The Roc England 2025

CbdFit
Sep 17
3 min read

🖤 ROC England 2025 — Redemption in Motion

8 hours and 24 minutes. Five brutal stages. One summit. And a comeback that meant everything.

This wasn’t just a race report. It was a ritual. A return. A redemption arc after ROC Wales in May, where I hit a serious health scare—heart issues that nearly ended more than just the race. That day was close. Too close. But ROC England? This was the answer. The proof. The roar back.

📍 The ROC England — What Makes It Legendary

ROC England is one of the UK’s most unique and punishing triathlons. Set in the heart of the Lake District, it’s a five-stage endurance challenge that combines open water swimming, road cycling, mountain running, and trail finishing. It’s not just physically demanding—it’s mentally relentless. Even for healthy athletes, this race is a full-body, full-mind test.

The race begins at YMCA Lakeside near Ulverston, Cumbria. You dive into Lake Windermere for a 1.5km swim—starting from the grassy shore and following a teardrop-shaped course that hugs the shoreline before looping back. The water’s cool, slightly choppy, and just unpredictable enough to keep you alert.

From there, you transition into a 45.5km bike ride through the Lake District’s winding roads. The route is a mix of fast stretches and technical climbs, with dramatic scenery and enough elevation to make your quads question their life choices. You ride all the way to the foot of the Langdale Pikes, where the real beast begins.

Scafell Pike—the highest mountain in England—stands between you and the next transition. You run/hike 8.75km up via Mickleden, passing through gravel, grass, stones, and boulders. It’s steep, technical, and unforgiving. You must reach the Esk Hause checkpoint 6km up before 12:30pm to be allowed to summit. The descent is just as brutal, with uneven terrain and surprise climbs even on the way down.

Then it’s back on the bike. Same 45.5km route, reversed. But somehow, it feels like uphill both ways. Legs are fried. Body’s exhausted. But the mind? That’s where the real race happens.

Finally, you hit the last transition and lace up for a short 1km trail run through the Lakeside forest. It’s symbolic. It’s emotional. It’s the final push through pain into glory.

💥 My Race — ROC England 2023

The swim felt smooth. No zigzagging, no chaos. Just clean lines and buoy-to-buoy rhythm. I came out of the water in 33 minutes, buzzing.

Bike 1 was solid. First 30km felt like flow state. Last 10 miles started whispering in the legs, but I arrived at T2 fresh. No heart episodes. No knee complaints. Chest holding up. 1h44min.

Then came Scafell Pike. If burpees are a bastard, this mountain’s the whole bloodline 😂 Ran the first 3km, then sticks out and the hike began. ADHD brain went full goat-mode on the descent, analysing every step like a chess move. Summit reached in 2h17.

Quick break, food in, then down we go. Legs battered but no cramps like last year. Back and shoulders achy, but that’s just the usual malarkey. Even the descent had climbs—this mountain doesn’t play fair. 1h20min of grit.

Bike 2 was mysterious. Same route, flipped, but somehow felt like uphill both ways. Abductors started cramping. Every bend of the leg hurt, but quitting’s not in the vocabulary. Salt tabs, water, carbs—repeat. Pain eased, pace picked up. 1h54min.

Final run—1km trail through the forest. Crowd roaring. Chemicals firing. That finish line hit different. Smile wide, heart full, brain buzzing with that “let’s do it again” madness.

🔥 The Comeback

This race was my redemption. After ROC Wales nearly took me out, this was proof that the body can bounce back, the mind can rebuild, and the heart—literally—can hold strong. No episodes. No setbacks. Just pure resilience.

🎥 The Ripple Effect

More people than ever came up to me saying they joined this race because of my YouTube videos. That’s wild. That’s humbling. That’s legacy. So I dropped a new one—THE ROC ENGLAND 2023—to keep the fire burning and the tribe growing.

💬 Final Thoughts

ROC England is not for the faint-hearted. It’s tough. It’s technical. It’s transformative. Whether you’re chasing a PB or a personal breakthrough, this race will strip you down and build you back up.

Big love to my ROC fam—the marshals, cheerleaders, athletes, families, photographers. You make this more than a race. You make it a movement.

Next up: ROC Scotland in 3 weeks. Let’s run it back. Let’s build legacy.

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