Tri the Parks Duathlon - Mistletoe State Park - Duathlon

I maintained a very solid pace. The trail portion slowed me down just a bit as I am not used to navigating roots (unless I'm on a mountain bike!)..although many of them were spray painted white for easy visibility

run the trail portion faster now that I'm more familiar with it

This was my 2nd Duathlon and I had the exact same T1 time in my first one. The area was easy to navigate.

I just need to practice more.

My Garmin ran out of juice on mile 3, so I was not able to track my HR, speed and cadence. I did feel like I held my own, was only passed a couple times and felt good coming off of the bike.

Charge the darn Garmin!

Funny that this was only one second different than the T1 time. I did good jogging the bike back to the rack but did take an extra couple drinks of water which slowed me down a couple seconds.

I just need transition practice.

I started out fine, walked that steep trail hill but then ran out of gas...way too many walk breaks during the last part of mile 1 and most of mile 2.

I need to practice more bricks. I also think I just need to suck it up and push myself harder during those second runs. I think I could have done much better here.

Did a lot of walking, drank water & Powerade, ate banana and cookies...then some stretching.


need more practice transitioning, could have used some trail run experience, and I need to get past the mental tiredness and suck it up during the final 5k.


The race started late due to "waiting for the police". I do love this series though...everything is very organized and the volunteers are so amazingly encouraging. Looking forward to more Tri The Parks events!