Disco Triathlon - Duathlon

I could've freaked out about this but the wave starts for the runs didn't exactly go as planned. There was supposed to be three minutes between starts, I was in wave four. I went into the portajohn as wave two went off. Well, three minutes became 30 seconds and I had to run through transition and just barely made the run start (at the back). Once we got out there it was slow going as it was a log jam of participants since we were so close to the wave in front of us.

Nothing really once I got started. The 7:52 pace is about right for me right now. I'd like it to be faster, and it will at some point.

I was really surprised at how relatively easy this was to pull off. My left shoe gave me some trouble with the buckle (non-tri shoes) but that was really about it. Finding and getting to my bike was easy and the neon orange towel I bought served its purpose. Getting clicked in was a little harder than I would've liked but I didn't fumble too bad with it but I had some trouble getting in.

If I get serious about this, I'll need some tri shoes to make it quicker. Overall a sub-2 was faster than I thought I would be.

A 20.1 MPH avg. was way, way faster than what I though was possible for today. I knew it would be faster but that was a nice surprise.

I should have taken more water on the bike. Like the run, I was pleased.

No problems here either, I took a little slow on purpose because I knew I went too fast my legs wouldn't be back fast enough. Sub-2 again which is what I was shooting for.

Not take off on the run with my bike gloves on. =)

Running is my weakness, a big weakness but a sub-10 mile after the run was good, what I was shooting for. I got chilly a few times on the run and I'm not sure what's going on there. No pain in my hip and no cramps to speak of so I was pleased.

Continue to work on my run to get better.

Walked around, some stretching, lots of fluids, slice of pizza.


NO SWIM.

A weak run.


I wish they would've kept with the aforementioned wave starts instead of changing them at the last minute. More rest rooms would've been a big plus too.

Those are minor complaints. This was a great race and DA should be proud they pulled off a great event despite the lack of a swim.