Sunday 22nd August 2021
"Full Distance 2.4 mile swim - 112 mile bike - 26.22 mile run
Half Distance 1.2 mile swim - 56 mile bike - 13.11 mile run
Quarter Distance 0.6 mile swim - 28 mile bike - 6.6 mile run
Aquabike option available across all distances"
First IM from those nice TriHard people who give us Helvellyn etc 
I will be in. 
And that monkey hanging PeoplesPoet obvs 
Any one else?
Just to be clear - Iām not in for this one 
It was discussed, and banned by the Home Office 
Iām glad your in Stage 2 of negotiations then. WCPGW. See you on the Start Line.
Just tell the HO you wonāt hang any 
next month.
Iām thinking of the quarter, or possibly the half if thereās any entries.
Hello, yeah I have entered this - first time over the full distance (had entered IMW for 2020/21 now 22!)
Went around the bike course at the weekend - not flat but quite a bit quicker than IMW course.
Does anyone have much insight on the run route? Is it accessible before the race day for a recce?
welcome Henry.
anything to watch out for on the bike course?
run course is supposed to be flat, other than that, havenāt a cue.
But youāll be so fecked, the main insight youāll be trying to channel is to just maintain a steady sustainable pace!
(A Run - Walk strategy is the way to go btw )
Other than the bits on the actual race course you should be able to check out most of the run route before if you are local. Itās pretty much the same as the last Ripon tri.
You head out of T2 across a track, then pick up a road through a little village and turnaround, from approx 6.5k on the map on the site you go across the stream and I think you pick up a track, it was baking hot 2 years ago so the track was firm.
Some of the locals are quite good if itās hot and might have a hosepipe ready.
Going on the basic map Iād say ~19-20 miles are on path\road. The last 1K on the course is likely to be on grass and at the end of the race wonāt be much fun!
But as TC says, youāll do well to find a flatter run course. This was my painful effort a couple of years ago, despite the time being very slow it wasnāt too bad compared to the rest of the field as the conditions were quite painful, but Iām a bit better in the heat.
Thanks for the welcome!
The bypass road around Ripon (A61) was pretty busy - although should be OK early in the day and only a few miles per lap on there. Couple of cattle grids after Masham on and off the moor.
Right bend and 36.4km needs caution (tight and steep down, but can carry speed afterwards if visible road clear).
Left turn at T junction 40.3km needs heavy braking cos a big descent leads into a blind junction view.
Narrow road over bridge in woodland at 50.3km (quick entry and light conditions make it bit tricky).
Worthwhile checking those 3 out on street view if you cant get around the lap beforehand.
Rest of it is pretty good - most of the descents you can carry speed out of which is nice. The last section of the lap looks flat on profile but is on fairly twisty roads so not quite as quick as I had hoped. Still TT bike course though if youve got that option. Should be good for around a 5:20-5:30 bike split for me I think if the weather is kind.
cheers for that Henry, and Jeff
Our peoplesPoet will be starting to get the cold sweats anticipating missing out on this. 
Just tell the HO you have to do it because of intense peer pressure from some twunt from Algerino Land. Local Pride on the line or summat. Sheāll understand 
HA ha ha - Sheāll be sick of the A1(M) by then - weāll have just driven past there the weekend before 
I donāt fancy it, Iām so tired now.
Gonna try and find an āadventureā type event or a sprint (Ashbourne, Matlock and Southport all seem to have ones which look good!)
awwwww, āpoor littleā Timmy Peeps is all tired 
Iām in for the half 
Iām in for the full.
Should be great fun, back into triathlon after five year absence.
Itās shaping up to become a busy year for me
Do we need to change it to the 2022 version on Aug 21?