TV Coverage of Forster ironman

DaveB said:

For the triathletes out there I see the Oz IM (well 60 mins of it) is
being televised on Sat at 12:30 Ch 9 (in Melbourne anyway).

DaveB "preparing for the inevitable a.b triathlete bagging"

I did my first Half IM on Saturday at Busselton.
5 hours 36 minutes. Crowding was a problem in the swim and I reckon if I
get a bit fitter I can knock at least ten minutes of the run. A great day!

Marty

Marty said:

DaveB said:

For the triathletes out there I see the Oz IM (well 60 mins of it) is
being televised on Sat at 12:30 Ch 9 (in Melbourne anyway).

DaveB "preparing for the inevitable a.b triathlete bagging"

I did my first Half IM on Saturday at Busselton.
5 hours 36 minutes. Crowding was a problem in the swim and I reckon if I
get a bit fitter I can knock at least ten minutes of the run. A great day!

Marty

DaveB - thanks so much for that! Will check my local guide.

Marty - you can't get away with just that... SEND SPLITS! No wait, a
full RR!

Tam

Tamyka Bell said:

Marty said:

DaveB said:

For the triathletes out there I see the Oz IM (well 60 mins of it) is
being televised on Sat at 12:30 Ch 9 (in Melbourne anyway).

DaveB "preparing for the inevitable a.b triathlete bagging"

I did my first Half IM on Saturday at Busselton.
5 hours 36 minutes. Crowding was a problem in the swim and I reckon if I
get a bit fitter I can knock at least ten minutes of the run. A great day!

Marty

DaveB - thanks so much for that! Will check my local guide.

Marty - you can't get away with just that... SEND SPLITS! No wait, a
full RR!

Tam

Ok Tam, since you twisted my arm.

My story of the day.
The weather was clearing and the sun was coming out. For those that
don't know Busselton, it has the most comfortable climate in Australia,
which is why retirees flock to it. There were 608 entries and about 100
teams, which is pretty big for a Western Australian event.
I slid into the water early to get used to the cool water temprature.
Having only trained in a heated pool it was a bit of a shock.
The first part of the swim was a bit slow, idling along in first gear
waiting for the traffic jam to clear. The turn at the first bouy was
like being caught in a cattle stampede, with everyone cutting in close
to the bouy. I felt comfortable in the swim since I was going at the
same pace as I train for which is 4 km distance. Swimming is my worst
disipline so i have to practice it the most. On the second (last) lap
there was a bit more space and i picked up the speed slightly. My
usually bad sense of direction wasn't a problem and by sheer chance I
found myself spot on course at the maker bouys.

Not wanting to worry about chafing I changed into knicks for the cycle
with anti-chafing cream too. I wasn't too concerned about transition
times as the event was really just to establish a bit of a benchmark as
to how fit I was compared to everyone else.

Setting out on the bike there was someone sprawled out on the road about
50 metres from the transition, I hope they were ok. The cycle course was
out and back four times, with a strong headwind out and a nice tail wind
back. About in the third lap I met Rebbeca Gill who I ended up staying
within sight off for the rest of the race in a cat and mouse duel to the
end. I didn't see any signs of drafting during the ride which was very
pleasing and re-enforced my faith in the sport. At one point one of the
elite riders overtook through a round-about, his back wheel spun as he
accelerated out of the corner, jeez those guys have some power! On the
last lap of the cycle I could feel ominous signs of fade.

Sitting down to change into my running shoes I heard the announcer say
that the race leader was "now commencing his last run lap" (of three).
Getting into the run I started off slow and looked foward to getting
into my rythym. Alas, I never did. I plodded along, as slimmer and
fitter people shot past. There was no KM markings but going by the time
taken to get to the turnaround I mentally calculated that they'd made
the course much longer then they said it was or I was running really
slow. Catching a whiff of the portaloo my bladder suggested I make a
quick visit. Once relieved I pressed on. The last lap was grim. My legs
were on the verge of cramping so I kept a steady pace, ignored the drink
stations and headed for home. The crowd was very supportive and there
was more than enough drinks and food supplied.

