Speyside Triathlon
Race Date: 22 June 2025
The Speyside triathlon comprises a 500m open water swim in Loch Insh, an 18km bike ride on mixed gravel trail and road, finishing with a 10km run, again on mixed gravel trail and road.
Aaron Dawson chose this as his first stab and a multi-discipline event. From Aaron: First attempt at a triathlon and overall happy with the outcome. A super fun event for first timers, it lived up to its billing and would recommend.... the experience was possibly enhanced by the fact we had two nights in a lodge 10 metres from the start line and a good catch up with the organiser (Sam Cairns) the day before. Always enjoyed the water and used to cycle to Braco now and again but definitely weak in both departments....big thanks to Morag for the swimming tuition since Xmas to give me the confidence to take this on.
I was probably in the last 15 out of water, and the last 30 coming off the bike, but made up a lot of places on the run. Thank you to the Harrier members for their advice and tips recently.
Aaron completed the course in 1.58.46, finishing in 31st place, having moved up from 85th out of the water, and 66th coming off the bike.