14th September 2020 - Helvellyn Triathlon
After over two years of injury, slow comeback, Covid-19 restrictions and race cancellations I finally took part in a triathlon again, and oh what a race it was. Helvellyn triathlon is brutal. No other words will do it justice. It is just brutal from start to finish. The swim is freezing, the bike is seriously lumpy (especially if you train in East Anglia) and the run is well.. it's to the top of a mountain and back. I registered on the Saturday in a torrential downpour, which was nice. Stayed at the Glenridding campsite which was open only for the race weekend. Good little site only 15mins walk away. So to the race. Swim was a double loop in Ullswater with an Australian exit. Water was absolutely freezing! At the end I struggled to stand on numb feet. Disappointed with my 33mins time until everyone reported it was 300m long. Although my Garmin had 1600m? I think the swim was the driest and warmest I felt most of the day. The bike course is...