Chilly Cheeks Duathlon - Race 1 - DuathlonWinter


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Aurora, Colorado
United States
20F / -7C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 14m 25s
Overall Rank = 48/172
Age Group = 0-39
Age Group Rank = 22/38
Pre-race routine:

Got to the res and drove around to see how slick the roads were. My AWD SUV slid out on a couple corners of the bike course. So I decided to ride the mountain bike.
Event warmup:

Jogging and getting the heart rate up trying to figure out what layers to wear.
Run
  • 31m 42s
  • 3.75 miles
  • 08m 27s  min/mile
Comments:

Good run overall. Wanted to go slow the first mile because I knew mile 2 was uphill. Was really suprised by my first mile pace. Slowed down abit after that anticipating the hill. Tried to power up the hill the best I could. Ran down hill really fast. Finished strong because I know the run is the only thing that counted for points today.
What would you do differently?:

Run faster, always can run faster.
Transition 1
  • 02m 12s
Comments:

After crossing the timing mat, had to run uphill to transition. Just put my helmet on and then walked/ran back down the sidewalk and jumped on the bike and took off.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Bike
  • 40m 32s
  • 10.8 miles
  • 15.99 mile/hr
Comments:

Bike portion was optional today. It was too slick, so they aren't going to count the bike portion towards the official points series. I decided just to push it the best I could on the mountain bike.
What would you do differently?:

My seat was too high on my bike. I haven't riden the mountain bike in a while. I could tell. I probably could have ridden the road bike, but since the bike part doesn't count, I didn't want to risk laying it down. Next time I need to put on a shell before I ride. I got cold going into the wind after being warmed up good on the run.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Run
  • 00m
  • 0 miles
  •  min/mile
Post race
Warm down:

Tried to walk and then got cold. Had to jump in the car and get warmed up. Got some fleece on and then went and got hot chocolate.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Riding the mountain bike instead of the road bike.

Event comments:

Fun race. Definately glad I did it!


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Last updated: 2007-11-15 12:00 AM
Running
00:31:42 | 03.75 miles | 08m 27s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/38
Overall: 71/172
Performance: Good
Mile 1 - avg hr 169 - 7:13 Mile 2 - avg hr 176 - 8:23 Finish - avg hr 179 - 15:41 Couldn't find the 3 mile marker, so just pushed it on in. My numbers for time are a little off from the official time for some reason.
Course: Half on the road and half on the crusher fines trail.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
T1
Time: 02:12
Overall: Good
Run with bike? Good
Jump on bike? Average
Getting up to speed and into shoes: Good
Biking
00:40:32 | 10.8 miles | 15.99 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/38
Overall: 54/172
Performance: Good
AVG HR 166
Wind: Some
Course: Just enough snow to make it slick in spots. Some of the corners were a little hairy. Had to slow down, saw a few guys actually put there foot down. No crashes though. That was good.
Road: Rough Wet Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
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 | 00 miles |  min/mile
Age Group: 0/38
Overall: 0/172
Performance:
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4