Paper Discovery duathlon - Duathlon

Started at the back of the pack. Felt pretty good. Ankles were stiff but I was cold at first. Happy with my time--better than any training times. And I passed a few peeps! YAY!

Push a bit harder I guess.

I could not get my shoes on fast enough but T1 after a run was waaaaaay easier than t1 during a tri ;)

Run faster in T1

At mile 5 my quads were already barkin'! I had thoughts of 'maybe I can just stop and call my dh to come get me'. But then buckled down and said 'face the music and push through this'. I can not get over how fatigued my quads get in races. I really need to push harder during training - distance and resistance. Any help?! Please advise. I had bursts of strength but I was hurtin' by the end. A few times passing really sucked because peeps would ride 2,3 side by side or one person would ride in the middle and sort of drift...spent some energy just passing way out on the outside.

Train harder. Push harder.

Just before I got to T2 I saw my dh and son waving! YAY! Made me so happy to see them. I was wobbly getting my bike shoes off/run shoes on. Comical. And I could not get my clasp undone on my helmet.

Actually 'run' into transition...I took about 3 running strides then sort of loped along. Great to see the family cheering me on as I left t2 too! I told them "my legs are barkin'!"

I was feeling a bit tired and winded but really ok just kept myself from red-lining with calming thoughts.

Relax... push... have more leg power left after the bike.

Grabbed some h20 and Gatorade. Banana. Said goodbye to family and that I'd meet them at home. Packed up and left on my bike...drove over glass on bridge near home - frigitall! I don't think it punctured the tire though. Showered then hit the diner for brunch.


Legs petering out on me. I need more strength/stamina in my quads. Faster cadences too.


At one crossing there were irate motorists..beeping, some yelling obscenities to volunteer and muttering about 'don't bikes have breaks? can't cars pass through? and how he had called the authorities..... traffic was backing up....then a pace car (or some official race car) was beeping and driving on the grass by all the stopped cars..freaked me out so I hit the brakes not knowing if he'd stop. That was the only problem that I saw. Otherwise race was superb out on the bike course with volunteers/support. Day's weather was awesome! Guy who sang the National Anthem did a great job of hitting high notes and I give him lots of credit. Lots of newbies...some clueless about bike 'etiquette' on the road but no real problems..we've all been there. Terrific venue! I'll do this race again next year. And I WILL be faster and stronger on that bike ;)