Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon - Olympic Race - Duathlon

Was supposed to start in the second to last wave, but missed it. Not sure what happened, but there were a couple of us "black caps" standing around looking very surprised when they called for the last wave. I ended up in the last wave with the Clydes. It seemed like half the field was already out on the first bike loop before we started. It was already hot & humid so I settled into an easy pace so I wouldn't get cooked on the first run. It turned out to be way too easy (slow).

Should have run faster; way too conservative. Around 25:00 would have been better.

Comfortably hard pace. Stayed on plan and rode a little easier than other years; about 3 minutes slower - actually pretty enjoyable. The heat didn't bother me at all during the bike thanks to the easy 5k.

I probably should have pushed harder on the bike, but I probably would have suffered like a dog on the 10k if I had.

Shoes fell off pedals while running with bike.

Not sure if there's much of an advantage to leaving the shoes clipped to the pedals for the run through this transition area. It's long and bumpy, and with some people walking their bikes you really can't run that fast anyway. Next year I think I'll just run in my bike shoes.

Hot run - a lot of people walking. I was surprised that I still felt pretty good. I took two waters at most stations; drank one and poured the other over my head. Seemed to work pretty well.

Not too bad overall. Time was slower than other years, even a couple minutes slower than 2006 when it was also a du, but it was more enjoyable, even with the heat.