Give it a TRI

[shaper]

1 minute ago, reteid said:

also did 2015.at least the shirt still fits 

Hoping to find mine and probably wear it sometime over the weekend 🙂

[IceCreamMan]

Did 2015 and 2016. Loved the cycle course. 
 

still have the 2016 shirt, still fits like a glove. Wear it often to go running. 

[IceCreamMan]

7 hours ago, shaper said:

I will be there, I did the first in 2015, so doing the 10th year, chilling and racing for fun....... to collect the tshirt 😁

2024 would be the tenth but I guess Covid intervened. 

[IceCreamMan]

IIRC 2016 the swim was cancelled except for the pro’s. 2015 the swim was a challenge too for most. 
 

Durban is a great venue for ironman I reckon. Is the water ok these days?

[gurns]

I will be doing my 10th Durban 70.3 this time so hoping to have a really fun day out. 

[IceCreamMan]

Fliek on prime called beyond limits. 
 

ordinary folks ( like us) getting into Ironman. Not a great movie by any stretch but it does appeal to me and my similar journey back in the day. 

Edited May 28, 2025 by IceCreamMan

[IceCreamMan]

Mates of mine doing Durban. They posted some pics on strava….durban showing off this year. Wow, severe fomo here.

 

have a blast folks. Cheers

[reteid]

weather was as perfect as you could have wished for.

[gurns]

What an amazing day out. If you didn't have fun, it wasn't because of the weather.

[IceCreamMan]

I read Oscar pistorius competed. Respectable time too. 

[shaper]

https://iol.co.za/news/2025-06-06-ironman-confirms-death-of-athlete-at-durban-event/

RIP fellow athlete

[Fisan]

Any suggestions or recommendations for free (preferred) or paid training programmes for olympic distance triathlons?

Of done a couple of tris, but I want to commit to a bot more structure with this one.

I was hoping that Garmin/Firstbeat's new adaptive tri coach will be a good start, but it feels like it's oriented to those who want to "finish" an event, rather than "perform". That was my general experience with their running-coach as well.

So, any ideas?

[IceCreamMan]

Busy watching Conquer 100. The iron cowboy. ( it’s on prime)

what utter madness. Respect.

 

Edited October 23, 2025 by IceCreamMan

[reteid]

23 hours ago, IceCreamMan said:

Busy watching Conquer 100. The iron cowboy. ( it’s on prime)

what utter madness. Respect.

 

Jip watched it the other day and I am still shaking my head.

[reteid]

Is it just me or is the general chit chat on the hub very quiet wrt triathlon lately?

[shaper]

1 hour ago, reteid said:

Is it just me or is the general chit chat on the hub very quiet wrt triathlon lately?

Not much happening locally, maybe if there are few doing Mossel Bay.  Both IMWC done and dusted, 70.3WC next week, that should be fun with 1750m of climbing on the bike leg. I just hope my legs turn up. lol

It is not only triathlon, bikehub is no longer a chat place as it is focused on buying/selling.  Even the cycling threads, if you look closely it is mostly a few diehards that keep the chat going and are regulars.

Majority, just pop in now and again, myself included, just see what is going on and comment occasionally.

Edit: I spend more time on the Slowtwitch forum with regard to Tri related chit chat

Edited October 28, 2025 by shaper