DUthe2 Duathlon - DuathlonStandard

Run 1 went about as well as I could have hoped. This is my first full
year of running (ever), so I don't expect to set the road on fire with my
speed. I've grown used to my "back of the pack" placings. Still, I was
happy with what I posted for the 2 miles.

Bike is my favorite leg. My previously frozen water bottles had long
since thawed, but they were wet and I was wetter. It was a hot, sticky,
drippy ride and the damp air offered no drying for all the moving I did.
My bike was a disgusting mess by the end of it. Roads were wet and I
probably spent as much time looking for a dry line as anything*. The
second 13-mile lap was noticeably quieter as the faster folks began their
run. I was just under my estimated time, so that was good.

Glug, glug. Quick last-second drain on the water bottle. Helmet off.
Hat on. Bike shoes off. Running shoes on, and away I go.
Place: 109.

Run 2 kicked my butt. Don't know what else to say...other than I
probably walked more of that 4-mile route than I should have. Everyone
around me spent the uphill portions walking. I chatted with many of the
folks around me...I think we bonded through a mutually shared adversity!
With a run 2 placement of 290, in spite of everything, I improved my placement with my second run, or rather, others suffered worse on the second run than I.

Muscle Milk, walking, hanging


Heat and humidity. They were oppressive.


Photos courtesy of HillSlugger