not sure it was dark or light when I finished in 2011 as there was a huge thunderstorm building above as I crossed the finish line and the heavens opened just as I sat down inside the athlete’s tent.
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…But that clashes with the Porthcawl Elvis Festival - have they gone mad?!
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They haven,t filled 2023 yet and already they after filling their pockets $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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That’s alright
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It’s a crazy little thing
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You guys need a little less conversation and a little more action.
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thats a bit harsh i feel all shook up
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IM Wales 2019, I asked about entry, they said they’d take Anyone but they’d Ask Me, ‘Am I Ready’? The swim, the bike, the hills, the run, the wind Any Place Is Paradise compared to this…it felt like 500 Miles and All I Needed Was The Rain and I’d quit. ChrisSwim caught me up at 30km, I was like ‘Alright, OK, you win’! I kept moving forwards on sheer Animal Instinct - The finish line seemed impossible to get my whole self across, luckily the rules said Any Part Of You would count ~ Aubrey
And that’s just ‘A’
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I’ll be in for Weymouth or Wales 2024. Extra 2 weeks to get fit might help too!
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Sad to say, I’m going to pull out of IM Wales. My heart isn’t in it and I just can’t get excited about it. I had the wrong motivation for signing up.
I’ll see if I can swing a weekend at my sister’s near St Clears and come and watch.
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What will you do with the entry ?
I can get 50% back, so that’s going towards another adventure 
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Definitely for the best if your heart isn’t in it 
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Credit where it’s due (literally 
). had a £251 refund from IM four days ago. 
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Is that half FP?
Around that - minus the Active fee 
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I thought it worked out a bit more than half but I ca’t remember how much i paid?
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So LCW Wales is obviously a bit short of entries and have opened up the bike leg to TT bikes again. Any of you who want to do a full course recce before Sept can now rock up full disc and special helmet.
Don’t think it will change my plans as one of my excuses/reasons for going LCW was to avoid having to train long hilly rides on my TT bike and I’m hoping for a bit of a group to help me round.
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I’d class it as an invaluable weekend if you’ve never done IM Wales before. Really helps settle the nerves IME.
I have deferred ……haven’t swum in months don’t intend to do any serious swimming, just open water for the well-being and solitude of floating around
Riding intermittently running now and then so heart not in it
Work busy and doing some extra studying
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