Ullswater Sprint Triathlon

Posted on: Monday 29th June 2026

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Ullswater Sprint Triathlon

Race report by Rachel Hancock:

We headed into Ullswater for the sprint distance triathlon, the water was warm but really choppy and I couldn’t get in a rhythm with my crawl so I muddled my way round doing breaststroke but at least that meant I got to admire the scenery.

The bike route was undulating but it is the lakes 🤣 enjoyed being out there on fairly quiet roads, there was a section with temporary lights so all competitors had to get off and run with their bikes and then restart on a hill, very glad I’d sorted my gears out after the downhill as I could hear some crunching of gears behind me 🙈, good downhill back to transition then out on the run.

The run was relatively flat with all kinds of terrain, you do an out and back then a circle of a field, then its along the shingle beach and what a great view running along the lake before hitting a tarmac road and running through the campsite towards the finish, lots of support and a great event, my time was 01:57:20, not my best but I’m happy to be under 2hrs and I enjoyed it 🏊🏼🚴🏼🏃‍♀️

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