Hamburg and European Champs

Last weekend was the latest round in the World Championship Super Series in Hamburg, Germany. The next round is actually tomorrow in London but I won't be on the start line. The event in Hamburg is always a big one in the calendar due in part to the 200,000 plus spectators that line the course each year. The whole event takes place in the middle of the city centre which would be equivalent in of Glasgow swimming in the Clyde and biking and running along the main roads of Buchannan Street and Sauchiehall Street – something that could never take place here in Scotland. So all in all it's a very unique event.

The race itself was pretty successful. I swam well after a bit of carnage round the first boy and left the water in the top 20. The bike leg rather resembles a crit and a big pack quickly formed. This left much of the 40k leg about jockeying for position and reacting to people attacking. So I was where I needed to be going on to the run leg and had a good first 6 or 7k. I began struggling towards the end and lost a few places finally finishing in 29^th.

Performance wise it's the best this season but I still think there's more to come. Thankfully it was good enough to qualify me for European Champs in 4 weeks time. World championships selections take place on Monday.....