Overall the event was very profesional and I had no problems at all with
anything (except when I though I'd forgotten my bathers and was going to
swim in my underpants!) Chafing around my neck from the wetsuit was my
only injury for the day.

The finish area looked like a terrorist bomb had gone off, with people
sprawled all over the place. Special mention has to go to the blonde in
the white high cut one piece bathers and also the people that were
slower than me, they suffered long than me. Overall I felt my effort was
satisfatory considering my sporadic training, but I'll have to improve
my running.

Went to the Meltdown Party out of curiosity and wasn't dissapointed.
There was more hot women there than I've ever seen in one place together
ever! Also made a lot of good contacts and met up with some old friends.
Andy had his Bin Laden costume removed on the dance floor leaving him in
only his underpants. About 1 AM I was lucky to get a lift home to my
accomodation by the event organisers and the President of TRIWA. Woke up
next day, no hangover, Great!

Swim 37:30
Cycle 3:01:10 (Averaged 32.4 km/h)
Run 1:56:42 (Must do better!)

Total 5:35:22

Placed 322nd, 44th in group.

Next target is Busso IM.

Marty

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Quoted message said:

Swim 37:30
Cycle 3:01:10 (Averaged 32.4 km/h)
Run 1:56:42 (Must do better!)

Total 5:35:22

Placed 322nd, 44th in group.

Next target is Busso IM.

Marty

That is a damn fine effort, I think you will finish way before me on the
27th of November. (ie afternoon finish for you, night-time finish for me).

jh

Marty said:

Tamyka Bell wrote:

<snip>

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Marty - you can't get away with just that... SEND SPLITS! No wait, a
full RR!

Tam

Ok Tam, since you twisted my arm.

*Tam releases Marty's arm*

Quoted message said:

My story of the day.
The weather was clearing and the sun was coming out. For those that
don't know Busselton, it has the most comfortable climate in Australia,
which is why retirees flock to it. There were 608 entries and about 100
teams, which is pretty big for a Western Australian event.

That sounds huge!

Quoted message said:

I slid into the water early to get used to the cool water temprature.
Having only trained in a heated pool it was a bit of a shock.
The first part of the swim was a bit slow, idling along in first gear
waiting for the traffic jam to clear. The turn at the first bouy was
like being caught in a cattle stampede, with everyone cutting in close
to the bouy. I felt comfortable in the swim since I was going at the
same pace as I train for which is 4 km distance. Swimming is my worst
disipline so i have to practice it the most. On the second (last) lap
there was a bit more space and i picked up the speed slightly. My
usually bad sense of direction wasn't a problem and by sheer chance I
found myself spot on course at the maker bouys.

Do you train with a swim squad? You should check out Total Immersion
books/videos etc if you want to make your swimming not your worst
discipline. Good for you with finding the buoys, I had so much trouble
at Cairns because the stirred up mud sat in the scratches I didn't know
existed on my goggles, and I couldn't see 400m to the next buoy! Was it
a triangular course or rectangular?

Quoted message said:

Not wanting to worry about chafing I changed into knicks for the cycle
with anti-chafing cream too. I wasn't too concerned about transition
times as the event was really just to establish a bit of a benchmark as
to how fit I was compared to everyone else.

Good call, it's better to be safe than sorry! I take it you don't own a
race suit?

Quoted message said:

Setting out on the bike there was someone sprawled out on the road about
50 metres from the transition, I hope they were ok. The cycle course was
out and back four times, with a strong headwind out and a nice tail wind
back. About in the third lap I met Rebbeca Gill who I ended up staying
within sight off for the rest of the race in a cat and mouse duel to the
end. I didn't see any signs of drafting during the ride which was very
pleasing and re-enforced my faith in the sport. At one point one of the
elite riders overtook through a round-about, his back wheel spun as he
accelerated out of the corner, jeez those guys have some power! On the
last lap of the cycle I could feel ominous signs of fade.

