@gingerbongo , what are your logistics for the NC110 mile, do you have to drive to Minehead and get the bus to Cornwall? Are you driving home at the end?
Cornwall?! Was your mouth out young man. We don’t venture over there!
Not 100% sure yet, but yes that’ll most likely be the case. One of the kids has a bday party on the Sat so it’s going to be hard for Mrs GB to make it up there when I’ve no real idea when I’ll finish!
Nice Brass Monkey was my first half marathon just after my uni days back in 2008. Ran 1:21 as a relative noob to running but took me best part of about 5 years to beat it!
Hmmm, so I’ve just spent the last 20 mins looking at Lakesman as a potential 2025 race. For those who have done it what did you think of the race? The bike looks a little lumpy which I guess is to be expected and the road surface maybe is not so great? That said looks like a fab location and if you could get accommodation in Keswick it would be an ace weekend
I did the half this year. It’s a great race and a great event generally.
The bike isn’t flat (I had 2600ft elevation) but it’s pretty rapid - I hit 24mph avg.
I’d definitely recommend it and hope to be back there next year too.
I did it and finished so it can’t be that difficult
Bike is good and quite quick with decent (non-closed) roads. Only a couple of ‘proper’ short sharp climbs but a nice break from the flatt(ish) main roads. A few undulating bits of country road but the surface was fine (or far better than these parts anyway) and easy enough to settle into a rhythm.
Run was a bit tricky as it was fairly dull with you going up and down the same long road four times before heading back into town and the rugby club to get your band.
Swim straightforward and lovely round the island.
Would recommend it and a course you could get a good time on I suspect if you are a proper racer (unlike me). Longish trek from the swim exit to T1 to manage.
I know I’m going to moan and probably regret it but feel fairly committed to do a fast IM at the end of next year. I don’t really like draft-fests but given my current swimming I think the majority of cyclists at my level will be long gone anyway.
Currently between Italy (Emilia Romagna) or Barca. Got good memories of Barca, know the place, loads of accommodation and easy to get to. Less sure about Italy? Both have saltwater swims.
(no Jellyfish this year, loads the previous 2 apparently 
), but if you are a swimmer could get a nice gap.
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that ain’t happening again though 
