UK School Games - Loughborough

The aquathlon on the first day was split into a heat and a final .In the heat I played it quite tactically and used the minimum amount of energy to get into the a final which I successfully did. The final didn't really go to plan sadly, as I just didn't have the legs when it came to the run therefore lost around 30 seconds to the leader and around 20seconds to 2nd and 3rd placed athletes.

The second day started of with a low but finished with a high. In the practice for the dustbin lid test I managed to slide out on one of the dead turns due to the slippery circuit as it had  rained. This knocked my confidence slightly therefore I went very slow in the actual timed circuit as I didn't want to crash. I therefore lost even more time on the leaders and needed a good final bike ride in the circuit race to get a good result..

The  bike race start was staggered based on your combined times from the previous two events. I therefore started quite away back from the front of the field , however I managed to do a little solo TT to get onto the front bike  pack with the race leader being around 10 seconds further in front. Going into transition I was placed 3rd with  one athlete about a second ahead of me. I was able catch up this time in transition and then sprinted to the line which was 100 meters away to take second place.

Date: 3-4th September 2021