I won the Gloucester Triathlon today! I’ll write up a race report & grab some of Kim’s photos, but it was hot, breezy and a big, big effort.
I swam ok (two-piece trisuit is a bit draggy without a wetsuit), hit the bike really hard & the short climbs even harder (knocked my chain off in the transition run – might go back to elastic bands on my shoes, got stuck behind a tractor and many cars out in the sunny weather, lost a shoe after dismounting & had to recover it), and ran the run as hard as I could (needed more water, much, much pain) dying on the line.
I had a win in mind and as my primary aim for this race, thinking I might manage it this year or next so it was great to meet my own expectations as much as it was to get a number 1 beside my name.
Wrecked afterwards, but you’ll feel worse if you didn’t give it everything & miss out by a few seconds.
I feel the need for a recovery jog & an ice bath now but I need to drive back to Swansea this evening. BBQ right now!