Stealth Duathlon - Biathlon (run/bike)


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Alamogordo, New Mexico
United States
Holoman Air Force Base
50F / 10C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 26m 6s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 1/7
Pre-race routine:

Woke 3.5 hours before the race and ate two bagles and began hydrating. Was the first person to set up in transition.
Event warmup:

A little jogging, light stretching, high-knee run in place and relax. Spent time talking with friends from around the state.
Run
  • 24m 3s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 07m 44s  min/mile
Comments:

The run felt ok but the wind seemed to tak its toll. One guy in my group who I am always in stiff competition with ran shoulder to shoulder with me for the first mile but then fell out. It was nice to be able to press the pace a little and be able to keep it up.
What would you do differently?:

I don't think I would do anything differntly.
Transition 1
  • 00m 43s
Comments:

The transition went faster than I thought but I think I might have been able to squeeze a couple more seconds out of it.
Bike
  • 1h 01m 14s
  • 18.64 miles
  • 18.26 mile/hr
Comments:

This was the hardest ride I have ever had.
What would you do differently?:

I would have checked my areo bars. The forst major bump I hit they learched upward. I spent much of the race adjusting them back into place. Fortunatly they were tight enough that the would generally hold and didn't just swing all over.
Post race
Warm down:

Just spent time talking with friends some more and then hit the showers.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

THE WIND!!!!!!!!!!

Event comments:

The worst part of the race is that it took more than 2 hours to get the race results organized for only about 75 people. Most people got fed up and left. I'm not sure what it is about the Holoman AFB races but they never get the results done on time or very well. However, they try hard and have a good pasta lunch afterwards, which is a big plus.




Last updated: 2006-02-23 12:00 AM
Running
00:24:03 | 03.11 miles | 07m 44s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/7
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course: Pretty much straight out and back with the wind blowing like hell into your face heading out and at your back on the way in.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
T1
Time: 00:43
Overall: Average
Run with bike? Average
Jump on bike? Average
Getting up to speed and into shoes: Below average
Biking
01:01:14 | 18.64 miles | 18.26 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/7
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Wind: Strong with gusts
Course: The course was an out and back with a number of cuves, crossed train tracks three times and there were some pretty rough spots that caused a lot of bouncing. The real killer was the wind. Someone said there were gusts to 40 mph and because of all the turns it seemed like much of the time you were heading into the wind or with it blowing strongly across. There were a number of times when I was nearly blown off the road and I spent most of the race leaning hard to keep upright.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 90
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 2