[18:46] <airurando> good evening
[18:47] <airurando> i reckon a poll to select the date on
[18:48] <airurando> i reckon a poll to select the date of UGJ Dublin is a good idea
[18:48] <airurando> Limerick and possibly Galway might also participate on the standard weekend
[19:32] <moylan> so a date ie a sat or sunday and maybe a start time?
[19:42] <airurando> moylan aye. driving this is the fact that the 02 - 04 Mar 12 weekend doesn't suit tdr112 and myself.
[19:43] <moylan> not sure i can make it either as mobility is still limited.
[19:44] <airurando> any date for the op yet?
[19:45] <moylan> was at clinic this week.  fingers crossed.  2 years wait so far. :-/
[19:45] <airurando> yeah I remember talking to you about it :(
[19:46] <airurando> hope the check went well.
[19:46] <moylan> seemed to go ok.  one bit of good news was that i found that after a year or so after op i can cycle again, maybe.
[19:47] <airurando> that would be good.
[19:47] <airurando> did you cycle before?
[19:47] <moylan> always wanted to get a brompton folding bike
[19:48] <airurando> aye
[19:48] <moylan> i did in the 90s but gave it up as dublin is so unsafe to bike in.  but been hankering after a bike last 3-4 years
[19:49] <airurando> I recently bought a whiter version of this:
[19:50] <airurando> http://thebigbikestore.com/product/jupiter/spider-road-bike
[19:51] <airurando> to help in my preparations for this (god help me):
[19:51] <airurando> http://www.triathy.ie/2012entry/
[19:52] <airurando> moylan you know my body
[19:52] <moylan> what ever doesn't kill you makes you stronger unless it's a triatholon in which case it'll leave you knackered! :-D
[19:52] <airurando> baby triathlon :)
[19:52] <airurando> up to 11 miles on the bike now
[19:53] <airurando> which covers the distance of the cycle portion
[19:53] <airurando> remember baby traithlon...
[19:53] <moylan> used to cycle 7 miles from city centre to sandyford every day in 90s.  on good days it was great, in bad weather it really really sucked
[19:53] <airurando> 400m river swim with the current....
[19:54] <moylan> so... floating :-)
[19:54] <airurando> yip :)
[19:54] <airurando> 16km cycle
[19:54] <airurando> 4km crawl
[19:55] <moylan> and whimper when you get home for a day or two
[19:55] <airurando> that's if I make it home
[19:55] <airurando> :)
[19:56] <moylan> add 1 day of training on the proper way to lie on a stretcher :-)
[19:57] <airurando> very important in your case.
[19:57] <moylan> touche! :-D
[19:57] <airurando> :)
[19:58] <moylan> you could always do the croagh patrick pilgrimage bare foot for training.  that'll harden your feet
[19:59] <airurando> it it the heart I am more worried about!
[19:59] <moylan> remember the rhyme 'if left arms goes numb.  you've done something dumb!' ;-)
[20:00] <airurando> I will
[20:00] <moylan> sponsored?
[20:00] <airurando> no
[20:00] <airurando> just giving it a go.
[20:01] <moylan> it's an interesting category of sport as it favours the generalist rather than a specialist.
[20:02] <airurando> yeah and the triathy is a great entry level