Blue Lake Olympic Duathlon - DuathlonOther

great run, felt good on pace, think could have held on a little tighter on last mile to get that 7:00 split time - this was close though!

Go Faster!

good transition - rubber bands on shoes and got into them quickly, only issue was some wobbling on the bike so had to make sure I didn't have other bikes close, think that I may not have gotten right shoe strap down all the way but I didn't notice it at all on ride

nailed this one - 22mph bike split better than expected, and felt like a comfortable pace, shifting forward and backwards in seat but didn't slow me down, got really good blast on last 205 underpass hill
turnarounds were good, out of saddle after turns to get back to speed

push into a smaller rear wheel cog to go faster

Finally got the dismount nailed

even though I didn't get that 7:00 split time, I gave everything I had here - by the end I could tell there was nothing left in the tank - got some stomach/side cramping in last mile, quads started cramping a bit as well
took a gel shot before mile 4 which gave me the boost I needed to finish

take another gel shot after mile 2 or 3
would like to say go faster but not sure if I could have

walking around
water, musclemilk shake
stretching


hard time drinking at aid stations at this pace, harder than during marathons, so using gels might be good option on the 10K, was easier than trying to drink and don't want to slow down to drink


great race - felt really prepared for this one
got 2nd place age division medal
best race yet and really felt like the pieces are coming together for this sport
finished 9 of 34 overall
finished 5 of 22 overall males
finished 3rd overall master males