Brilliant footage. Well done Mr Livesey!
As a father of young kids getting into various things (climbing, cycling) that cause me immense worry watching them, how Mr PG do you cope when you watch that back and see your son coming so close to cars early on?!
Fair play though. He is brilliant.
This. I want to like him, but once you get passed the first layer of answers I, also, can’t connect.
I appreciate that our thinking has slightly moved on, but his latest appearance on the OA podcast: particularly around his huge ride at the start of lockdown, lacked any kind of empathy.
I’m glad I’m not the only one
@Memphisraines I did wince the first time I saw it and George did warn both me and his mother that it looked a bit hairy in places. He’s been racing since he was about 12 and his safety has always been our number one priority but that is the first time I’ve seen him dropping like that on film. He had early teenage experience descending in the Alps/Spain on holidays and on the roads of Scotland at Uni. He spent a week practising the climb and descent for the 70.3 World Champs so I know he weighs everything up and I figure it was safer with Alistair than having some other riders around him who can be a bit sketchy. Prior to the race I was more worried about the weather conditions/cold than how he would descend. On race day text between myself and his mother are: He’s out of the swim. Hes off the bike safely. He’s back from the run ok. Only then will we talk about where he is/finished.
My tip would be if you do it with your kids for fun they will quickly build the skills to be safe and progress. He spends so much time riding we have to trust he knows what he’s doing.
Indeed. They’re going to do what they want to anyway.
My kids are much younger but we are encouraging them to find the activities they like to do. We all go cycling together but my youngest is a total daredevil and loves scaring the bejesus out of me by climbing anything he can find (as in bouldering type climbing, not bike). I can’t bear to watch and am not much use as a climber so can’t do it with him. Like you I have to trust as he gets older he’ll continue to do in a safe manner…
I actually finished the race today, only taken 3 weeks and 9 hours 
Rode the course nice and steady and stopped for a cup of tea and cake.
Without the food stop it was 2:10 almost dead on, and that was off 204w AP, almost a PB up the struggle despite going easy.
Then went round the run in 1:54, but that was from the cricket field so a bit further. Took it easy as I’m here for a few days and didn’t want to batter or injure myself.
Lovely day, bright sunshine, not much wind but still cool, probably about 12c, but didn’t feel bad as it was calm and dry.
Great effort
Cafe stop 
by far the most civilised way to do it.
I’m beginning to wonder if GTN have lost all their footage of that weekend 
Did you do the swim, too?
No, I did actually finish that bit 3 weeks ago
Anything in the rules against using one of these?
Finally…
Who’s that gazelle at 7:10
Looks just like Day in the Lakes, only shorter. 
That descent looks rapid. Really fancy this race one day.
FTFY 
Ohhh so thats who number 501 was! Just watched the Youtube footage. He overtook me early in the bike so must be a decent swimmer, was trying to come up with theories at the time as to why they were a different number, wondered if maybe aquabike/relay until I saw him again on the run. Talked with him a bit on the run up, seemed a nice guy in passing.
Ha ha ha 
With the benefit of hindsight, anyone still think Helvellyn was right to go ahead?
Great race, well organised etc and best they could do in circumstances, but not sure now can really claim it was covid secure or appropriate in 2020. Must have been ~500-1000 people gathering in that field pre-race and next to none wearing masks. Just a thought.
Not saying it was a mistake to put it on with the thoughts/information they had at the time, only now looking back seeing base rate was clearly high enough in society to easily cause second waves.
Absolutely 100% fine for it to go ahead.
Even if you were discussing reasons for it not to, the people gathering in the field was not it, (public transport to attend, hotels/restaurant shared in door etc. would be more appropriate complaints)
Of course the rate was “high enough”, but a race made no meaningful difference to that.