Started the season with the British sprint champs at Emberton Park. The first race is always a bit of a wake up call and Im glad to have it in the bag. There's nothing like racing to really give you a measure of where you are really at and what you need to do.
I came 5th overall with a time of 1.06.30, 1min, 3seconds behind 1st place. My swim was slow, it was a real vicious mash up and my goggles where knocked off. I recovered to exit the water in second but I wasn't happy with my time. A quick T1 enabled me to grab a small lead heading out onto the bike which was a nice 1 lap loop in the undulating Buckinghamshire countryside. I put my head down but didn't seem to be able to really get into a good pace. I was caught by about 4 chasers about 1mile from the bike finish and we stayed in close contention heading into T2. I manage to open up another small lead through T2 but then really struggled to settle in to the first lap of the run. I was overtaken by 4 women on the first lap before I settled into a slightly quicker pace and manged to maintain my position.
It was an okayish result but really not where I wanted to be. There are some clear lessons to take away, most obviously about getting my run speed up.
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