For this year's French Long Triathlon Championships, I was hoping to build on my success at the FrenchMan. Unfortunately, the planets didn't always align.

Swimming: Right from the start, I was knocked back, forcing me to stop and replace my goggles. I never really got into the rhythm of the race and came out well behind the frontrunners (70th), but the race is long and I'm trying to get myself going again.

Cycling: I set off on my pace and started to make up some ground, but I soon felt a pain in my lower back, which didn't bother me and I put the bike down with the 12th fastest time in 26th place - anything is still possible!

Running: From the first few metres I felt the pain in my lower back getting worse, making it impossible to run normally :(, forcing me to stop several times. I hesitated to give up, but when I bumped into Jeremy, my coach, he encouraged me to finish the race - it's a French Championship after all :)

I finished anecdotally in 41st place, which was a shame, as I thought the Top 10 was within reach...