2013 IM Mentoring

Good answer, Cat5

IronCat5 in the Hat wrote (see)

Schmunkee - The List Fairy wrote (see)

seren nos wrote (see)

i think you need a new swim mentor Schmunkee...............have you considered asking Plum 

Oi, not my fault I don't know the difference between 25m and 400m

Well....your last swim mentor did let you down and leave you to it.....in waist deep water!

Her mentor can actually swim..............I only volunteered to keep her company..............she obviously fancied the canoeist company more than mine

most people can cope with my company for more than 25 metres

Ironholgs wrote (see)

Hope your mentoring is better than your geography kk

Everything is better than my geography, and my maths, and my ironing.

I don't iron period.

M...eldy wrote (see)

Iron Rose wrote (see)

OK, if I haven't scared the brave souls off that have already PM'd me I am full up. Roll on 2013, the pair of them just need to decide what race now

Can I tell them the truth now?

Best not

Noob Alert

PLEASE SHOOT ME

I am clearly looking over a parapet into a very dark abyss. I have been around since time immemorial, and this year have decided to think about triathlon.
-9 or so years of running, with 17 marathons, the best just sub 3.
-2 years retirement since then
-swims like a brick (crap swimmers are us)
-bikes like a noob.
-mental age 19, physical age 50

I need a mentor with a sense of wicked humour, and a sized 12 right boot.
I'm not aiming to win an Ironman, or even get Good For Age (if they do that sort of thing). I'd be happy to finish before final cut off in each section.

The question is whether KK is too sensible....

BANG!

yellowrubberduck wrote (see)

Hmmm realised I missed out the vital stats - I am female, 26, based in S.West - and I'd be happy for a virtual mentor, as I have a performance analyst and a PE teacher on hand (2 brothers!) to help me through day to day training if I need it....

Where are you in the SW? I'm formulating a plan to maybe get some group bike rides and mentoring sessions going down here when it stops fucking raining!

It will never stop raining but no reason not to ride, MTBiking in prep for off road winter duathlons

Alternately Appledore and Salisbury...group rides sound good to me - going to need all the help I can get 

Always willing to mentor anybody through open water swimming, but I have little experience of running or biking so would be no good at the whole tri thing.

Four years ago I was terrified of OW to the extent that I had a panic attack the first time I went in.  Now you can't get me out of the water.  Happy to share experiences with those who are scared of their first OW swim.

I would be happy to mentor someone too if there is anyone who still needs some help.  I know what it is like to be back of the pack and chasing cut offs so anyone who fears that I am happy to give back some of what I have received from others

yellowrubberduck wrote (see)

Alternately Appledore and Salisbury...group rides sound good to me - going to need all the help I can get 

Ah ok, there's a group of us forming, all between Exeter and Bristol.