Porto was the venue for the 23 and under European Championships this year which I travelled out to last weekend as part of the Great Britain squad. It was my 2nd major championships and after the disappointment out in Australia last year I was looking to finally post a good result at championship level.
It was a tough race from start to finish with a rough sea swim followed by 8 laps of 5k on the bike which had 3 significant climbs on each lap along with two u-turns to split things up. By the end of the bike leg an elite group of 15 of us had escaped from the main bunch and held a 2minute lead going into the run so it was up to us to battle it out for the top 10. Sadly my legs weren't a match to some of the front runners but I was able to hold on to 9th.
Not the medal I ultimately wanted but a top 10 result is still a big step forward for me. I still have one year left though to make it happen.
So next up is the World 23 and under champs on the 11th in Budapest where another top10 will be the first priority. If I achieve that then who knows where I will end up.....
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