "I cant find 22.5mph, the third was the same but a
bit more drafting was done (not
your bag", s**t!. Keep calm and
just tell them you handed in it with by me). On completing the bike
course I was in 54th position/(4:56).
the other one. Eventually they
found it but it led to a 4:12 transition (crap), and I never got to
see anything (David Melen you
know what I mean). As for the
bike it was 3 loops which when
broken down consisted of a
technical part in Tempe which
made overtaking difficult and
then a steady climb up to the
turn around point in Salt River
Pima Maricopa Indian Community. Because of this you never
really got into TT mode and remember the wind, it also
played a part in the race. The
first lap I cruised down back
Caprice with IM legend P-N-F talking
into Tempe hitting
race tactics at Hawaii registration, .
speeds up to 35/38 mph, on
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On entering T2 the first thing I noticed was, a. How much the sun had
burnt me, (wearing Factor 30), b.
How hot it actually was and ,c. I
really wanted a beer.
The transition time was average
(2:39), which just give me enough
time to get some sun cream, water
and the running slippers on.
On running out of the tent I realized
that someone else had nicked my
legs, the video tape shows me running in slow motion but the wife
assures me I was going that slow.
The run consisted again of a three
lap course which is great for the
spectators but harsh for
the athletes. On the first lap I made
my way up through the positions
catching a few pros and generally
enjoying myself (if you can). I did the
first lap in 1:05 and on for the sub
3:30 marathon, happy, smiles all
round. Then it happened, at mile 12
(ish) the body had enough and decided to have a word with me about
over heating. I listened as best I
could for 20 meters or so before
plunging my head in the ice bucket,
putting ice down my front/back and
just generally cooling down. As for
the lap time it went down to 1:14, but
only one more to go. (Special thanks
must go to the mini pretzel, which
stuck in my mouth from mile 18 24 and
generally kept me company).
Here it is the last lap of IM Arizona,
with the longest last two miles I've
ever done even with the text message on the enormous screen 500
metres from the finish saying "Dad
I'll meet you at the finish" , at that
point I saved what energy I had
because Caprice will sure enough
sprint with me. The last lap was
again 1:14 (ish) with time of 3:35
and a total time of 9:43:06/39th
position out of
nearly 2000.
Chris Clarke (3rd left) and daughter Caprice at the awards ceremony at IRONMAN ARIZONA …” I was on a
promise to get on the stage so she could come up), I placed 3rd in 30-34 AG not bad for 13 hours training time
per week.
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North West Duathlon Championships Parbold 17th April reports by Tim Johns & Nina McArthur
This was the NW Regional Duathlon
champs postponed from March, owing to blizzard conditions. The
course, a challenging 5k run-18k bike
-5k run, was all about pace judgement on the first 5k, to allow enough
energy for twice up the 'Parbold Hill'
on the bike and a concluding run.
Adding to this was a biting wind
which seemed to blow against the
cyclists from all directions.
80 duathletes, 9 from Man Tri, set off
from the Farmers Arms pub car park
for the first 5k run along picturesque
country lanes. The field soon strung
out, led by local boy Matt Cullen
(Ashurst Bike Club), who completed
the first 5k in a stunning 16:20 & that
with a bike & further run to follow!
Phil Stannard took an early lead
amongst the Man Tri crew in 18:19.
Exhausted runners then negotiated
the makeshift transition area in the
pub car park and then onto the bike
course to face Parbold Hill; it really
set apart the men from the boys.
Results in brief (5k-18k-5k)
Pos. Name
Run 1
1
14
17
21
23
30
32
33
50
M. Cullen
T. Johns
P. Stannard
R. Harvey
M. Benton
T. Jolly
D. Frost
R. Harper
V. Wade
Youths (2.5k-18k-2.5k)
2
N. McArthur
16:20
18:51
18:19
19:12
19:32
19:12
20:35
21:00
21:50
11:23
In the Youth's race 2.5k-18k-2.5k,
Nina McArthur finished second,
with the fastest bike split. A great
performance given that unmentionable hill! Vicki Wade was also
second in the women's race,
beaten by Rachel Jones (Preston
Tri), a medalist at the 2004 Tri
World Age Group Champs.
organised by a local club. In my view
these are the most satisfying races to
compete in.
By Tim Johns
__________________________________
I thought I’d do a report on my first
race of the season; Parbold Duathlon.
