Shoreline Duathlon - Duathlon


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Mequon, Wisconsin
United States
Concordia University
60F / 16C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 29m 51s
Overall Rank = 9/200
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 1/13
Pre-race routine:

Light breakfast, drive to race site 30 minutes away.
Event warmup:

Easy jog 1/4 mile
Run
  • 16m 31s
  • 2.5 miles
  • 06m 31s  min/mile
Comments:

Thought my race was over before it barely started. I absolutely couldn't make my legs move up that service road. I walked for about 20 seconds, but the few people that passed me weren't going much faster so I figured if I could recover and get on the bike, I might find my legs. Really suffered getting into T1. The fact that I've been running more was really a punch in the gut with this effort.
What would you do differently?:

No idea what went wrong.
Transition 1
  • 00m 44s
Comments:

Had to try a couple times for my left foot to hit the top of the shoe. And then had an issue getting my foot in smoothly. I rarely get passed coming out of T1, even in the elite wave. Three passed me and I think they were all from wave 2. Not a good sign.
Bike
  • 54m 10s
  • 22.33 miles
  • 24.40 mile/hr
Comments:

Three relay bikers had better times. One by a few seconds, one by about 1 minute, and the last by the best bike split of the day 2:39 ahead. Found my legs about 5 miles in. Tried to stay in the 12T for the majority of the flats. One fella passed me and then stalled so I had to coast to back up before re-passing. Did it twice more. The last time he gapped me big time. With about 5 miles left, he was out there close to 1/2 mile ahead. I was a bit surprised. I just kept a consistent effort and wound up catching him at the line. We both ran into T2 side by side.
Transition 2
  • 00m 55s
Comments:

I had two shirts on...starting running and decided to strip one off so stupidly lost about 5-10 seconds getting back in front of my bike to throw my UA down. Didn't realize I had a sleeveless under my bibs, so I looked like a goof coming out of T2.
Run
  • 17m 31s
  • 2.5 miles
  • 06m 55s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt much better but the bike took some toll and now I had to run up those switchbacks. I didn't want to look up. Its way up there. There was a guy in front of me and a guy in back of me. I was being caught but I was also catching up to the guy in front of me. After finally reaching the top, I knew it was only another 1/2 mile to go. Passed the guy that came into T2 with me but got passed by a couple runners coming down the stretch.
Post race
Warm down:

Zippo. Ate a bunch afterwards as I waited for my friend to finish.

Event comments:

Lots of volunteers so that was great. To climb out of a mental hole and recover for the AG win and 2nd in Masters was a big boost for me. I literally thought the first run was going to DNF me. Pretty sad mental state, especially after working on my running so much lately. Back to the drawing board.




Last updated: 2013-08-22 12:00 AM
Running
00:16:31 | 02.5 miles | 06m 31s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/13
Overall: 49/200
Performance: Below average
First off no way it was 2.5 miles...more like 2.3. HR spiked early and didn't recover as normal.
Course: Have to descent 14 switchbacks early so tough to run and then slow every 30-40 yards all the way down to the lakefront. Then at mile 1 had to climb 1/4 mile long steep service road. Then cross country for the next mile and finish up back on pavement and into transition.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
T1
Time: 00:43.5
Overall:
Run with bike? Good
Jump on bike? Good
Getting up to speed and into shoes: Below average
Biking
00:54:10 | 22.33 miles | 24.40 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/13
Overall: 6/200
Performance: Good
140 Average HR
Wind: Some
Course: Pretty much out and back. Some rough asphalt, but overall okay. Riding alone, no issue.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:55
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:17:31 | 02.5 miles | 06m 55s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/13
Overall: 52/200
Performance: Average
Again, the second run was the reverse of the first and was more like 2.3 miles.
Course: Reverse of 1st run.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4