Anyway on to the race, the Allerthorpe Classic standard distance tri. It was to be the first swim in my new Blueseventy Helix, maybe not the best plan to do my first swim in it on a race but it seemed to work out ok. I swam a 23:22 and 29th out of the water. I had a bit of a struggle in T1 as the new suit has different cuffs and I struggled to get out of them (a bit of lube on that area next time). I got on the bike and it was a flat course but very windy. I was going well but didn't feel anywhere near as fast as other races this year, not sure why but it just wasn't quite there. I made good progress and got back to T2 with a bike time of 1:01:19. Had a flyer in T2 with a sub 20 second transition, and off on the run. This is where I feel cheated. I know everyone had to do the same distance but I feel robbed due to the run being very long. I was running well and catching people as I went, I thought I had done a good run but found that I had only run a 40:23. Obviously the run was long as Phil Graves and Andy Fisher only ran 37 and a 1/2 for it. I finished with a 2:05:04 but had the run been accurate I reckon I would have beaten my p.b of 2:01:10. I finished 8th overall so a good result on a tough day due to the wind. I now move on as its back to doing a sprint on Sunday then a couple of weeks before the Vitruvian.
3 comments:
Hey you now need one of those groovy Livestrong Ionos lids!!
fault now rectified!
Blimey mate, they're paying you too much!
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