Simon Palm was one of the debutants.
“It was an amazing experience. Huge crowds had already gathered at the start area for the swim half an hour before it began,” says Simon.

The swimming was the part that Simon felt slightly less confident about.
“Biking and running are not as technically demanding as swimming. I’m pleased that the swimming went well, although it was freezing cold,” he adds

The cycling went faster than Simon had thought it would, perhaps a bit too fast. Simon feels that running is his strongest discipline, but it was during the run that this challenging race started to take its toll.

“Running was definitely the hardest part but, although I was exhausted, I made it over the finishing line,” says Simon Palm.

The event whet Simon’s appetite for more and he has already entered next year’s race. He feels he could have prepared better and is interested to see if he can improve his time. Axelent’s team next summer will be at least as big, since four of its employees have already entered for the 2020 race.