Unfortunately this turned from being a long distance triathlon into a long distance aquathlon due to severe weather! Not what I had trained 8 months for, but you can't control the weather and the race organisers took the difficult decision to cancel the bike leg because several parts of the route were impassable with standing water in places and fallen tress on some roads too! With no aid stations and marshals ready for the run, the marathon was delayed until 9am and being done in 3 waves 30mins apart with runners going off in 5sec intervals. Credit to the organisers and all of the marshals in getting this turned around quickly in pretty poor conditions, but the run got underway at 9am and the marshals and volunteers along the run route were amazing, even though they were drenched!

This was my 2nd long distance event after Ironman Wales, and the vibe at Outlaw is so much more chilled out and relaxed, plus you have the added bonus of being able to run down the finish chute with family! I was gutted to not have been able to do the whole race, but I will be back.