Big Sky Duathlon - DuathlonStandard


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Bennet, Colorado
United States
Racing Underground
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 30m 18s
Overall Rank = 99/
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 5/13
Pre-race routine:

Got up @ 3:30 after 3 hrs of sleep. Wandered around & went back to bed. Up again @ 4, got ready and left by 4:45.
Event warmup:

Volunteered, jogged a little, drank lots of electrolytes. Hangover kicked in. Why did I think beer would help w/ my swollen legs?! It just dehydrated my brain and didn't touch the legs.
Run
  • 21m 19s
  • 2.5 miles
  • 08m 32s  min/mile
Comments:

Last run was in May -- June was spent training for the Double Triple Bypass which was the previous weekend. I just wanted to survive the run w/o injury.
Transition 1
  • 00m 52s
Comments:

Meant to have the right pedal up so I could hop on and pedal. Instead it was more like a Sunday-ride-slowly-get-into-the-pedal-and-go.
What would you do differently?:

Learn to mount a bike.
Bike
  • 45m 17s
  • 15.5 miles
  • 20.54 mile/hr
Comments:

Legs were not up for racing so kept the cadence high. Hoped for fastest bike leg in my AG since that's all I've been doing, but the legs were not cooperative.
Transition 2
  • 00m 54s
Comments:

Tried to keep focus but would rather chat with spectators apparently.
What would you do differently?:

Don't rack next to someone who takes up a lot of room.
Run
  • 21m 59s
  • 2.5 miles
  • 08m 47s  min/mile
Comments:

Passed a dropped unopened Gu at the 1st turn in the run so went back for it. Literally "eating off the course". Needed it desperately as I'd forgotten to pack my shot blocks. Got me thru!
Post race
Warm down:

Got a massage for my swollen legs -- when he was done I could see my ankle bones again!!!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not running in June/July; doing the Double Triple Bypass the previous weekend; and arriving 10# overweight and hungover. I gotta stop rewriting the "How Not to Prep for a Race" book. But I had realistic expectations going into this and just did it for fun.

Event comments:

1st place in this race beat me by almost 9 minutes. She beat me by less than a minute in the 1st race of the series 2 months ago. Hmmmm. Thank dog it was a short course.

Great to see tri/du friends that I hadn't seen all season w/ all the bike racing I've been doing.




Last updated: 2011-05-05 12:00 AM
Running
00:21:19 | 02.5 miles | 08m 32s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/13
Overall: 150/
Performance: Below average
Course: Two loops on dirt trail and neighborhood roads. No shade.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
T1
Time: 00:52
Overall: Average
Run with bike? Good
Jump on bike? Bad
Getting up to speed and into shoes:
Biking
00:45:17 | 15.5 miles | 20.54 mile/hr
Age Group: 3/13
Overall: 80/
Performance: Below average
Wind: Little
Course: Out and back, slightly uphill going out. Aero all the way baby!
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 92
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:54
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:21:59 | 02.5 miles | 08m 47s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/13
Overall: 123/
Performance: Below average
Course: Same as before but hotter.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
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] 5