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Post by doug on Jun 6, 2008 13:33:04 GMT
Helo from wales,just in case your wondering why there's only 1 l in the hello thats the way they say it in wales.
Well folks were finnaly here,weather is good so far,lake is warm and calm,and according to Seamus braken the beer is good and the fry up's are lovely.This area has everything mountains hills mountains and hills mountains and hills oh yea and a couple of lakes,did i mention there was hills.Lovely area and beautiful scenery people are very friendly,I think we might be the first triathlete's to arrive,and there's probably a good chance we'll be the last to leave.Did i mention there was hill's...any way we'll leave it at that for now,can some one let us know what weather is like in Eire.
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Post by pjwade on Jun 6, 2008 13:46:45 GMT
Hi there, greetings from the pleasant Bala town land. By the way, did Doug mention there were hills here ! Actually, pretty nice town, very quaint and nice scenery, delighted we came over for a couple of days to hang out. Was a bit distressed yesterday , I think i had my first day off the internet in 10 years but it is a Wifi town so we finally got an internet pass. ..... yippi ...... The lake swim last night was really nice, it is like glass .. looking forward to more midlanders coming over now.... By the way.. Did Doug mention there were hills here. We managed 80kph this morning on one of them, it was good fun and the road surface is very good for the cycle which makes it marginally safer for mad people  |
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Post by Conor Eighan on Jun 6, 2008 14:13:50 GMT
I was telling my cousin about Bala and he mentioned that he was there before. He also mentioned that its the town thats allways raining - Any sign of precipitation lads.
Also just noticed you've now got a signature at the end of your posts Philip, have you signed any autographs yet?
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Post by pjwade on Jun 6, 2008 14:18:40 GMT
No rain anywhere but PINK towels everywhere, think you and Andrew have started a trend. .
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Post by paulamurray on Jun 6, 2008 16:09:30 GMT
Lads will u do me a favour and check out that my room is still MY ROOM. A certain couple (i wont mention names) did their level best to pinch it last week. I was shocked i was. Nice try Conor and Andrew.
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Post by faya on Jun 6, 2008 21:44:11 GMT
Helo from wales,just in case your wondering why there's only 1 l in the hello thats the way they say it in wales. Well folks were finnaly here,weather is good so far,lake is warm and calm,and according to Seamus braken the beer is good and the fry up's are lovely.This area has everything mountains hills mountains and hills mountains and hills oh yea and a couple of lakes,did i mention there was hills.Lovely area and beautiful scenery people are very friendly,I think we might be the first triathlete's to arrive,and there's probably a good chance we'll be the last to leave.Did i mention there was hill's...any way we'll leave it at that for now,can some one let us know what weather is like in Eire. |
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Post by faya on Jun 6, 2008 21:48:28 GMT
hey all at Bala , just a note to wish you all the very best tomorrow.
Was out swimming with gerry duffy this evening and no sign of my pink towel afterwards. You didnt take it ( again) with you to Bala Conor, did you?
Just to clarify events the other evening
a. that towel was white and got mixed with my red thong in the wash and turned pink (nice thought, eh?)
b. My wife doesnt pack my lunches, ever!
All the best anyway!
A.f.
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Post by pjwade on Jun 9, 2008 7:48:03 GMT
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Post by rbracken on Jun 9, 2008 8:42:09 GMT
Well done guys, that's a great feckin effort!
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Post by jp on Jun 9, 2008 9:10:20 GMT
Well done again everyone, great job by all, hopefully ill be with you next year!?!?!  JP |
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Post by dorothy on Jun 9, 2008 10:21:43 GMT
Midland Tri club members ....
You would have been very proud of ur fellow tri club members this weekend at their preformance in Bala...They were fantastic on a difficult and VERY HILLY course...as well as very hot temperatures ! We had a super day watching them...so thanks guys for making the trip worthwhile ...WELL DONE !
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Post by Killian on Jun 9, 2008 11:17:57 GMT
Incredible achievement and huge congrats to all that took part!! But, who left Brian to do the race on his own, I see that Vera, Paul and Nicky must have run round together at the end, you'd think someone would have held Brian's hand?? After all the talk, how were the hills?? |
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Post by caroline on Jun 10, 2008 13:29:07 GMT
Just wanted to say a big thank you to all of you that travelled to Bala to support us, your words of encouragement at very appropriate spots around the course
was huge motivation to drive us on especially on the hills!!
This event made a brilliant club trip, anyone who may be considering it for next year do not hesitate as you are guaranteed to enjoy.
Thanks again to all and well done to all who competed and completed!!
Caroline
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Post by mimnaghe on Jun 10, 2008 15:10:31 GMT
Well done everyone - a great result for everyone personally , and also great for the club profile.
Is it true that the swim was uphill too??
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Post by pjwade on Jun 10, 2008 15:47:43 GMT
The Moment many of you were waiting for. I did not have much time today (actually had to work despite what the rest of you think i do!) but here are the pics, I pulled from 4 cameras , it is un-edited (roughly, pulled out some --> what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas as they say  .. I made 3 categories to speed things up, Before, During and After. During is long so let the thumbnails download. They are in basic format, no time for fancy stuff this time. Of course, we would have none of these without our support team , Brian, KAthleen , Jean, Nicole and Jamie. Nicole our chief Videographer is working on video highlights so that should be out in a week or so. I will try to bring some CD's of the original pics to the Aquathon as some of you may want the full resolution etc.... follow the link www.philipjwade.com/triathlon/bala_update.htm oh, and to answer Enda. My arguement to Anthony is that no matter where he goes the water is flat, the bikiing and runnig changes everywhere . He had some lame story about water flow and direction but I was not getting it !! |
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.. I made 3 categories to speed things up, Before, During and After. During is long so let the thumbnails download. They are in basic format, no time for fancy stuff this time. Of course, we would have none of these without our support team , Brian, KAthleen , Jean, Nicole and Jamie. Nicole our chief Videographer is working on video highlights so that should be out in a week or so. I will try to bring some CD's of the original pics to the Aquathon as some of you may want the full resolution etc....