Brigg, a market town in Lincolnshire with a population of 5,000 hosts two triathlons per year: and early season run by FastFwd, and an end-of-season race run by local club Lincsquad, which also includes a quadathlon option with paddling.
It is a small race which meant we almost all fitted into the regular leisure centre car park. The transition area was on the astro turf pitches with nice big secure walls so you could leave your bag there. It does mean we all came home covered in those little rubber black balls, though.
Thw swim was pool-based started in two-minute intervals. I was much faster than anyone else in my lane, but everyone who set off with me was about the same speed, so I think I gave an accurate time but given it was small race, it inevitably meant swimming with different abilities. The lanes were wide enough to make passes.
The cycle was a flat route. There were no hills at all that I remember though it did slightly creep up hill at 1-2% max. I decided to get down on my aero bars and see how far I could go. As it turned out, it was the whole cycle leg. This was a decision I would later regret after getting home and having a nap, only to realise my back had ceased up. But, at the time, I was flying. Averaging 31.8 kph from just 177 watts of power. I can’t remember the last time I had a bike split averaging over 30. I got up to 41.8 kph coming back.
The run involves a out-and-back section that involves several road crossings, but once past these, we got onto the canal and things became much more pleasant.
My overall time was:
01:12:07
Splits were given as swim+T1 of 12:10, cycle+T2 of 35:15 and run of 24:41. On my watch, my splits were:
| Stage | Time |
|---|---|
| Swim | 9:10 |
| T1 | 3:15 |
| Cycle | 33:50 |
| T2 | 1:11 |
| Run | 24:41 |
Overall I was position 31 out of 69 and yet somehow 9th in my age category of Masters 40-49. I thought I had now escaped the category of death. A nice event and one I would happily do again. Thank you to Malcolm Dent for the photos.
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