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Jorgan
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What's worse, a 95 mile or 280km bike leg? 
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| Norsemandave wrote: | Could be tempted out of retirement for this, now where did i leave my wetsuit  |
I have my wetsuit.....but not sure where my bike and trainers are
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| scottg wrote: | | Norsemandave wrote: | | Could be tempted out of retirement for this, now where did i leave my wetsuit |
I have my wetsuit.....but not sure where my bike and trainers are |
Hey Scott how you keeping mate ?
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richardiles
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Hi, all.
Course details up on www.racenewforest.co.uk
Despite the change of venue both the bike and run courses take in most of the traditional ForestMan routes. Run may be a touch easier but we'll see! We're all a few years older, if not wiser.
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TRO Saracen
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Entered 
Less of this 'run a touch easier' stuff would be appreciated.... 
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hammerer
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| Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 10:25 am Post subject: |
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| TRO Saracen wrote: | Entered
Less of this 'run a touch easier' stuff would be appreciated.... |
He did say the Gladiator was flat. It wasnt "flat" 
basically this course is the same 3 laps on the ridge but the entrance and exit is from Moyles Court end not Sandy Balls so you lose that hill there but I imagine you gain one or two at the other end.
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scottg
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| Norsemandave wrote: | | scottg wrote: | | Norsemandave wrote: | | Could be tempted out of retirement for this, now where did i leave my wetsuit |
I have my wetsuit.....but not sure where my bike and trainers are |
Hey Scott how you keeping mate ? |
Not bad Dave thanks, swimming is all I have been doing for the last few years....
How are you?
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| Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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Am I reading it right, that there's a 1.6km run to T1? 
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It is on May Bank Holiday weekend...wonder what the traffic is like then?
| Wheezy wrote: | | Am I reading it right, that there's a 1.6km run to T1? |
Yes, that is correct.
Hammerer - explain the transition to us...
The swim appears to be in Ellingham Ski Lake, which is where the first ForestMan swim was (there was only about 100 people taking part that day)
The first and second (?) ForestMen swam in Ellingham Lake, using a transition at Ellingham Water Ski and Wakeboard Club house. We then exited onto Ellingham Drove (you can see this easily on Google Maps satellite view.)
The space we used looks tiny on the map, I am guessing there is not enough room for all competitors there...
...it appears as if the T1 run is from Ellingham Lake, along Ellingham Drove and into Moyles Court School.
4,500ft elevation on the bike.
1,400ft elevation on the run.
Doesn't start from Sandy Balls :'(
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Jorgan
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Richard Iles. There's a name from my distant triathlon past (I was just out of nappies back then).
Is it true you punched a horse?
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| Poet. wrote: | It is on May Bank Holiday weekend...wonder what the traffic is like then?
| Wheezy wrote: | | Am I reading it right, that there's a 1.6km run to T1? |
Yes, that is correct.
Hammerer - explain the transition to us...
The swim appears to be in Ellingham Ski Lake, which is where the first ForestMan swim was (there was only about 100 people taking part that day)
The first and second (?) ForestMen swam in Ellingham Lake, using a transition at Ellingham Water Ski and Wakeboard Club house. We then exited onto Ellingham Drove (you can see this easily on Google Maps satellite view.)
The space we used looks tiny on the map, I am guessing there is not enough room for all competitors there...
...it appears as if the T1 run is from Ellingham Lake, along Ellingham Drove and into Moyles Court School.
4,500ft elevation on the bike.
1,400ft elevation on the run.
Doesn't start from Sandy Balls :'( |
that looks about right to me Poet but Ive never raced out of Moyles court. Yes they must have been moved on from SB in 16 as all their races seemed to move. Also the bike is 2 large loops and 2 small loops looking at the maps posted, so one just like the original (but cutting through Burley to Ornamental Drive rather than along the busy A35 road which was brought in 2012/13 I think. The small laps look to cut out the section via bransgore and straight to the airfield. It looks good but no Nomansland climb though 
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Jorgan
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This all sounds quite complex guys. I think I'll do Bolton through Nirvana Travel.
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Happy
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| Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 11:49 am Post subject: |
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Might be nice to have a warming jog to T1. It will be well managed. Wish the extra run distance could be taken off the bike distance! (Richard - PLEASE!)
The bike course looks good though - much of the same route as the original.
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the pinch
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| Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2018 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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I expect this'll be the same transition 1 as the standard distance.
You can trot down the road with your wetsuit on and the trainers you wore to walk to the lake, or there's an option to put your kit into a numbered bag which you'll collect later.
It's not toooooo bad really.
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Laufmann
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| I have been desperately keen to do this since I met Richard and Joanne last year in Ringwood and they mentioned this swansong. I even have my support team lined up who have loved coming in previous years. So now just waiting all clear from hospital who have told me to cut back on my exercise and not to enter any distance races until tests have been completed for annoying complete loss of power in races recently. Will be March or April before I know. Pretty sure will be ok, but it is looking like an undertrained late entry will be in order.
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