Another busy weekend saw me take in the London Youth Games on Saturday finishing 2nd in the cycling time trial and a quick exit to hit the road for Wales and Porthcawl and the main event of the weekend, the next leg of the British Triathlon Junior and Youth Super Series.
This event doubled up as a selection race for the GB European Youth Relay team, so Juniors and Youth raced together along with a group from the Irish Academy it made for strong competitive race with 70 starters. Also the first time for me swimming competitively in the sea.
I exited the swim safely although in a big group the race to the bike leg was frenetic and with so many athletes jostling for position at the exit from transition the inevitable happened with a couple nasty accidents with a couple of people hospitalised - James Allan, all the best hope your injuries are not that serious and you are back competing shortly - Once the riders settled there were 3 leading groups and I was happy to be in the 3rd especially as there were so many junior competitors some 3 to 4 years older than me left behind me.
Having exited the bike leg safely I got out on to the run and whilst my run still needs some work it is steadily improving. I finished 23rd overall and 6th in my youth section, and taking out the Irish youth member that beat me it means I was 5th from a Super Series perspective which is showing great consistency across the series. Hopefully I can maintain this over the last 2 races this year.
Given the older more physical competitors along with the size of the field this was a demanding race and as I am one the youngest in the field I am pleased with the outcome in what was one of the most enjoyable races of the series thus far.
Finally congratulations to Miles Burton who is the same age as me and finished 2nd overall so gaining a place in the GB European Relay team, another excellent performance from Miles and something for me to aim for.
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