Du The Speedway - Duathlon


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Thompson, Connecticut
United States
Firm Racing
60F / 16C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 47m 45s
Overall Rank = 4/68
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 1/6
Pre-race routine:

Normal drive and wakeup schedule, got to the course 90 minutes early.
Event warmup:

2 laps of the course on the bike and a half mile run. coached derek and sebas into their first duathlon.
Run
  • 10m 22s
  • 1.6 miles
  • 06m 29s  min/mile
Comments:

solid pace around the course
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Transition 1
  • 00m 37s
Comments:

long run out the shoot and covered in gravel, ended up having to detour through the grass before I got onto the bike because of oncoming runners.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Bike
  • 25m 26s
  • 9.5 miles
  • 22.41 mile/hr
Comments:

race was fast but i just wasn't confident enough to throw the bike any harder into the corners.
What would you do differently?:

more cornering practice
Transition 2
  • 00m 39s
Comments:

didn't flying dismount because of the gravel that i didn't want to run over on the way into transition
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Run
  • 10m 40s
  • 1.7 miles
  • 06m 16s  min/mile
Comments:

1 lap around the track, this time distance as advertised. try to close in on the top guys but couldn't bring anything else. negative split the run.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Post race
Warm down:

cheered for sebas and derek

What limited your ability to perform faster:

nothing

Event comments:

Great fun to race on the speedway, great volunteer support. the water station would be better located at the mid point of the course.




Last updated: 2015-06-01 12:00 AM
Running
00:10:22 | 01.6 miles | 06m 29s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/6
Overall: 4/68
Performance: Good
Course: 1 lap of the speedway, actually 1.6 miles vice 1.7 miles advertised because the start line is on the race course.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
T1
Time: 00:37
Overall: Good
Run with bike? Good
Jump on bike? Good
Getting up to speed and into shoes: Good
Biking
00:25:26 | 9.5 miles | 22.41 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/6
Overall: 5/68
Performance: Good
Wind: Headwind
Course: 6 laps of the bike course, actually only 9.5 miles vice the advertised 10.7 miles because laps repeated on the course. the absolute best surface I have ever road on.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:39
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:10:40 | 01.7 miles | 06m 16s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/6
Overall: 0/68
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4