Wow. What a race. Casual fans of triathlon or non-converts sometimes wonder what can be exciting about a long distance 8+ hour race but it’s days like this that make you remember how great these kind of races are.
Both the men’s and womens editions produced fantastic races that ended in very close and relatively sprint finishes.
The mens race was at such a pace that the top 10 finishers broke the course record and in the ladies race the winner produced a composed and exciting finish. Unfortunately for the first year ever we had no podium Brits but that’s not to say that there weren’t some great performances to report on.