Two Twenty Two Duathlon - Duathlon


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Piedmont, South Carolina
United States
Set Up Events
36F / 2C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 34m 17s
Overall Rank = 11/65
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 2/9
Pre-race routine:

Pretty standard routine pizza at mellow mushroom (maui wowie) and some hummus. Morning was steel cut oats, banana, and coffee. Made it to park an hour early, picked up chip, and setup transition.
Event warmup:

Ran from place to place as it was freezing cold.
Run
  • 14m 22s
  • 2 miles
  • 07m 11s  min/mile
Comments:

Just hung back trying to hold a 7:00/mile pace, let everyone pace themselves. didn't want to blow up prior to the bike.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Transition 1
  • 01m 1s
Comments:

Was a little rough going into transisition, thought i dressed out ok but at top of hill i realized that i had forgotten my gloves, good thing i had taped hand warmers to the end of my aerobar.
What would you do differently?:

put on my gloves
Bike
  • 1h 03m 44s
  • 21 miles
  • 19.77 mile/hr
Comments:

just could not get it going on the hills and headwind
What would you do differently?:

training hills
Transition 2
  • 00m 40s
Comments:

very smooth
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Run
  • 14m 33s
  • 2 miles
  • 07m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

very strong, only faded 11 seconds from first 2 laps and went from 20th in run to 10th in run
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Post race
Warm down:

got food and got to car quickly, was only 40 at race finish

What limited your ability to perform faster:

bike training

Event comments:

this event is too cold every year and the road is pretty rough




Last updated: 2015-02-17 12:00 AM
Running
00:14:22 | 02 miles | 07m 11s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/9
Overall: 20/65
Performance: Good
170 bpm average, 180 bmp max
Course: 2 laps around park, 140 ft of climbing
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
T1
Time: 01:01
Overall: Below average
Run with bike? Good
Jump on bike? Good
Getting up to speed and into shoes: Average
Biking
01:03:44 | 21 miles | 19.77 mile/hr
Age Group: 3/9
Overall: 14/65
Performance: Bad
165 bpm average, 176 bpm max
Wind: Strong with gusts
Course: http://www.setupevents.com/files/Two_Twenty_Two_Course_maps.pdf
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 90
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Bad
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:40
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:14:33 | 02 miles | 07m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/9
Overall: 10/65
Performance: Good
168 bpm average, 176 bmp max
Course: same loops as the start
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %1
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3