Events Blog

May 31st 2015 1500 m open water swim, 42 km bike, 10 km run An improvement on the Little Beaver (although not weather-wise...). I was practising kit for the half iron distance, so there was a bit more faff in transitions than would normally be necessary. I'm pleased with my results. Nutrition again went well and within the females I was very consistent across all disciplines! Generally a well-run event - the only downside of which was having to fork out £7 for parking! Times Total time: 2:53:02 Swim: 00:35:02 (I think this was 1800 m) T1:      00:02:22 Bike:   01:28:47 T2:      00:01:29 Run:    00:45:21 (I think this was 9 km) Standings Age category:      06/10     60% Gender category: 16/33     84% Overall:                91/129   84% Overall Swim:  76/129   59% T1:       82/129   64% Bike:   ...

May 17th 2015 1500 m open water swim, 40 km bike, 10 km run Strong field (ITU World Qualifier) - I was consistently bad! Times Total time: 3:15:44 Swim: 00:32:12 (including long run!) T1:      00:02:25 (gloves and long-sleeved top faff!) Bike:   01:43:44 T2:      00:01:42 (gloves and long-sleeved top faff!) Run:    00:55:42 (on the back of an injury and no training - pleased) Standings Age category:      15/17   88% Gender category: 73/87   84% Swim:  59/87   68% T1:       67/87   77% Bike:    79/87   91% T2:       63/87   72% Run:     64/87   74%