Woburn Blog
Race Reports and Idle Thoughts
The whole Breca experience was incredible, but the race was a game of two halves. The first half, till the final exit of Buttermere - where the sprint race ended - was a tough adventure race that involved some technical running and some beautiful swimming. The second half, consisting of the brutal fell run over Dale Head and the weary swim across Derwent, was more of a trial of strength. Strength of body and mind.
In this blog, I’ll be talking about our first effort at swimming whilst tied together with a rope, but first I thought I’d share the full kit list that I’ve settled on. There are two weeks till Breca Buttermere and, after a lot of trial and error, I think I have finally decided which paraphernalia I’ll be using.
Suzy was aiming to complete a Double Ironman – as fiendishly simple as it sounds. She would complete a full Ironman race on Saturday then, after a few hours of sleep, do it again on the Sunday. In addition to this, there was also a group aiming to complete the Continuous Double Ironman: an unrelenting 7.6km swim, 360km bike taking them through the rural unlit night, and a double Marathon to finish.
