Basic Triathlon questions from those who don't know

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May 2019
12:55pm, 4 May 2019
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fraggle
where are you based poppy ? are you near Henley ? I'm close by if you want to go OW swimming and need a buddy
May 2019
2:59pm, 4 May 2019
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poppyH
Thank you all for comments, and fraggle for your offer. Mum has a friend in Thame who does a lot of OW swimming who will help us with some lake swims in advance. I'm in H Wycombe.

Are short sleeved/legged suits worth it? The only time I wore a wetsuit as a teen I had so much fabric pooled at my ankles.
May 2019
4:06pm, 4 May 2019
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fraggle
Poppy - you can hire a wetsuit for the season if you don't want to buy one, but if yo buy one, you can always cut the legs/sleeves down a bit to be more comfortable. If you think that you might do a bit more swimming, then I can thoroughly recommend Snugg wetsuits on Cornwall - as they do a made to measure option (I'm 5"1 so normal wetsuits are a bit to long for me !)

snuggwetsuits.co.uk
Apr 2020
12:57pm, 23 Apr 2020
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pedro
Does anyone know of any short ‘off road’ triathlons to recommend? Thanks
Apr 2020
1:10pm, 23 Apr 2020
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GlennR
The ones at Dorney are good, but none of them going ahead for the foreseeable.
Apr 2020
1:11pm, 23 Apr 2020
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GordonG
Where are you based/ how far can you travel? (Assuming life one day gets back to normal!)
Apr 2020
1:31pm, 23 Apr 2020
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fraggle
off road as in trails? or off road as in closed roads ?
Apr 2020
2:03pm, 23 Apr 2020
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Mother T
Take a look at these guys, very well run events and although can be challenging they are great fun.

eventrexuk.com
Apr 2020
12:38am, 24 Apr 2020
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pedro
Thanks, I’ll take a look. Yorkshire based but would travel within reason. Yes, I meant off road as in trails.
Apr 2020
7:08am, 24 Apr 2020
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LindsD
Swims look amazing but I don't have a MTB or any experience

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