Mark O

A massive well done and congratulations to Katie Archibald, daughter of Ian Archibald, on her being named in a 26-strong Team GB cycling team for the Rio Olympics.
 
Nice one Katie, and the best of luck for Rio.
 
 

A massive well done and congratulations to Katie Archibald, daughter of Ian Archibald, on her being named in a 26-strong Team GB cycling team for the Rio Olympics.
 
Nice one Katie, and the best of luck for Rio.
 
 

A massive well done and congratulations to Katie Archibald, daughter of Ian Archibald, on her being named in a 26-strong Team GB cycling team for the Rio Olympics.
 
Nice one Katie, and the best of luck for Rio.
 
 

A massive well done and congratulations to Katie Archibald, daughter of Ian Archibald, on her being named in a 26-strong Team GB cycling team for the Rio Olympics.
 
Nice one Katie, and the best of luck for Rio.
 
 

A massive well done and congratulations to Katie Archibald, daughter of Ian Archibald, on her being named in a 26-strong Team GB cycling team for the Rio Olympics.
 
Nice one Katie, and the best of luck for Rio.
 
 

A massive well done and congratulations to Katie Archibald, daughter of Ian Archibald, on her being named in a 26-strong Team GB cycling team for the Rio Olympics.
 
Nice one Katie, and the best of luck for Rio.
 
 

Having been talked by Heather into giving this triathlon gubbins a bash, I had my first outing yesterday.
 
Sprint distance of 750m swim, 20 something Km bike ride (the actual distance seemed to vary, 24km was the last number I heard) and a 5K run.
 
I don't think I disgraced myself with an overall position of 82/244; 70/162 males and 23/64 male vets category. 1:27:19 was my overall time.
 
A real toe dipping exercise for me, with little or no prep or specific training. Only my 3rd open water swim (4th swim of any sort this year). 19 mins dead.  Seems ok, I think, but no where near the tri club people who clearly put in a shed load of pool time and can swim in a straight line!!!! 
 
The bike ride was strange to say the least. Legs like lead after the swim (did not expect that) and I rode my winter bike, as my summer bike still has the hill climbing set up from Spain and the TT bike looked very dusty after 3 years of inactivity. Took about 10 minutes to settle in and start feeling normal. Only one bloke on a full on TT get up passed me on the ride, which was undulating with the odd ramp or two. 41 mins for this leg.  Not my best ride but I was definitely keeping something in reserve for the run.
 
The least said about running the better. I hate running. 23.45 clocked for the 5K distance. No idea if this is good, bad or indifferent.  Again only passed by one person on the run, which I'm pleased about as I expected to get doing on this segment. My transistions were pants as expected given my general lack (none at all) of practice.
 
Top third of the field overall, for gender and for category and top 30 in the bike ride. Room for improvement no doubt but kind of happy with the results of this toe dipping exercise. Next outing planned for 6 weeks time at Allerthorpe in Yorkshire. Olympic distance this time. Will actualy need to be able run 10K before then. And hopefully will have dusted down the TT bike and learned how to swim in a straight line!! I might even do some proper training.......
 
Any tips or advice from any of our tri'ers would be welcome.
 
M

Having been talked by Heather into giving this triathlon gubbins a bash, I had my first outing yesterday.
 
Sprint distance of 750m swim, 20 something Km bike ride (the actual distance seemed to vary, 24km was the last number I heard) and a 5K run.
 
I don't think I disgraced myself with an overall position of 82/244; 70/162 males and 23/64 male vets category. 1:27:19 was my overall time.
 
A real toe dipping exercise for me, with little or no prep or specific training. Only my 3rd open water swim (4th swim of any sort this year). 19 mins dead.  Seems ok, I think, but no where near the tri club people who clearly put in a shed load of pool time and can swim in a straight line!!!! 
 
The bike ride was strange to say the least. Legs like lead after the swim (did not expect that) and I rode my winter bike, as my summer bike still has the hill climbing set up from Spain and the TT bike looked very dusty after 3 years of inactivity. Took about 10 minutes to settle in and start feeling normal. Only one bloke on a full on TT get up passed me on the ride, which was undulating with the odd ramp or two. 41 mins for this leg.  Not my best ride but I was definitely keeping something in reserve for the run.
 
The least said about running the better. I hate running. 23.45 clocked for the 5K distance. No idea if this is good, bad or indifferent.  Again only passed by one person on the run, which I'm pleased about as I expected to get doing on this segment. My transistions were pants as expected given my general lack (none at all) of practice.
 
