Well done all…looks like some great times. 
Spectating in Somerford Keynes, but going by numbers as I didn’t know what you looked like…lol
Looks like you had three great legs @Poet! Nice racing
Was originally just going by tracker splits. Just read your two strava descriptions! So maybe not! Epic bike given what you said happened
Actually used strava for the first time…
Not for me…
Great swim and bike.
Run go well?
Swam in my own space, too every buoy wide. Felt sick.
30:28
T1 - fine
Bike - powermeter wasn’t working. Rode on feel. Lid jumped off BTA bottle after 3km, with the straw. Doing 41kmh at the time, so didn’t stop. Spent first lap drinking 500ml from the downtube bottle.
Did a mouthsick, then a real sick. Whilst moving. Nice chunder on my shoulder.
Second lap: stopped to pick up lid. Mmm…energy drink is lovely 
couldn’t have a gel or stomach any bars.
Saddlebag came off (I’d ziptied and extra strapped it on - I swear someone took the extra Velcro strap)
Stopped to pick that up.
Probably done a 2:22 without the stops. As it was, did a 2:24, as Strava includes T1 
T2 - fine until the run exit. Slipped coming out and fell on my left knee. Nice bit of blood streaming down my leg onto the 4% 
Couldn’t get going for 2km, a bit shocked.
Settled into a rhythm, but it wasn’t great. About 4:24 on the off road bits and 4:10 on the road.
Managed to down one gel after 50 minutes.
Only could face water.
I’d wanted to do 4:24 really, but 4:27 is okay.
Currently sitting in 15th…
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Anything below 4:30 is very fast!
Well done !
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Fast time Poet, well done. Sounds like you were pushing pretty hard
See Jorgan also did pretty well with a 4:43, 10th in AG, looks like it may be close in Hamburg.
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Fantastic result Poet.
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I was never going to get close to Poet’s time! I’d have been well chuffed with anything under my old pb of 4:38! He sure crushed it like a grape 
Solid run for me, but the bike was a bit disappointing. Very lonely out there, which wasn’t very motivating 
More later…
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“have you got any AAA batteries?”
schoolboy error
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I did find that a bit weird. The whole point of those types of PM is surely you can pick up spare batteries from any garage anywhere in the world?!
Whne do we get a photo of the trophy presentation?! Poet a deserving winner with that time it has to be said
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Cheers all 
I left “early” as I’d promised to be home by two…squeaky bum Time!
The PM was working in the evening at the hotel and the Garmin picked it up?
Must’ve died overnight.
But yes - that’s because I’ve not done a proper Tri in ages. 5Ps 
Run was about 500m short, could have been right as the tree cover is plenty?
Bike was 88.8km
Swim was about right.
But look at those transitions 
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Great times guys. Well done to all. Ive just got back and im broken. That run was the hardest thing ive ever done. Had a great swim with 36 mins, bike 3hrs 6mins. Was a bit disappointed i didnt go under the 3hrs but was really happy with the time. Then it all went wrong. My legs were just shot for the run and i nearly didnt make it round. I dont know where i found the energy but i got round in a very disappointing 2hrs 40.
Going to have a rest and then smash a toby carvery in my face later.
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Let’s just say it’s accurate, maybe a bit long even, because of the trees 
At least Hamburg won’t be 70% plus off road, thank feck.
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Can’t see ITU AG results, however I was top 50 overall…but really only 10th in M45??
I was 10 th ( 50-55) at the Deva with 4:39…
The standard is high these days…
That was Nat Champs, wasn’t it?
So all the guns turned up to SMOKE
They’re on DB MAX.
Al beat me by 28s 
So close between 15th and 12th
It was a qualifier for something or other…
The 70.3 always is, the standard seemed slower?
Last year the standard run times were just ridiculous.
Sounded like you weren’t at 100 %…?
Great race though, you both did well
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Well done, some good performances today. I remember losing my spares bottle twice on that course a few years ago as well Poet.
Jeff
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