Chilly Cheeks Duathlon #1 - DuathlonStandard


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Denver, Colorado
United States
Racing Underground
32F / 0C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 53m 27s
Overall Rank = 5/210
Age Group = 40-49
Age Group Rank = 3/45
Pre-race routine:

Woke up and drove the course. It was dry and a tad. FOund my transition spot and hung out and talked with some friends.
Event warmup:

Ran a mile and a half with my friend Michael. Took off the jacket and headed to the start to get ready to run.
Run
  • 24m 47s
  • 4 miles
  • 06m 12s  min/mile
Comments:

Started out front and 6 guys went out really fast. They moved way out front within the first mile. I had 3 guys pulled in behind me and then they moved ahead. I tucked in with them and ran with my friend Justin for a bit. He then moved ahead and we caught 3 of the guys in front by the dirt path section. Justin was about 20 seconds ahead. I caught 2 more guys and was now in 5th place. Held strong and kept Justin in sight. He wss in the fat tire division so I wasn't worried about him. SO I had 4 guys ahead of me in the open division. I thought I was first in my agegroup but it was hard to tell agegroups with all the hats and stuff on people.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing I ran well, beat last years time by almost 2 minutes.
Transition 1
  • 01m 38s
Comments:

Put on warm gloves, helmet and bike shoes. Ran the bike to the exit and began my ride. I had gotten out before my friend Justin.
What would you do differently?:

NOthing
Bike
  • 27m 4s
  • 10.8 miles
  • 23.94 mile/hr
Comments:

Wanted to stay steady on the way out and push hard on the way back. That is what I did! I was 5th place with no one ahead of me that I could see until the turn around. I saw that everyone was several minutes ahead of me and that I would not catch them. I saw one guy behind me until the turn around where I began to push hard and didn't see him again until I finished. Weird to not have anyone to key off of so I just pushed as hard as I could. Pretty good efort just 2 weeks from IMAZ.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing, great ride.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Run
  • 00m
  • 4 miles
  •  min/mile
Post race
Warm down:

Rode a bit to spin out the legs.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing really. Didn't feel fatigued.

Event comments:

THis is a 3 race series so I am in 3rd so far. The 2 guys that beat me were 1.2-2 minutes ahead of me. THe next 2 races are very different format so I hope I can make up ground.




Last updated: 2010-11-30 12:00 AM
Running
00:24:47 | 04 miles | 06m 12s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/45
Overall: 5/210
Performance: Good
Course: Loop, part on the road and part on a dirt path.
Keeping cool Good Drinking
T1
Time: 01:38
Overall: Good
Run with bike? Good
Jump on bike? Good
Getting up to speed and into shoes: Good
Biking
00:27:04 | 10.8 miles | 23.94 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/45
Overall: 4/210
Performance:
Wind: Headwind
Course: 1 Loop in the rez. Pretty flat with 2 short hills. Headwind on the way out, tailwind on the way back.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:00:00 | 04 miles |  min/mile
Age Group: 0/45
Overall: 0/210
Performance:
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5