The lengths I go to.....

After a fantastic holiday in Italy where plenty of cycling was order of the week I haven't got back into the swing of competing so a local low key sprint tri in Ely last weekend was the first for  a while. Because of the summer holidays and children being around training has been squeezed in where possible but all in all I feel quite fit and healthy for once!

looking down to lake Como

All went reasonable in the 400m swim and T1 but out on the bike course I managed a first and at an unmarshalled and unmarked roundabout took the wrong direction and added an extra 2.5km onto the 21km route- disaster in a sprint race. I knew then I'd blown my first 1st for the year but decided to plug on and finish. The cycle route was pretty awful with a stretch of road surface that the council had long ago forgotten about , openness that meant the wind was a major factor and two busy roads with plenty of fast moving traffic and, as others agreed, a lack of race directions . Back to T2 in one piece and and straight forward transition meant I could go out and enjoy the run. This was a great two lap rough course which was fun and because of the rest of the good organization of the event it is one to consider again as a nice, small, local Triathlon.

With prizes just for the first two males and females I was surprised to pick up a trophy for  - 2nd!

fun run!

A year of 2nd's but this time more surprised than ever - I must try and memorize routes better and not do that again as it could have been a 1st - maybe next time!!!