Laney
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Registered: 6th May 03
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Anyone on here ever done one?
I'm thinking about giving it a go
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Jake
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i know of someone that entered the iron man near bolton and failed..hard.
hope this helps mate
[Edited on 08-03-2010 by jake]
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Laney
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Haha. Take that as a no then
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Nath
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One of my mates does. He goes to the local triathlon club to train.
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Jake
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quote: Originally posted by Laney
Haha. Take that as a no then
the swim was a double figure milage swim in a resivoir and he was training for it by swimming in the local pool doing fucking lengths
i think if you prepare and diet right its a definate goer
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Andy Stocker
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My mate does them as well and has just ade the GB squad. Does alot of training, and is wierd seeing him now @ 11st compared to 14st when he used to swim for GB.
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RichR
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my ex boss does them all over the world; he's nothing to look at but my fucking god is he fit. Used to train by swimming down the canal on which he lived - he lived on a canal boat so that he could train more often; jumped in before breakfast 7 days a week
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Laney
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Looks like theres a club thing at my gym. I think I'll inquire!
I've just done 20k bike/5k run 500m swim. Literally. Ruined
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Pop
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Registered: 8th May 03
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I went to uni in Canada with a couple of triathletes.
Here's one of their blogs if you are interested...
http://brentpoulsen112882.blogspot.com/
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