In the men's race, Matt Cullen won It was my opening race as a Youth
by over 1 minute, also with the 3rd and so it was fantastic to see the
fastest bike split & nearly breakadults racing at the same time, espeing 18mins on the second 5k! The cially a few from my own club! It was
Man Tri brigade all finished in
a totally different atmosphere comclose succession. Dean Frost finpared to the Tristars North West Seishing as 3rd V45. Rob Harper,
ries and was a brilliant introduction to
new to triathlon, also excelled fin- my racing season. The rain held off
ishing in the top half of the field,
(which is unusual near Wigan!) alwith a storming second run, only though it seemed to be replaced with
40secs slower than his first.
wind and an extra chill factor. It was
held at the Farmer’s Arms Pub nr.
At the end of the race, all the exParbold which was a great venue
haustion was soon forgotten as we having a large car park that was useall hit the Farmer's Arms bar. It
ful for transition, not being on a major
was a small, really friendly race,
road and having plenty of space for
spectators.
For youths, the race consisted of a 1.5
mile run, 12 mile bike and a final 1.5
Bike
Run 2
Total
mile run. You may be thinking, ‘Oh a
duathlon with those distances…not
34:24
18:01
1:08:45
too bad!’ Well try including an enormous hill in your thoughts. Yes, you
36:20
20:31
1:15:35
didn’t think that they would hold a
38:29
20:50
1:17:38
race in Parbold without using Parbold
hill did you ?!? The cycle course was
39:10
20:40
1:19:02
basically a long steady down hill, to a
38:26
21:13
1:19:11
left turn onto Parbold Hill. It was then
a long, steep, tiring climb up to the
39:48
22:10
1:21:10
climax with the wind blowing you in
40:01
22:27
1:23:03
all directions and then down until you
hit a road leading off to the left. There
40:30
21:49
1:23:19
was then a series of small, short
46:03
23:25
1:31:18
climbs and an up and down stretch
until doing a final left onto High Moor
Lane where you would eventually
reach the ultimate descent down
44:22
13:26
1:09:11
Hunters Hill.
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began to descend and then flatten
out to wind its way to the end. The
adult’s would then complete another lap each time but the youths
carried straight on into transition.
Approaching the
top of Parbold Hill
It was 2 laps for both youth and adults
and was a really technical course,
especially for my first year in youth
and as you were cycling on open
roads, you had to be aware all the
time. The run was also a tough
course, beginning with taking a left
hand fork to start the slow climb up
the lane. It continued by following the
road’s winding path that after a while
that some of the faster adults began to
overtake. They were going at an immense speed but then they were the
leaders so I suppose you would expect them to be! Once onto the 2nd
lap, I knew that I only had one more
climb of Parbold Hill to complete. On
It was a mass start which was a
this lap it did seem harder but I made
little crowded, (and I did think
over and round the rest of
that I’d get squashed!), but I man- itlapup2 and
into
again and ready
aged to survive and start my run. to start mytransition
run.
The
last run seemed
It was different racing alongside
much
more
challenging
than the 1st
adults, although I’m often training discipline and my legs felt
like jelly
with adults and so the thought
but
I
kept
going
and
kept
my
soon disappeared out of my mind. nique right to get to the finish techline in a
Once my run was completed, it
time
of
1hr
9mins
and
11secs.
I was
was into transition which wasn’t
really
pleased
at
having
completed
crowded at all, seeing that the
my first race in the Youth category
adults had another lap of the run
I’m really looking forward to the
yet to finish. The first of my 2 bike and
next
one!
laps was going well and I made it
By Nina McArthur
up the hill and onto the descent. It
was towards the end of this lap
Jason Pickford wins Skipton Sprint Triathlon 23rd April
Jason Pickford, Mark Bradbury and
Dave Deaville all competed in the
Skipton Tri with a 400m swim, 21k
bike and 5k run. The pool swim was
well organised with 6 competitors
starting in 6 lanes every 4 minutes so
congestion was minimal. Then it was
a long trek up to T1 for the bike leg.
The bike course was fun, loads of
very fast sections with a number of
nasty hills thrown in to test the legs
and some occasional rough surface
which tested the townhalls, but on the
whole a fast (and very scenic) course.
Back to Skipton and onto the run
which was mostly on an undulating
grass course around Aireville Park.
