Do it
Good man 
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Iāve not trained for a tri since my first IM in 2013. Iāve done one half and a sprint or two since then, but they were off run fitness and just for a bit of fun.
Iām going to have to try to remember how to write a training plan. Does @Poet do webinar seminars on being organised?! 
Iām assuming @NickBerry will be joining this thread shortly!
@sparky - when does your training properly kick in then? what fitness level are you starting from?
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Speaking of which, I should be at a Microsoft conference now 
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I really should think about doing this considering I live in Cirencester 
It might help give me half an idea what to expect rather than turn up in Lisbon in October with little idea and on the back of Half Mara and a full mara and in the two weeks preceding it!
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You better dig out your armbands and get training 
I enjoyed the 113 other than the weather, shame itās so far away.
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Yeah, only 30 mins away for me at 4 in the morning! 
My wife is crapping on this. She prefers the Outlaw half date
Boooo @Adam
Get on it @sowler!
Just under 2.5 hours for me. Iād be perfectly happy to do it in a oner. Or Iāll kip in my car in a layby the night before. Happy with either approach!
Thereās a campsite right by the lake, but not sure if itāll be open as it was hit & miss in years gone by I think.
Swindon Travelodge was Ā£29 for me when I did it.
Drove back after the race.
4 hours is a bit much for a oner!
2.5hrs is my limit (as thatās 4hrs on the way back, with the cramps and stopping for food and urines)
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thatās a decent call actually!
Itās about 30mins to race site and thereās a B&Q and a Lidl opposite to pass some time
One of my good matesā in laws are from up that area. And they are proper loaded. Maybe i need to get friendly with them and weasel my way a room in the west wing!
Actually ā¦ or i convince him to do another tri. Get him on the cotswold classic. He canāt resist a ālads weekendā. Then iāve got accommodation sorted!
There is both a Premier Inn and Travel Lodge in Cirencester, saves having to visit the joys of Swindon!
Which cost a fortune in comparison.
I literally drove from home at 4pm, checked in at 8pm, went to Lidl.
Ate my ham and cheese sandwich, watched Casualty and went to sleep.
Iām not paying another Ā£30+ just to stay somewhere else and do the same thing 
Well according to my weekly reminder there are 17 weeks to go, so training starts now!
My current base is rubbish due to lockdown laziness and a problem I am having with my breathing. So right now a z2 10k (av HR 135) for me is 48mins and I would probably do a z2 2hour bike (av HR 109) of 33 to 35 miles dependent on the hills. So there is a lot of work to do. (Excluding transitions I am hoping for 5hours)
From what I can see I think that you can get fit pretty quickly so should smash 5hrs
Happy to talk more about how I train. Though there are lots on here who are more qualified
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Iād probably say it was worth spending a bit extra if the place was so bad you needed to eat your hand. That appendage would be useful for swimming and bike handling too.
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