Sitting down to change into my running shoes I heard the announcer say
that the race leader was "now commencing his last run lap" (of three).
Getting into the run I started off slow and looked foward to getting
into my rythym. Alas, I never did. I plodded along, as slimmer and
fitter people shot past. There was no KM markings but going by the time
taken to get to the turnaround I mentally calculated that they'd made
the course much longer then they said it was or I was running really
slow. Catching a whiff of the portaloo my bladder suggested I make a
quick visit. Once relieved I pressed on. The last lap was grim. My legs
were on the verge of cramping so I kept a steady pace, ignored the drink
stations and headed for home. The crowd was very supportive and there
was more than enough drinks and food supplied.

I'm not sure that ignoring drink stations is the best way to deal with
being on the verge of cramping... good on you waiting until the run to
pee, I tried to do it ON my bike in my first (only) half IM and just
couldn't, and wasted a lot of time in the process.

Quoted message said:

Overall the event was very profesional and I had no problems at all with
anything (except when I though I'd forgotten my bathers and was going to
swim in my underpants!) Chafing around my neck from the wetsuit was my
only injury for the day.

Wetsuit?! But you said the water was cold! I thought you meant you
didn't have a wetsuit... it was THAT cold? (Approx temp???)

Quoted message said:

The finish area looked like a terrorist bomb had gone off, with people
sprawled all over the place. Special mention has to go to the blonde in
the white high cut one piece bathers and also the people that were
slower than me, they suffered long than me. Overall I felt my effort was
satisfatory considering my sporadic training, but I'll have to improve
my running.

I guess we'll have to look the blonde up on the official photo site? :P

Quoted message said:

Went to the Meltdown Party out of curiosity and wasn't dissapointed.
There was more hot women there than I've ever seen in one place together
ever! Also made a lot of good contacts and met up with some old friends.
Andy had his Bin Laden costume removed on the dance floor leaving him in
only his underpants. About 1 AM I was lucky to get a lift home to my
accomodation by the event organisers and the President of TRIWA. Woke up
next day, no hangover, Great!

Swim 37:30
Cycle 3:01:10 (Averaged 32.4 km/h)
Run 1:56:42 (Must do better!)

Total 5:35:22

Placed 322nd, 44th in group.

Next target is Busso IM.

Marty

All in all that's an awesome race you did, I'm very impressed! Do you
have a coach for IMWA or are you doing it on your own? If the latter,
I've got some other ppl's programs and stuff I'd be happy to send to
you, if I can find 'em... they're here somewhere...

Tam

Tam said:

"good on you waiting until the run to
pee, I tried to do it ON my bike in my first (only) half IM and just
couldn't, and wasted a lot of time in the process. "

<snip>

What the ...!!! Your kidding, right??

BTW - Nice work, Marty. Very impressed......

Absent Husband

Marty said:

Tamyka Bell said:

Marty said:

DaveB wrote:

> For the triathletes out there I see the Oz IM (well 60 mins of it) is
> being televised on Sat at 12:30 Ch 9 (in Melbourne anyway).
>
> DaveB "preparing for the inevitable a.b triathlete bagging"

I did my first Half IM on Saturday at Busselton.
5 hours 36 minutes. Crowding was a problem in the swim and I reckon if I
get a bit fitter I can knock at least ten minutes of the run. A
great day!

Well done Marty. I used to think with all the coverage IM gets that half
IM must be a walk in the park until I did a half-marathon (run only).
Since then I have a heap of respect for anyone just completing the 1/2
IM. Way to go maaaaaaaaaate.

