Nidderdale is a fun triathlon. Pool-based, surprisingly flat for a Nidderdale and offering the best finishers t-shirt of any race is have done, it is a great way to finish the season.
Last year it was my ninth and final. This year it was a warm-up for my two remaining races. The weather was much better this year. It was the only race I dragged Elina and Venla did last year and it rained the whole day. Not much sun this year either but at least it was dry.
The swim
Due to poor timing on my part, I only arrived at the poolside two minutes before I was due to start and was almost immediately in the water. I took the first half easy as I lazily drafted another swimmer before speeding up for the second half.
The bike
The bike course is rolling, but the rolls are small enough that you can spend most of the time on your aero bars. Only one Pearson overtook me, and he cruised past on his hoods even while I was aero.
On the way back, I ended up caught behind a traffic jam of cars trying to get over a narrow bridge. My descending was much faster thanks to the dry roads, though, and no chain drop in the final corner this year, either.
The run
Nothing much to report here. I did not push too hard as my endless cold was still dragging on.
The result
I finished with a time of:
1:19:42
That is around five and a half minutes faster than last year. Position splits were 112th (swim), 36th (T1), 39th (bike), 87th (T2), 51st (run) out of 170. That was good enough for 53rd place.
My splits were:
| Section | 2019 | 2018 | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swim | 10:54 | 12:42 | -1:48 |
| T1 | 01:07 | 02:02 | -0:55 |
| Bike | 41:28 | 46:23 | -4:55 |
| T2 | 01:13 | 02:08 | -0:55 |
| Run | 24:59 | 22:39 | +2:20 |
| Total | 1:19:42 | 1:26:23 | -5:41 |
My faster swim time is really T1 time: last year it was raining so many of us put our shoes on after leaving the pool but before crossing the timing mat.
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Tags: Nidderdale, north yorkshire, pateley bridge, triathlon
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