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kittycat1 Apr 11th 2011 9:04 am

Re: Teh Commander - BEME's soon to be very own Ironman
 
woohoo!!! Well done! Sterling job! are you laid up today?

Millhouse Apr 11th 2011 9:05 am

Re: Teh Commander - BEME's soon to be very own Ironman
 

Originally Posted by commander (Post 9297667)
Cracked it yesterday. 10h37.

Chuffed to bits.

chuffed or chaffed?

weescot Apr 11th 2011 11:48 am

Re: Teh Commander - BEME's soon to be very own Ironman
 
Pat on the back old bean. You should be chuffed - great time too.

weasel central Apr 11th 2011 11:58 am

Re: Teh Commander - BEME's soon to be very own Ironman
 

Originally Posted by commander (Post 9297667)
Cracked it yesterday. 10h37.

Chuffed to bits.

Good job..

Shit time mind :thumbup:

just kidding

Patsy Stoned Apr 11th 2011 12:29 pm

Re: Teh Commander - BEME's soon to be very own Ironman
 
Well done sweetie xxxx

Blue Cat May 1st 2011 4:14 am

Re: Teh Commander - BEME's soon to be very own Ironman
 
How did the Iron Man thing go? hope you raised a fortune :thumbsup:

commander May 1st 2011 5:29 am

Re: Teh Commander - BEME's soon to be very own Ironman
 
went well thanks, raised over 4000GBP which was amazing.

Thanks very much to everyone who sponsored me. really appreciated it.

And for those who were waiting until i had finished before sponsoring me, well its not too late, and i did finish...

And for those of you who couldnt spare a dirham, shame on you:D

The race itself was a brilliant experience. I completed it in 10h38m. Its a good time for a 1st attempt, with loads of room for improvement for my next one.

Time breakdown as follows:

Swim 3.8K: 1h10m was expecting better but given the 2000 people mass start, it wasnt a bad time at all.

this gives an insight of the swim start..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t1zMcjnVfM

Bike 180K: 5H14m Happy with that. Did make the rookie error of stopping for a piss when i was in full tilt. Should have pissed myself, would have saved me 4-5minutes i think. Also think i didnt put the hammer down quite as much as i could have..

Run 42.2K: 4h05m Satisfied with that (not happy though) i was gunning for a 3:40 marathon but i ran a little out of steam. Classic sign was when my heartrate was dropping cause my legs couldnt keep up with the demand and i couldnt pick it up...

Overall, 10h38m is regarded as a pretty decent Ironman time. I came 93rd Male.

here is some chicks video diary of the race. Pretty good, if not a little yankified.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egUOc...eature=related

Millsyisland May 1st 2011 12:28 pm

Re: Teh Commander - BEME's soon to be very own Ironman
 
A 4h 5min marathon after what had come before that is impressive to say the least - I would be very happy with that on its own.

Well done - please pm me the 'justgiving' details and I'll add a couple of quid to the pot!

Blue Cat May 1st 2011 1:19 pm

Re: Teh Commander - BEME's soon to be very own Ironman
 
Well done Commander, at least you finished it, I think those times are amazing!

commander May 1st 2011 1:35 pm

Re: Teh Commander - BEME's soon to be very own Ironman
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv42S...eature=related

this is a better video of the day...really shows how different a mass sea swim is..

and the dolphins.....superb.

lionheart May 1st 2011 2:00 pm

Re: Teh Commander - BEME's soon to be very own Ironman
 
Get with the programme. An average performance for a Scotsman. If you had been English, you would have done so much better.

Millsyisland May 1st 2011 2:13 pm

Re: Teh Commander - BEME's soon to be very own Ironman
 

Originally Posted by lionheart (Post 9336160)
Get with the programme. An average performance for a Scotsman. If you had been English, you would have done so much better.

:thumbup:

commander May 1st 2011 2:15 pm

Re: Teh Commander - BEME's soon to be very own Ironman
 

Originally Posted by lionheart (Post 9336160)
Get with the programme. An average performance for a Scotsman. If you had been English, you would have done so much better.

:D:D you auld fart

Millhouse May 1st 2011 2:17 pm

Re: Teh Commander - BEME's soon to be very own Ironman
 

Originally Posted by lionheart (Post 9336160)
Get with the programme. An average performance for a Scotsman. If you had been English, you would have done so much better.

Come on - give him a break. That chip is heavy. :D

commander May 1st 2011 2:22 pm

Re: Teh Commander - BEME's soon to be very own Ironman
 
sponsor me you tight english barstewards:D


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