Anyone at Roth this weekend ?
That race looks mad !
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Spoons is doing it.
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My friend is a coach now ?!
He had loads doing Bolton last week
Two of his guys are doing it.
They won’t be anywhere near him. ( apart from the swim maybe )
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I’ve got 3 club mates to track.
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All in all I enjoyed the middle distance today.
Those of us - about 90 - who had started all 3 events were given a round of applause by those who were just doing today’s races as we took our place at the front which was a nice touch. We were given a couple of minutes head start on the swim-bikers & another couple of minutes on the triathletes & all was going well until my goggles snapped across the bridge of the nose with 900mtrs to go. I couldn’t swim & sight normally as my contact lenses would’ve washed out to had to backstroke keeping an eye on the other swimmers to my right while communicating to the water cover that I was actually ok 
. Considering that drama I was happy to clock just over 34mins for the 1900mtrs.
I thoroughly enjoyed the bike again, cycled well within myself taking in the scenery - lavender fields, boules tournaments, Vallon Pont d’Arc, vineyards & Ventoux in the distance - & vibes of the local support.
I’d taken the ride easy as I had no idea how the legs would feel on the run. Turns out they felt fucking great 
. It was 3 laps of Thursday nights loop, so a bit of town, off-road, over pontoon, steps up a hill, more town, miserable out & back, more town & bridge across to original town. I ratcheted my effort up as it went on, passed plenty & my laps were all within 30secs of each other. Those of us doing all 3 had red number bibs & on the out & back sections could give nods/high 5s/whatever to each other…which was nice.
98/328 entries today & 31/93 of those who did the 3 events…no idea of age group rankings yet which is irking me a bit.
I’d thoroughly recommend the series, it’s a great local event with huge community support. Having said that, everything is just that bit harder when camping - particularly in this heat - & my sense of humour is probs 2/7 atm but that will bounce right up to something like a 5 with a good night’s kip 
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Backstroke !
Jesus !!
Great report and 3 tris in a row is certainly a
“ thing!”
A very well done
Post that AG placing if you find out
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Great races and imagine what the other swimmers must have thought next to someone doing backstroke, never seen that before. 
Are you goggles predator flex by any chance
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Local trail race for me tomorrow from Chris’ manor, I’m doing the 21K version, did the 40K a few years ago in prep for UTMB but it would break me ATM.
Mostly just a bit of fun to support a local race and some of my favourite trails.
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proper job mate 
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The very same, been sat in a drawer for a couple of years…I’d heard the stories, I should have known better .
But they fit me 
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Great stuff @Doonhamer - sounds like you’ve had a real blast over the series.
And fair fucking play for swimming backstroke!!
Roth tomorrow, will get Spoons in the tracker, have about 15 club mates out there and there’s racing at Outlaw Holkham
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I was thinking at the time “Adam would probably do butterfly .”
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Spooner out in 1h27m I think he’ll be happy with and through transition in 5m 
4h30m pace on the first 5km of the bike..
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14 years since I did Roth
Great race - Chrissie came 7th that day in 8:19 and presented me with my finish medal when I came in (ahem) some hours later
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For anyone that’s done both- Solarer Berg vs Saundersfoot for crowd?
Looks like no barriers lower down like they have at SF?
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Solarer Berg is definitely more intense as the crowd are so close (definitely a no passing stretch). The climb isn’t as steep so you can just sit back and enjoy the experience, whereas at Saundersfoot it’s easy to get carried away going up the steep section. Both great 
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was also there in 2010 as part of a relay team - I did the bike leg.
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Solarer Berg is a TdF style climb with the crowds so close they are touching you - Saundersfoot crowds are further back. Both intense though.
The other one that was similar (race is no longer there) was IMCH in Zurich - the top of Heartbreak Hill was like a lesser version of SB
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