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The Callaway Gardens Fitness Series Duathlon
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The Callaway Gardens Fitness Series Duathlon - DuathlonStandard
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Comments: Didn't feel as good as I'd hoped. Result was what I was aiming for, though. Tried to relax the whole way. As usual...I was passing people the first half or so and got passed by a few people on the second half. What would you do differently?: Go out slower at the start. BE IN BETTER SHAPE.  Transition 1
Comments: Surprisingly smooth transition. Didn't know what to expect...as this was my first ever. What would you do differently?: Run better with my bike.  Bike
Comments: Two loops around Callaway Gardens. The first loop was awesome. I passed all the people that passed me during the last half of the run and then some. Then, about 1 mile into the second loop...CRASH AND BURN. I had just passed a couple people going up a small hill...the group leader was next...hard pedaling, up hill, around a turn, on a wet surface is NOT a good combination. It didn't take me all that long to get back up...I was lucky my butt was slick enough to skid down the road fast enough for the bikers behind me to react. It just didn't feel very good, though. And I noticed about 1/2 mile down the road that my water bottle was missing. VERY BAD. Pretty much was able to maintain my new position in the pack once I got back on the move. What would you do differently?: NOT CRASH and have a crash-proof water bottle holder. Transition 2
Comments: No problems in the transition area. What would you do differently?: Nothing Run
Comments: Not only was I in significant pain and tired, I was also a bit dehydrated from not drinking during most of the bike ride. What would you do differently?: I don't know what to say here...I was really struggling the whole way just to keep my body moving. I think half the people that were behind me before I started running passed me before I finished. Post race
Warm down: Not good...just found my way to the Gatorade coolers and chugged down as much as I could, along with a bunch of food. I should have tried to keep myself moving, but I couldn't. Just sat down and stuffed my face. Let my buddy load up my bike and stuff, then came home to shower. What limited your ability to perform faster: Mostly the crash on my bike. I just could barely move during the entire second run. Event comments: Volunteers were awesome...all very encouraging to everybody. There were several sharp turns on the bike course. They had people stationed at these locations warning riders to slow down. Other than the wet conditions, the race course was GREAT. I feeling I got while riding my bike on that course was like no other in my experience...and my average pace was faster than I've ever been able to maintain (over any training distance). Last updated: 2006-05-10 12:00 AM
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 2006-05-14 5:22 PM |
Veteran  125   Joplin, MO |  Subject: The Callaway Gardens Fitness Series Duathlon |
| 2006-05-14 5:51 PM in reply to: #423446 |
Master 1901  Central, IL | Subject: RE: The Callaway Gardens Fitness Series Duathlon It was not only a race but an adventure. Yikes! Great job getting up and finishing. That's the spirit! Nice job. Glad you did not get hurt bad.
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| 2006-05-14 6:25 PM in reply to: #423446 |
| Extreme Veteran 313 | Subject: RE: The Callaway Gardens Fitness Series Duathlon Hey! Great job!  Congrats! |
| 2006-05-15 9:51 AM in reply to: #423446 |
Member 20 LaGrange, Ga | Subject: RE: The Callaway Gardens Fitness Series Duathlon Good job...I was there and it was extremely slick. Glad you did not get hurt too bad.
Not everybody passed you on the run...you still beat me by a couple of minutes. I was just thrilled to be under 2 hours. |
| 2006-05-15 5:32 PM in reply to: #423446 |
Master 1848 Canandaigua | Subject: RE: The Callaway Gardens Fitness Series Duathlon Nice work way to hang in there. Make us all think that we need to be careful on wet roads. |
| 2006-05-16 11:34 AM in reply to: #423446 |
Veteran 200 Charleston, SC | Subject: RE: The Callaway Gardens Fitness Series Duathlon way to hang in there after your crash. |
| 2006-05-16 3:18 PM in reply to: #423446 |
Pro 3705 Vestavia Hills | Subject: RE: The Callaway Gardens Fitness Series Duathlon Jered: Disappointed with 7:17/mi first run + that you were able to get up and hammer after a crash? You're too hard on yourself, my friend! That is a great way to start the race season! You've already got your crash behind you Seriously, solid performance build upon you gutting through (pun intended) some tough training over the winter. This is going to be a great season!
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| 2006-05-16 5:46 PM in reply to: #423446 |
Elite 3020 Bay Area, CA | Subject: RE: The Callaway Gardens Fitness Series Duathlon Sorry about the crash, but Wow! You crash and still manage to go faster than you've ever been able to before? That is way cool. And, you kept going - even though you didn't feel so hot. Good Job! |
| 2006-05-18 11:21 AM in reply to: #423446 |
Regular 62 Draper, Utah | Subject: RE: The Callaway Gardens Fitness Series Duathlon Hey- Great race! Don't beat yourself up about your performance- Your run was smokin' at the start (wish I could run that fast...), and the bike speed was great, esp. when you consider there was a CRASH in there!! Sorry to hear you had one Just be sure to keep that road rash clean and get it healed up... Hopefully it doesn't hold you back too much from having your weekly fun! |
(I haven't had a serious one yet, and each day I ride I fear it might be the day...) Seriously, to ride and run after a crash has got to take some willpower. I would have likely woosed out and walked it if I was in pain & without a drink- I might have even dropped out. So way to stick with it! Pat yourself on the back my friend!!| 2006-05-19 9:00 PM in reply to: #423446 |
Regular 88 Central Illinois | Subject: RE: The Callaway Gardens Fitness Series Duathlon What a painful and rewarding race. I doubt many can say the did as well as you after having a crash. I am very jealous about the race at Callaway Gardens. I lived in Columbus, GA and had season passes there when I was in residency. My wife and I loved going there and just hanging out. Now that I know it has a race I might just have to make it there for good old times sake. |
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Overall Rank = 65/142
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 13/17
Got up at 5:15 AM. Ready by 5:45 AM. Waited on ride until 6:45 AM...he was about 30 minutes late. Had a Carnition Instant breakfast drink.
Didn't have quite enough time to do the warmup I wanted to do (~1 mile jog with 3 or 4 strides). Got to jog about 1/4 mile with 2 strides right before heading to the starting line.