An interesting course, the grass was
kind on the legs but the long hill that
had to be climbed 4 times wasn’t and
left a lot of competitors struggling.
The event should be run again next
year, it’s a great early season race
that’s quite local (50 mins from Stockport), the setting is very good and last
Sunday the weather was kind.
Position Name
Club
time
1
Jason Pickford
Man Tri
1.00.06
2
Garrie Prosser Trizilla
1.00.54
3
Tim Ashelford
Leeds/Bradford
1.01.05
23
Mark Bradbury Man Tri
1.09.00
46
Dave Deaville
Man Tri
1.13.05
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Chirk Sprint Triathlon Sunday 23rd April report by Tim Johns
Not to be outdone by the Skipton
was Paul Skipper, with the best run
Triathlon, this early season sharpsplit.. This is a really popular race,
ener was held on a beautiful spring with over 400 participants. I would
day in North Wales. The course, a
400m pool swim - 24k bike along
the beautiful River Ceiriog valley Position Name
Swim
5k run a beast 'up hill & down dale'.
1
P. Hawkins 4:53
The challenge didn't deter Paul
Hawkins (MTC member racing for
5
P. Skipper 5:46
Royles) as he won the race by over
30
T. Johns
6:35
1 minute. Dominant in all three disciplines, Paul recorded the fastest
60
P. White
7:47
swim split and second best bike and
198
C. Brown 8:40
run. Not far behind in 5th overall
recommend it as an early season
sharpener for 2007 but book early as
it was full by February this year.
Bike
36:44
38:01
42:16
41:32
50:48
Run
17:35
17:21
19:34
22:42
24:14
Total
59:12
1:01:08
1:08:25
1:12:01
1:23:42
Harlech Triathlon Sunday 7th May report by Tim Johns
If you like beautiful landscapes, this
is the triathlon for you! While the
rest of you suffered rain in M'cr, we
enjoyed a sunny day on the north
Wales seaside. A standard pool
swim (400m) was followed by 'out &
back' bike course (37km) along the
coast taking in Barmouth (candy
floss & cheesy sun hats), culminating in a run along the sands at Harlech (6km). If the struggle through
the sand dunes wasn't enough for
the most talented runners, there
was still a 1 in 4 hill to negotiate up
to Harlech Castle and the finish. A
prize awarded for the fastest ascent!
Position
3rd
14th
16th
23rd
176th
Name
Paul Skipper
Tim Johns
Rob Bell
Phil Stannard
Ian Welch
Swim
5:56
6:16
6:05
6.59
13.02
Malver n Sprint Triathlon Sunday 7th May
For my first ever sprint Triathlon
and Jude's first for 12 years we
couldn't have picked a better event
or weather. Whilst the North West
was enveloped in rain and cloud the
sun was shining in Worcestershire.
The venue for the pool swim was
Malvern College (very posh!), with
the bike a loop course taking in a
lovely a route below the Malvern
Hills (at least we didn't have to go
right to the top!) and then down onto
the country plains leading back up a
gentle incline into Malvern. The run
was again part way up 'that hill' on
tarmac then along a path through an
open field, finally looping back into
the college.
Even the 'massive hill' (in my mind
anyway!) with 2 hair pin bends over
the first 5k (bike), and first 1.5k
Definitely one for the calendar in
2007 but get praying for good
weather. As usual, some great per-
Bike
1:01.22
1:03.25
1:05.56
1:06.34
1:16.53
Run
25.15
26.58
26.19
26.06
31.10
Total
1:32.33
1:36.39
1:38.20
1:39.39
2:01.05
report by Sonia Harris
Jude
and
Sonia..
more
than
happy
after
finishing!
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(run) didn't deter our enthusiasm,
making this actually a very enjoyable experience. Everyone I'd asked
before the race had said 'just enjoy
it'. I think we did just that... maybe
too much in fact (I definitely was a
Name
bit of a slow coach at T1, taking in
the moment!!). Overall the event was
well organised and friendly with 185
competing... and I think we both felt
pleasantly surprised as to how
achievable it was never having put
400yd swim 25km bike
Jude wall
7:17
Sonia Harris 7:51
56.41
56:03
5km run
24.28
25:40
Overall
1.24.28
1:29:34
together the disciplines before! Finishing in the top half of the women's
field was also an added bonus, its
certainly whet our appetites for
more!
