Apple Duathlon - Duathlon

I made a point of not going out too fast. I had some troubles with my Garmin and multisport mode but got it worked out. I ran quite a bit with Matt Kingsbury from Lewiston. I raced against him at Falls Du. He was 2 seconds faster than me here on run 1.

Get Garmin figured out. Otherwise not much.

No issues in T1. 7th in AG, +23 from 1st.

I knew the wind would be helping early and against on the way back so I was ready for the headwind at the end.

31 seconds separated top 5 bike times in my AG. I was 31 sec from 1st.

I noticed my HR was typically 145-150. My IM HR target was 140. I need to learn to push harder on the bike for these shorter distances.

6th in AG +12 sec from 1st. Guy from TX was first for both T times.

I'm usually ranked a little higher in my T times within AG. Maybe I need to practice a little or just concentrate more just before and during.

Strong 2nd run. I picked off at least 3 guys in my AG. At the finish there was no one close to me, either ahead or behind. I was still able to finish strong as my times kept going down. Great job of pacing the runs.

I did not drink anything on either run but felt OK with that decision. I drank just over half of my aero bottle on the bike. Did not feel under hydrated at all. Pre-race gel. I had an extra in my kit but never felt the need for it.

Found Barb, drank some Gatorade and then my left over from pre-race Powerade. I changed into dry clothes as it was still cool but gradually warmed up and the sun even peeked out some.


Awards were a little drawn out and there was a big gap between end of race for most and awards ceremony. Top 6 in each AG qualifed to represent USA at Duathlon Worlds in August in Ottawa. I qualified by finishing 4th but have USAT Nationals Olympic that weekend in Milwaukee. I was 3rd from region in my AG, #2 was from TX, others were Hannon and Stracke. Lary beat me by 1:15, Jim by 4:43.

I was hoping to qualify for Worlds and I did so success on that account.