Du for the Parks - Duathlon

In T1 I forgot to put my bike gloves on and scarf a gel. I also forgot to switch modes on my Garmin until I was about 2 miles into the bike, so I wasn’t able to get my true splits for my logbook.

It was really hard to see during the ride because of the rain. Next time I’m forced to ride in the rain, I am going to try and put some rainX on my lenses to see if that helps the water runoff instead of sticking and making it impossible to see. If anyone reads this and you have any suggestions on that as well as a way to keep the sweat out of your eyes (other than wearing a sweat band)?

Coming out of T2 into the run, I didn’t have any problem with my legs starting the 2nd run, but I could tell my heart rate was WAY too high. I had to stop and walk for a bit after about a half mile just to get my heart rate down. I’ll have to work on that.

I did the race in 1:24:52. I'm pleased with that. I was hoping to finish in under 90 minutes. I even passed some people on the bike, finished 60/70 in men’s, and 73/103 overall. I was last 12/12 in my age group, but I was pretty much anticipating that. All things considered I’m pleased with my times.

Even after having three chicken sandwiches following the race, and eating a normal lunch; I felt like I was starving all day long after the race.

I'm not too sore today, although my quads are aware they did some work yesterday.