Ah great intel, thanks! I might stash some buffs at T1 to help with warming up. I wonder how visible the swim exit is; I suspect one of my issues will be that I zone out and end up another 13km from the exit!
@tunster 
looks like a tidal wave!
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Now remember kids. What’s the next best thing you can do to prepare for a race if you haven’t managed to get the training in?
That’s right. Buy more stuff!!! 
New aero bottle (to replace a runner that made a bid for freedom somewhere on the IMW course last year)
Plus a nice order from XMiles - gels, electrolyes and drink powders.
Also i wrote a nice nutrition plan.
Just need to actually do some exercise now! 
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When is the race?
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Tomorrow ?!?
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A week Sunday! 
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You probably want to taper.
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Excellent plan!
Tailwind, proven to make you faster!
#sciencefacts
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I would 100% agree with that.
Remember, you don’t actually have to swim the distance, just make it from one safety kayak to the next. 
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Mrs FP is on the Whatsapp ‘Ironman Ali’ support group for our friend that did Copenhagen. Today she says to me ‘do you know this guy? he’s sent a video congrats to Ali’
Well, I know of him. Turns out it was Tom Dean, yes that one. 
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Tallinn have just announced they are moving from Lake to Sea Swim due to algae. Kudos to them for making a solution happen rather than just cancelling it.
They’ve done this before haven’t they, but the other way round? Moving the swim basically on the day of the race a few years back from sea to lake due to temperature.
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Yeah, my friend did it that year and I think they stuck with it.
Saw my IM Copenhagen friend this morning on my run. She was on her way to parkrun. We chatted for a minute and I congratulated her. She had her finisher’s shirt on, no harm no foul but then I saw she was still wearing her wristband.
We can no longer be friends. 
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Just seen this from today’s race. One of my favourite events and my old club had 4 teams there this year.
I know they had to move the swim to the “lagoon” after it was cancelled at Outlaw but no idea if that was anything to do with it.
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He was my friend, John, doing the race with Stockport Tri. We rode together 3 weeks ago and we all had a laugh, I’ve then been away for a couple of weeks and heard the shocking news yesterday evening. He was a really great guy, mad keen on cycling and triathlon but no lover of the run (probably why we clicked). He did the first IM Wales (with one of his sons who was the youngest competitor at the race), then again in 2014 when I did my first and was the reason why I signed up for it last year when he said he was doing it again for a final time with his other son. They ended up deferring last year and were going to do it this year. His sons have lost a fantastic dad. I will miss him dearly, a great friend.
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Sorry to hear this, it’s too early for platitudes but my thoughts are with you.
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Sorry to hear this @JD-Scarabtri, my condolences. Good friends always have a special place in our hearts 
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So so sad
Hope your ok?
RIP John.
Love to friends and family.
X
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Went to spectate at a local tri today
Tried to enter on weds but it was full
Three of my HMPS friends were racing and looking at finishing times it would have been a good battle … gutted I couldn’t get in !
1 second separating first and second overall !
West Lancs sprint tri
Well organised cheap and safe
Recommended !
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