Yeah well I needn't have bothered getting those fell running shoes because there was no fell running. Survived the swim 1.9km in the diesel flavoured semi brine besides Morrisons, then the awful four laps of the dreaded MTN bike.
To be fair the last time I sat on a MTN bike was the 3rd lap of the 2008 Ben Nevis tri, it's fair to say that the complete absence of further experience had a predictable outcome. The Otter punctured on the 2nd lap whilst riding in the top ten then hung around for an hour getting cold to buddy me round as his race was finito. By then it was pissing down and I was on target for being last. "The object is to prove that you can make the cut off for the start of the last lap". It's one thing making the cut off for the bike but then there's another cut off halfway up the Ben.
"Achhh what's the point of being turned round halfway up the hill, better to save the knees for the GG 5-0." This was really an excuse just to go and sit in the Ben Nevis Inn and eat. A complete failure overall, an experience you'd never want to repeat etc so it's all on for 2010. People were also laughing at my bike "who would want to attempt it on that heavyweight?" The answer would be a lighter bike and endless training on it.
"I'm not doing anymore Triathlons" claims the fat boy "it's not the same since Ironman, need to find some other challenge."
"Well I can promise you that the GG 5-0 will be a real challenge - an altered state of consciousness thing."
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