95th for myself, 4th time I've done it. Always a killer! Good to see you've got 1770M on the swim, supposed to have been 1500, but I know by my swim time that was way further than it should have been! Great performance, you must be very pleased with that result!

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

Tough but so good! Yeah the gps can be off sometimes, so take that with a pinch of salt- but still definitely long. Happy with how I felt more than the result- thats just a byproduct of going well. How was your race vs. the other times you've done it? Better with experience?

@Porchaa

3 жыл бұрын

@@willcowen2152 thanks for the reply and yes, best time so far! Changed my casette this year, had a triple chainset 30/39/50 and on the rear only went to 28, of which last year was knackered, so stuck in 26 at back, legs were crippled trying to stomp up the mountain after that! I've got a 30 on now, so much easier up the inclines. Every year has been different though!

Great vid. Only just found your channel. Looking forward to watching a few more of your vids. Fancy doing that one myself. Thanks

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you! I'd definitely recommend Helvellyn tri- totally different to any other race I've done.

Great job Will, particularly given the conditions on the day; very well done!

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony, apparently 0 degrees at the top, but never feels cold when you're racing for some reason!

Great Vlog and even better result......weather is what you'd expect in the Lakes.

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

Hypothermia to sunburn in about 10 minutes after the race 😂

Yep, that was an awesome result mate! 👌🏻👊🏻

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

Kept my shoulders in too 😉

What a brilliant performance mate, great preparation for Outlaw, amazing!

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Ian, need to hope my quads recover at some point in the next 3 weeks 😬

Wow looked like a really tough race with the conditions! Huge congrats on the amazing finish!

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Calin, definitely wasn't any risk of overheating!

Outstanding 🤙🏻

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

You have got a new subscriber after that performance! class

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers, much appreciated!

Great video!! Thank you for sharing your experience

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

No problem, glad you liked it 👍

Awesome result, well done. Looked like an immense race.

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, it was pretty damn spectacular!

Wow awesome job Will!👌

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Laurie, appreciate it!

Great race video 🙏👌🏼 to both of you!

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Kat, would be boring as heck if it was just me waffling on 🤣

Amazing effort and great result mate!

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Tom! Always nice to feel like you've given it your best effort.

Smashed it!

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

Nice to be back racing ey!

Great race looks like you smashed it!

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, was happy with how it went 👍

Fantastic effort, saw you at the top of The Struggle, bossing it!

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

Great atmosphere at the top there 🎉

Absolutely loved doing this race yesterday, such an amazing route as you said

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it- so different to any other race I've ever done!

@joshbarrass966

3 жыл бұрын

@@willcowen2152 forgot to say in my first comment, what a bloody effort that was mate, absolutely smashed it

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers! Stairs are tricky now, I'm sure you can relate 😂

@joshbarrass966

3 жыл бұрын

@@willcowen2152 yeah I second that😂

Good job! Weather looked rough but seems like you felt good

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

It was beautiful sunshine the whole afternoon as well! 🤷‍♂️

Just catching up...great result Will

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

Awesome performance Will, Outlaw will be a walk in the park!

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure if that's a compliment, or fighting talk 🤔

@TriathlonDan

3 жыл бұрын

Will Cowen haha both! Genuinely very impressive mate, I don’t think any of us who weren’t there can appreciate how tough the conditions are. The only other amateur ahead of you is very experienced on this course

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

@@TriathlonDan too kind mate, you don't really feel the cold that much when running luckily!

mate 8th overall!! Smashed it pal! You better win Outlaw X now

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Harry! Winning might be a stretch but I'll definitely give it beans 😉

@bengoodfellow1937

3 жыл бұрын

Will, did you manage to get a place at Outlaw X? I can't get a place. Need 6% of winning time, was 6.75%. Ali was just too good.

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know what the gig is with the waves- I don't think I'm in the pro wave though. Yeah, trickier to meet the standards when he's there!

Very well done Will and an astonishing hellish course and weather. Typical race day and sunshine comes out after we have all finished! Any more races this year?

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

The most British weather ey 🤷‍♂ Maybe a few running races after a bit of a break now.

@PoetWithPace

3 жыл бұрын

@@willcowen2152 enjoy the break Will. One of my favourite parts after some big races!

Well done, Helvellyn was my 2nd ever triathlon in 2018, I was the last official finisher in 8.5 hours but 3 people didn't finish and one was disqualified, so I can sorta say I wasn't last. Horrible weather when I did it too, the year before was bright sunshine. I did it in Saloman Trail shoes and tbh I wish I had worn something lighter...but admittedly I didn't do all that much 'running' on the run course.

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

Lanterne rouge award! I feel like the weather being horrible adds to the reputation of this race- seems unlikely to have a completely sunny day for it. My main issue with the shoes I was using was that they didn't hold my feet well enough on the descent- ended up with some very bruised and blistered toes! Would you do the race again?

@deanb61

3 жыл бұрын

@@willcowen2152 I did the run with the back-marker marshal, I remember asking him if I pushed him down would he ban me from ever doing it again :) Actually took me about 2 days before I convinced myself that I enjoyed it! Fully intend to do it again, but first I want to do some long ones. Booked Lakesman iron distance for this year, but got cancelled with Covid, now next year. Barcelona ironman is on the wish-list, but yeah, when I can fit it in, I'll be doing Helvellyn again. tbh triathlon was a silly sport to take up at 58

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

@@deanb61 Barcelona is a bit of a contrast to those other races! It would have been more silly if you didn't take it up I'd say 😉

@deanb61

3 жыл бұрын

@@willcowen2152 Was advised that Barcelona is a good one for a beginner as it's flat...compared to Wales or Bolton. I was going to do Lakesman this year then Barcelona next for my 60th...all screwed up now with Covid.

Great performance. I didn’t understand the comment on shoes at the end of this video. Which ones you used? Cloud or Cloudventure? Thanks.

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

I was using the cloudventure waterproofs, but where I started the run in wet socks thanks to the run through transition, they did rub quite a bit!

Well done you, must be pleased with that.

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Neil, always nice to have a race where everything goes to plan!

@neilroome596

3 жыл бұрын

@@willcowen2152 Never had one, LOL

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

@@neilroome596 😂😂

O only enter to see alistair brownlee

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

3rd time racing him, still 0-3 🙃

Check out A Day In The Lakes middle distance, not quite as epic but a great race too 💚

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

Same events company yeah? I'll have to stick that on the to do list next year 👍

@deanb61

3 жыл бұрын

@@willcowen2152 I did all their Triathlons, Rippon, Redcar (both sprint), then Helvallyn. Actually I don't think Trihard do the Rippon one any more. The Redcar one is good fun though, a sea swim and closed roads for the bike and run.

Great Vid, thats deffo on my radar for next year. I did the Slateman legend last year at Snowden so if you're looking for similar venues, check it out! It was amazing.

@willcowen2152

3 жыл бұрын

100% recommended if you like an interesting and challenging course. I think I might look into that race next year, looks like another epic venue.