Cat position
15
17
Overall
116
123
National Duathlon Championships Edinburgh Saturday 13th May
While many of you were on the Bamford, training weekend I had traveled up to Edinburgh. Having already signed on for the European
Champs at the end of the season I
thought I’d better get some duathlon
experience. The setting, particularly
the closed bike course around Holyrood Park is scenic and challenging,
as the course circles volcanic outcrops that are characteristic of Edinburgh.
Earlier in
the morning
Nina MacArthur took
part in the
Junior
Duathlon .
She had a
battle going
with fellow
competitor
Jade Llewellyn from Wigan Tri
and finished in 4th .
FROST Dean
Later Nina told me that in T1 she’d
set off on the bike leg still with her
running shoes on , an easy mistake ...we’ve all done it… alright I
know I’ve done. Judging by Nina’s
T1 time this possibly cost her the
3rd slot...Damn.
The age group race took place later
in the morning. Starting with a two
lap 10K, each lap beginning with a
fast down hill section. Everyone
was flying. The turn around for the
2nd lap started short of the transition area, hence the fast 10k times.
The bike section was 4 laps with a
very challenging hill. Which didn’t
suit my usual style of “eyesballs
out “ all the way. On the last ascent
I felt both hamstrings go into
spasm, like the strings on double
bass. I managed to spin them out,
but I knew I ‘d have a tough time on
the final 5 K run. This time I wasn’t
able to take full advantage of the
downhill section. Just gritted my
teeth and practiced by kerning
technique.
In hindsight it was a very enjoyable
event and I had a few battles
throughout the race with fellow agegroupers. But, although, we were
given age group markings, these
were not acknowledged in the results, which was a bit disappointing
I believe this will be the venue for
the European Duathlon Champs next
year. It’s a great closed course and
Edinburgh is a great city to spend
the weekend, if anyone fancies joining me next year.
Pos
run T1
Bike 10k T2
Time
MCARTHUR Nina 4th 0:12:40 0:01:11 0:20:04 :00:36 0:07:54 00:42:25
1.25 run
2.5k
Cat Cat pos Overall 10k run T1 40k bike T2
5k run Time
Vet 27
84
0:35:37 0:00:51 1:10:42 0:00:51 0:22:18 2:10:19
Eton Super Sprints 13th May
Pos
Cat Pos
Name
296
466
84
1
Roberts, Darren M
Davies, Harry
M
(Hey Harry, I spotted your age group win, nice one)
M/F
Cat
F
L
Swim
(400m)
00:11:12
00:10:31
Bike (20K) Run (5K)
Time
00:39:46
00:40:38
01:13:31
01:18:30
00:22:34
00:27:21
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Stratford Sprint Triathlon Sunday 14th May
If Shakespeare had a bike he would
have entered Stratford Triathlon
the effort is worth it as you shoot
down the other side at 40mph Then
flat into the town only then to be
help up by traffic lights on roadworks just before the end. After the
bike onto the run course out and
back twice , signage and marshalling not very good as some people
only did one lap for a DNF. The run
is flat but narrow and on the day
damp underfoot so starting to resemble a cross country course.
Great feeling at the end as I had
smashed last years time by over 6
minutes coming in at 01:12:03 but
not close to Chris racing for Royles in
01:03:46
The day was cool with a slight
This is the 3rd time I have raced it
breeze , I got there early to warm
and is one worth doing but apply
up and set my kit out and was in the
early and try to get an early start time
pool at just past 8 am Chris Stanas later on the traffic gets a bit hectic
didge would have already been
with the tourists.
coming to the end of his bike. 12
lengths later ducking under ropes
Transitions included in the bike
and trying to avoid people ,
times. The category and overall posiclimbed out and made my way to
tions are provisional but should be
transition. The bike is a fairly fast
better as they have not included one
start once you leave the town with a
run laps and DNF`s
few ups and downs
(undulating as
courses always are)
Name
400m swim 23km bike 5km run Total Cat Pos Overall
then three miles
39:58
18:26
01:03:46 4
13
before finish a nice Chris Standidge 5:22
little drag uphill but Andy Chalmers 7:16
42:41
22:06
01:12:03 17
106
Wetherby Triathlon Sunday 21st May
This should have been an openwater Standard distance tri, but
last weeks rain meant that the
swim in the River Wharfe was cancelled for 2 reasons; 1. the river
was too high and current too
strong and 2. it was only 10 degrees. So instead, the event became a full duathlon with a 10k
run, 40k bike, 5k run. Not much
else the organisers could have
done, even the ducks agreed with
them (although Jo reckoned the
swim should have gone ahead because she would have won the
event outright, all the weedy
males would have froze to death - I
agree, we would have).
