west side duathlon - DuathlonStandard

Decent run. I started out with the lead group but they took off and I ran my pace. Ran with my buddy Dean for the whole first run. We chatted about how some olympic trials marathoner ran a sub 15 minute 5k in the middle of his marathon and we were happy with a sub 20 5k stand alone. Pretty funny. All I really wanted was to run hard and stay ahead of my main competitor Robert Gilbert. If I beat him today, I would win the 3 race series. He won the first race, I had won the second so this was it. I stayed ahead of him the whole run until mile 3 then he came up on me and passed me. He was not moving real fast so I just wanted to keep him close. He got into t1 just 5 seconds ahead of me. I knew I had him on the bike!


Nothing, great first run and I didn't kill it.

Put my bike shoes on in T1 as I was like 5 steps from the exit. It saved me time today.

Nothing, can you beat 36 seconds in T1

10th fastest bike split and my average was 21.7 mph, that has to tell you something about the hills. Started out flat then right into a hill. I was in almost my smallest gear. It was not fast. After that it was a big downhill, then into a neighborhood that was up and down, then back onto 64th that was a slow grind back up to the second loop. The ride went well. It took me a while to know how hard to push as I didn't know the course. It took my buddy Dean to pass me to get me in gear. after he passed I repassed and put the hammer down. Played tag with a guy near the end.

Push harder from the start. Can't complain as I have had very few bike miles logged. Take a look it's true.

That is pretty damn fast!

Be just 1 second faster. Why, I don't know, just because.

PRetty solid run. I felt good the first part but then struggled on the last mile which is up hill. I need to run more hills they are killing me this year. Had 2 guys pass me the last mile. Neither one was in my agegroup. Looked back at mile 3 to find my rival Robert and he was just starting the last hill. I had him today. Went pretty hard the last .1 as I really didn't know how fast he was gaining. He is a flash some days.

nothing

Walked to see my wife come up the last hill.


Nothing.


They gave away a pair of zipp 808s. No I didn't win. I did win my agegroup and I won the series so that was a good way to end the tri/du season. Now just running races left. Great race series.