Triathlon News and Results
(Sunday September 6th 2009)
Meanwhile, Peter Larbalestier travelled to deepest darkest Lake District, (not Wales) to take part in the Helvellyn Triathlon, an event he’d done last year so he knew what he was letting himself in for!
“ ..if you intend to swim in the lake beforehand be warned it is always cold. Go down more than a couple of feet in the centre and it will be skull crushingly cold.”
“…the run section is 90% on rough track and goes onto the highest fells in the country. For reasons of safety you must take with you some form of bag containing full body cover, foil survival blanket, whistle and suitable map of the route.”
“The temperature on the top could well be close to freezing and it will probably be in cloud and raining. If you break your ankle in those conditions you will very quickly become dangerously cold as well as suffering natural shock reaction. You need something that has the capability of keeping you reasonably warm in such an eventuality. You must decide what”….!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The course included:
- 1 mile swim in Ullswater – England’s most beautiful lake
- 38 miles cycle – including the Kirkstone Pass, (for an idea of the severity of the hills, check out the photo on the event’s home page)
- 9 miles run up Helvellyn – 3118 feet (England’s 3rd highest peak, only 75 feet less than the highest)
Pete completed the event posting the following times:
| Position | Name | Finish | Swim | T1 | Bike | T2 | Run |
| 330 | Peter Larbalestier | 05:10:58 | 00:28:10 | 00:04:09 | 02:32:56 | 00:02:17 | 02:03:26 |
470 people completed the event with the winner finishing in 3:22:39, (Swim 17:11/Bike 1:44:0/Run 01:19:55) but a mention should go to the last finisher who showed equal guts and determination to complete the event in 08:03:26.
