There is no way that swim was 13°.
More like 15-16°.
The rain annoyed me, I wasn’t cold.
That descent back to Glenridding was awful, then some tithead had kicked off the carrier bag I’d wrapped my shoes in (maybe the ref? Thinking I’d “marked” my transition with a bright orange Sainsbury’s bag?) and they were soaked …
… having already done the run, I just couldn’t be arsed
Although the sun came out on the drive home and I was more pissed that Id not finished
FWIW, the North Dock in Llanelli got to over 20C at the weekend for the races so wetsuits were banned in the Elite races. It was still c18C first thing in the morning but as it’s very shallow it warmed up quickly in the hot sun at the weekend.
FB posts are suggesting 19+; seems a little optimistic. I’ve embraced the full “no swimming” mantra - September was my last swim. Got 2 brand new suits over winter as well
3 of my clowns raced in the Super Series on Saturday. They said the ref was a right b@stard
Seriously all said it was a good event, one missed bike pack unfortunately and had a very lonely ride.
How far was the swim timing mat from exit? All were disappointed with their swims so i tried to use that as an excuse