The Old Guard - Page 11 - Triathlon

BryanTheSnail (M.) pirate

pirate

20/04/2012 at 20:10

Debbo

Yes I could see how the thought of you, Meldy and Melli in the water would be really horrible.

Oh, you said... Never mind.

M...eldy

pirate

20/04/2012 at 20:13

There is a definite sense of foreboding when you are standing in the water waiting for the gun .... and hoping it misses !!

That was the same one I think we were swimming along (fighting for breath) and every time I breathed to the left there was a helicopter in my eyeline and they were playing Ride of the Valkyries over the loud speaker, that was a very very surreal moment!!!

IronM.in

pirate

20/04/2012 at 20:40

Nothing in life can prepare you for standing on the start of an IM start line! Best ever was Roth when we were so busy chatting, we didn't realise the gun had gone!

seren nos

pirate

20/04/2012 at 20:43

so the start is brilliant and the finish is brilliant...........pity about the bit inbetween

IrO.n Little Sister

20/04/2012 at 22:16

It's the bit in between that wories me!!

Well except for the bike bit, I know I can do that part!

Edited: 20/04/2012 at 22:17

Garr

pirate

21/04/2012 at 14:55

Mon, I remember bumping into you and a handful of others at that first turn in IMDE where we were all just treading water. It was like trying to walk your way around the swim course!

Drinking the bar dry in Nice was quite an achievement, so well done to all involved.

DTB, Ultra Cake Pim.p

21/04/2012 at 15:46

Lol, min, never mind the gun, I missed the whole start, oops. moral of the story, check where the swim entrance is, and don't pop back for one last good luck kiss! Was a tad embarrassing, but the men whose start 15 mins later I ended up in were jolly nice.

Kanga (M.) pirate

pirate

22/04/2012 at 14:47

Yes, but you didnt *have* to kiss *all* of them

Holly_Golightly pirate

pirate

22/04/2012 at 22:22

Seren told us a lovely tale today, Kanga. Who'd'ya pay to make me well up at mile 17 (while trying to be hard, drinking my Stella??) ??? Hmmmmm, hmmmmmmm?

DTB, Ultra Cake Pim.p

22/04/2012 at 23:03

Lol Kanga, if a job's worth doing.....

Iron Rose

23/04/2012 at 07:42

lol, lots of memories, Yes I was there at the start but this was in 2004.

I thought I was in IM heaven, I had arranged to meet 2 Las Vegas showgirls, Candy and Monique, and then these 2 showed up

http://photos.imageevent.com/ironrose/imaustria2004/small/DSC00012.JPG

This was just a very small beginning and a passing meeting that was to explode in 2005.

The warm up race for IMCH2005 has a few people here

http://imageevent.com/ironrose/balamiddledistance2005

There are other pirate outings on here http://imageevent.com/ironrose

fat buddha

23/04/2012 at 09:42

OMG - http://imageevent.com/ironrose/vitruvian2005

now that was a wet race!! you could have swum parts of the bike course. thank ferk it was warm....

Holly_Golightly pirate

pirate

23/04/2012 at 09:51

I suffered trench foot after supporting that race.

We did all warm up when the evening entertainment came on though...

slowerthanilook

23/04/2012 at 10:12

Good to see that the kit looked as desperately camp on you lot as it does on us newbies.

23/04/2012 at 11:27

"I had arranged to meet 2 Las Vegas showgirls, Candy and Monique..."

LOLOLOL!! ¦oD

Bouncing Barlist pirate

pirate

23/04/2012 at 11:36

Jj wrote (see)

"I had arranged to meet 2 Las Vegas showgirls, Candy and Monique..." LOLOLOL!! ¦oD

lol that had be laughing

Monique

pirate

23/04/2012 at 15:26

Bouncing Barlist wrote (see)

Jj wrote (see)
"I had arranged to meet 2 Las Vegas showgirls, Candy and Monique..." LOLOLOL!! ¦oD
lol that had be laughing

Yeah? and your point is?

It all started with that innocent question "Is anybody doing Ironman Austria?" should have ignored it, but I have to get involved.

The wet Viturvian was an experience, at least I didn't put my foot in a dead owl that year. Roadkilltastic!

Bouncing Barlist pirate

pirate

23/04/2012 at 15:54

Vitruvian 2005, id not noticed the significance of my transition spot until I got back into T2 and had to feel around in the 1 foot deep puddle to find my trainers.

I was so wet I sat in the puddle and did a wee while I put them on

fat buddha

23/04/2012 at 16:47

the wet Vitruvian of 2005

a certain person all wetsuited up - "I need a dump but I can't be bothered faffing with getting if off". I didn't think any more about what I thought was just a passing comment.

later did we find he really needed that dump so he did - in his wetsuit in the water

even later I found out that I was behind him most of the swim....

despite that - it's still one of the best pirate stories

23/04/2012 at 17:42

Indeed. And I hugged him at the finish.