Felt like a swimmer for once! I was in wave 2 (10s behind wave 1) - caught wave 1 at 150m. Had a bit of a lull at 250m as I'd lost count of my lengths

Count properly, increase the pace a bit more in the 3nd 100

Reasonable transition - no wetsuit to contend with

Learn to mount bike with shoes in pedals

Raining horribly for the entire course. Played cat and mouse with a guy who was faster than me down the hills, but finally dropped him 3km from the end.

Check my mileage when I drive the course, I would have pushed harder earlier if I'd realised the corse was so short. Sort out my bike compluter so it doesn't misbehave in the rain

Managed not to ping the shoe out of the pedal as I took it off, but managed to lose it at the dismount area. Transition 2 was a mess really, 3 goes to get my trainers on because the insole keps creasing, and nearly ran out of transition the wrong way with my helmet on.

Just need to stay focused on the transition, not be thinking about the run before I'm changed. Tighten the release tension on my cleats so I don't lose a shoe again

Felt good all round, but don't think I pushed hard enough. Cycle and run times are a guess as the race organisers didn't give a split and my watch disintegrated.

Run faster

Stretched and hid in the leisure centre to avoid the rain


Still can't pace properly, should have gone out faster.


Could have done with more marshals on the cycle route - one corner especially had a couple of fallers and there was no marshall there.