DaveB "who will be more than happy with that run time on its own"

Absent Husband said:

Tam said:

"good on you waiting until the run to
pee, I tried to do it ON my bike in my first (only) half IM and just
couldn't, and wasted a lot of time in the process. "

<snip>

What the ...!!! Your kidding, right??

I think the quote goes "a left shoe full of pee and a right shoulder
covered in vomit', but of course that's for the full IM.

DaveB

DaveB said:

Absent Husband said:

Tam said:

"good on you waiting until the run to
pee, I tried to do it ON my bike in my first (only) half IM and just
couldn't, and wasted a lot of time in the process. "

<snip>

What the ...!!! Your kidding, right??

I think the quote goes "a left shoe full of pee and a right shoulder
covered in vomit', but of course that's for the full IM.

DaveB

I blew a big booger out of my nose at the start of the run and it ended
up on my shoulder. Of course being right on the beach there's nothing
with big leaves so I broke off a bit of shrubbery (why do I always think
of Monty Python when I hear that word) and scraped it off. Yuk!

Marty

Marty said:

I blew a big booger out of my nose at the start of the run and it ended
up on my shoulder. Of course being right on the beach there's nothing
with big leaves so I broke off a bit of shrubbery (why do I always think
of Monty Python when I hear that word) and scraped it off. Yuk!

That's valuable protein you are wasting!?!?!?!

hippy :P

Tamyka Bell said:

Do you train with a swim squad? You should check out Total Immersion
books/videos etc if you want to make your swimming not your worst
discipline. Good for you with finding the buoys, I had so much trouble
at Cairns because the stirred up mud sat in the scratches I didn't know
existed on my goggles, and I couldn't see 400m to the next buoy! Was it
a triangular course or rectangular?

I do all my training by myself. I live in a country town where everyone
else plays ball sports. The swim was a rectangular course in relatively
flat open water near the Busselton jetty. The water is quite shallow
even when you're 400 metres out. That's why the jetty is so long (2 km).

http://www.watercorporation.com.au/marinecam/buss_jetty.cfm

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Not wanting to worry about chafing I changed into knicks for the cycle
with anti-chafing cream too. I wasn't too concerned about transition
times as the event was really just to establish a bit of a benchmark as
to how fit I was compared to everyone else.

Good call, it's better to be safe than sorry! I take it you don't own a
race suit?

Tam I'm 42 years old. You wouldn't want to see me in a race suit, trust me!

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Quoted message said:

I'm not sure that ignoring drink stations is the best way to deal with
being on the verge of cramping... good on you waiting until the run to
pee, I tried to do it ON my bike in my first (only) half IM and just
couldn't, and wasted a lot of time in the process.

Since I was towards the end of the run I didn't think I'd absorb
anything before the finish anyway. They had sports drink (carbo?), coke
and water available. I already had a sloshing stomach so i thought I'd
just ride it out. Someone was disqualified from the Ironman last year
for peeing in someones yard so we were all watching out for the Pee
Busters. (That was the only disqualification in the whole Ironman).

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Wetsuit?! But you said the water was cold! I thought you meant you
didn't have a wetsuit... it was THAT cold? (Approx temp???)

It was supposed to be somewhere around 20 degrees, but I reckon even
heated pools aren't warm enough.

Quoted message said:

..

Quoted message said:

I guess we'll have to look the blonde up on the official photo site? :P

There's a picture of the blonde here. She looked better in ..uhrr.. the
flesh.

http://www.hyperactive.oz.nf/Stephanie%20GRIFFITHS.jpg

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Went to the Meltdown Party out of curiosity and wasn't dissapointed.
There was more hot women there than I've ever seen in one place together
ever! Also made a lot of good contacts and met up with some old friends.
Andy had his Bin Laden costume removed on the dance floor leaving him in
only his underpants. About 1 AM I was lucky to get a lift home to my
accomodation by the event organisers and the President of TRIWA. Woke up
next day, no hangover, Great!

