Philadelphia Women's Triathlon - Duathlon

felt surprisingly good on run, GARMIN paced me at 8:03

focused on keeping 20+ mph pace
legs tightened up 8 miles into bike, could feel the 2 mile run
able to keep high cadence fairly easily, internal sense of cadence improved
no matter what, wanted a 20mph bike pace

almost forgot to add water bottle to race belt

glad I carried my own gatorade for 2nd run, drank some of mine plus water at 2 stops
remembered that I could go faster than I felt, very rubbery legs during 1st 5 minutes and during last 0.5 mile.

Try to run the week before the race. Intervals are key. Running in heat prop also key.

too much work the week leading up to the tri, especially migraine on Friday, not enough sleep with insomnia Wed night and Thrs night

Very happy with results given the limited training I had in late June and the stressful week just before the race.


A terrific, all women's race.