Virginia Duathlon - DuathlonStandard

First run felt pretty good, a bit fast maybe but overall didn't feel bad at all. The second climb was a bit of a bear but really enjoyed this one.

Might try to hold back a little bit more, especially early on.

Pretty easy transition. Didn't try jumping on the bike or any of that, since I've never practiced it.

For this race, not much I really could do different.

Felt very good on the bike. Started slow, picked up speed after a few miles. Passed a bunch of people up until almost the end of the ride. There was a very fun downhill at mile 21 - followed quickly by a brutal climb, probably the hardest part of the course. Quick turn back into the park after the top of the hill and back into the transition area.

Stronger ride than I was expecting. Was planning for 90 minutes, and finished 12 minutes quicker.

While I drank plenty for the ride, I think I overdid it at the very end and it affected my second run.

Didn't even try jumping off the bike (again, haven't practiced this skill yet) Somebody parked their bike on top of some of my stuff, so I had to wriggle around that a bit.

Realized on the run that I'd forgotten to remove my bike jersey, which I didn't need anymore as temps had climbed.

I thought I'd positioned my gear in a decent spot, however I still had a bike in the way when I got back.

First thing I noticed was I still had my bike jersey on over top of my tech shirt, so I was warming up pretty quickly. Second was a bit of nausea as I was going down the first decent. These combined, I ended up walking during this part of the race, in particular the two steep climbs. By mile 2 the nausea went away and I was feeling a bit better, and after topping the last hill I felt like my legs were finally under me for a stronger effort to the finish.

Need to get better at running off of the bike. I think the little experience I had wasn't enough to have me comfortable on race day.

Two drink stations on the run, but have to self support on the bike.

Post race included awards presentations, as well as (free to athletes) pork bbg and a nice spread of food to go with it.