Swim 37:30
Cycle 3:01:10 (Averaged 32.4 km/h)
Run 1:56:42 (Must do better!)

Total 5:35:22

Placed 322nd, 44th in group.

Next target is Busso IM.

Marty

All in all that's an awesome race you did, I'm very impressed! Do you
have a coach for IMWA or are you doing it on your own? If the latter,
I've got some other ppl's programs and stuff I'd be happy to send to
you, if I can find 'em... they're here somewhere...

Tam

Thanks for the offer but my life makes it too difficult to stick to a
program. I just do what I can when I can.

Marty

On Wed, 11 May 2005 at 08:07 GMT, Marty (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

so I broke off a bit of shrubbery (why do I always think
of Monty Python when I hear that word)

I don't know, but I don't think it's just you.

Anyway, why didn't you use... A HERRING!?

--
TimC -- http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/staff/tconnors/
And for the important things in life:
"If you teach a child to read, he or her can pass a literacy test"
-- George "Dubya" Boosh - president of the Yoonited States.

Marty said:

There's a picture of the blonde here. She looked better in ..uhrr.. the
flesh.
http://www.hyperactive.oz.nf/Stephanie%20GRIFFITHS.jpg

That's a very short skirt.. 🙂

hippy
"London-bound"

Marty said:

Tamyka Bell said:

Do you train with a swim squad? You should check out Total Immersion
books/videos etc if you want to make your swimming not your worst
discipline. Good for you with finding the buoys, I had so much trouble
at Cairns because the stirred up mud sat in the scratches I didn't know
existed on my goggles, and I couldn't see 400m to the next buoy! Was it
a triangular course or rectangular?

I do all my training by myself. I live in a country town where everyone
else plays ball sports. The swim was a rectangular course in relatively
flat open water near the Busselton jetty. The water is quite shallow
even when you're 400 metres out. That's why the jetty is so long (2 km).

http://www.watercorporation.com.au/marinecam/buss_jetty.cfm

I'm familiar with the jetty. Has an aquarium at the end. Hey,
seriously, find Total Immersion online, do the drills, it makes you more
efficient. I did it, my coach wondered WTF happened when suddenly I was
flying past everyone!

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Quoted message said:

Not wanting to worry about chafing I changed into knicks for the cycle
with anti-chafing cream too. I wasn't too concerned about transition
times as the event was really just to establish a bit of a benchmark as
to how fit I was compared to everyone else.

Good call, it's better to be safe than sorry! I take it you don't own a
race suit?

Tam I'm 42 years old. You wouldn't want to see me in a race suit, trust me!

My coach does it and he's about 45 now! Really, IM and 1/2 IM is where
you can get away with it! Check out the ORCA ones, they can make ANYONE
look sexy!

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Quoted message said:

I'm not sure that ignoring drink stations is the best way to deal with
being on the verge of cramping... good on you waiting until the run to
pee, I tried to do it ON my bike in my first (only) half IM and just
couldn't, and wasted a lot of time in the process.

Since I was towards the end of the run I didn't think I'd absorb
anything before the finish anyway. They had sports drink (carbo?), coke
and water available. I already had a sloshing stomach so i thought I'd
just ride it out. Someone was disqualified from the Ironman last year
for peeing in someones yard so we were all watching out for the Pee
Busters. (That was the only disqualification in the whole Ironman).

Hahahha they had Pee Busters! No one stopped me pulling up on the
highway in Cairns and ducking into the bushes! But peeing in a racesuit
just doesn't work... especially when you need help unzipping... I'll say
no more.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Wetsuit?! But you said the water was cold! I thought you meant you
didn't have a wetsuit... it was THAT cold? (Approx temp???)

It was supposed to be somewhere around 20 degrees, but I reckon even
heated pools aren't warm enough.

