Gear West Duathlon - Duathlon


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Orono, Minnesota
United States
Gear West
45F / 7C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 24m 42s
Overall Rank = 34/342
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 3/24
Pre-race routine:

Up at 4 and had a bowl of cereal and bottle of Ensure. Drove to meet 2 guys from our training group for the ride to Orono. Stayed in the van for much of the time to keep warm.
Event warmup:

10 minutes easy running with a few striders mixed in. Just before the start I heard someone say "Birkierunner?" - it was fellow BT member mndiver who recognized me from my avatar. Neat to meet another BT'er in person!
Run
  • 18m 27s
  • 3 miles
  • 06m 09s  min/mile
Comments:

Trained through another one of these early races. Legs didn't feel too bad but not race ready.
Transition 1
  • 01m
Bike
  • 47m 13s
  • 17 miles
  • 21.60 mile/hr
Comments:

The wind was pretty strong. I need a TT bike and aero wheels!! The top 2 guys in front of me in my AG killed me on the bike. I dropped my chain in the first half mile - only the 2nd time it's ever happened in my life. I had to stop after just cresting a hill so I lost a lot of momentum when I had to stop to put the chain back on.
What would you do differently?:

Not drop my chain - dummy.
Transition 2
  • 00m 43s
Run
  • 17m 20s
  • 2.65 miles
  • 06m 32s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt OK on the second run leg but couldn't catch anyone in front of me.
Post race
Warm down:

15 minute easy run.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Trained through this race so wasn't well rested. Just another workout.

Event comments:

Gear West Duathlon is a great reace and Kevin O'Connor and GW staff really put a lot of effort into it. Post-race activities (grilled hot dogs and tons of equipment giveaways) are excellent. I didn't repeat as winning one of the raffle prizes like I did last year. I could have used the Zipp 808's they gave away!!

I adjusted leg distances so that pace per mile running and mph on the bike matched what results said.


Although I had extra clothes on for the race due to the cold temps, you can tell I'm packing a few ice cream pounds in the attached pictures!!


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Last updated: 2007-03-08 12:00 AM
Running
00:18:27 | 03 miles | 06m 09s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/24
Overall: 27/342
Performance:
Last year's time was 18:21.
Course: The first couple of minutes are on asphalt road but the remainder is an off-road course of grass and dirt paths that undulate. One steep hill before finish stretch.
Keeping cool Drinking
T1
Time: 01:00
Overall:
Run with bike?
Jump on bike?
Getting up to speed and into shoes:
Biking
00:47:13 | 17 miles | 21.60 mile/hr
Age Group: 6/24
Overall: 47/342
Performance:
Last year's time was 45:56
Wind: Headwind with gusts
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:43
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:17:20 | 02.65 miles | 06m 32s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/24
Overall: 25/342
Performance:
Last year's time was 17:32
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4