Woolmarket Biathlon #2 - DuathlonOther

Quite a good run actually. Well paced, nothing uncomfortable.

T1 was pretty good, got helmet on, shoes on, and ready to go in good order. Got out of transition right behind somebody who was having problems clipping in...cut me off a couple of times weaving...

The ride was MUCH harder than I expected it to be...I put it down to the heat but later found that wasn't the case.

When I'd put my front wheel on I hadn't done the skewer up as tight as normal (conscious decision on my part)...the front wheel had a little bit of movement and was rubbing on one brake block for the entire ride!

This means I was actually riding pretty well. 22mph average with the brakes one! But it also meant I spent much more energy than I should have and would suffer for it on the second run.

I was also uncomfortable on the saddle for a lot of the ride...I might switch back to my Adamo saddle and see how it feels again....maybe a break from it and some adjustment will make it feel good again!

Passed 8 people maybe, got passed by 2.

Make sure the wheels are my normal tightness (damned tight).

Got through transition quite well, but was cramping a little coming off the bike.

Cramping coming off the bike made the first mile very tough...lots of walking breaks! Finally got myself going properly towards the end of mile 1 and ran most of mile 2.

One walking section on mile 2 when I knew I wasn't going to lose a place or gain one. Second mile was about 7 mins, the first 8:20.

Sort out the bike...more regular brick workouts at race pace.

Walking around...drinking water and beer (well Michelob Ultra...pretty much water too)...cookies and watermelon too.


Brakes!!


I actually felt decent at the end of this race even though I suffered pretty badly on the bike then more so on the second run. Once I realized a brake block had been rubbing (went to unrack my bike and it was hard to roll!).

Since the last race (a month ago) I've been sick for 3 weeks!! Whilst that wasn't 3 weeks without training, the training was very limited...on the race bike once since the last race...

With that in mind I finished in almost the same time as last year so was a good result!