02/08/2026
Well we only bloody done it! 💪💪
The Wales Swim Run, a 14k run and just short of 5k total swim. The terrain and the swims getting tougher.
What started with smiles at the wonderful surprise of friends and family support at every beach 😍 did end with some real tears🪼my head telling me I could not do it, to then feeling absolute joy and relief at completing it all, in the cut off times (just) AND we also podiumed. 🥇
Absolute stunner of a course and the views were spectacular. Weather conditions were perfect but a bit too perfect for those jellyfish.
My wetsuit rubbing my arms and hurting my shoulders by swim two.
The terrain got tougher, the jellies were getting bigger. I wish I didn’t struggle with them. My team mate got stung three times, myself once but they kept bumping into me. 🙈😳One hit me right in the head, then straight after in my arm and then I swam right over one and I could feel it all down my torso. My worst case scenario.
I was 500m from finishing the last swim knowing the 2k run back would be ok but I started to cry. I knew I couldn’t give up here. Most Jelly encounters stopped me swimming causing my team mate to get cold. She told me get in the boat or keep going. I don’t know how I did that swim. I could not give up now! I won’t be doing it again I can tell you.
Super proud of my team mate who I know is grateful I accepted her offer, hated that last swim but she will do this again. 😳🤩
Running the finish line is an unbelievable feeling. What was even more amazing was that despite being some of the last athletes in the other female and male teams did not finish so we podiumed getting first place female team. 🥳I’ll take that for the jellies. 💪what a surprise!
Still can’t believe it and I’m buzzing! Glad I did it ?YES would I repeat? What do you think? 🪼
