@d.t I thought we deserved our own thread 
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The organiser put a video up on FB last night with details about the swim, there was no mention of feed stations but useful info about lines to take.
Dyfi 13km Swim & Dyfi Aquathlon Route Info (youtube.com)
I found the predicted tide times for Barmouth which is just up the coast.
Aberdyfi sea temps.
Sea water temperature Aberdyfi today | United Kingdom (seatemperature.info)
I asked my mate for any info & he said he used a tow float with bladder & that although fine in the water he was cold at T1 while getting changed. There was food in T1 but nothing on the run. They had poor weather leading up to the event so he wore trail shoes last year to combat the mud on the trails. Iāve looked at the run route on Google Earth & there seems to be a fair bit of road.
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Thanks @Doonhamer lots of helpful info. Looks like we set off 10 mins after the swim no run. 3 weeks on Sunday! Howās your training going?
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Hadnāt seen that about the swimmers, hopefully we can use them to sight & catch some of them 
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Training is reasonable, but I think I peaked 2 or 3 weeks ago when I did a 2hr swim. Now knowing I can do that I no longer have The Fear that motivates me to do loooong swims. Happy with my running though.
Howās it going for you?
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Yeah hopefully they donāt take dodgy lines. Seems straight forward, but during a race I seem to struggle remembering things!
Good to hear youāre in good shape for it. Great to have a big swim ticked off. I need to do that. Back to the pool tomorrow after 6 weeks offā¦ Going to cram a few in and see what happens. Donāt feel to concerned about the swim (famous last words!) Run on the other hand, Iām really out of shape. Atm Iād be happy with sub hour. Feel training is now having an impact though so hopefully get to a decent point.
Iāve been looking for a nice hill to climb in the afternoon, have you been up Penygader? Better alternatives? Iāll be heading back towards Manchester.
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Quality sandbagging there my friend 
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Wrt the swim with a decent incoming tide a bag of Doritos could beat me if I didnāt train a bit.
I tried the gel up the sleeve thing today & was happier doing that than using a camelbak. I had a pair of goggles snap on my last Tri so Iāll stick an old pair of goggles in the pocket of my tow float.
I donāt think many - if any - will break the hour. This fella ran himself into 2nd place last year & didnāt manage it.
Cadair Idris would be a great climb to bag on your way home. Iāve not climbed it to the top but was in a fell race about 20yrs ago that got turned around before the top because of inclement weather.
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looks fab! But despite being a sw1mg0d 
, Iām not sure I could claw back the 4hrs head start Iād be giving folks after the sw1m 
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You better believe it! 
Are you going to be the first sub hour unless youāre also carry some bags of sand?
Damn, thatās quite a nasty slice! The exit sounds pretty tough, maybe theyāll address it this year.
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At my age Iāll be happy to finish in 90minsā¦is there a Parkrun type age grading 
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I reached out to foot slice guy above on that Strava post to ask about race footwear & he was generous enough to reply.
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@d.t I got a bit excited last night & entered the 4km āBeat The Tideā swim that the WeSwimrun guys organise.
It takes in the first 2km of our swim so I thought it would be good familiarisation of their set up, trackers & hopefully I can squeeze in a wee recce of the end of our run.
Plus, 11:15am start 
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Ah great! Weather doesnāt look too bad for the weekend, look forward to hearing about it, enjoy!. I watched the video for the Beat The Tide and he made a good point about breathing. I tend to breath on my right every 2, I might have to do some every 3 drills this week.
Sub 90 for you? Right, Iāve clearly been keen on my estimates, I assumed youād be faster than me.
I had a look at the 13k run course on google maps - you can step through a lot of it via streetview, a mix of road, grass and paths. Quite a few fields to go across and potential to go the wrong way. Iām going to see if my watch can use a run route as part of a multi-sport activity.
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