‘Wow, didn’t expect to end the season like this. This morning was my final race of a long season. The Thorpe Park Sprint is a cracking race which sees the run go through Thorpe Park – something not many races can boast about.

Three waves this morning. Under 40men. Over 40men & finally woman & relays. Having something to chase on the bike & run suits me. I looked to get away from a very competitive wave and hunt down those in front. Setting the fastest swim split put me right up there from the gun.

Heading out onto road I wanted to ride within myself so I kept the pressing the peddles and by the first turn I was actually 25th overall (all from the wave 10mins ahead). By I time I got to the far turn point I was around 12th then finally coming back into T2 I could see the leader running out and about five other guys close behind. Setting the fastest bike split meant all I had to do was not get caught by anyone from my wave.

As soon as I started running I felt strong & relaxed which gave me so much confidence that I could run through them. On the second lap I had moved into 4th with the three guys in front from wave 1 only about 50m ahead. Sub 18min 5k to end the season and my another overall win making it 3 in a row.

Choosing not to head to Mexico for the World Championships was a hard tough decision as I’m not good in 40degrees of heat. But it turned out to be a strong finish for me. This season was  17 races long: 5 overall wins, two 2nd, two 3rd, a 4th, couple of 5ths and a 6th Two DNFS and one race I want to forget in 50th. So it couldn’t have been even better on the whole. Here’s to 2017′

As raced and reported by Mark Yeoman