More than thirty degrees and a scorching sun, but it doesn’t bother the hundreds of runners participating in the triathlon in Kortrijk. Although it later turns out to have been a difficult edition. “Luckily we were allowed to start swimming,” says participant Neste Lerouge. “That kept us relatively cool for the first twenty minutes,” he continues.
It was also difficult for participant Tom Vander Hoogstraete: “The conditions were very tough, but you have to arm yourself against them.”