Top third of the field overall, for gender and for category and top 30 in the bike ride. Room for improvement no doubt but kind of happy with the results of this toe dipping exercise. Next outing planned for 6 weeks time at Allerthorpe in Yorkshire. Olympic distance this time. Will actualy need to be able run 10K before then. And hopefully will have dusted down the TT bike and learned how to swim in a straight line!! I might even do some proper training.......
 
Any tips or advice from any of our tri'ers would be welcome.
 
M

Having been talked by Heather into giving this triathlon gubbins a bash, I had my first outing yesterday.
 
Sprint distance of 750m swim, 20 something Km bike ride (the actual distance seemed to vary, 24km was the last number I heard) and a 5K run.
 
I don't think I disgraced myself with an overall position of 82/244; 70/162 males and 23/64 male vets category. 1:27:19 was my overall time.
 
A real toe dipping exercise for me, with little or no prep or specific training. Only my 3rd open water swim (4th swim of any sort this year). 19 mins dead.  Seems ok, I think, but no where near the tri club people who clearly put in a shed load of pool time and can swim in a straight line!!!! 
 
The bike ride was strange to say the least. Legs like lead after the swim (did not expect that) and I rode my winter bike, as my summer bike still has the hill climbing set up from Spain and the TT bike looked very dusty after 3 years of inactivity. Took about 10 minutes to settle in and start feeling normal. Only one bloke on a full on TT get up passed me on the ride, which was undulating with the odd ramp or two. 41 mins for this leg.  Not my best ride but I was definitely keeping something in reserve for the run.
 
The least said about running the better. I hate running. 23.45 clocked for the 5K distance. No idea if this is good, bad or indifferent.  Again only passed by one person on the run, which I'm pleased about as I expected to get doing on this segment. My transistions were pants as expected given my general lack (none at all) of practice.
 
Top third of the field overall, for gender and for category and top 30 in the bike ride. Room for improvement no doubt but kind of happy with the results of this toe dipping exercise. Next outing planned for 6 weeks time at Allerthorpe in Yorkshire. Olympic distance this time. Will actualy need to be able run 10K before then. And hopefully will have dusted down the TT bike and learned how to swim in a straight line!! I might even do some proper training.......
 
Any tips or advice from any of our tri'ers would be welcome.
 
M

Having been talked by Heather into giving this triathlon gubbins a bash, I had my first outing yesterday.
 
Sprint distance of 750m swim, 20 something Km bike ride (the actual distance seemed to vary, 24km was the last number I heard) and a 5K run.
 
I don't think I disgraced myself with an overall position of 82/244; 70/162 males and 23/64 male vets category. 1:27:19 was my overall time.
 
A real toe dipping exercise for me, with little or no prep or specific training. Only my 3rd open water swim (4th swim of any sort this year). 19 mins dead.  Seems ok, I think, but no where near the tri club people who clearly put in a shed load of pool time and can swim in a straight line!!!! 
 
The bike ride was strange to say the least. Legs like lead after the swim (did not expect that) and I rode my winter bike, as my summer bike still has the hill climbing set up from Spain and the TT bike looked very dusty after 3 years of inactivity. Took about 10 minutes to settle in and start feeling normal. Only one bloke on a full on TT get up passed me on the ride, which was undulating with the odd ramp or two. 41 mins for this leg.  Not my best ride but I was definitely keeping something in reserve for the run.
 
The least said about running the better. I hate running. 23.45 clocked for the 5K distance. No idea if this is good, bad or indifferent.  Again only passed by one person on the run, which I'm pleased about as I expected to get doing on this segment. My transistions were pants as expected given my general lack (none at all) of practice.
 
Top third of the field overall, for gender and for category and top 30 in the bike ride. Room for improvement no doubt but kind of happy with the results of this toe dipping exercise. Next outing planned for 6 weeks time at Allerthorpe in Yorkshire. Olympic distance this time. Will actualy need to be able run 10K before then. And hopefully will have dusted down the TT bike and learned how to swim in a straight line!! I might even do some proper training.......
 
Any tips or advice from any of our tri'ers would be welcome.
 
M

Having been talked by Heather into giving this triathlon gubbins a bash, I had my first outing yesterday.
 
Sprint distance of 750m swim, 20 something Km bike ride (the actual distance seemed to vary, 24km was the last number I heard) and a 5K run.
 
I don't think I disgraced myself with an overall position of 82/244; 70/162 males and 23/64 male vets category. 1:27:19 was my overall time.
 
A real toe dipping exercise for me, with little or no prep or specific training. Only my 3rd open water swim (4th swim of any sort this year). 19 mins dead.  Seems ok, I think, but no where near the tri club people who clearly put in a shed load of pool time and can swim in a straight line!!!! 
 
