Cotswold classic triathlon today - my A race - the one I was aiming to PB at and on another day I would have done - and not because of the heat. Fastest ever swim 1.2miles in 32ish mins and onto the bike and going very well until I punctured at mile 20 and buckled my wheel. Luckily managed to fix the flat but lost around 25mins or so and rode the remaining 35miles with the slight wobble. Considered pulling out at one point but decided to carry on and see if I could get the bike round. Managed to get to the run and ran really well even in the heat at 1:49. Overal time 5hr 37 - without hiccups around 5hr 13. It would have smashed my Pb by around 17mins. Thanks to my support team and dear family, wife Kate Mansfield for coming to support me and my coach Phil Ellison Triathlon Coach for getting me to great shape. Onto the next and final race of the year!
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