foxlee1

Copy and paste from the website , I assume this is the first year it would work like this, with 15 minute breaks between waves: The race will now start in 6 waves - please check below section on "Summary of start and cut-off times" for details on cut-offs for each wave per discipline. Please Note: These are preliminary start times and can be changed up until race briefing on Friday, 18 January 2013 at 18h00. Wave 1: 06h45 - PRO Athletes Wave 2: 07h00 - Age Group Men 18 - 29 Wave 3: 07h15 - Age Group Men 30 - 39 Wave 4: 07h30 - Age Group Men 40 - 54 Wave 5: 07h45 - Age Group Men 55+ & Age Group Ladies Wave 6: 08h00 - Teams The cut-off time for the swim is 1h10min from the wave start.

Will the swim not start in smaller waves next year, which would probably space the bike out more to have less drafting. It would be my first time and I dread the swim, would four months be enough time to develop a proper swim technique.Major reason for doing this is to become confident in the sea, it is a challenge just to get through the waves and overcoming the fear of the depth and currents etc.