This is the first swim I've done where I was actually mid pack in the 'washing machine', and I can safely say I didn't like it. The amount of times I had to check myself whilst swimming over people or being swum over wasn't funny. I went to the side to try and find my rhythm as I'd been swimming with my head out of the water pretty much all of the time and ended up having to do a 90 degree turn to take the second buoy due to bad sighting( not often enough).

Try to find some clear water early on, perhaps even on the outside, as I came to a dead stop at both buoys by taking them tight. Overall though I am pleased as I was second last out of the water on my first tri last October.

both transition times are part of the bike split time.

Not much to report on the bike really other than went with flat pedals instead of clipless and only slipped off them once.

The run felt like a struggle as I was pushing fairly hard towards the end trying to beat a friend, silent BTér Lesleyhn. (I didn't). I was pleased with the fact though that I kept going, and going hard, when I sooooo wanted to stop.

Walked about, drank gatorade, ate fruit then had a coffee.


My race pretty much went to plan once out of the water, and I wasn't too unhappy with my swim, so I'd have to say my fitness and my weight (about 230). I did beat a good few skinny blokes though as there were only a couple of people fatter than me. So WOO HOO on that.


Bike entry and exit chutes were barely wide enough to accommodate overtaking, though numerous people were still trying.