Going to try to get to Canadaman over the next few years! Busy ticking off the closer events first.

Celtman will be a savage this weekend, wind over 20mph all day as a cross/head fo70r 75% of the route by the look of it, and the swim will be 12C. Can't wait.

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Met Office forecast I see is 12-13mph NNW for Torridon. But dry /some bits of sun.

Either way, hope it goes well for everyone.

Wind was savage all day, dangerous in many places and I'm surprised there weren't any accidents on the bike! The swim was nearly changed due to the wind kicking up a swell that made it dangerous for the kayakers, and the high route in the mountains closed due to wind strength, it was strong enough to almost knock you over on the lower route, so it was a good decision.

All in all a good race for me, swim was terrible but it was only the 3rd time in a wetsuit after my shoulder op in December, so can't complain. The bike went well for me, except getting the worst of the wind for the final 40KM into a block headwind that swirled dangerously in the valleys and gusted well over 40mph.

Run was fine, into a headwind and we got the worst of the weather as we reached the high point of the lower route at about 400m altitude. Driving headwind and horizontal rain.

Still, the whole thing is an unbelievable adventure and I'll go back to try and get up the high route.

I really look forward to seeing the photos.
Weather for Celtman looks OK over here in this septic Isle.
Best wishes to all who race. The organisers are great folks.

I have a good friend that did Celtman and to say the weather was atrocious is an understatment. The weather was so bad they closed the top loop. At the finish the race director told her the conditions were the worst in the 10 year history of the race. She only weighs about 110 lbs so she had a tough ride in the wind, and was nervous about taking her hands off the bars, basically she only ate at her rest stops.Three jackets on the bike, four and a balacava on the run. She is a bad ass, 1 of 18 females and only American woman to finish. We live and train in Virginia Beach/Chesapeake where we can ride 120 miles and get 60 feet of climbing. Oh and she got picked to race Norsman next year.

We live and train in Virginia Beach/Chesapeake where we can ride 120 miles and get 60 feet of climbing. Oh and she got picked to race Norsman next year.