Roding Valley Tri Club member Claire Bloom celebrated her birthday by taking on the challenge of the Bedford Sprint Triathlon on the weekend.
With a race start time of 7am, the Buckhurst Hill based triathlete arrived in Bedford to an air temperature of only nine degrees.
The event started with a 750m lake swim in Priory Park and the race set off with a rolling time trial start, rather than a mass start due to Covid restrictions.
Bloom exited the water with a time of 14:09 before transitioning onto the bike for a 21.70km ride which she completed in a time of 45:10.
It was then a 5km two-lap run on trail which she finished in 23:43 for an overall time of 1:26:28.
Bloom finished first in her age category (55-59) and seventh overall in the female section.
She said: “The course was challenging, undulating in places with long descents which didn't feel downhill at all.”
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