Who'se in London over the weekend? | The Coffeehouse

W3bbo
The Master of Baiters

If any niners are in London this weekend, you might see me and few friends of mine around Hyde Park on Saturday. Just saying Smiley

Dr Herbie
Horses for courses

You're doing a triathlon?

Herbie

W3bbo
The Master of Baiters

In reply to Dr Herbie

#Aug 20th @ 8:00 AM

Close, but no cigar. But it's still a sporting event.

Dr Herbie
Horses for courses

In reply to W3bbo

#Aug 20th @ 8:07 AM

You'll have to watch out for stray triathletes, then.

I'm all for any sport named after an animal behaviour, so good luck and don't break anything Smiley

Herbie

W3bbo
The Master of Baiters

In reply to Dr Herbie

#Aug 20th @ 8:45 AM

animal behaviour?

Dr Herbie
Horses for courses

In reply to W3bbo

#Aug 20th @ 8:49 AM

Antelopes -- it's another word for stotting, possibly derived from springbock antelope.

Herbie

W3bbo
The Master of Baiters

In reply to Dr Herbie

#Aug 20th @ 9:09 AM

It's named after the German guy who invented them (Alex Boeck) but that's a nice coincidence.

LeoDavidson

In reply to Dr Herbie

#Aug 20th @ 9:09 AM

I thought Bocking was what chickens did?

Bock bock bock!

Sabot
My name is Dave Oliver. I'm a Technical Architect.

The Triathlons were last weekend Herbie my old mucker and very good they were too as me and the misses watched them. They were also on BBC 1 ! ... so Tri is now a mainstream sport?

The wife does Sprint Tri and is looking to move up to Olympic, I can't swim very well at all so you're not going to see me doing it.

Dr Herbie
Horses for courses

In reply to Sabot

#Aug 20th @ 11:38 AM

I must have got the dates confused.

Triathlon is becomming very popular. I work with a bunch of ultra-fit types (mainly rockclimbing, but marathons and triathlons feature highly). Someone commented last week (about a 31 mile mountain race) "We knew it was going to be a tough race becase there weren't any fat people competing": the more extreme sports, inclusing triathlon is becomming accessable to everyone, nott just the mental, self-punishing fitness masochists.

Herbie