Apple Duathlon - Duathlon

Official pace 6:40, my calculated pace 6:42. Garmin had me more around 6:50. I thought I was a little slower than last year while running the race. Key was to go hard but no too hard. I did not have the Falls Du experience this year as a reference/guide so it was a little harder to gauge pace/effort.


Avoid Garmin mixup. I had in multisport mode but when I started it I couldn't get to run screen. I stopped and started so the whole race was in run mode. 11 sec faster than last year.

Good T1. Hannon was 12 sec gaster but I was 2nd in AG. 6 sec faster than last year.

Remember how to use my Garmin properly

I kept Garmin on my wrist plus due to problems it was in run mode. I did see some mile lap times but did not cadence data. I think I kept my cadence high the whole time. Wind was from south like last year so the last roughly 9 miles were into a decent headwind. Shoulder had cracks so it was rough. It was a tough finish to the bike.
I drank almost my whole aero bottle.

Stracke only 4 sec faster than me.

Fix Garmin mixup. I would have liked to seen my speed, cadence and HR while biking but no a big issue, It probably would not changed anything. Given my bike fitness not being there yet I was pleased with this effort. 1:10 slower than last year.

Good T2 2nd in AG, Strake was 5 sec faster, I was same as Hannon.

Nothing

When I was in T2 getting my shoes on I heard Jerry say Larry Stracke was just leaving TA, so I knew I was close to him. I passed him just past the first turn and before we got to the first street intersection so about a mile in. I wasn't sure it was him, M56 with a local race kit. I increased my lead to about 40 yards at the next turn and quit thinking about him. I was looking for others in my AG. In the last .75 mile there was an older guy ahead of me but his age ended in a 1 so I knew he was in a different AG. At the turn to the finish there was no one close behind me.

24 sec slower than last year.

I need to remember to stretch after races. I stretch a little after almost all of my training runs but never after races at a much higher intensity. Walked around some drank water, finished powerade, Had some post race pizza and pop, chatted with Brad and Ruth - who broke her own CR by almost 4 full minutes.


I am not as multisport & short course race ready as last year due to focus on Boston Marathon. I've only been biking for weeks. I expected my runs to be a little faster than even last years times due to overall run fitness but I haven't done much speed. I knew my bike would be a little off. Overall pleased with my effort.

I did beat Stracke for only the 2nd time in a race. Hannon got faster while I was a little slower 4:43 last year vs 9:55 this year. Very happy to win a coveted Apple Du Apple!