After Staffs 70.3 in 2015 I entered The Full Boar event in Market Bosworth later that year. My brother-in-law Sam was doing it so I decided to enter it too. It was something else to aim at, and I had enjoyed ten challenge of the half distance.
I didn’t do much training, but I figured that I wouldn’t have lost much fitness after the Staffs event. I did a few runs over the summer and my usual sea swims whilst on holiday but nothing much more than that. To be honest it was nice to take it easier. Having done the distance once I was confident I could do it again.
The event was a much smaller affair, there were just over a hundred competitors. It was really well organised though. The swim was 2 laps of the lake in Market Bosworth Water Trust. This went to plan, and I came out in 5th place which was a bit of a surprise. The bike section was four laps through the surrounding villages. It was pretty fast with some hilly sections half way round, but I was getting overtaken quite a bit. It was rounded off by a 4 lap run through country lanes.
I finished in 5 hours and 33 minutes, slightly quicker than at Staffs. I was pretty pleased with that, particularly as it was a pretty warm day. My legs were getting tired towards the end so I was pleased to get to the finish without locking up. That happened afterwards. I cramped up big time when I tried to sit down. I got some strange looks from those around me when I started whimpering. It took a good half an hour for my legs to return to anything like normal. Can’t beat a good post race hobble.