How many commuting girls do we have here?
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Jen J wrote:lost_in_thought wrote:I am also considering registering for a triathlon next year, Jen, any advice?
Oooh, just go for it!
You'll already have a big advantage by being fit and experienced on the bike - whatever distance the tri, the most time will always be spent on the bike, and I'm going to try and balance my training with about 50-60% of time on the bike, although I still have a few long run races, so can't abandon that entirely.
Are you thinking long or short distance? If you're going to be doing sprint distances, I wouldn't worry too much about the swimming, as the difference between the best and worst swims will just be a few minutes, so just make sure you can comfortably do the distance.
As for the run, ironically that is my weakest discipline, as I'm really not speedy over short distnaces (nor long, but it doesn't matter so much then). Just try and run a few miles a couple of times a week and see how you get on.
I only did my first tri last week, just so I could call myself a triathlete without having to wait six months until next season! If you start training now, you'll easily be ready when the season starts around April time.
If you're already a regular bike commuter and gym goer, I expect you'll already have a high level of fitness, so should adapt to the training quite quickly.
Did you have any particular tri in mind?
I was thinking of the London one, not sure what distance. I used to swim competitively, about 16-20 hours a week, so not worried about the swim, it's the run that's going to be the issue, I've never been a runner, and don't really enjoy it either, so I'd have to push myself for that bit. Did you join a club, or just go for it by yourself? Yeah, my fitness overall is OK, but the running's going to be tiresome...
I was considering a sprint distance to try one out, but figure i should really go for the whole hog - in for a penny in for a pound and all that! Are there winter ones?0 -
Totalnewbie wrote:I'm female and have never been worried on my bike at night. Even leaving my house at 11.30 to cycle to the meeting point for the night rides I do...
ooh that sounds interesting...what are the night rides like?0 -
With working shifts and having my latest finish at 2am if I cycle to work I go the safe route by the river during daylight and take the hilly route but safer in the dark route at night.
Even the hilly route isn't exactly the safest because it goes through the town, which on a saturday night at 2am isn't really the place to be. but because so many people are around if I get in to trouble someone isn't too far away.
Still makes yer think thoughOfficers don't run, it's undignified and panics the men0 -
moonio wrote:Totalnewbie wrote:I'm female and have never been worried on my bike at night. Even leaving my house at 11.30 to cycle to the meeting point for the night rides I do...
ooh that sounds interesting...what are the night rides like?
We meet at Hyde Park Corner at midnight and cycle to the coast (Brighton, Southend, Whitstable...), on the Friday nearest the full moon, finishing with a cooked breakfast. Rides run March-November. They are at a fairly leisurely pace, with faster riders waiting for slower riders at various points.
I don't think I can go to the November one, because you need to be super quick, as holding people up by being slower than them in freezing conditions isn't really on. And I'd be worried about ice etc.0 -
Jesus Christ..that's hardcore.. :shock:0
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It's not really although that is exactly what I used to think. Might be an idea to try one when the more normal pace returns next year (they also do special genteel ones).0
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And to think I started a girlie thread thinking it might make me feel better!! It seems most cyclists are nutters - gender irrelevant!Emerging from under a big black cloud. All help welcome0
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Oops. Sorry. To be fair, women are in the minority on these rides...I'm not typical it would seem!
And back on topic I do think you are safer on your bike than hanging round waiting for a bus or something.0 -
Hello from another girlie commuter - it's only about 3 miles each way, but biggish hill to get up on the way in - coming home is great, apart from a rubbish road with lots of potholes, so I'm a bit too scared to go full-out down it!
I did my first home from work in the dark last week - the road bit's fine, but the first mile and a bit is across Greenham Common, so I wasn't sure how safe I'd feel as it's a big expanse of nothingness - was fine though, just the odd dog-walker and a few cows for company! My other half and I have done a few night rides up there together or with friends, so at least I had some idea of what it would be like.FCN 100 -
lost_in_thought wrote:I was considering a sprint distance to try one out, but figure i should really go for the whole hog - in for a penny in for a pound and all that! Are there winter ones?
That's my kind of thinking
I decided to do IMUK without having biked/swum for nearly 20 years, and within two weeks had decided to go for the double instead 
Are you interested in Ironman at all? The date/venue for IMUK is due to be announced in the next two weeks.
