oh bugger, another fat newbie.....

yep - it will be a timing chip.  most tri races use them these days as it gives a more accurate record of time splits - it records your time as you cross a timing mat at certain points.  

Thanks guys(?) 

At the risk of splitting hairs, surely that's gender rather than sexuality? 

you'll need a big stone...

you fellows are much too funny to be taken seriouslly.  If I had paid more attention to holgs book, Id have spotted his talented fanbase earlier.

I trust you are having a splendid summers? day in your part of the empire ?

regards

And any grown man in Lycra makes me question sanity, rather than sexuality. I diont think its a fabric designed to make a man look good.

Work hard & laugh loud is the way I like it! As for lycra, I guess it's a necessary evil on race day and not something men really need to be training in.
Summer? What's that? Club training's at 6pm and I'm just hoping the clouds don't have enough water in for the current downpour to continue until then!

reminds me of an old coach's mantra - 'its only water, unless your made of sugar shut up and get on with it'.

Just bought a book on swimming ( swim smooth ) - shorts will need to be replaced with 'jammers?-a sort of short based speedo'. Looking for a book on triathlon ( Friel's Bible maybe - anyone have an opinion ?).  

Have two clubs locally, Stafford and Burntwood. Burntwood are organising an Aquathon in November so 10wks+ to get ready for 400m pool + 5k run - the run is around a flat field so the treadmill work should transfer well. Must I join a club ?

Swimming is rather pricey locally - 4.50 a session compared to 3.00 further afield, so further afield it may be. ( good news is their is a 25m pool 3miles from my new office ). Im not cheap, but im not that easily parted from cash. ( Mind you, whats this Garmin gadget I keep reading about......I think I need one of those, whatever it does.

getting ready for a 30 minute run later today. I want to cover 2miles in that time, but maybe with the hrt around 160 rather than 180.  Still need to get some swimming in, so a club might be best as they both offer coaches - who can put me right once theyve done with the harpoons.

hope your all having a wonderfull day.

i did find ( inthe garage amongst bits of bike and assorted debris) a copy of Dave Scott Triathlon Training. bought this so long ago, i would have been fit enough to use it. Also some endurance training books by Evans, another by Scott tinnley.

got those in the US think. must try and read them.

ho hum,

Just entered my first event.... November 18th I had better be ready!

Sgt you might find this book useful I love it and been a great help even through my swimming is still sh*te http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=total+immersion+book&tag=mh0a9-21&index=aps&hvadid=21887870&ref=pd_sl_8kn3clwrme_e

anouther lardy boy here so throught I'd say hello and kick Dave's sweets while he isn't looking.

Ironman ....  did contemplate ironman UK 2014 .... but perhaps I should actually do some training and maybe a sprint event first - you know, so as to properly prepare

 bet i could lend you all a stone each and still be the lardiest. 

Never ick the sweets - you nick the sweets and then you dangle them of the back of your bike to get them disqualified for drafting.

Thats a book I remember from a while ago...must go diggin in the garage for it, thanks Cake. And hello btw.

now I need to tell the wife Ive a race comming up........ no sniggering!

Aquathon Burntwood. 400m swim 5k run. dead flat and non lethal ( except for the weather and the drivers of vehicles and all that exercise piled up against one another ).

Ironman - are you trying to kill me ?  I might be ready to comit to it at the end of next season IF ive droped some lard, done some olympic length tri's and not been killed by her indoors! 2014 event maybe - perhaps steelman or outlaw instead - but lets stay focused on the present - ive actually got to climb a hill before thinking that far out.

now for a race number rope and some elasticated laces (ive always wanted elasticated laces - now a REAL reason to buy them ! ) and whatever else looks trendy and flash. Maybe I could try some of that gel muck rather than a bacon, sausage, egg & mushroom sandwidge and a mug of tea from the van .... they will have a van, won't they ?