Dave Walton attempted his first half ironman in and around Lake Bala. In hot conditions club captain Dave did extremely well to finish in an overall time of 05:37. His splits were as follows: 2000m swim 38mins, 54 mile cycle 2hrs 58 mins, 1/2 Marathon 1hr 51 mins - Total time including the 2 transitions (10mins) 5hrs 37mins.Dave said "Both the cycle and the run were extremely hilly and the temperatures on the run were scorching. The run course was described on the web site as brutal and the event not for the feint hearted. They weren't wrong!"