Brandywine Valley Duathlon - Duathlon

I didn't feel too on, but hadn't tapered at all this week, so just figured on using this as training.

Not much. Maybe not run 1.5 hours the day before, but it wasn't an A race.

A little sluggish

I should have gone harder, but just didn't have it on the hills.

Focus a bit more. Hill workouts will become necessary as the year progresses

I actually did better with the hilly 2nd run than I had the previous week on a flat course. Oh. I bet it was because I had feeling in my feet when I got off the bike. Anyway, I held off all but one female from passing me.

Not much,

Trotted to transition for my bike to get it out of the threatening weather and put on warm clothes. More trotting back to watch awards.


Laziness? Who knows. Strong competition may have had me pshched, but I think it was just the hilly bike/run combination and not really being spun up to do the race with my usual partner in multisport being out of town for the weekend. No cheerleader to tell me to go all out on the bike.


Despite the new venue, the race was well organized, transition nicely set up, the volunteers abundant and helpful, bike route turns well marked and policed. The rain, coming down steadily when I left home, had let up in the 30 mile drive and stayed away until light sprinkles in the 2nd 5K, so the weather was with us as well.