Minneapolis Duathlon - Duathlon


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Minneapolis, Minnesota
United States
Team Ortho
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 45m 50s
Overall Rank = 135/1378
Age Group = M3034
Age Group Rank = 27/115
Pre-race routine:

Breakfast...
Rode 6.5 miles to Transition area for set up.

Event warmup:

6.5 Mile ride to event
1 mile jog and stretch
Run
  • 26m 58s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 40s  min/mile
Transition 1
  • 01m 17s
Comments:

Really had not practice since my last race (end of July)
What would you do differently?:

practice Duathlon transition more specific
Bike
  • 51m 59s
  • 18 miles
  • 20.78 mile/hr
Transition 2
  • 00m
Run
  • 23m 56s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 07m 42s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt really good and pushed it to my fastest 5K ever!
Post race
Warm down:

Walk, stretch, elevated the legs, watched the wife finish!

Rode the bike 6.5 miles back home.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

heat, hydration, and training.

Event comments:

They switched the course about 2 weeks prior to raceday. I am very happy with that! THis course was very spectator friendly! I hope the RD can keep it like this next year! I was very impressed with it and the transition area was much better laid out.




Last updated: 2010-01-08 12:00 AM
Running
00:26:58 | 03.11 miles | 08m 40s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/115
Overall: 0/1378
Performance:
felt good. found two guys to pace with. Kept my heart rate in zone 2.
Course: Nice course. I really enjoyed it 3rd st bridge, stone arch bridge, west river parkway.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
T1
Time: 01:17
Overall: Average
Run with bike? Good
Jump on bike? Average
Getting up to speed and into shoes: Average
Biking
00:51:59 | 18 miles | 20.78 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/115
Overall: 0/1378
Performance:
felt good. I tried to keep it easy for the first half... but ended up pushing it a little in the middle more than I was planning. Felt okay.
Wind: Some
Course: West River Parkway, Minnehaha Parkway, out and back.
Road:  Dry Cadence: 90
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard 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
00:23:56 | 03.11 miles | 07m 42s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/115
Overall: 0/1378
Performance: Good
Pushed it at mile 1 to zone 3-4. I wanted to see what i could do.
Course: Same as 1 lap.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4