Basic Triathlon questions from those who don't know

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HellsBells May 2017 7:13pm, 21 May 2017 22,584 posts	0 HellsBells I am very, very burned - I have a most interesting pattern on my back I was quicker than I expected and really enjoyed the day, thank you everyone for all the support
LazyDaisy May 2017 7:30pm, 21 May 2017 18,498 posts	0 LazyDaisy That's great apart from the sunburn HB!
Helegant May 2017 7:58pm, 21 May 2017 4,814 posts	0 Helegant Tired, happy. Much faster than I expected and thanks also to all who shouted encouragement as you stormed past me on the course (!), and to those who hung around and cheered me in; you made a real difference and it was lovely. (As was running in with the grandchildren :-)) The other thing that helped hugely was all the advice - you lot are stars, and the best tips of the day were those that helped me get a wetsuit off in less than fifteen minutes More later, but now I'm more tired than a tired thing; it may have been slower than you guys, but it was genuinely the best I could manage and to hit the wall in a 5k takes some doing!
lammo May 2017 8:24pm, 21 May 2017 7,696 posts	0 lammo So glad you both enjoyed it HB and H, and now you have a marker for next time...
LindsD May 2017 8:32pm, 21 May 2017 17,211 posts	0 LindsD Well done everyone can't wait for the details
fraggle May 2017 9:15pm, 21 May 2017 1,158 posts	0 fraggle I have blogged about it http://www.fetcheveryone.com/blog-view.php?id=340
JustCommando! May 2017 9:19pm, 21 May 2017 3,587 posts	0 JustCommando! Grand day out - great to meet people, and see others again! Surprisingly tired, but now full of fish and chips
Helegant May 2017 4:21pm, 22 May 2017 4,824 posts	0 Helegant Probably not my last questions... A seemingly large number of people were wearing GBR uniform tri suits. I had 'assumed' that they were members of the British Triathlon team, but then saw a couple of much older athletes, one of whom didn't look quite so much like an Olympian, and I wondered... but then I saw the time of the first lady in my age group and thought again. So... what do those GBR tri-suits represent, and does the team go right up to and include veteran old codgers?
JustCommando! May 2017 4:54pm, 22 May 2017 3,592 posts	0 JustCommando! oh yes - lots of competitors in different age groups and yesterday had ITU qualifiers. Some of my tri club were having a go at qualifying. britishtriathlon.org a few Fetchies have qualified, Dibble for instance is an Age group duathlete
JustCommando! May 2017 4:59pm, 22 May 2017 3,593 posts	0 JustCommando! Ooh I was 10th in my age category. Out of 15