Started out with a pretty shallow swim. The water was full of silt - which some didn't like - but which just added to the drama. Had a solid swim, but faded a bit towards the ned as i pushed out hard. The bike is an absolute beast. Hilly, windy, chipped road surface and hard hard hard! I should have held back more as, just like the swim , I faded at the end of the bike. It was also hot - and I should have taken more fluids, ho-hum. The run is the final sting in the tail. Three times over the top of a castle at the top of a massive hill. The first time you hate it , the second time cry , the third time you walk! Great race in the heart of England.