cardiff tri - 28.06.15

[ris]

olympic distance and sprint distance available. open water swim in the bay. closed roads.

early start (oly briefing is at 7am or something stupid).

i'm in for the oly (last minute entry). first one for 5 years.

[willy_1977]

http://cardiff-tri.com/

[Bopomofo]

This will be interesting. Good luck, Nick!

[Tarka the Nutter]

Good luck, Nick.

[King Sad]

Good luck

[SickBoy]

Good luck! Will be interested to hear what this race is like!

[Jack Hughes]

Have a great race ris.

Looking forward to seeing how you do

[ris]

positives - entered late so no time to worry about not being properly prepared. it's not going to as hot as today.
negatives - no chance of being properly prepared. it's going to piss it down early on (probably during the bike) *.

it'll be... something. i've got a pb of 2:27 for oly i think (from barton, when i was super speedo speedy). i'd hope i can knock a couple of mins off that, but if the conditions are as wet as they might be then the bike course could be sketchy (closed roads, 5km, quite a few roundabouts and dead stops - hard turns in the wet far from ideal) and best taken more steadily.

i'm number 874, off at 8:50. transition closes at 7am, so a long wait hanging around in a wetsuit. there is a live tracker, for those that enjoy that sort of thing.

* my previous race was wet. this one looks like its going to be wet. i'm just hoping my luck for race conditions changes for IM wales. i think 12+h in the rain would be a bit grim.

[jonathon.e]

Have a great race

[King Sad]

Tracker found - good luck