So not what we had turned up for,
but what the hell, no point going
home, time to put in some serious
effort instead and Man Tri put in
some excellent performances:
Position
1/150
2
3
15
28
66
Position
1/32
2
3
11
13
Mens Results
Name
Club
Tony Dixon
Jason Pickford
Rob Johnson
Tim Johns
Mark Bradbury
Tony Jolly
Hartlepool Tri
Manchester Tri
U/A
Manchester Tri
Manchester Tri
Manchester Tri
Womens Results
Name
Club
Melanie Hayward
Helen Macvicker
Louise Hanley
Jo Weedon
Lorraine Carrington
Barra Tri
Leeds/Brad
Leeds/Brad
Manchester Tri
Manchester Tri
Time
2:00.54
2:01.56
2:03.47
2:08.18
2:12.15
2:21.21
Time
2:06.46
2:22.27
2:22.27
2:44.06
2:46.46
Please note: Jo's pink helmet co-ordinated superbly with her De-Soto tri outfit.
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Redditch Sprint Triathlon Sunday 21st
This was the third time that the National Sprint Championships have
been held at Redditch, however,
this was my first time here and my
first Triathlon of the season. The
forecast was for the weekend was
miserable and for once the forecast
was correct. I arrived to find a well
set up event, what you would expect really from British Triathlon.
with marshals shouting to slow
down as it became treacherous under foot on both the bike out and
then even worse on the bike in. The
bike leg would have been significantly quicker in the dry, but still
proved to be quick for those near
the front. My lack of winter riding
became evident after 25mins when I
struggled up the only climb.
There were four Man Tri members
(Rob Harvey, Paul Schofield, Vicki
Wade and myself) and Paul Hawkins and Chris Standidge representing Royle's at the event.. The swim
was a triangular course in a lake,
apparently the water was 16oC but
felt much colder. Visibility was poor
through the yellow/green top layer
of the lake. It seems that all of the
competitors were keen to get to the
front and everyone reported that
they had been bashed, kicked or
swum over at least once. Transition
was by now very boggy and muddy
The run took in the scenery of the
park out and around the lake. As the
weather was so poor the paths were
less populated with early morning
dog walkers so again quick times
were recorded.
Position
4
24
33
184
186
208
Name
Paul Hawkins
Rob Harvey
Chris Standidge
John Murray
Vicki Wade
Paul Schofield
Swim
10.55
12.06
10.36
14.48
13.36
15.26
Paul Hawkins finished 4th overall
and 3rd in his category. Rob Harvey
followed him in an excellent time of
1:04:56 to finish 6th in cat and 24th
overall.
Congratulations go to Paul Schofield
who has returned to triathlon after a
few years out and recorded a very
good time for his first event. Vicki
Wade was our only female representative and finished in a time of
1:17:15 and said that for a change
she actually enjoyed the bike!
This was a well run event that was
easy to find and even the awful
weather couldn't dampen the atmosphere. I would recommend this to
people to enter next year as a good
Bike
33.49
34.22
35.36
40.38
#
42.55
Run
17.13
18.28
19.31
21.42
#
20.50
Overall
01.02.33
01.04.56
01.05.44
01.17.12
01.17.15
01.19.13
Track Training by Nick Thomas
The year’s hardest sessions have taken place at the track and we’re now into a sharpening
and maintenance phase which will last until September. Volume is lower and the emphasis is on quality and recovery. The reason for this is that people are now racing, and the
hardest efforts should be when racing, not training.
The group has now split into Ironman and non Ironman sub groups. If you are competing
in an Ironman during June, July or August there will be a separate session to address specific Ironman training requirements.
As an extra quality training session, Sale Harriers are staging four 5km races on various
Thursdays during the summer at Wythenshawe Park. Entry forms can be found at the Sale
Harriers website. There is also the Thursday aquathon series at Salford Quays. Details can
be found on the Salford Sports Development website. Both are relatively cheap to enter
and provide invaluable training benefits.
