Chilly Cheeks Duathlon #2 - Biathlon (run/bike)


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Greenwood Village, Colorado
United States
Racing Underground
30F / -1C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 59m 33s
Overall Rank = 5/92
Age Group = 0-39
Age Group Rank = 3/34
Pre-race routine:

Go up at 8 A.M. Nice to sleep in for a change. Had eggs and toast. Drove to Cherry Creek rez and drove the course. Lots of patches of ice. I was afraid I had the wrong bike today. I rode my road bike with no treads. It turned out fine.
Event warmup:

Ran about 3/4 of a mile and got the HR up and did a few pick ups and got some free goodies. I was in the 3rd wave. Waves went off every 2 minutes.
Run
  • 30m 14s
  • 4 miles
  • 07m 34s  min/mile
Comments:

First run segment I started strong and was out in front. 2 guys passed me. I cought them both on the bike and passed them.
Second run was longer of course and I had one guy pass me right away, I passed him again on the bike. Another guy passed me at the turn around and then I repassed him and beat him into T2. Picked up the pace at the turn around since I stayed conservative and was beginning to have tight quads. They loosened up on the way back.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

Wore my tennis shoes the whole time and I liked that in the transitions,, even though I lost time on the bike with them.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Bike
  • 29m 17s
  • 10 miles
  • 20.49 mile/hr
Comments:

I was dying on the hills. A moutain biker that I caught beat me to the top. Of course he is the regional xterra champion and went to the world championship for xterra. I didn't feel too bad. We played tag for a while. I tried to gap him near the end but he caught me and beat me to the finish. He was tough. My hat goes off to him for powering away on a mountain bike.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Post race
Warm down:

Ran a mile easy to loosen up the legs. THey were sore. Hot tub at the club and an endurox shake.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

LT fitness.

Event comments:

Great winter race. Nice goodies. Nike key chains, go fast drinks, hammer gels, e-caps. Nice food at the end. Nutella and croisants, pepsi.




Last updated: 2006-01-21 12:00 AM
Running
00:30:14 | 04 miles | 07m 34s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/34
Overall: 0/92
Performance: Average
First run segment was HR AV162 Max 169 1.5 miles 11:09 Second run segment was AVHR 166 Max170 2.5 miles 19:05
Course: First loop was down the rez road and then onto very snowy and icy trails. Second loop went up butterfly hill to the High school and a turn around back to T2.
Keeping cool Drinking
T1
Time: 00:00
Overall: Good
Run with bike? Good
Jump on bike? Good
Getting up to speed and into shoes: Good
Biking
00:29:17 | 10 miles | 20.49 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/34
Overall: 0/92
Performance: Average
HRAV on first loop 159 Max HR165 Second loop HR AV 162 Max 169
Wind: Little
Course: From T1 it was from the smokey hill parking lot to the lot before the marina. Second loop went from that lot the the tower loop and into smokey hill lot and then a 50 yard dash on foot to the finish line.
Road: Rough Wet Cadence: 90
Turns: Below average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Bad
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
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