At the lake at Allerthorpe a guy had a really distincitve wettie and I couldn’t figure out how I had overtaken him twice, once at the start, then again during the 1st lap. On the 2nd lap I saw him walk past me 
Sundowner 70.3 lake?
Was his suit bright blue?!
Yep the Sundwoner, it was bright blue.
Lol
I’ve done it three times, I’m sure I had the same experience…?
Could be coincidence?!
Pretty sure it was the year when there was no water 2018…?
You can do that in Frankfurt? Dangit!!
No-one did it in 2015 afaik
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Wasn’t that the year that the water literally boiled off and the athletes ended up swimming in lava freshly created from the melted rocks of the earth under the blistering sun?
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Didn’t ironman put out an official edict that all athlete’s times should have a formal handicap of 30 mins applied.
Correct
That was Outlaw, Frankfurt was the Arctic in comparison
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In other words, a nice Spring day in Oz 
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Since I don’t have much performance to measure myself against yet my goals are more generic, these are my minimums to stick to which I’ll hopefully do more on top of:
- Bike twice a week
- Run once a week
- Swim. Just start swimming somehow.
- Full body strength training once a week
- Stretch daily for 5 mins
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At the moment it’s going to be don’t drink wine every day and eat like a pig!
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Can I ask what stretching and why you choose to do it?
I’m going to assume Tri is similar to lifting, where there’s no definitive evidence to support stretching benefits outside of extreme cases?
I can’t give you a definitive answer why but my body feels “better” after stretching.
I have a sedentary desk job so I like to stretch my hip flexors, glutes, hamstrings, pecs after work. But basically every muscle on top of that too because it feels like each joint/muscle should be going through a range of motion every day: use it or lose it.
My hamstring flexibility was terrible (was at top of shins now can touch toes) and the better it has gotten, the less lower back trouble I seem to be having also. Think it’s because I now hinge forward at my hips instead of rounding lower back for bending down to pick things up etc.
What is the consensus on stretching here?
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I do at least 10 minutes yoga/stretching every day and a longer yoga session once a week.
I find that it really helps my flexibility. If I miss a few sessions I really start to feel it in my lower back/hamstrings/calves as well as my shoulders/neck.
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I always mean to stretch and never actually stretch
Literally the only times I have ever done stretching have been round the pool at Club la Santa. It always feels amazing, but who knows how much of that is just being on holiday in a special sort of heated asylum with like minded inmates.
Maybe it should be a new years resolution
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Its more the type of stretching, but if it makes you feel good and it is doing no harm!
I’m more focused, well not me personally I’m far too lazy but mobility through dynamic style stretches. Yoga and pilates can fall into this category. I am not anti static stretching but you need to think of the why and the when. Is there a particular imbalance maybe?, I do a bit on my lower back since I had muscle issues there 6 years ago. If it starts to feel tight, or also there are one or two stretches I do around the shoulders but again I focus more on mobility and strengthening there in the main. Also think of the muscles a bit like blue tac. When cold you pull it (stretching) and it gives a bit but then snaps. If you warm it up in hands its far more pliable, so be cautious of static stretching on cold muscles. Best at end of a very good warm up / session if at all.
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Beyond awful… but well worth doing.
I never stretch unless I have a specific tightness from a hard session or injury. If I wanted to improve mobility, I do it through strength work, often using cables to work through the full range. Romanian deadlifts for hamstrings (& glutes) is something I do regularly.
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Goal is to get a new wet suit my bright blue one is years old and never was much good for swimming in
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