Chilly Cheeks #3 - DuathlonStandard


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Aurora, Colorado
United States
Racing Underground
25F / -4C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 15m 12s
Overall Rank = 44/132
Age Group = 40-49
Age Group Rank = 1/15
Pre-race routine:

Smoothie and coffee. Drove over an hour to get there -- roads bad for the 1st half hour.
Event warmup:

None. Unless chatting counts.
Run
  • 00m
  • 0 miles
  •  min/mile
Transition 1
  • 00m
Bike
  • 40m 1s
  • 10.8 miles
  • 16.19 mile/hr
Comments:

85% ice at least. I faced my greatest fear today. Stayed upright so it was a success! So glad I have my cross bike. Hammered on the few ice-free spots and tried to spin smoothly on the rest. It was worst on the way back as it was melting and snowing so there was water standing on the ice. I heard someone wipe out close behind me and saw a wipeout 20 yards in front. Almost ran off the road twice but hung on.
What would you do differently?:

Nada.
Transition 2
  • 02m 4s
Comments:

Had a little trouble getting off the bike and had to chat briefly. Mittens and Hotties slowed me down slightly -- so did turning back a few yards to leave my helmet before leaving transition wearing it.
What would you do differently?:

Focus more on what I need to do in transition before I get there rather than focusing so hard on keeping the rubber down.
Run
  • 33m 8s
  • 4 miles
  • 08m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

Ran as hard as my breathing would allow -- was pleasantly surprised at my pace afterwards. Toward the end I turned my brain off and just followed a cool jersey.
What would you do differently?:

Nada.
Post race
Warm down:

Lunch w/ a great group of folks.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

No training for 6 weeks.

Event comments:

I did NOT want to get out of bed to freeze my ass off this morning but am so glad I did. And there was no freezing of body parts because I made good clothing choices. Racing Underground does a great job -- love my new sweat pants. Lots of fun people there today. Great to see you Richard!!!!




Last updated: 2009-11-17 12:00 AM
Running
00:00:00 | 00 miles |  min/mile
Age Group: 0/15
Overall: 0/132
Performance:
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
T1
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Run with bike?
Jump on bike?
Getting up to speed and into shoes:
Biking
00:40:01 | 10.8 miles | 16.19 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/15
Overall: 46/132
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 02:04
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:33:08 | 04 miles | 08m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/15
Overall: 55/132
Performance: Good
Course: Trails and road -- glad I was wearing yaktrax.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 5