← Cotswold 226
Having had a number of triathlon distances under my belt, from super sprint to Ironman 70.3 UK, it was time to tackle the full iron distance.
I looked at a number of events including Ironman UK, Challenge Weymouth and The Outlaw before settling on the my local offering: the inaugral Cotswold 226. This was a pretty big deal for me as I never really belived I could achieve the full iron distance.
Having completed the half iron distance Cotswold Classic that's run by the same organisers I know the quality of the event would be good. And I wasn't disapointed - the registration team in the Saturday were super super friendly.
The swim start was well organised and the bike course well marked out with plenty of aid stations. Even the rain on the 2014 event couldn't dampen the spirits of the marshalls out there making the event really great.
The run course was also well organised. Slowing to a walk was a pleasure - plenty of goodies to enjoy on the way to the next aid station!
It really is worth noting how big an impact the team at 113 events has on the positivity of this great event.
In short this was a once in a lifetime event for me, and I'm super happy that I chose the Cotswold 226. And when I say once in a lifetime it wasn't just the triathlon that happened that day.....
