My training partner was in it, he said it was awful…. Having the fastest swimmers swim over and around you at speeds that seem if nothing else intimidating is not the best way to start a race.
I think it was all Military personnel ?
He’s seriously improved in two years, especially on the bike, but in his Ag is the 2019 winner, Tom R, two guys who have beaten Tom in the last 12 months and a guy who’s gone sub 9 plus a gang of super fast still improving hot shots.
Ha ha ha - GG is in my age group, yes.
With Tom Rigby, Brian Fogarty and the others you’ve mentioned.
Every age group has them; the guns. 
Was going to argue that this can’t be true. But on reflection perhaps every age group DOES have an entrant named Tom Rigby and an entrant named Brian Fogarty?
Or maybe you are not referring to a snapshot in time, but rather the 100 year period from, say, 1980 until 2080. During which case at some point they will indeed both be eligible to race in every age group.
Going to be another of those days where someone punches me isn’t it?
You’ve misquoted me there dear chap 
I’ve added a semi-colon for clarity.
Also…
At no point will they be eligible to race in every age group, but a point will come where they’ve raced in every age group.
They can’t be all of the ages at once, silly.
Unless…as well as being hard working triathletes, they’re also highly intelligent physicists 
Hmm you may be right. I suspect Brian Cox might say it’s a matter of perspective, but wouldn’t like to argue the toss 
That T could do with being a t now though 
Square on the left jaw please 
He’s just all jittery cos it’s nearly race day! 
I would use a colon there, not a semi. You are referring directly to “the Guns”. But tbh, these are just minor things that we use to goad you. Grammar bullying is #nojoke
It’s not like you’ve used all the right words, but put them through a tombola first 
There should be a law against teasing a triathlete while they are tapering.
Channel the rage, channel the rage…
Speaking of RAGE!!!
Ironman have inserted partnership adverts into the race briefing 
These are not YouTube adverts, but adverts as part of the 42 minute race briefing!!!
No indoor changing either 
I want to wear run kit (but will have compression shorts on underneath)
Bolton peeps be seeing my moobs!
But phew…outdoor nude changing areas are available 
Good news is that we’ve got access to bike bag and bikes on Sunday morning, so can top up fluids and PSI then.
They’re providing track pumps
No penalty tent
Although it’s nearly impossible to draft on that course
always had to watch their adverts at the in person brief too. Bloody cringe really
Ah, didn’t realise that,
BECAUSE THIS IS MY FIRST EVER IRONMAN™️
At least you can just skip them now…
Haha, it is indeed your first IRONMAN. Surely Greg Welch doing the cringey product shouts on the Kona coverage was a clue!
I don’t remember the Hamburg Brief being particularly ‘bad’. It was outside in the town square on a big screen. I think Messick was there iirc and did a bit? @jeffb ? Messick was also hanging about in Austria in 2013 when I last did that; he gets around. He’s been at the helm a long time now.
Nope!
I just let the noise wash over me 
Race briefing was okay.
A bit long, but good to hear 
Run special needs is on Bark Street, which they said we pass only four times.
But that’s a two way street, which we pass eight times.
So maybe it’s only available on the way out, not the way back 
I was going to put a bunch of grapes in it, as I’d assumed we’d pass it at 41.2km and I could’ve carried them across the finish line (depending on how the day panned out)
YES!!
That would be amazing!
You would need to stamp on them at the line That would make you a ‘legend’.
Or just crush them in your hands above your head, just as you go over the line
Exactly this
I’d visualised it on my ride yesterday afternoon.
I was going to post a photo in the “Boast about your recent purchases” thread of a nice punnet of red grapes.
I reckon I could stash a meal deal snack pack in my Trisuit for 7 miles
Although that lacks the visual properties of a full bunch.
Also, don’t wanna get a DQ for littering 
“What? Dropping grapes at the finish line is a DQ???”
You could cross the line biting one like the Olympians bite their gold medals.
Gbs suggestion is the winner though
