Bay Of Islands Breca swim run 2019
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Me and a mate are doing this next year.
Training starts now as joined a gym with pool. First PT session tomorrow and she also coaches swimming so will compnie to improve technique while getting fit.
Farly amped for it.
Not looking forward to being the fat twat at the pool with the flash harry goggles but too bad.
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shiiit that is a long swim!! the 1.9km is still freaking me out!
Go hard mate, enjoy
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fark, never knew of this...might have to think seriously about it (and start upping my swimming)
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I just looked that up. That is really cool! what an amazing event! How do the logistics work? Where do you swap?
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@mariner4life said in Bay Of Islands Breca swim run 2019:
I just looked that up. That is really cool! what an amazing event! How do the logistics work? Where do you swap?
What do you mean swap? You both have to do the course together and remain within 10 metres of each other throughout the race. Some people use ropes etc
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oh, true! shit. I thought it was a relay type deal. That's even cooler. Albeit a fuck load harder, i thought you would at least get a rest!!
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@mariner4life said in Bay Of Islands Breca swim run 2019:
oh, true! shit. I thought it was a relay type deal. That's even cooler. Albeit a fuck load harder, i thought you would at least get a rest!!
Nah, no rests. You need someone you can trust that will want to push to finish.
I'm already pumped and purchased matching shoes and goggles so I look real neat.............
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@hooroo said in Bay Of Islands Breca swim run 2019:
@mariner4life said in Bay Of Islands Breca swim run 2019:
oh, true! shit. I thought it was a relay type deal. That's even cooler. Albeit a fuck load harder, i thought you would at least get a rest!!
Nah, no rests. You need someone you can trust that will want to push to finish.
I'm already pumped and purchased matching shoes and goggles so I look real neat.............
looking the part is
possiblyprobably the most important thing of all. Training a distant second -
@mariner4life said in Bay Of Islands Breca swim run 2019:
@hooroo said in Bay Of Islands Breca swim run 2019:
@mariner4life said in Bay Of Islands Breca swim run 2019:
oh, true! shit. I thought it was a relay type deal. That's even cooler. Albeit a fuck load harder, i thought you would at least get a rest!!
Nah, no rests. You need someone you can trust that will want to push to finish.
I'm already pumped and purchased matching shoes and goggles so I look real neat.............
looking the part is
possiblyprobably the most important thing of all. Training a distant secondWell I am guns blazing in the looks department. I'm picturing that will all go pear shape when I do my first PT at 0530 tomorrow morning.
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@hooroo well, you've certainly picked a "deep end" type event to jump in to! seems like a pretty big day
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@mariner4life yeah that's whyy we have given ourselve a year to get fit.
I'm 124 kgs of pure pleasure at the moment and want to be much closer to 100-105 come April next year.
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Good luck @Hooroo
The mrs just completed the 100km Trailwalk at Whakatane over the weekend
Teams event her and 3 other moms did it, us hubbys are roped in as suppport crew ( we just have the easy part of driving from checkpoint to checkpoint setting up camp waiting for the girls to show up)
Took them just over 22 hours to complete (it’s non stop)
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@virgil said in Bay Of Islands Breca swim run 2019:
Good luck @Hooroo
The mrs just completed the 100km Trailwalk at Whakatane over the weekend
Teams event her and 3 other moms did it, us hubbys are roped in as suppport crew ( we just have the easy part of driving from checkpoint to checkpoint setting up camp waiting for the girls to show up)
Took them just over 22 hours to complete (it’s non stop)
Finished 15th out of over 100 teams, easily the fastest all woman’s team too.That's really cool. Looooooooong day.
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Great to see you wanting to do this and being highly motivated.
I was just wondering what's best when you haven't trained for a while and there is a bit of sweet loving round the tum. Is it best to go straight into the PT session or maybe start with some lighter stuff and build up gradually?
I'm interested in what people think about that.
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@hooroo said in Bay Of Islands Breca swim run 2019:
Me and a mate are doing this next year.
Training starts now as joined a gym with pool. First PT session tomorrow and she also coaches swimming so will compnie to improve technique while getting fit.
Farly amped for it.
Not looking forward to being the fat twat at the pool with the flash harry goggles but too bad.
The black singlet and stubbies you flaunted on FB were quite slimming I thought.....
Good luck, have fun. Rather you than me
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@sammyc said in Bay Of Islands Breca swim run 2019:
The nice thing about long distance open water swimming is that a bit of extra weight actually helps. Most of the worlds top marathon swimmers carry a bit around the middle.
things i have noticed learning to swim. Women and slightly larger blokes find it much easier. skinny blokes like me aren't buoyant!!
