Davey_Jones Posted January 8, 2020 Posted January 8, 2020 (edited) I am a solid Garmin Groupie, self admitted and not ashamed. 945 or Fenix 6, or even F5 or 745 etc. Garmin just have this tri watch market sorted.check out dcrainmaker for review on watches before buying them. There is no better place for a review than there. ..sorry quoted the wrong post. Edited January 8, 2020 by Davey_Jones
Wil6 Posted January 9, 2020 Posted January 9, 2020 I am a solid Garmin Groupie, self admitted and not ashamed. 945 or Fenix 6, or even F5 or 745 etc. Garmin just have this tri watch market sorted.So opted for the Fenix 6 Pro. Is the Sapphire version worth the extra cash? How scratch resistant is it?
Vetplant Posted January 9, 2020 Posted January 9, 2020 (edited) So opted for the Fenix 6 Pro. Is the Sapphire version worth the extra cash? How scratch resistant is it?Trust me, if you can afford it go for the Sapphire. My normal Fenix 3 looks horrid, it scratches very easily. I have a formal swiss watch with sapphire, bought it in 2006, not a single scratch. Edited January 9, 2020 by Swift&Aero Wil6 1
amr63 Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 I'll just leave this reminder here...Sprint & Olympic races on offer.
IceCreamMan Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 So opted for the Fenix 6 Pro. Is the Sapphire version worth the extra cash? How scratch resistant is it? my Fenix 6 is my first garmin with sapphire. Previously I always bought screen protectors which are reasonably cheap. My conventional watch has sapphire and after 12 years of ownership not a scratch. that swung me. Differnce is that these garmins are not long term watches, in 3 to 4 years its obsolete and ready to die anyway so I guess its not as essential. But if you can swing it, get sapphire. Its worth the extra.
Chadvdw67 Posted January 11, 2020 Posted January 11, 2020 Still wanting to attempt a sprint tri, but Sundays are a no for me, does anyone know of any being held on a Saturday? I cant find any, Gauteng area
Riaan H Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 All the short course triathlons I have seen are on Sundays.
ycowley Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 Where do we find a list of triathlon events in Gauteng please?
Troi Sport Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 From the Fluidlines Newsletter Upcoming Triathlons NWTriathlon Click here for more info NW 18/01/2020 Trinity Germiston #2 Click here for more info GP 19/01/2020 IRONMAN 70.3 Buffalo City Click here for more info EC 26/01/2020 Blue Lagoon Triathlon Click here for more info WC 15 & 16/02/2020 NWTriathlon Click here for more info NW 22/02/2020 Cross Tri Challenge Click here for more info WC 22/02/2020 IRONMAN South Africa Click here for more info EC 29/03/2020 Walker Bay Xtreme Click here for more info WC 24-27/04/2020 IRONMAN 70.3 Durban Click here for more info NL 7/06/2020
Jehosefat Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 From the Fluidlines NewsletterUpcoming Triathlons NWTriathlon Click here for more info NW 18/01/2020 Trinity Germiston #2 Click here for more info GP 19/01/2020 IRONMAN 70.3 Buffalo City Click here for more info EC 26/01/2020 Blue Lagoon Triathlon Click here for more info WC 15 & 16/02/2020 NWTriathlon Click here for more info NW 22/02/2020 Cross Tri Challenge Click here for more info WC 22/02/2020 IRONMAN South Africa Click here for more info EC 29/03/2020 Walker Bay Xtreme Click here for more info WC 24-27/04/2020 IRONMAN 70.3 Durban Click here for more info NL 7/06/2020 Hardly a complete list... Missing all the RedHub events
EddieV Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 So after taking part in Triathlon's ugly sister Duathlon for the last 8 years or so, promised to do a Tri in 2020, and my first one will be on the 5th of this month out at The Blyde Balwin (give it a click - pretty impressive https://www.balwin.co.za/developments/the-blyde-pretoria-east/ ) Admittedly it's no 70.3 or 5150 (600m swim, 18km MTB and 3km Trail run), but for a beginner like me who managed to only swim 5 laps of Virgin Active's pool in the 1st December, a 600m swim is pretty daunting! I still can't do the full swim without a rest, but I figure that the race swim of 3 x 200m lengths should be doable! Similarly to Allen Carr's book - "The easy way to stop smoking" the book "Total Immersion" by Terry Laughlin (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/936958.Total_Immersion) had changed things for me dramatically. Swimming had become a meditation instead of a chore, and I love it now. I can go much further and with much less anxiety (if any). If you are an adult beginner to long distance swimming, and you struggle, I would recommend you having a look at this book. It changed my world of swimming. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/936958.Total_Immersion SwissVan and Wil6 2
IceCreamMan Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 Similarly to Allen Carr's book - "The easy way to stop smoking" the book "Total Immersion" by Terry Laughlin (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/936958.Total_Immersion) had changed things for me dramatically. Swimming had become a meditation instead of a chore, and I love it now. I can go much further and with much less anxiety (if any). If you are an adult beginner to long distance swimming, and you struggle, I would recommend you having a look at this book. It changed my world of swimming. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/936958.Total_ImmersionCarr’s book literally changed my life. fanievb and EddieV 2
Troi Sport Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 (edited) https://www.redhub-events.com/ redhub Edited January 13, 2020 by Shamus
Troi Sport Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 Trinity Serieshttps://trinitysports.co.za/
Troi Sport Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 Hardly a complete list... Missing all the RedHub eventshttps://trinitysports.co.za/Trinity Series Redbub serieshttps://www.redhub-events.com/
Andymann Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 Similarly to Allen Carr's book - "The easy way to stop smoking" the book "Total Immersion" by Terry Laughlin (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/936958.Total_Immersion) had changed things for me dramatically. Swimming had become a meditation instead of a chore, and I love it now. I can go much further and with much less anxiety (if any). If you are an adult beginner to long distance swimming, and you struggle, I would recommend you having a look at this book. It changed my world of swimming. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/936958.Total_Immersion Thanks - i'll give it a look. I'm really lucky though in that my wife is a SwimSmooth coach so she's really helped a hell of a lot - on the first of December I genuinely could only do 75m of the VA Pool. On the 5th Jan I completed the 600-ish needed at Blyde. It wasn't the fastest I'll be honest - but I wasn't last out the water either and I made up quite a bit of time on the bike and the run. Was smashed the afternoon though - Duathlon during the race I found much tougher, but recovered much faster - the Tri really took it out of me later in the day. EddieV 1
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