Hehe I raced in 22 deg C at Cairns, and when they gave the temp, I
decided not to bother with a wettie! (It was borrowed, hard to get out
of, and didn't seal around my neck properly)

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Quoted message said:

I guess we'll have to look the blonde up on the official photo site? :P

Quoted message said:

There's a picture of the blonde here. She looked better in ..uhrr.. the
flesh.

http://www.hyperactive.oz.nf/Stephanie%20GRIFFITHS.jpg

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Went to the Meltdown Party out of curiosity and wasn't dissapointed.
There was more hot women there than I've ever seen in one place together
ever! Also made a lot of good contacts and met up with some old friends.
Andy had his Bin Laden costume removed on the dance floor leaving him in
only his underpants. About 1 AM I was lucky to get a lift home to my
accomodation by the event organisers and the President of TRIWA. Woke up
next day, no hangover, Great!

Swim 37:30
Cycle 3:01:10 (Averaged 32.4 km/h)
Run 1:56:42 (Must do better!)

Total 5:35:22

Placed 322nd, 44th in group.

Next target is Busso IM.

Marty

All in all that's an awesome race you did, I'm very impressed! Do you
have a coach for IMWA or are you doing it on your own? If the latter,
I've got some other ppl's programs and stuff I'd be happy to send to
you, if I can find 'em... they're here somewhere...

Tam

Thanks for the offer but my life makes it too difficult to stick to a
program. I just do what I can when I can.

Marty

It's good to have some kind of plan though. Even if you don't have a
day-by-day program (which I also gave up on), you want an idea of when
you'll max your training, at what distances etc, what your taper will be
like. Try listing key sessions per fortnight or 21 days, that you have
to do sometime in that time, and list them in importance. Then you can
cross off the sessions you've done, and if you don't get in the less
important sessions it doesn't matter. Anyway, if you send me what
you're doing (once you ramp up again) I can look over it... of course
it's not professional advice, disclaimer etc....

hippy said:

Marty said:

There's a picture of the blonde here. She looked better in ..uhrr.. the
flesh.
http://www.hyperactive.oz.nf/Stephanie%20GRIFFITHS.jpg

That's a very short skirt.. 🙂

hippy
"London-bound"

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hippy said:

Marty said:

There's a picture of the blonde here. She looked better in ..uhrr.. the
flesh.
http://www.hyperactive.oz.nf/Stephanie%20GRIFFITHS.jpg

That's a very short skirt.. 🙂

hippy
"London-bound"

Ha ha oops just posted blank. I wasn't speechless, I got busted by the
ctrl-enter thing.

I was going to say...

The orca race suits are sexier.

Tam

Absent Husband said:

Tam said:

"good on you waiting until the run to
pee, I tried to do it ON my bike in my first (only) half IM and just
couldn't, and wasted a lot of time in the process. "

<snip>

What the ...!!! Your kidding, right??

<snip>

No, and when I told coach off later he said, "Oh yeah, me and Dave go do
long rides in the country and practice peeing"

Ew ew ew

Washed my bike, shoes etc very well after the race, because it's not
easy to pee around a race suit anyway. That's why triathletes carry so
many bidons - to wash off!

Tam

DaveB said:

Absent Husband said:

Tam said:

"good on you waiting until the run to
pee, I tried to do it ON my bike in my first (only) half IM and just
couldn't, and wasted a lot of time in the process. "

<snip>

What the ...!!! Your kidding, right??

I think the quote goes "a left shoe full of pee and a right shoulder
covered in vomit', but of course that's for the full IM.

DaveB

In half IM, we don't vomit.

:P

Tam

hippy said:

Marty said:

I blew a big booger out of my nose at the start of the run and it ended
up on my shoulder. Of course being right on the beach there's nothing
with big leaves so I broke off a bit of shrubbery (why do I always think
of Monty Python when I hear that word) and scraped it off. Yuk!

That's valuable protein you are wasting!?!?!?!

hippy :P

That is disgusting.

*EW dance*

Shouldn't you be packing?

Tam