SO ! On Saturday afternoon I completed the European Middle Distance Triathlon in Pamplona, Spain & it was brutal from start to finish. The 1.9k swim in a reservoir 50mls away from the city , was obviously over distance & with only two inflatable markers sighting was near impossible.
Then followed a 85.5k bike back to the city over a route more suited to a mountain stage of the Tour de France ! Hil after hill , with the temperature now soaring ! Then the 21k run which was made up of 4 laps , mostly on gravel paths along the river , BUT each lap ended with a steep climb through the cobbled , narrow city streets, with cheering ( & drunk) evening revellers lining the way !
Absolutely exhausted, my main aim became just finishing, but happy to come 13th in my last year as an M64-69 in 6hrs 42mins , which reflects the severity of the course !