The next time trial will be in the next few weeks and I will let people know well in advance which date it
will be.
PS; The Saturday turbo sessions will recommence in November.
Dave & Dave
Dear Readers,
We are ashamed and embarrassed that we were
unable to respond to your many pressing problems in last months issue. Unfortunately we had to
attend a Relate counselling course. However, we
are delighted to report that our problems are now
resolved and our relationship is back on track. To
prevent further issues developing in our deepening relationship, we are signing a prenup. Should
our love come to an end, Dave will keep the yellow
socks and Dave will keep the HowwwDoooos. R
Dear Dave and Dave,
I am so proud of myself. Following in the footsteps of my
mentor and hero, Malcolm Glazier, I have recently taken over a
club of my own. In the first six months I have doubled the new
membership, with considerable increase in the value of the
club. I am thinking of going on to bigger and better dealings. I
am thinking of floating the club on the stock exchange. What
do you think?
Steve, Alderley Edge
Dear Steve,
Top idea! We have a mate who would be interested in helping
with this deal. He is highly experienced in such matters. His
name is Nick Leeson. We will pass your details on to him.
Dave and Dave.
Dear Dave and Dave,
Earlier in the season I thought I saw Dave P with some
outlandish sideburns. Is it true that he models his sideburns
on Mick Shannon. Has Dave ever played for England?
Posh Spice,
Madrid
Dear Posh,
Dave P was once in the Crewe Alexander fourth team, fifth
reserve, when they lost to Skegness 8-0, in 1989. He actually
came on the second half but was sent off after thirty seconds for
giving the player he was marking an outrageous HowwwDoooo.
We here your David is looking forward to the summer. Could
you tell the *#*$@# to play better this time.
Dave and Dave.
Dear Dave and Dave,
I’ve noticed that there is a rash
of new bikes amongst club
members, all the same type,
called RIXON. Did someone get
a job lot of these cheap, and if
so, can I get one? There must
have been a load of cycle racks
and mudguards going cheap
too. I think they look so 70’s
retro, maybe we could redo the
club kit with home knitted
woollen cycle jerseys?
Yours IwannaNotherBike
Dear Iwanna,
We know who you are, and that
this is simply an attempt to get
the club kit more wacky and
bizarre. But can you grow
sideburns, Nicole?
Yours, Dave and Dave
Competition Time
Can anyone
guess the
number of miles Disco Dave’s yellow
socks have cycled? Answers to be sent
to the Editor. The person with the closest guess will win a handsome pair of
yellow cycling socks, proven to increase the pleasure of winter training
and summer racing.
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care of “Dean Frost, Editor, Manchester Triathlon Club, or email: dean.frost1@ntlworld.com.
Dave and Dave regret that they are unable to reply personally to letters or emails, and that you may find their response unhelpful.
HOW TO BE REALLY COOL ON A BIKE
(A DUFFER’S GUIDE TO CYCLING ELEGANCE)
As I’ve often said, it’s better to look good on a bike than go fast. If you look the part you will impress and
intimidate the opposition. Then, just say you’re having an easy day (“my coach told me not to let my heart
rate go over 125 today”), or you’re injured (“I’m only pedalling with one leg – the other one’s broken”).
Heard the expression All the gear, no idea? Or, as an old friend of mine would say when he saw some fat
bloke with his knees sticking out riding the latest Litespeed Titanium, “I don’t know, it’s like feeding strawberries to donkeys”. However, and this is the important bit, you can get away with it if you know how.
The key is attention to detail. For example, a certain person, who shall remain nameless but you can see
her in the photos, has been known to take a pair of scissors and trim down the stalk on a banana before putting it in her back pocket so that it didn’t spoil the line of her clothes. Such awe-inspiring attention to detail
got me thinking. Here are a few more secrets from the mistress of cool.
SOME DOS AND DON’TS
DON’T
1. Go anywhere near hills – you could get sweaty and out
of breath.
2. Press too hard on the pedals (see above).
3. Spoil the elegant line of your clothes with unnecessary
‘stuff’. All you need is a credit card and the latest slim line
mobile phone.
4. Do your own maintenance or repairs – you could get
dirty hands. Just look helpless and someone will do it for
you. A few tears can’t hurt. If some misguided fool tries to
show you how to do it yourself adopt a glazed expression
and anxiously examine your manicure. If all else fails call
the nearest limousine company.
