Apple Duathlon - DuathlonStandard

My heart was really racing at the start of this. The immediate uphill had a lot to do with that. The pack took off very fast, and I knew that I wasn't going to stay with them. The thought was to run a 20 minute 5k and put as much in to the bike as I could. The pace felt pretty comfortable, and I was pleasantly surprised with this run.

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Good transition. I decided to just stay in my tri top for the bike. I was worried that it might be cool on the bike, but this turned out not to be a problem.

I don't jump on the bike yet, and I put my shoes on in transition. I felt like this was fast for my current transition plan, but maybe I'll work on the flying mount.

Got up to speed pretty well, and tried to really use the wind on the way out. For most of this ride I was comparing how I was doing/felt to how I did last year. Felt like I was ahead of last year, as I wasn't getting passed by as many people.

Tried to keep the cadence up and legs moving. I felt pretty good for the first 10 miles. At mile 12 the long, straight, windy journey back began. At first I thought that I was doing a good job of holding a strong pace, but that slowly faded the rest of the way back.

Just more time biking. I'm getting better, but I need to do more. I haven't done any speed work yet this year, but I will need to do some soon.

Good transition

Learn to take feet out of shoes and jump off bike

Left calf was crampy starting the run. I just tried to turn the legs over until I crested the hill. Hit the mile mark at 6:07, and was surprised. Just kept the legs moving and tried to hold a strong pace the rest of the way.

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Not much. Ate the food and talked with others. Won a $100 gift certificate at the post-race giveaway!


I enjoy this race. Tough, tough competition. All of the fast athletes are here.