Last week I raced in the National Championships in Bryn Bach Park, South Wales. It was good to be back racing, firstly and also to catch up with friends back in Wales. Training leading up to the race had been going really well even though I had done a limited amount of running due to my injury.

The day of the race was very hot so I ensured that I was adequately hydrated and I headed down the race site two hours before the start. I did my normal pre-race routine and then we were called into the water. I got a good start and after about 100 meters I was near the front of the pack but then my googles began to leak and it took the rest of the first lap to get them back on properly. So then the second lap was all about limiting the damage.

I got out of the water and had a good first transition, I got on to the bike and on the first hill I was very surprised as I seemed to have flown up it. I found someone else to work with and we took turns leading our pack. When I got off the bike, I didn’t know what to expect as I haven’t done much running. So I built in to it and was surprised when I started running down the rest of the field. I finished 10th and was content with the result and hope to build on that in the following weeks.

Next race is the London Triathlon….

Ritchie

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