5. Use Deep Heat, or any kind of embrocation that you
smell in changing rooms. Apart from the smell, flies stick
to it – you’ll end up looking like mobile fly paper.
DO
WRONG
1. Avoid unseemly facial expressions, such as grimacing. Want to see how it’s
done? Watch Jan Ullrich.
2. When choosing your cycling kit look for phrases such as ‘the latest technical
fabric’, ‘unique patented structure made of seventeen different polymers’,
‘hydrophobic, isotonic, aerodynamic and ergonomic’, ‘space age figurehugging materials’
3. Always (and I mean always) wear sunglasses. When it’s sunny take a spare
pair in case of emergencies.
4. Get some other sucker to carry your food, drink, make-up and latest edition of
Marie Claire.
5. Always make sure you are colour coordinated. Get it right and people will
think you’re in a top continental pro team.
6. Remove all body hair and massage your chiselled muscles with exotic
scented unguents from the east until your body ripples and shines.
Dave Leak
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Date
Event
June
Sun-04th Cheshire Triathlon (Sprint)
Wed-07th Dee Mile (swim)
Sun-11th
Sun-11th
Sun-18th
Sun-18th
Sat-24th
Sun-25th
Tri UK Shropshire Triathlon
Windsor Standard Triathlon
Mold Sprint
Dambuster Standard
European Age Group Champs
Royles Deva Triathlon
Sun-25th Gatorade Half Ironman
July
Sun-02nd National Age Group Triathlon Champs
Mon-10th L'Etape du Tour (116.2 miles)
Sat-08th
Sun-09th
Sun-16th
Sat-15th
Sefton Triathlon
National Middle Distance Champs,
MTC Boundary Breeze Sprint Triathlon
NYP Tri Ripon Triathlon
Sun-16th Royles Deva Divas
Sun-23rd Hathersage Hilly Triathlon
Sun-23rd The Longest Day, Wolverhampton
Sun-23rd BigCow Milton Keynes Triathlon
Sat-29th National Aquathlon Championships
Sun-30th Salford Triathlon Olympic and Sprint
August
Sat-05th National Team Relays
Sun-20th The Blackpool Triathlon (Standard)
Sat-26th European Long Distance Tri Champs
Sun-27th Horwich RMI Triathlon
Sept
Sat-02nd World Age Group Tri Champs
Sun-03rd Rivington Olympic Tri
Sun-10th Helvellyn Triathlon
Sun-17th North West Classic Triathlon (Sprint)
Sun-17th Bala (Standard)
Sun-24th Brinscall Triathlon, Chorley
Nov
Sun-19th ITU World Long Distance Tri Champs
Location
Contact
Barony Park, Nantwich,
www.fun2tri.co.uk
The Groves, Chester www.chestertri.org.uk/
www.shropshire.gov.uk/sports.
Ellesmere
nsf
Windsor
Mold Sports Centre www.wrecsamtri.org.uk/
Rutland Water
Autun France
Queens Park Chester www.chestertri.org.uk/
Trentham Gardens,
Trentham Gardens, Staffs
Staffs
Wakefield
Gap to Alpe d'Huez
Crosby Leisure Centre
Belvoir Castle
Holmes Chapel
Ripon Racecourse
Manley Mere Waterspouts Centre
Hathersage Pool
Wombourne,
Emberton Country
Park
Salford Quays
Salford Quays
www.seftontriathlon.ik.org/
www.nyptri.freeuk.com/
www.chestertri.org.uk/
/www.highpeaktri.org/
www.blackcountrytriathletes.c
o.uk/
www.big-cow.com/
www.britishtriathlon.org/
www.trisalford.info/
Holmes Pierrepoint,
Nottingham
Blackpool
Aimere, Holland
Horwich Leisure CenHorwich Leisure Centre
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Lausanne, Switzerland
Anderton Centre
Ullswater
Barony Park, Nantwich,
Penllyn Leisure Centre
Brinscall swimming
pool
Canberra, Australia
Lausanne, Switzerland
boltonmetrotriclub.com/
http://www.trihard.co.uk/
www.fun2tri.co.uk
www.wrecsamtri.org.uk/
www.chorleytri.co.uk/
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