Lots of biff, I just stopped and let it pass and spread out, could not see buoys so I was zig zagging, didn't draft anyone as people around me were going off in different directions. V dissapointed with time my training showed I should have done 40mins do It must have been long

It was chucking it down !! And blowing a gale, so removed wet Tri top, dried myself, put on Cotten teeshirt and then bike jacket, dried legs put on socks and shoes, this was a long transition but in these conditions I wanted to be confortable

I had my new disc cover on, it was very windy, on a road I normally ride at 25mph on I was doing 12mph! But so was everyone!! It chuvked it down for the whole time & was cold! So many people had punctures, I was avoiding the side of the road abd any standing or running water as that's where thr flint would be. I stayed in the saddle for all the hills avoiding cramp kicking in and it worked. My plan for the bike was to ride easy/comfortable so that I could run the whole run. At about 30m my back started to hurt as I have not trained aero at all, so I took some neurofin hitch worked. I consumed 200cal ph by way of gels bananas and cereal bars. Hydration was zero cal and drank 3 bottles. Very pleased with my bike considering the elements and by taking it easy I was ready to run

Train on tt bike

Was soaked through, handed bike over to be racked ran into t2 tent, found bag ok, got undressed, soaked through, kept shorts on, tried to get a compression top on, few mins later gave up, put in tech tee with visor and run belt , trainers didn't have elastic laces in so wasted some time doing laces up too. Hands were cold so was an effort to do laces

Not try to put compression top on while wet, have a specific run jacket. Have elastic laces in

It's a tough run course, was made even harder due to the conditions, Rained the whole time and blew a gale too, was soaked through at 4 miles, picked up a companion at m5 and ran together for the rest of the run, took 2 gels, banana and 2 bottles of drink. Was running 9m miles slowed to 11. Walked all thr hills Got to last mile feeling really empty but carried on running knowing it was just 1 mile! Pleased with my mental toughness!

Come, lion bar walkers crisps energy bar shower McDonald's home bed!


Weather lack of aero training longer bike sessions needed and more longer bricks