3rd Annual Bronda's Run/Bike Du - DuathlonStandard


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Fort Worth, Texas
United States
Ironhead
40F / 4C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 41m 37s
Overall Rank = 148/196
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 10/11
Pre-race routine:

Got there plenty early, set up my bike in transition. Half mile warm up jog, stayed warm in the car until the prerace meeting. Basically tried to keep the edge off. My first multi sport event and I was a tad nervous, especially since I hadn't really put much into my training. I knew I would finish but that was about it.
Run
  • 17m 14s
  • 2.1 miles
  • 08m 13s  min/mile
Comments:

First run went well. Was a little worried about going out too fast, but I reigned it in pretty well. Expected to be 9-10 minute pace so I improved on that but didn't feel too tired at the end.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe go out a little faster a lot faster if better prepared.
Transition 1
  • 01m 40s
Comments:

I wasn't really worried about transitions. I knew they would be slowish and I was more concerned about remembering everything...helmet on etc.
What would you do differently?:

Go a little faster but not much really
Bike
  • 1h 04m 12s
  • 16 miles
  • 14.95 mile/hr
Comments:

This was tough for me. My background is running, I hadn't spent much time on the bike in the last few weeks and I could tell. I had also taken my seatpost out for some reason and wasn't careful about getting it back at the correct height. about 5 miles in my left knee started to bother me. I thought I could ride through it, but around mile 9 I pulled off and readjusted the height. it felt much better for a while. The other thing I really noticed was a lot of surges and sags in energy. I think my nutrition was off and as I was consuming my gatorade it was helping. As flat as the course was, I noticed the inclines.
What would you do differently?:

More time in the saddle training
Transition 2
  • 01m 30s
Comments:

Again not worried about time. A little confused because they had been very strict about bikes being racked on the correct side, and there was a bike almost hanging over my equipment. Probably didnt slow me much though
Run
  • 17m 1s
  • 2.1 miles
  • 08m 06s  min/mile
Comments:

Having never done a brick I was shocked at how hard it was to move my legs. It felt hard, but the garmin said I was moving at a decent clip for me so I wasn't too worried. About a half mile in everything really started to loosen up and I was able to start picking people off one at a time. None in my age group but it still helps keep me moving forward
What would you do differently?:

Nothing here
Post race
Warm down:

Walk around and wait for transition to open and get my bike out

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Very little training

Event comments:

This race was harder than I expected and is was mostly serious racers. I think I had the only mountain/hybrid on the course. Everyone at least had a road bike and most were TT bikes. I misread the entry and had my mind set on 12 miles for the bike so 16 kind of threw me and my time is off by less than the additional mileage so I did pretty well given my training. Overall it was enjoyable enough to give multisport races another try, but I will spend more time getting training in prep. I basically jumped in and went with less than 7 days of training in the last month.




Last updated: 2010-08-11 12:00 AM
Running
00:17:14 | 02.1 miles | 08m 13s  min/mile
Age Group: 10/11
Overall: 0/196
Performance: Average
Course: Very flat
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
T1
Time: 01:40
Overall: Average
Run with bike? Average
Jump on bike? Below average
Getting up to speed and into shoes: Good
Biking
01:04:12 | 16 miles | 14.95 mile/hr
Age Group: 11/11
Overall: 0/196
Performance: Below average
Wind: Little
Course: Very flat, 3 loops.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:30
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:17:01 | 02.1 miles | 08m 06s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/11
Overall: 0/196
Performance: Good
Course: Very Flat
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Bad
Race evaluation [1-5] 3