But sticking with London - it sounds like you'd be absolutely fine for the full Olympic distance. With your ability in the water and on the bike you'd be able to just blag the run.
I joined a running club for a while but never went - I prefer to do my own thing, but many people I know are active club members, and love it.
It's a 10k run, and you'd be able to do that probably off 3 runs a week, of around 4-5 miles. Of course if you could do more that would help, but that should be sufficient.
I don't think there are any now until April, which is why I ended up in Bedford last week, as I just went for anything that was late season. But there are some off road adventure races over the winter - I think some are basically triathlons with an added kayak leg.0 -
biondino wrote:I'm in touch with my feminine side, if that's enough?
I guess my hilarious "you c***t" joke didn't quite work, then :?
aah I finally get it.... It's been a long day
Blondie, you are welcome to our girlie gathering here as long as you are planning to tell us how slim we all look, how fast we all cycle and how nice our new skirts look flapping along in the breeze as we speed past on our sit-up-and beg bikes, supping cups of tea made from flasks in the wicker baskets. Emerging from under a big black cloud. All help welcome0 -
Why gee miss linsen, I would, but y'alls are all so pretty that I'd blush sooner than talk to y'all!0
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yeah right
NIce try, but I know that's not true.....Emerging from under a big black cloud. All help welcome0 -
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Or, perhaps, this one (substitute your cup of tea for a cocktail):
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Please post again, girls, I'm suddenly feeling like a pervy creep :shock:
(p.s. I didn't even notice the nipples in the second pic until after i posted! Honestly!)0 -
It was a bit cold that day. I can tell.0
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Dude, if they see there are TWO creepy pervs on this thread they'll never come back
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(p.s. I didn't even notice the nipples in the second pic until after i posted! Honestly!)
Isn't it a Castelli logo in monochrome?
Ah, now there's 3 creepy pervs, sorry..0 -
linsen wrote:Just interested to know, really...
Also quite interested in the safety aspects of being out alone when it's dark. I cycle 12 miles home (not every day, but some of it is completely remote), and home from college at 10 or so in the evening once a week and it was only when I saw a bunch of people at the roadside a little drunk that it occured to me I might not be so safe. I am usually oblivious to these things, I am quite brave on the whole, and I probably look like a bloke on my bike, but it did make me wonder....linsen wrote:It is true to say that a lot of my friends don't like to exert themselves too much. I don't care - think I must be a boy in disguise.
I think the competetive element of cycling (getting there quick, quicker than yesterday, despite the weather, etc etc) may not appeal to some girlies.
Lycra also incredibly unforgiving of slightest amount of body fat.
I don't think it's a fashion thing - it's a whole outlook on life thing. And I know many men who won't cycle either.....
Sorry, Linsen, but you're really arousing my curiosity here. Just how ... butch ... are you?
(Butch can be good.)This post contains traces of nuts.0 -
4 creepy pervs? eeesh... :shock:
only joking boys...
Biondino, I think you should re-post those pics to the 'not enough women cycle is fashion the answer' thread...0 -
Not sure I should be encouraging those specific fashions - the girl in the second pic had better not be riding a fixie as she's seconds away from strangulation by chiffon wrap thing...0
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I like the stockings in the first pic, I don't think I've ever worn stockings but maybe cycling skirts and stockings could be a big fashion statement!!
The thing about all those old photos is you have to remember that deodorant didn't exist back then, so I cant look at any archive photo of graceful people without imagining that they all stink! :twisted:0 -
Look at that first photo - the chain ring is on the "wrong" side. What's up with that?
I never even noticed the stockings :roll:Today is a good day to ride0 -
lost_in_thought wrote:4 creepy pervs? eeesh... :shock:
only joking boys...
Biondino, I think you should re-post those pics to the 'not enough women cycle is fashion the answer' thread...
The other three are the creepy pervy ones, not me, honest...0 -
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don_don wrote:lost_in_thought wrote:4 creepy pervs? eeesh... :shock:
only joking boys...
Biondino, I think you should re-post those pics to the 'not enough women cycle is fashion the answer' thread...
The other three are the creepy pervy ones, not me, honest...
don_don, you set the bar in the creepy perv stakes 0
