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Did my first Ironman this year, and want to do more, but the prospect of the swim training does not exactly have me jumping up and down with excitement. I find training in the pool, especially for the very long sets and over-distance sessions absolutely soul-destroying. I have been thinking about getting an underwater MP3 player to make these sessions a little less miserable, thinking I could listen to audio books or music etc while training. Does anyone have any experience with using them? Have looked online, they have mixed reviews and they are f&*! - ing expensive, so I want to know I am not wasting my money on one.. Any advice?

Can we still make a contribution?

I have had good experiences with Linden cycles. They are generally honest and not just trying to rip you off...like Cajees. They also often have pretty decent second hand deals...

So who took part yesterday. I had a great race. Did 5h33, despite having some bike trouble. My rear tyre went flat 4 times, despite changing the tube. Think there must be something in the tyre that is re-puncturing, will have to give it a more thorough inspection. Had to stop every 10 km to re-inflate my tyre. Other than that, had a great swim and an awesome run, best half-marathon time I have ever done.. Feeling pretty confident about 6 April

Thanks. Sounds good

Does anyone know what the venue is like where the event is being held? I see its at the Abrahamsrust pleasure resort or something? Whats this place like, wanna know if I must bring the missus with or not, if its a cr@ppy venue, then I'll tell her to rather stay home.... Anyone?

Hey guys, My bike needs to go in for a service/tune-up. The closest place to me is Linden cycles. Anyone had an experience with their work w.r.t services and repairs etc? I often hear stories of guys sending their bikes into places and getting them back in worse shape, so I need somewhere to take my bike that wont rip me off for the sake of it, but whose workmanship is up to scratch. Any recommendations welcome. Thanks

I do a lot of kicking drills with fins. I know its cheating a little, but I have still noticed an improvement in my kick when doing freestyle.

I think thats the time to register on the morning of the event

Do we need to buy a timing chip? Also, will we be able to register on the morning of the race?

I had the same, but not after 20 minutes, normally only after a few hours in the saddle. I have played around with my set-up, so that I am not leaning on my hands as much and that has seemed to help. Especially moving the seat forward. Think it very much has to do with the set up

Thanks, Which is the better race in terms of aid stations, atmosphere, organization etc etc?

Has anyone done this before? I was going to do the Buffelspoort one on 9 March as a tune up before IMSA, but the date of this one suits me more, as will have less of an impact on my IM training.... How do the 2 compare?

Still have to figure mine out, but I wont be having too many gels, every race I have done before, which were all much shorter that I took gels in, I ended up with stomach problems... For the run, I am also going to be sticking to mostly liquids, again due to stomach problems... My stomach and running are not friends... Gonna try for about 400 calories per hour - I have bonked a few times, especially on the bike and I never seem to learn that I need more calories than I think..

I have also been wondering about this and asked about it in the Triathlon thread. I think I will still do it, but will take it easy and stay in Zone 2 most of the time. I figure that at that point I should be riding much greater distances and running about that anyway, so as long as I dont go hard it shouldn't mess me up too much - at least that's my thinking... I also want to do it because I have put so much effort into IM, that if something were to happen around the time of IM (i.e. getting ill or a family emergency or something) and I can't go, then at least I will have Buffels 70.3 to show for my 5 months of effort