I live just outside Dublin....train on the roads around the town and practise me swimming in the bath
Seriously tho, I've been doing a good bit of running over the past few years and have until july to get the swimming sorted, so gonna just focus on that for now, starting lessons on sat
I did a tri last year, and let me tell you, you do not need to know how to swim "properly." What you need to know how to do is how to swim while simultaneously beating off the 100 other swimmers that are swimming into and over you. If it's open water, you need to breath "incorrectly" anyway and look straight ahead so you can stay going straight.
I swam three times this week in the pool at the gym and did pretty good. Nobody swam over me, grabbed my feet, hit me in the head, and I swam straight as an arrow (black line at the bottom of the pool). Ha! Now put me in open water with hundreds of better swimmers and you could put me on funniest home videos. After the 1/2 mile open water swim in one of my first triathlons, an official told me that I should get a prize for swimming farther than anyone else - I went this way and then that way and then back again and then a wide turn then zig zag some more........ I was embarrassed, but then thought YEAH I SHOULD GET A PRIZE for that!!!
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way it treats its animals. Ghandi
I live just outside Dublin....train on the roads around the town and practise me swimming in the bath
Seriously tho, I've been doing a good bit of running over the past few years and have until july to get the swimming sorted, so gonna just focus on that for now, starting lessons on sat
How 'bout the good ole Liffey!!!??? Swimming in toxic Guinness for practice ought to make the actual triatholon easy!!!!!!!!!!! And them hills down in Wickford should make for some good training!
I swam three times this week in the pool at the gym and did pretty good. Nobody swam over me, grabbed my feet, hit me in the head, and I swam straight as an arrow (black line at the bottom of the pool). Ha! Now put me in open water with hundreds of better swimmers and you could put me on funniest home videos. After the 1/2 mile open water swim in one of my first triathlons, an official told me that I should get a prize for swimming farther than anyone else - I went this way and then that way and then back again and then a wide turn then zig zag some more........ I was embarrassed, but then thought YEAH I SHOULD GET A PRIZE for that!!!
How 'bout the good ole Liffey!!!??? Swimming in toxic Guinness for practice ought to make the actual triatholon easy!!!!!!!!!!! And them hills down in Wickford should make for some good training!
I think my major problem is not actually DRINKING oh sweet lovely Guinness in the run up
One more funny triathlon swim story and I will shut up, but keep in mind Irish Al when you start this stuff you have to listen to a lot of old war stories from those that went before you!
My first Olympic distance tri (.9 mile swim) was in a rather small golf course lake, so to get the full .9 miles you had to swim the perimeter of the lake. At the far end I was already getting tired. I had been hit and pushed and I was getting frustrated so I decided to stop and just tread water for a minute to get my act together. Lo and behold I touched bottom!!! I was so happy. I started walking, but I was afraid that this was against the rules so I moved my arms to look like I was dog paddling! Come to find out it is not against the rules to walk if you can. Fortunately, I only did this for a minute or so then I started swimming again. But before that some guy came up behind me and grabbed my feet and then pushed me out of the way when he got up beside me. I got mad and grabbed his shoulder and shoved him back. Then I was afraid that I would get disqualifed for fighting!!
Al, let me know how the swim lessons go. I keep putting that off for some reason!
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way it treats its animals. Ghandi
One more funny triathlon swim story and I will shut up, but keep in mind Irish Al when you start this stuff you have to listen to a lot of old war stories from those that went before you!
My first Olympic distance tri (.9 mile swim) was in a rather small golf course lake, so to get the full .9 miles you had to swim the perimeter of the lake. At the far end I was already getting tired. I had been hit and pushed and I was getting frustrated so I decided to stop and just tread water for a minute to get my act together. Lo and behold I touched bottom!!! I was so happy. I started walking, but I was afraid that this was against the rules so I moved my arms to look like I was dog paddling! Come to find out it is not against the rules to walk if you can. Fortunately, I only did this for a minute or so then I started swimming again. But before that some guy came up behind me and grabbed my feet and then pushed me out of the way when he got up beside me. I got mad and grabbed his shoulder and shoved him back. Then I was afraid that I would get disqualifed for fighting!!
Al, let me know how the swim lessons go. I keep putting that off for some reason!
Do me a favour and don't do the same one as me J/K
I will keep you well informed of my weekly exploits...and keep those war stories coming
Do me a favour and don't do the same one as me J/K
I will keep you well informed of my weekly exploits...and keep those war stories coming
so do you get to meet Paul O'Connell then?
