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Du Laplace - Duathlon


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Laplace, LA
United States
St John Parish Sheriff
65F / 18C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 02m 54s
Overall Rank = 38/96
Age Group = M 40-44
Age Group Rank = 8/10
Pre-race routine:

Rode 57 mile solo ride on Saturday morning, A Bud's Broiler Burger and dog for lunch. I had to do the ride for half iron training and I would only do the race tomorrow if I felt good. I went and watched my wife finish her adventure race, she had a pretty rough bike crash but is okay. Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner with coucous after. Had a zone bar and coffee for breakfast. Just me racing as wife was way to banged up to race but she did come with me. Tested bike when I got to course and did a half mile jog to warm up.
Event warmup:

Tested bike when I got to course and did a half mile jog to warm up.
Run
  • 16m 34s
  • 2 miles
  • 08m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

Went hard, PR on Duathlon out run.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Transition 1
  • 00m 54s
Comments:

Put shoes on the bike prerace and easily slipped into pedals for the first time, hooray. Transition run of bike was extremely short. Next time here consider racking bike near run entrance.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Bike
  • 27m 32s
  • 10 miles
  • 21.79 mile/hr
Comments:

Passed 37 bikes, no one has passed me yet on the new bike. Duathlon PR and second best bike race speed I believe.
What would you do differently?:

I think I pulled my feet out of pedals a little early.
Transition 2
  • 00m 44s
Comments:

I probably took feet our of shoes early. Marcy video taped me on a little of the bike and I watched the T2 off the bike and I was a little slow. Given the short run to the bike race 20 feet I probably should have just kept the shoes on and powered all the way on the bike. I should have improved this transition by 15 seconds.
What would you do differently?:

leave feet in shoes, hustle through transition. I have been obsessed with shoes and learning to slip feet in and probably overthunk for this race.
Run
  • 17m 10s
  • 2 miles
  • 08m 35s  min/mile
Comments:

Again I set a second run PR
What would you do differently?:

faster hah
Post race
Warm down:

light stretching, 2 bananas, Endurox, then some beer

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I think I was at the top of my game for this race, maybe a 57 mile warmup the day before works for me?

Event comments:

My best race of the year. The course close to perfect and I did almost everything well. I improved 6 minutes, 6 seconds off this race in October 2003 and I felt terrific. Beat last weeks time at same distance by almost 4 minutes. If the horse racing saying about horses for courses holds true, I believe this is my course.




Last updated: 2005-05-12 12:00 AM
Running
00:16:34 | 02 miles | 08m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/10
Overall: 0/96
Performance: Good
7:51 158 8:44 166
Course: Flat out and back, I love this course and went out real hard.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
T1
Time: 00:54
Overall: Good
Run with bike? Good
Jump on bike?
Getting up to speed and into shoes: Good
Biking
00:27:32 | 10 miles | 21.79 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/10
Overall: 0/96
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Flat and smooth, probably best in the state, out and back. I love this course, its the same as the two man team time trial road.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering:
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:44
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:17:10 | 02 miles | 08m 35s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/10
Overall: 0/96
Performance: Good
8:39 162 8:31 167
Course: Same as first 2
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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