John Stermer Duathlon - Biathlon (run/bike)

I went out pretty fast for me, it mile 1 at 7:05 and started to sow it down a little to keep from blowing out. The sand put a real damper on the run and took a lot of energy to get through but fortunately the stretches were fairly short and there were only about 4 of them.

Not sure I would do anything different. Maybe have gone out a little slower but don't know that it took anything out of me overall.

I felt slower in transition than I actually was. I could have gone a little faster though, I knew I was loafing just a bit trying to get my breath to even out a bit more.

Nothing

I was very happy with my bike. I wasn't faster than usual but I got a lot more for my effort. I set up my bike a little more aggressively and pushed the elbow pads out a little further to the ends of my bars. I have also been working of peddling at a higher cadence. I think the overall effect was to make by breathing easier and my speed was generated at lower power output. Once my legs get used to the slightly more aggressive riding angle I believe I’ll see some benefit in speed.

Not a thing.

I did maybe 5 minutes of easy stretching, put away my gear, drank the rest of my Cytomax, had a hammer gel, some water and took a long hot shower in the gym. This is one of the major benefits of racing at the missile range – showers right at races end followed by a spaghetti lunch while you are waiting for the awards.


The sand on the run slowed me down some but I've been pretty happy with my run splits. I think tey will get a little faster now that I am incorporating hill tempo runs. The limiter on the bike was the new, mre aggressive position but that is just going to be a matter of practice and I am no slower.


White Sands Missile Range always puts on a good race.