The bike ride was strange to say the least. Legs like lead after the swim (did not expect that) and I rode my winter bike, as my summer bike still has the hill climbing set up from Spain and the TT bike looked very dusty after 3 years of inactivity. Took about 10 minutes to settle in and start feeling normal. Only one bloke on a full on TT get up passed me on the ride, which was undulating with the odd ramp or two. 41 mins for this leg.  Not my best ride but I was definitely keeping something in reserve for the run.
 
The least said about running the better. I hate running. 23.45 clocked for the 5K distance. No idea if this is good, bad or indifferent.  Again only passed by one person on the run, which I'm pleased about as I expected to get doing on this segment. My transistions were pants as expected given my general lack (none at all) of practice.
 
Top third of the field overall, for gender and for category and top 30 in the bike ride. Room for improvement no doubt but kind of happy with the results of this toe dipping exercise. Next outing planned for 6 weeks time at Allerthorpe in Yorkshire. Olympic distance this time. Will actualy need to be able run 10K before then. And hopefully will have dusted down the TT bike and learned how to swim in a straight line!! I might even do some proper training.......
 
Any tips or advice from any of our tri'ers would be welcome.
 
M

Having been talked by Heather into giving this triathlon gubbins a bash, I had my first outing yesterday.
 
Sprint distance of 750m swim, 20 something Km bike ride (the actual distance seemed to vary, 24km was the last number I heard) and a 5K run.
 
I don't think I disgraced myself with an overall position of 82/244; 70/162 males and 23/64 male vets category. 1:27:19 was my overall time.
 
A real toe dipping exercise for me, with little or no prep or specific training. Only my 3rd open water swim (4th swim of any sort this year). 19 mins dead.  Seems ok, I think, but no where near the tri club people who clearly put in a shed load of pool time and can swim in a straight line!!!! 
 
The bike ride was strange to say the least. Legs like lead after the swim (did not expect that) and I rode my winter bike, as my summer bike still has the hill climbing set up from Spain and the TT bike looked very dusty after 3 years of inactivity. Took about 10 minutes to settle in and start feeling normal. Only one bloke on a full on TT get up passed me on the ride, which was undulating with the odd ramp or two. 41 mins for this leg.  Not my best ride but I was definitely keeping something in reserve for the run.
 
The least said about running the better. I hate running. 23.45 clocked for the 5K distance. No idea if this is good, bad or indifferent.  Again only passed by one person on the run, which I'm pleased about as I expected to get doing on this segment. My transistions were pants as expected given my general lack (none at all) of practice.
 
Top third of the field overall, for gender and for category and top 30 in the bike ride. Room for improvement no doubt but kind of happy with the results of this toe dipping exercise. Next outing planned for 6 weeks time at Allerthorpe in Yorkshire. Olympic distance this time. Will actualy need to be able run 10K before then. And hopefully will have dusted down the TT bike and learned how to swim in a straight line!! I might even do some proper training.......
 
Any tips or advice from any of our tri'ers would be welcome.
 
M

Having been talked by Heather into giving this triathlon gubbins a bash, I had my first outing yesterday.
 
Sprint distance of 750m swim, 20 something Km bike ride (the actual distance seemed to vary, 24km was the last number I heard) and a 5K run.
 
I don't think I disgraced myself with an overall position of 82/244; 70/162 males and 23/64 male vets category. 1:27:19 was my overall time.
 
A real toe dipping exercise for me, with little or no prep or specific training. Only my 3rd open water swim (4th swim of any sort this year). 19 mins dead.  Seems ok, I think, but no where near the tri club people who clearly put in a shed load of pool time and can swim in a straight line!!!! 
 
The bike ride was strange to say the least. Legs like lead after the swim (did not expect that) and I rode my winter bike, as my summer bike still has the hill climbing set up from Spain and the TT bike looked very dusty after 3 years of inactivity. Took about 10 minutes to settle in and start feeling normal. Only one bloke on a full on TT get up passed me on the ride, which was undulating with the odd ramp or two. 41 mins for this leg.  Not my best ride but I was definitely keeping something in reserve for the run.
 
The least said about running the better. I hate running. 23.45 clocked for the 5K distance. No idea if this is good, bad or indifferent.  Again only passed by one person on the run, which I'm pleased about as I expected to get doing on this segment. My transistions were pants as expected given my general lack (none at all) of practice.
 
