On the 16th of may I raced in Wales for the first time in the European qualifier race
going into this race i had not had any open water races for the season and was nervous about the distances as this was my first full sprint triathlon, I decided to use a Ucan pre race drink to provide me with energy throughout the race as I had to be up so early for the race I hadn't been able to have a full breakfast.
From the start of the swim i was being battered by older, more experienced athletes and within 200m i was mid pack. However i was one of the closest to the side of the lake where it was most shallow and found myself scraping my hands, knees and feet against the bottom of the lake, a few times i had to stand up and jump back into the race due to the depth.
Once out of the swim i worked hard to catch everybody up from near the back of the race in about 30th and managed to gain 15 places, going into the run i was in 15th and managed to stay in this position.
Having finished 35th at Loughborough i was surprised to have finished so much further up despite being the youngest in the age group!
Thanks to my sponsors zone3, Ucan and JWCT.
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