She came 3rd 
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Well done 
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Brilliant - well done her!
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Cracker! Chapeau.
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Thanks all, we had to ferry her home for a shower, then get her out the door for her piano lesson.
They did get fish and chips on the home from piano though, which I can’t stand, so I had scrambled egg. 
She keeps saying what a difference running in spikes makes. I’ve never tried them, so can’t comment. The girl that came 1st is my mate’s daughter who I wrote about before. (that’s not her in the pic)
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Did you get the scrambled egg from the chippy, or make it when you got home? And did you have it with chips, or on toast?
I appreciate it’s not relevant but I’ve never been to a chippy that offered scrambled eggs so wanted to be sure i wasn’t missing out.
And I’ve had several beers so I could be missing something!
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keep up, they got them from piano 
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no. I had to work after the XC whilst Mrs FP did the parent taxi thing. They both went to the chippy on their way back from piano.
I made the scrambled eggs once I’d emerged barefoot from the mines, in the snow. 
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I’ve not.run in mine for over 10 years but they are amazing. You put your foot down and it just doesn’t slip or slide - then you power on. Like road running but with all the fun of off-road - and no slipping over.
PS. Well done to her, really well done.
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Huge congratulations to your LO FP 
Haven’t had fish and chips in years…or scrambled eggs saying that
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Thanks Anna. We’ve just sent a load of McVities biscuits to LO’s godmother in New Jersey.
Get yourself over for a ‘special visit’ 
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I did the trail race today and it probably went as well as I could have hoped for given current fitness and girth. Actually quite pleased with it.
There was another small change to the route announced at the briefing which avoided a bit that is usually very boggy at the best of times and a struggle to get up\down, but the previously announced change went a bit further than I expected, but still saved 2K and ~250m asc\desc which is usually another muddy tricky section, timewise it was probably 20-25 minutes.
Made sure I was near the start again as the path narrows quite quickly and then goes across a field and small belt of trees that is difficult to overtake, but we were already stretching out by 1K.
There’s then a fairly long climb that has a few muddy patches before reaching the moor. There’s about a 3K path on flags which was about 50% under water, but I’ve been on the same section when they’re icy and treacherous so wet feet was quite a bit better.
After about 8K I seemed to be on my own, nobody about 1K in front and at least 600m behind. I kept going at my own pace then as we turned back we started going into the wind. I could also see someone catching me up and hoped I’d hold him off, on the most exposed bit it felt like I was running on the spot
We then went back down the long muddy bit, I hoped I’d gain some time on my chaser but when I reached the bottom he’d kept about the same pace and then went past me, but he was barely 20!
Just turned into the car park for the finish and felt a couple of spots of rain, by the time I left it was hammering it down so felt a bit sorry for the people still out but I’d just about survived
Legs are a bit tight now and DOMS is probable inbound!
Edit: I’m gonna call this a sprint finish
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Well done Jeff. Mighty effort in this weather! 
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Top work!
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Nice work.
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Well done @jeffb
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Had read the report, but just seen the picture. Heroic effort.
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Are we doing '24 triathlon recaps? Did we all have a Brat Summer?
My year was pretty good, perhaps not wrt performance but filled with positive experiences.
Harlech Duathlon early in the season was a bit meh but had kept me ticking over during the later winter months.
The ROC Wales in May was an absolute treat that fell into my lap after a clubmate dropped out a few days before. I had enough fitness to be reasonably competitive & the great weather highlighted the beauty of Eryri.
My main event of the year was the 3 triathlons in 2 & a half days in the Ardeche. Each race had their own vibes & I measured my efforts conservatively enough to enjoy all three. Once again, beautiful surroundings.
I’m still unsure about the Aberdyfi Aquathlon, it’s one of those events I don’t feel I got the best out of myself. I felt I was swim fit enough to perform better than I did on the day & can only think that the sea temp & possibly fuelling let me down.
All in all I should only take positive things away from my races & appreciate the fact that I’m lucky enough to play around like a big kid.
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Pretty flat year here. Couple of decent sprint races in January, February and March. Then decommissioned my left hip playing with a surfboard on a sand dune in the desert, put myself out of action for about 6 months.
Just getting back into things now but have clearly taken a bit step down the fitness ladder, especially on the run, & doubt will ever get back to how things were a year ago. Getting soundly beaten right now off people I mght have had a chance against last year.
Need a big ticket race to look forward to get the juices flowing again perhaps. Also a new bike, and ideally a new leg.
The year’s not quite over though, doing a 15km leg of a coast-to-coast relay on Friday. It will be my longest run since March & expect I’ll be limping for a few days after.
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Terrible.
One running race in February.
The rest of the year juggled injuries, work, lack of motivation and consistent training on most things non-triathlon.
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