This year, there are only 3 races, and this is the second one. I remembered the hills…

Iceman: Enjoying the mud

That felt a lot harder than last year on the bike. Having not ridden the MTB at all before the race, it was always going to be hard. Sticky mud and wrong tires didn’t make it any easier, but the overall result was faster with a few higher places up the rankings!

Photo Matt Alexander

Better late than never, here’s my 70.3 UK race report!

At last year’s 70.3 UK, 3 members of my club qualified for the 70.3 World champs It was chucking it down: many dropped out during the race, and many more didn’t bother staying for the roll-downs, which meant a few surprised athletes got a slot for Las Vegas from pretty deep in the field.

Looking at the profile of the course, raining or not, it was one I knew I’d enjoy. At least the bike leg. So I registered very early, knowing I could give it a good go, and have potentially the support of my Coach, Jo Carritt, who’s a local. This was also going to be a second 70.3 target to qualify for the worlds.

I wanted to have a real go at this one after last year’s 4th place overall. Thorpe Park sprint is always pretty fast, but the field is quite small, and it’s a fun race at the end of the season.

Putting my head down!