Dousman Duathlon - Duathlon

Ran with a woman from Madison and I think it helpd both of us. I was really stoked when I looked at my watch! I developed a cramp in my right arch about 1.2 miles in. I knew that I could stretch it on the bike and I did, so no big deal.

Nothing. Great result for me.

Changed into bike shoes, though many used cages and their running shoes. I felt like I needed the shoes and Speedplays today.

Could have laid out my gloves to save a few seconds but it would really matter in my placing too much.

I haven't been on my bike for about 30 days so I wasn't expecting much. I also had my first ever race mishap...losing a water bottle at about mile 3. That left me with one bottle of Powerade for 18 miles. I had to ration the stuff too much. I usually drink two bottles in 20 miles. Otherwise not a bad ride for me. I pounded pretty hard because I was feeling pretty good.

Train more...Duh!

I could be a little faster here but needed to get my sea legs back after the ride.

Nothing.

Wow, were the legs goofy for hte first 1/2 mile! Not enough brick training. Again found someone to run with at an acceptable pace so I was happy.

Train more.

Walked around a little bit, drank a lot of water. Walked to transition and got my bike, stopped to talk to a few friends and headed out. Saw jmwebs and talked to hime for 15 minutes or so. Great to see a Donkey today!


Training. I have had a crazy August and mostly have been running only. The lack of bike training definitely hindered my perfomance.


I liked this race a lot. I set a goal of 2:00 since I have never been here before. I beat that so I was happy. It was a bit chilly today but overall it was nice.