Subaru of Moncton Duathlon - DuathlonStandard

Went out conservatively, and tried to push on the downhill sections. Came through the first loop at 12min. I wanted to finish the 2 loops under 25min to stay ahead of last year's time, and just made it.

I still need to figure out how to push myself beyond feeling comfortable.

This was my first transition with clipless pedals and cycling shoes. My T1 was 16sec slower than last year, but I hoped to make up the difference with any added speed from the new setup.

Practice more transitions with cycling shoes.

1.23km/hr faster than last year, and a few places better, even with a headwind for about half of the course (granted, there was a nice tailwind on a downhill section that didn't hurt). Again, I felt a lot more in the race. If I can get up to 33-34km/hr this year for a sprint, I'll be happy. This was a good start.

I'm happy with my progress. This is the fastest I've gone over the distance.

16sec slower than last year. I unclipped my right shoe early, but tripped up a little when trying to unclip the left. I don't think this cost too much time, but I definitely need to improve my dismount. When I racked my bike, I couldn't find my hat, and probably spent about 5sec looking for it before giving up and going without. After the race, I saw that someone had moved my backpack and hat, so they must have been in their way.

Practice, and make sure my transition area doesn't interfere with anyone else. Especially for a duathlon, I don't need to have my backpack there.

I wanted to go under 13min for this loop to beat last year's lap time, which I did, but really wanted to get under 1:15 for the race.

Run harder.

I improved from 1:17:53 and 62/148 last year to 1:16:17 and 51/157 this year, so I'm happy overall. The race organizers did a great job, and the volunteers were awesome. There were some great prizes after, including a sweet wheelset. The Southeast Storm triathlon club started the Tri season off well, as usual. Can't wait for next year!