Barkin' Dog Duathlon - DuathlonStandard

I ran this at tempo pace. Was really working on pacing for the whole race, so I went a bit easier than an open 10k. Watched my HR the whole time and backed off a bit. The idea was to be conservative until the second run, and see what I felt like. Maybe was a bit too conservative, but I think what I gained in insight far outweighs the little time I would have made if I threw everything at the wall.

Maybe go a little harder, but I'm happy with my result.

Ran down the wrong row. I always do that. No big deal though, may have lost max 15 seconds. Socks got soaked running in the rain.

Tie a big, pink, helium balloon next to my bike on the transition rack.

Mildly conservative on the bike as well. Went hard but I definitely wasn't killin' it. Last year I always went hard on the bike and paid dearly on the run. My goal was to keep my HR in the low to mid 160's and see how that set me up for the run. Got passed by someone on the dam and almost gave chase, but decided to stick to the plan (caught him on the run that never happens for me). Was also assessing the new bike and position. It felt pretty stinking good. It was cool to be on a disc and tubs again. I missed the whomping sound and the feel of sewups.

Not much. I think I'm capable of throwing down another 10-15 watts on top of this, but it's early in the year and I got a lot of racing ahead.

Much faster than the first transition, but Meg said it's cuz the bike was between my legs and I didn't have to look for it. Very funny but very true.

Nothing

Felt fine on the second run. Got my legs underneath me pretty quick. It took about a 1/4 mile and then I started pushing the pace a little bit. Caught the guy who passed me on the dam and went by him pretty quick. Reeled in a few more people. Got passed by a guy who I'm pretty certain was drafting me on the bike (effin' sleezeball). Every time I looked back he was right there.

Just like the first go a little bit harder

Not a whole lot. Was watching for my bad ass wife (hotrodmeg) to come through transition, so I could cheer for her.


Not much everything went the way it was supposed to. Getting ready to start doing harder tempos and speedwork. Base phase is over so quality will take more priority over quantity.


First and foremost I cannot stand drafting. If someone is behind me they've all but signed a release form that allows me to spit, snot, and swerve all over the road. Beyond that Racing Underground has some super fun races. I'll be racing Tinman next weekend and intend to go hard at that race. I'll be using it to make sure everything is in order for Lake Stevens. I also want to use Tinman to figure out my wattage numbers, HR's, and nutrition. So I'm pretty excited about next weekend.