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Tricky Trevor
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by Tricky Trevor » Sun Jun 23, 2019 4:52 pm
Took a drenching today to see this guy. One of my all time favourites, doing his first Ironman.
Sadly the 3.8k swim had to be cancelled due to horrendous seas.
After a 113mile bike ride he ran his marathon in 2h 54m to pull back a 12min deficit and win.
I’ve been running since I was a kid and have trained with many internationals but this fella is so easy and effortless. He barely kisses the ground as he floats along.
A privilege to see him in action.
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Shappie
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by Shappie » Sun Jun 23, 2019 4:54 pm
Where was that mate ?
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Bosscat
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by Bosscat » Sun Jun 23, 2019 5:00 pm
Shappie wrote:Where was that mate ?
Looks like Cork, Rep of Ireland to me?
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Tricky Trevor
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by Tricky Trevor » Sun Jun 23, 2019 5:04 pm
Shappie wrote:Where was that mate ?
Youghal in Co Cork. They have a 3 year contract with an option for 5 if the Ironman organisation are happy with the event. Losing todays swim was a disappointment but inevitable. With 2500 entrants someone would have drown in there.
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theroyaldyche
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by theroyaldyche » Sun Jun 23, 2019 5:37 pm
What happens when he runs past you?
Is that it for day?
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burnley007
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by burnley007 » Sun Jun 23, 2019 5:51 pm
He was rubbish in the ITU event in Leeds earlier in the month
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Tricky Trevor
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by Tricky Trevor » Sun Jun 23, 2019 5:56 pm
burnley007 wrote:He was rubbish in the ITU event in Leeds earlier in the month
Possibly in training for this? Tri against Ironman takes different skills.
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CoolClaret
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by CoolClaret » Sun Jun 23, 2019 8:46 pm
Fair play to anyone that does an iron-man... I think they're ******* bonkers, but fair play
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BurnleyFC
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by BurnleyFC » Sun Jun 23, 2019 8:54 pm
So he won the two-thirds Iron Man then?
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BigRedrose
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by BigRedrose » Sun Jun 23, 2019 9:02 pm
CoolClaret wrote:Fair play to anyone that does an iron-man... I think they're ******* bonkers, but fair play
And fair play to anyone who goes to watch it and certainly not criticising, but got to ask the same question as theroyaldyche Tricky. You travelled a long way, got soaked just to watch Ali Brownlee to run passed you for a few seconds?
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TheFamilyCat
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by TheFamilyCat » Sun Jun 23, 2019 9:04 pm
BigRedrose wrote:And fair play to anyone who goes to watch it and certainly not criticising, but got to ask the same question as theroyaldyche Tricky. You travelled a long way, got soaked just to watch Ali Brownlee to run passed you for a few seconds?
From the photos it looks like he ran past at least twice (assuming Trevor took both photos)
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arise_sir_charge
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by arise_sir_charge » Sun Jun 23, 2019 9:04 pm
I have raced in a team event against the Brownlee brothers.
My team lost.
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Tricky Trevor
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by Tricky Trevor » Sun Jun 23, 2019 9:16 pm
BigRedrose wrote:And fair play to anyone who goes to watch it and certainly not criticising, but got to ask the same question as theroyaldyche Tricky. You travelled a long way, got soaked just to watch Ali Brownlee to run passed you for a few seconds?
Travelled 20miles BRR, live here. Also it was a 4 lap, very narrow, marathon course. It was possible to see them 8 times on the run and 4 on the bike.
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alboclaret
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by alboclaret » Sun Jun 23, 2019 9:53 pm
BurnleyFC wrote:So he won the two-thirds Iron Man then?
I think they call it "mild steel man"
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by aggi » Sun Jun 23, 2019 11:50 pm
I did some work at Ironman's headquarters in Florida a few years back. It's on the beach in Tampa and everyone heads out for runs on the beach or a swim in the sea at lunchtime and the canteen is all salads and smoothie shakes.