Powerman Alabama Duathlon - Duathlon

Apparently I set my Forerunner incorrectly. So, I have no idea how fast I ran. I just followed the crowd.

Wear another watch just in case Forerunner bail out on me again.

Took my time. I had to wear shoe covers to prevent my toes from freezing up.

move faster?

My nightmare. I have doubts going into this race due to the lack of hill rides beforehand. I knew I was going to suffer terribly on the bike course and of course I did. The bike computer did not work plus Forerunner is out, so I was biking blind the whole time. What fun. I gambled too early by biking too fast and hard the first 10 miles, hence I had to take a few minutes break to massage my leg cramp. Annoyance! I seriously thought I might have to quit. But I pace myself better and blocked out the pain. My eyes are still red form the gusty headwinds. My right eye still have a slight sharp pain from the contact lence irritation. I have no idea how I completed the course .......

April races are bad for my schedule due to lack of time to prepare. Do more hill work.

too tired to care at this point.

conditioning.....

Right quad was about to cramped up and runner's stomach stitch on the left. What a mess. I just convince my body to complete the run with a slow jog. Take out one runner at a time and breath and hydrate. I had to immediately remove my right contact lense after crossing the line -- my eye thanked me for it.

Put in more brick workouts. I only completed one brick right before the race. Try to prevent foot injury prior to a major race.

Hydrate and sat on the ground for some light stretching.


Lack of preparation -- biking specifically. Swollen right foot from ING ATL Half Mary. The gusty wind and equipment malfunction. Now I sound like I am complaining......


Overall, a great experience for me. This is my first Powerman and long du distant. It is definitely different to prepare for sprint events. I am glad I did this and now I know what to expect. I miss my goal by 13 minutes. I think I could make my goals if I had a perfect day. I performed poorly on my bike and it affected the entire race. Put in more bike time! I love to climb hills but these hills never ends .....