With UCI's new rule about licence holders not being able to race non UCI sanctioned events I wasn't so sure about racing this year but just a couple of days before the race the rule was postponed until next year.. luckily I had been for some swims and runs just in case.
The swim went pretty well and I came out 3rd in the pros but due to a slow transition I started the bike in 10th, moved back into 2nd place by the top of the major climb and towards the end of the ride I could start to see 1st but I needed to start spinning the legs to prepare for the run by now.
I always find the run the hardest part by far as there is no letting up even on the downhills. I was caught in the first 3km of the run by a speedy South African.. there was no way I could hold his pace, then at the 5.5km point my cousin Ollie came past, I tried keeping up for as long as possible to make sure this was the last time I was passed. For the last 4km the focus was just on keeping a solid pace and it went pretty well. I came across the line in 4th place in the Pro field, pretty stoked with that!
The swim went pretty well and I came out 3rd in the pros but due to a slow transition I started the bike in 10th, moved back into 2nd place by the top of the major climb and towards the end of the ride I could start to see 1st but I needed to start spinning the legs to prepare for the run by now.
I always find the run the hardest part by far as there is no letting up even on the downhills. I was caught in the first 3km of the run by a speedy South African.. there was no way I could hold his pace, then at the 5.5km point my cousin Ollie came past, I tried keeping up for as long as possible to make sure this was the last time I was passed. For the last 4km the focus was just on keeping a solid pace and it went pretty well. I came across the line in 4th place in the Pro field, pretty stoked with that!
