This year's Optician triathlon challenge to the Essex boys

So the Optician Ironman challenge has been chosen for this year. Its the Fambridge Boat Haven Half Iron Triathlon . A bit grand to call it an Ironman challenge? It sounds a bit too nice doesn't it, but its not.

By all accounts this is a friendly and enjoyable triathlon but it's tough too. As the name implies the distances are like a half Ironman or, as the Ironman organisation   prefers to call it an Ironman 70.3.

The event will be based around the boast haven in Frambridge on the Essex coast and I intend to camp in the grounds. The day will start with a 1.9km swim in a tidal creek which, by all accounts, is harder that a normal open water swim. The bike leg looks enjoyable, 90kms through the lanes. The tri finishes with an 18km run which is a looped course with a lot of off road.