This was probably my best 5K time in a multisport race or even a stand alone 5K.

Run faster, of course!

My Transition spot was at the very end of Transition Area, so I had to walk my bike all the way out. My quads were so sore from the run, I wasn't moving as quickly as I would have liked.

Ha ha. Not do a duathlon again.

This was the segment where I could immediately tell the difference between a tri and a du. My legs were so used-up from the run, they just didn't have the clean slate that they usually have coming off from the swim.

Given how slowly I thought I was going, I'm pleased with this time. I was struggling so much more than usual, I thought for sure I would come in over an hour.

Wow. Again, not do another du.

As can be seen from the time difference between the two runs, the second one was wearing me down. I started off EXTREMELY slow for about one mile before picking it up some.

Hello! Run faster!

I stretched a bit, ate half a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, half a banana and drank some more water.


Being slow.


The lake was flooded, having wiped out the entire beach area and then some. The area was pretty muddy and dirty, and when you combined the overcast weather, it was just kind of gross. Because the race company had less space to set-up, everything was so close together, and it just felt claustrophibic.

Just not wanting to get icky (I know, I know: I'm such a princess), and having wanted to try a du since starting tris, I switched over to the du race morning. This was not an important race on my schedule, so I figured, "What the heck?"

Let me just say this: I would rather tri than du! I'd heard dus are harder and I can attest to that first-hand. I'm really glad I ended-up princessing-out because I have a new-found respect for duathletes and I appreciate the role of the swim even more.

Sure I would have liked a more MOP placing, but since this was my first du, I'm cool with it.