Race on a tropical island? Sounds like paradise. That was my first thought when I signed up for Langkawi.

A bit of a race report from Finland Having never raced outside of WA, it was very novel to be racing in cooler conditions and rain.

The stress levels were high, due to the enormity of this event, knowing I’m in a canal, lots of people, the start of the Ironman. Tears were had, Canons were going off, hrt was high..

Let’s be clear, I am not a morning person. The alarm was set but it was not needed. The time had come. Kona was now (or 2 weeks ago to be precise).

It is the 12th of October 4.15 and the alarm goes off, I’m already half awake wondering if I slept at all last night