half outlaw

Released next month, so Maybe Monday?

It will be interesting to see how much of a course preview it will provide.

Cotswold 113 was £75, I've poaid nealy £60 for sprints before (I know I need my head examining). There was something in 220 magazing showing Blenheim as one of the most expensive tris.

I guess its partly what I can get out of it as to if I enter. Its my first year of IM so if it will be 'useful', then I'm in.

i bet its 4 times round the lake on the 'multi lap run'

sod that!

EDIT. they have replied to me on FB saying its not the plan to send people around the lake 4 times

Blenheim sprint was listed as the most expensive tri on a pounds per mile basis.

I'm having trouble with the concept of a half outlaw.  I mean, you're either outside the law, or you're not.  There's no halfway house.

hmmm.........might be up for this.

CD - perhaps it means you still live in the village not the woods but also help fight the sherif?

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Released next month, so Maybe Monday?

It will be interesting to see how much of a course preview it will provide.

Cotswold 113 was £75, I've poaid nealy £60 for sprints before (I know I need my head examining). There was something in 220 magazing showing Blenheim as one of the most expensive tris.

I guess its partly what I can get out of it as to if I enter. Its my first year of IM so if it will be 'useful', then I'm in.

Matt I'm thinking it will be more useful just to do the route's off your own back instead of thinking there will be anything to gain by doing the half just for the full. Still might be worth doing and a 5 week gap will be good for training.

oh, I want to do it, but am having doubts as to whether I am capable

in a way I almost daren't say anything at tri club in case they laugh/think I am stupid.

it is ok here, feel safe from ridicule

I missed out on the full one this year- they didn't synchronise with my pay day . Not sure about the half. I live so close I do the cycle route occasionally. Loved the full last year, so thinking of doing IMUK, not sure about the split transition though. Any other IM others have done they reccomend?  I am on reserve list for Outlaw but seems so popular this year could be a long shot.  

I'm very tempted with this. 

Sounds like Soupys chasing medals again

I'm very tempted too, depends on exactly when it turns out to be.

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oh, I want to do it, but am having doubts as to whether I am capable

 Self defication? Chuck have you not been warned what might happen saying stuff like this on the threads? Believe in yourself do the training and you can do it! If you need anything or are unsure about any part of getting ready for this the rest of us can help you. If needed there are a few folks near you who will be training for the full next year so sure training buddies can be proveded. I'm only 40 miles away so for long rides I can pop down do a little dance and pop back up again. It's going to be fun!

thanks cake

actually, the subject came up at tri club last night - a couple of the others from the club are doing it, and the coach said to me that I had the stamina. So, I am definitely doing it.

we have more people in the club now so hopefully there might be some club rides etc getting organised.

cake - will definitely take you up on the biking thing. I think ST wanted to come over to practice the route as well for the full one

think I will put my self doubt down to the cold that I have now got and was starting to surface yesterday - don't feel like I could run to the bus stop at the moment.

I do belive though, that if I want to do it I can, just need to put the training in, and train smart rather than just spending a lot of time 'doing stuff'

So, according to the One Step Beyond website, the date IS 2 June. So, that means my 16-week HIM plan starts on 10 February. Now, how to persuade OH that this will be a good event for me to do? Maybe if I sound enthusiastic about camping, which I usually don't like much? It will be a much more expensive trip than Vichy which is my other pick. Hmmmmm.......thinking.......

I think I want to do this

I casually mentioned the date and said I had seen a race I wanted to do, reply was not a definite no, so I take it as I can do it if I want to.

think I need a training plan. Any advice as to where to look/which to choose?

steady - sounds good

Due to open next week according to their Twitter feed