I'll be there on Sunday hoping to smash the swim but walking the run leg thanks to my achilles.

wt

See you there Wildthing! I even bought myself a new outfit for this one!!

Results are up ladies:

Women's triathlon results

This year it's called Trishave All Women's Triathlon Festival and is on Sunday 3rd February.

There are 3 distances:

Try a tri 150/5/1.5
Enticer 250/10/2.5
Sprint 500/20/5

Last year I did the enticer so this year I'm entering the Sprint.

Should be fun!

Cheri

I've just seen this event, it looks great. I was going to do my first Triathlon on the 3rd Feb at a local club with about 30 people, but having seen this I am now debating doing this one, looks great. How many people do they usually get and is it relatively flat or are there hills?

thanks

I can't remember how many girls raced last year but so far this year they have 67 entrants (based on the entry page on the website). There is no break down of the entrants for each of the 3 events.

The course is flat, flat, flat. The bike course consistes of laps around the Regatta Center (4 x 5km for the sprint) as does the run (1 x 5km).

I am going to enter soon.

wt

Well it does sound a good event and maybe better than the one I was looking at for my first triathlon. The other one had a run in between the swim and cycle and then a run at the end too and I'm wondering if that was pushing things a bit on the first attempt! I will look at the logistics of getting there and so on and may enter too. Hope it goes well for you!

Have entered into the sprint for this one - see you all there!! If I do the swim leg 4 times, the bike leg 9 times and the run leg 4 times I would be ready for GC HIM, haha

ooo this is tempting! but i would have to learn to ride my bike again...

Yay Mouse - I look forward to seeing you.

Ellie, once you have learnt to ride a bike you never forget. Stop making excuses and enter

I know you can run - I read your blog!

wt

Opps sorry. I am logged in as Helmet. But it is me, really! Helmet agrees with me anyway.

wt

Hi

OK decision made, I will also be doing Penrith on the 3rd Feb... seems like a good first triathlon to do. Right better find that entry form again... Any other ladies going to be there?

NB

I haven't entered yet but I am going to.

NB, I'm doing the sprint - which event are you entering?

wt

I just entered.

wt

Woo hooo!! Ellie come on, it's only a little baby 20km ride....

i could even do the enticer i guess...

Hi Wildthing

I am going to do the sprint too, 500m swim 20k bike and 5k run- I think thats the right one? $75 to enter isn't too bad, if I like it after this one then I think I'm set to join a club, if only to reduce these entry fees!

NB

NB

I could be wrong but I don't think joining a club would reduce entry fees. I think they only charge you less if you are a member of Triathlon Australia.

wt

Oh I see, I get it now! D'oh. I thought it was being any club member would give you reduced fees!

Now THAT's the spirit!!

Of course the sprint is only a little bit longer than the enticer....

I'm all entered now, no idea what I'm doing but hopefully it will all become clear when I get there. Hopefully the weather will improve too!

That's great news NB!! I think we will have a lot of ladies there, hopefully we can convince Tiger Angel to enter also

Damn ! and my mission was to stay under the radar

I should be there - in cheering mode only

Wildthing rang us last week and told us about this event.

We came along last year to cheer and should be back again this year.

M&P Bear

Last night TigerAngel said to me that she would do the sprint if I did the enticer........

I'll do the enticer if Ellie does too

hmm - will you change my tyre if I get a puncture?

Ellie

A puncture in the enticer might mean it's time to pack up and go home

Wise words from Momma and Poppa Bear.

Sadly the time to change a tyre vs the time taken to complete the enticer might be your undoing - especially if you change a tyre as slowly as I do!

Maybe some speed tyre changing practice might be in order.

Also I think outside assistance is against tri rules

wt

You will not get a flat. So I guess that means you - and I - are in

Hehe - honestly I have never changed a tyre so I suspect it would be the end of the race! However, I do have a little pouch full of useful tyre changing things that I am sure someone more resourceful than me could utilise

OK - let me see if I can still ride once this week and I will commit

Okay someone needs to arrange to ride with Ellie80 this week.

I can vouch for the course. Nice swim. Lovely cycle around the lake. Then wonderful run around the lake again.

Nice warm showers and great change rooms / toilets.

You will have a top time in this triathlon.

Looks like the pressure on me is starting to build


Ps don't try the R4YL strength exercises too close to the tri - I did most of them yesterday and can hardly walk today

Oh, I really want to do the try-a-tri now! It's only 10 days away though and I haven't ridden or swum in months...

Closing date to avoid late fee is 25th January.

Final closing date is 30th January.

Hurry up and enter unless you want to pay more.

wt

I entered before I could talk myself out of it

Now I just have to dust the cobwebs off the bike and give it a spin..

So Miss Ellie, have you been for a ride yet?? I don't want to pay late fees ya know

Decisions.... decisions

k

180 accepted entrants this morning and still no sign of Boyd, Brown or Horsburgh.

Come on girls

wt

Hi All

Does anyone else know where there are some more details on the race, I've only got the start time off the venue website and not many other details and starting to wonder if there are more or if this is it.

What sort of time would you recommend arriving in time to set up and register for the sprint event? Is anyone wearing a wet suit ( I don't own one so its not really an option for me!).

Thanks.
NB

Tri NSW is where you should look for more info.

Put the little hand over "TriNSW Races" and a drop down menu will appear. The Tri Shave All Women's Festival is 3rd from the bottom.

The transition area for the sprint event opens at 9:15 and the race starts at 10:30. I will probably be setting up my bike and around 9:45. I get really bad nerves and need to tread that fine line between setting up too early and being so rushed by stress levels go through the roof!

I will be out there pretty early to watch the other events.

As for wearing a wet suit - it's quite likey that the water will be too warm. I have a wet suit but still don't love it too much so am probably going to leave it at home.

wt

is there a comma in that sentence???

Do you mean a comma here?

Tri Shave, All Women's Festival

Or are you talking about the apostrophe in the possesive noun "women's"?

wt

Just thought they might have meant "Tri, shave all womens, festival"...but your apostrophe works as well I guess...

Am I on dangerous turf here??

Can you tell I'm bored??

I was thinking about possible variations after I replied to your post.

I think it should be "Tri shave all women festival".

You could never be on dangerous turf Professor.

Athough, if I see you around the bay this evening I might tri and trip you, over.

If you are bored then you must be at work - now I am on dangerous turf.

wt

YES!

Yeah very good, I can see you're working up a sweat too!!

And WT, looks like there'll be another intake this year if you're interested....

P

argh the pressure! i am feeling a great deal of fear of my bike this year... not to mention the lycra tri suit after 6 months no running... actually everyone else should be scared of that, not so much me!!

Prof

Isn't there a height restriction?

wt

Ellie

If you are scared of your bike (and of lycra too) you probably shouldn't race - who knows what might happen

wt

Well I'm in, so come on Jen and Ellie. Be scared with me

And I haven't even tried the Lycra on yet!