Wow, Sevenoaks tri was a real blast. I want to do another one now!
Glorious morning for it, full sunshine from the start, though rather chilly first thing (2C according to car thermometer) - but thanks to adrenalin, didn't feel the cold too much, except in my hands after the bike leg - couldn't tie the laces properly on my running shoes and so had to stop twice on the run to re-tie them (note to self: get elasticated laces for next time). By the time I finished the run, just before 9am, it was starting to get properly warm, so the early start time had its advantages.
Pending official results, my times for the splits were: about 10mins for the 400m swim, which reflects the amount of swim training I've done (ie none); about 52mins for the 25km bike leg, which wasn't as hard as I was expecting (there are a lot tougher hills in that area than the ones they used) - only managed a paltry 71km/h on the descent of River Hill though; and 42.40 for the 8km run, which was fairly undulating, mostly up for the first half, mostly down for the second half, with a nasty steep climb just before the finish. Overall, under two hours, which is what I was aiming for, so I'm very pleased with that, though I know I could go quicker...
Really lovely route, especially the run section - spotted a few deer in the park. Several people said that was a good tri to choose for my debut and they weren't wrong.