tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post6020497639718833448..comments2023-04-12T21:24:00.725+10:00Comments on oceanswims: North Curly - Swim meets grimos.chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00297851922614890368noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-12348146846173711882009-12-08T09:21:36.245+11:002009-12-08T09:21:36.245+11:00Had a great time, my first biathlon and after this...Had a great time, my first biathlon and after this one will definitely not be my last! Small waves made the 3 swims not too hard but the soft sand at the end of the last run was a killer for us novices! Agree with some of the other blog comments that we ran into people coming the other way, we need to spread the field with two buoys to swim around out to sea. <br />Great to support the local Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-28966006116600028022009-12-06T16:45:16.248+11:002009-12-06T16:45:16.248+11:003 point challenge was great - thanks for organisin...3 point challenge was great - thanks for organising and big thank you to all the support and help along the way - much appreciated<br /><br />couple of suggestions<br /><br />1) more wave starts needed - being in the first wave was carnage - finally got some free water about 300m into the 400m swim<br /><br />2) the run variety and challenge is awesome but the run distances seem to dominate the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-52038745124345103332009-12-06T09:26:27.916+11:002009-12-06T09:26:27.916+11:00Hey Os.c - "gaunt,boney, whippets", &quo...Hey Os.c - "gaunt,boney, whippets", "grim faces","they must take themselves very seriously indeed". Now hang on a minute is this a universal view of a triathlete? <br /><br />Why not publish the photo that you took of me emerging from the surf at the end of the first swim in the 3 Points and have an on-line poll on how I appeared. "Is this person: 1. Gaunt,boneySpoilt Gregnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-18532909187223513132009-12-05T19:42:54.424+11:002009-12-05T19:42:54.424+11:00By the way a bit harsh on the triathletes grim - w...By the way a bit harsh on the triathletes grim - we're not all like that :-)Roghttp://www.rogdownunder.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-75835937884845436622009-12-05T18:49:29.362+11:002009-12-05T18:49:29.362+11:00As always great report by os.c on North Curly'...As always great report by os.c on North Curly's ocean swim and 3 Point Challenge. I was a bit late for the ocean swim so didn't know a thing about the blueys hanging around which was great as I didn't even think about it!<br /><br />I thought the swim was good if not a little disorganised with the water crew a bit all over the place and not really paying attention to what was going onRoghttp://www.rogdownunder.com/blognoreply@blogger.com