Pewaukee Duathlon - DuathlonStandard


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Pewaukee, Wisconsin
United States
RACC
50F / 10C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 17m 9s
Overall Rank = 30/150
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 1/4
Pre-race routine:

9:00 start time which is the pretty late. Did my usual warm -up at home to get awake, ate, Mt. Dew :), drove to the race which was only about 10 minutes away. I had gotten my race # the day before. I was #1...guess that would be wave 1:). Had a great space in Transition - right at the bike in/bike out. Freezing cold so I spent most of the pre-race at the race time inside chatting with some of my friends. Peeled off extra layers at the last second and handed them off to my husband and kids who much appreciated the later start time.
Event warmup:

I did a little bit of running to stay warm.
Run
  • 13m 22s
  • 2 miles
  • 06m 41s  min/mile
Comments:

Running on gravel is kind of like running on sand..definitly slowed me down but not a big deal since everyone had to go through it. All in all a really good run for me. I had 2 women ahaead of me..caught the second one right as we ran into transition
What would you do differently?:

Suggest not running on gravel the next time around :)
Transition 1
  • 00m 48s
Comments:

I took my time putting my shoes on here...I have found over the season that if something doesn't feel just right then it bugs me the whole bike. I was determied to rock the ride so the extra couple of seconds it took to get the velcor just right was worth it.
What would you do differently?:

Goal for next year is to learn to start with my shoes clipped in..that should be interesting :)
Bike
  • 48m 10s
  • 16 miles
  • 19.93 mile/hr
Comments:

My goal was to go Z5 the whole ride and I did. I pushed it as hard as I could from T1 all the way. The hills kicked my azz but they did to everyone. Multiple people commented after the race how hard the bike course was. I am very pleased with how it went.
What would you do differently?:

Goal for next year is to get more comfy in aero - last couple races I just have not felt confident enough to stay in it.
Transition 2
  • 00m 49s
Comments:

This was pathetic! I am surpised it wasn't longer! I had the hardest time racking my bike..I was pretty spent from pushing so hard and I was fumbling all over the place with the stupid thing. Finally got it racked, threw off my helmet, pulled on my shoes and did a running start, visor in hand.
What would you do differently?:

Pretty obvious from comments above
Run
  • 13m 55s
  • 2 miles
  • 06m 58s  min/mile
Comments:

Pretty good run here - had a few guys in front of me and caught them. Saw the lead women but I was too far behind to catch them.
What would you do differently?:

Pave the gravel path
Post race
Warm down:

Took me a while to catch my breath...snuck some pretzels and cookies for my kids...drank a ton of water.

Event comments:

This is my last race of the season. I gave it everything I had and for a late season race I am extremley happy with the results. Mentally I had focus that I haven't had the last couple of races and it felt great to have that drive again. Took 5th female OA. This was also the last race of the RACC Duathlon series - I ended up 1st in my AG and I think 5th OA in the series as well.






Last updated: 2010-09-14 12:00 AM
Running
00:13:22 | 02 miles | 06m 41s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/4
Overall: 0/150
Performance: Good
Course: On a path that was part pavement and part gravel.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
T1
Time: 00:48
Overall: Good
Run with bike? Average
Jump on bike?
Getting up to speed and into shoes:
Biking
00:48:10 | 16 miles | 19.93 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/4
Overall: 0/150
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: On County roads and some residential areas. Hilly!!! Very techincal ie. long fast downhills into sharp right hand turns.
Road: Smooth  Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:49
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Bad
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:13:55 | 02 miles | 06m 58s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/4
Overall: 0/150
Performance: Good
Course: Same as fisrt only in reverse which meant same gravel..and uphill to top it off.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4