swayerm - 2010-05-25 7:30 AM I heard from the Tri club yesterday, and it's filling really fast due to no event in Geelong apparently.
I have been having doubts
(mostly from external sources
) and not sure I should enter now. I am still working on my running, and whats the worst thing that could happen? I don't finish?
What are your thoughts guys?
And with accomodation... my parents live in Shepp. So if you struggle let me know, I'll at the very least be doing the Hexman, and parents have offered to put up with triathletes for the weekend, they have a big house up the end of the bike leg, plenty of room.
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Break it down like this:
You have an hour to do the swim, most people can do that quite easily
Allow 3.5 hours to do the bike, that's less than 26km /hr on a very flat course
Then if worried about making the 7 hour cut off you have 2.5 hours to do the run, you can basically run 1km, walk 1km at a brisk pace and make it in by that time. At 7.5 hrs it turns into a brisk walk the whole way.
Either way you will get the experience of knowing what to expect next time, I did my last HIM in 6hrs, 59.57 and I learnt heaps, no regrets out of doing that one.
You still have 24 weeks to get ready, there's a good beginner program on here that is 20 weeks. During that time your running will improve over what it is today
Word is down to 100 entries left now as well, although there are rumours of another long course race being run next year in Victoria, I've heard of 2 possible courses so hopefully one will come through.