First time pool swim. Everything was pretty much as I expected. I was looking for a swim time between 12 and 15 minutes and delivered. So no complaints there. Didn't push it too much this was a pace that I felt comfortable with.
This time is my actual swim time as I wore my stopwatch and timed myself.

Gotta learn to swim faster I s'pose

Ran from the pool outside up a short hill to the transition area that's why time is rather longer than expected
Pyro platforms are now history! I struggled getting into them. Pulled the toe clip out of its fixing screw so rode with my toe at a funny angle.

Guess I'll have to bite the bullet and go with clipless pedals

Timing is my own again its off as I didn't set my stopwatch at the right time.
There was a speed camera out on the route and I was timed at 21 mph through it.
All important road juctions were manned with marshalls guarding traffic and pointing you in the correct direction. Which was good as we crossed or joined main roads a few too many times for my liking really

Some b@st@rd stole my bike spot in T2

Put a security fence around my bike spot in the transition area.

OK run. Really felt like I should have been able to run a bit faster. Sub 8's after a bike and I'm not happy. Darn I'm tough on myself

Erm nothing.


I don't know. Did 3 days total rest in the run up to this race to ease my aching knees have an effect? Probably not.
First race with the pyro platforms was an unmitigated disaster. I could have picked up 30 seconds there with a cleaner mounting.
It also would have been nice to put my bike back where I found it too.


If you'd offered me a 1:25 time before the race I would have taken it. So I have to be pretty pleased with 1:21
Transition area was set up wrongly with the entrance and exit at the same end. So those who racked their bikes closest to the entry had a distinct advantage.