Fatman to Ironman

Hold-ups or suspenders Dave?

(((((((((((((Sgt Lard)))))))))))))))  

Please dont ask 

It appears there's been a move on from socks! 

MrsDigger (aka sicknote) wrote (see)

It appears there's been a move on from socks! 

Moving on up!

Morning Pervs

Feckin hell where are you doing your running mate ???

Thanks for the sock advice.

I've gone for more mile fishnets

Gastank wrote (see)

Not really boss, was thinking about cold winter runs actually and then if you leave money at home and you need a drink you can just slip it over your head, pop a rock in one end for self defence, use a tourniquet to stem blood loss if stabbed....

Gas is doing the Helmand Province marathon

Hi everyone,

I've been pointed to this thread by Cake.  I'm aiming for my first Sprint triathlon in June and first half marathon in Liverpool in March (I think). 

I can run, but not that far - 15k.  So I'm fairly confident about the half.  Just aiming to do it in under 2 hours. 

Swimming - I'm absolutely pants.  I can mange 50m crawl before I run out of steam.  My legs trail behind me like a dead weight and cause loads of drag.  Working on it though with swim lessons.  If I tried a tri now I would drown without question.

The triathlon was a birthday present! Ha!  I mentioned it casually that I'd love to do one on day and thought no more of it....next thing I'm handed a paid for entry to Windsor. 

If I'm thinking of an IM I'll keep that thought to myself until I'm good and ready. 

I suppose this is the first step on the road. 

Just back from Center Parcs with family and a bunch of friends & their kids. If I can survive the washing machine of the rapids and swimming pool slides, I can do Ironman.  

paddy - nice birthday pressie

if you are keeping the ironman thing to yourself, better get to the 'training for a shorter tri' thread - this crazy lot on here will have you signed up for ironman Uk 2013 before you know it!

you have plenty of time till June to work on the swimming, specially with lessons, you'll be fine

Hi PaddyP nice to see you have a ironman appropraite nick name already, have you talked to golden boots?

Tri entries as birthday presents seems to be a really common thing I know lots of people who have started that way. I still find it weird though, you won't drown you can swim further FC than I could when I did my first sprint.

Good luck and as MC says run to training for a shorter tri before Gas signs you up for the full distance.

Welcome Paddy, just ignore these nutters that do Ironman

Oo Paddy, if you've mentioned IM its out there... Don't say we didn't warn you!