The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
Verona??? it's all surmountable
Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
Wembley? We all believe!
Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
Chicago 07? And love
What a different life
Had I not found this love with you
No but I could hook you up with Shane Horgan....oh wait you already have a fella
:eek: You tell me this now... why? :mad:
The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
Verona??? it's all surmountable
Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
Wembley? We all believe!
Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
Chicago 07? And love
What a different life
Had I not found this love with you
You told me YOU could get to him... didn't tell me you could get ME to him
:mad:
*storms off*
The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
Verona??? it's all surmountable
Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
Wembley? We all believe!
Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
Chicago 07? And love
What a different life
Had I not found this love with you
So, I swam this morning at the gym. A guy was in the lane next to me. He could do two lengths to my one- and he was barely kicking!! How dang depressing!
BUT I am going to stick with it and see if I can improve. If I don't improve this year, I may just stick with duathlons next year.
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way it treats its animals. Ghandi
When I go running, there are these older dudes jogging around the track and they run twice as far as I do in the same amount of time. 20-25 years older than me. it's pathetic.
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Yeah its fairly amazing.....when I think too long about it, I get nervous!
where do you live/train???
did you get the black shorts yet?
I live just outside Dublin....train on the roads around the town and practise me swimming in the bath
Seriously tho, I've been doing a good bit of running over the past few years and have until july to get the swimming sorted, so gonna just focus on that for now, starting lessons on sat
I swam three times this week in the pool at the gym and did pretty good. Nobody swam over me, grabbed my feet, hit me in the head, and I swam straight as an arrow (black line at the bottom of the pool). Ha! Now put me in open water with hundreds of better swimmers and you could put me on funniest home videos. After the 1/2 mile open water swim in one of my first triathlons, an official told me that I should get a prize for swimming farther than anyone else - I went this way and then that way and then back again and then a wide turn then zig zag some more........ I was embarrassed, but then thought YEAH I SHOULD GET A PRIZE for that!!!
How 'bout the good ole Liffey!!!??? Swimming in toxic Guinness for practice ought to make the actual triatholon easy!!!!!!!!!!! And them hills down in Wickford should make for some good training!
boooooo... get off the staaage! Athlone should be good for the moral support, its such a kip you'll be dyin to get the fuck outta there! swimswimswim!
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LOL....that is defo gonna be me
With that statement you too, my friend, have proved that you are wise beyond YOUR years
I think my major problem is not actually DRINKING oh sweet lovely Guinness in the run up
LOL...you are on form of late....must be the boobs
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And I don't feel right when you're gone away
Believe me....all the motilium in the world could settle the stomach after seeing me in tightie-whities
mine or yours?!
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SMELL YER MA!
Or some of the men, for that matter.
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
My first Olympic distance tri (.9 mile swim) was in a rather small golf course lake, so to get the full .9 miles you had to swim the perimeter of the lake. At the far end I was already getting tired. I had been hit and pushed and I was getting frustrated so I decided to stop and just tread water for a minute to get my act together. Lo and behold I touched bottom!!! I was so happy. I started walking, but I was afraid that this was against the rules so I moved my arms to look like I was dog paddling! Come to find out it is not against the rules to walk if you can. Fortunately, I only did this for a minute or so then I started swimming again. But before that some guy came up behind me and grabbed my feet and then pushed me out of the way when he got up beside me. I got mad and grabbed his shoulder and shoved him back. Then I was afraid that I would get disqualifed for fighting!!
Al, let me know how the swim lessons go. I keep putting that off for some reason!
I NO LONGER HAVE MOOBS
I actually have a photo on my phone....but can't get it onto my comp...sorry
Do me a favour and don't do the same one as me
I will keep you well informed of my weekly exploits...and keep those war stories coming
Verona??? it's all surmountable
Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
Wembley? We all believe!
Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
Chicago 07? And love
What a different life
Had I not found this love with you
No but I could hook you up with Shane Horgan....oh wait you already have a fella
Verona??? it's all surmountable
Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
Wembley? We all believe!
Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
Chicago 07? And love
What a different life
Had I not found this love with you
Yeah I told you about it ages ago :rolleyes:
:mad:
*storms off*
Verona??? it's all surmountable
Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
Wembley? We all believe!
Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
Chicago 07? And love
What a different life
Had I not found this love with you
*waves goodbye to stroppy helen
BUT I am going to stick with it and see if I can improve. If I don't improve this year, I may just stick with duathlons next year.
What did the instructor tell you (about what you were doing wrong)?
Did he/she give you some drills to do?