Top third of the field overall, for gender and for category and top 30 in the bike ride. Room for improvement no doubt but kind of happy with the results of this toe dipping exercise. Next outing planned for 6 weeks time at Allerthorpe in Yorkshire. Olympic distance this time. Will actualy need to be able run 10K before then. And hopefully will have dusted down the TT bike and learned how to swim in a straight line!! I might even do some proper training.......
 
Any tips or advice from any of our tri'ers would be welcome.
 
M

Should be out for this. Dissappointed you chose a flat route MacB, gutted there are no climbs.

Team DA
 
Thanks for the card and your generosity. You really really didn't need to do that, but it is the kind of gesture that does not surprise me at all, coming, as it does, from a great bunch of guys. I am really touched and thankful
 
Best
Darryl

Hi guys
 
Just wanted to wish you all a great trip. I look forward to hearing all the reports. Should be epic.
 
Cheers
 
Darryl

Nice one Andy. Chapeau.
 
I spoke with Darryl earlier today. He's in good spirits and chatting away about his plans for recovery and getting back on the bike, despite the seriousness of the fracture - I gather from Darryl's comments it wasn't a straightforward break. However, surgery went well and the prognosis appears positive. Added to which I think the drugs are agreeing with him!!!!! All good signs.
 
Darryl passes on his regards and great appreciation to all, especially to the guys in the DA bunch on Saturday for looking after him immediately after his spill. He say he will post updates on his progress on the forum and some other medium called facebook.
 
M

Hi Paul
 
Thanks! Being philosophical in situations like this often boils down to trying to see things in a broader or different perspective. As in 'it could have been worse', or ' actually a broken leg allows you to catch up on your reading". So, am I being philosophical? Am I f**k
 
Actually I'm happy to report I am at home now and looking forward to watching the rest of the Giro.

Thanks Guys, and thank you Andy for organising the card and flowers. I have to say that everyone was brilliant at keeping me comfortable while the ambulance arrived.
 
As for progress, as Paul reports I had surgery yesterday and things seem to have gone ok, as far as we know at this early stage. They have rebuilt me with titanium, but it's only the 3Al alloy , not the expensive stuff my bike is made from. NHS eh...always cutting corners.
 
They have had me out of bed to day and walking with a zimmer. Didn't feel too bad. Apparently it's 6 weeks or so of partial weight bearing exercise, which may include some light turbo spinning. After that, who knows? But, hopefully I'll see y'all on the road soon. My goal is to be on the bike for August.
 
Cheers
 
Darryl

Nice one Andy. Chapeau.
 
I spoke with Darryl earlier today. He's in good spirits and chatting away about his plans for recovery and getting back on the bike, despite the seriousness of the fracture - I gather from Darryl's comments it wasn't a straightforward break. However, surgery went well and the prognosis appears positive. Added to which I think the drugs are agreeing with him!!!!! All good signs.
 
Darryl passes on his regards and great appreciation to all, especially to the guys in the DA bunch on Saturday for looking after him immediately after his spill. He say he will post updates on his progress on the forum and some other medium called facebook.
 
M

Nice one Andy. Chapeau.
 
I spoke with Darryl earlier today. He's in good spirits and chatting away about his plans for recovery and getting back on the bike, despite the seriousness of the fracture - I gather from Darryl's comments it wasn't a straightforward break. However, surgery went well and the prognosis appears positive. Added to which I think the drugs are agreeing with him!!!!! All good signs.
 
Darryl passes on his regards and great appreciation to all, especially to the guys in the DA bunch on Saturday for looking after him immediately after his spill. He say he will post updates on his progress on the forum and some other medium called facebook.
 
M

Nice one Andy. Chapeau.
 
I spoke with Darryl earlier today. He's in good spirits and chatting away about his plans for recovery and getting back on the bike, despite the seriousness of the fracture - I gather from Darryl's comments it wasn't a straightforward break. However, surgery went well and the prognosis appears positive. Added to which I think the drugs are agreeing with him!!!!! All good signs.
 
Darryl passes on his regards and great appreciation to all, especially to the guys in the DA bunch on Saturday for looking after him immediately after his spill. He say he will post updates on his progress on the forum and some other medium called facebook.
 
M

Following Darryls crash on Saturday the people living in the local cottage were incredibly supportive and generous in helping Daryll, providing a quilt, support for his back etc etc. They offered many of us to tea or coffee also. As a note of thanks and update from the club I've sent a card and some flowers to Muriel.
 
Andy

DA (Dura Ace) pin

Guys
Just to let you know DArryl had surgery toDAy and chose a titanium pin in his femur to go with his bike
He is very positive given that there is still pain and is already talking about Pyrenees in August ! Chapeau indeed.