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China Point Duathlon - Duathlon
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Comments: https://www.strava.com/activities/306621984 I started out feeling a bit tight, the extra 15 minutes late didn't help that. Goal was to run in the 4:15-4:25/km range and I did that with the exception of KM 2 which had a bit of a hill and was also into the wind. I pretty much just ran my race plan here, some people started too fast and I ended up passing them, one started behind me and ended up passing me. One guy that I figured I had no chance of beating over all was only about a minute ahead of me on the run and I usually ride faster than him so I thought maybe I had a chance if he didn't get too far. Got into T1 feeling pretty good about the run (and happy my knee seemed ok). What would you do differently?: Not much.  Transition 1
Comments: Time is an estimate based on official times that include Run + T1 and what I got on my watch. Got through everything smoothly and without issue and onto the bike quickly.  Bike
Comments: https://www.strava.com/activities/306622351 I decided to do this race on my road bike as I will be using it for Alcatraz in a few weeks as well. I had my FLO 60 and wheel cover on the back as well as shorty aerobars so still a half decent setup for speed. I got on the bike and up to speed fairly quickly and slipped my feet into my shoes. The first 2 mins of the course were up a bit of a hill and right into the teeth of the wind so it was slow going. Target power for the ride was 275w and I quickly got myself in that range. For the entire ride I was able to hold a pretty steady power and felt pretty good. I picked off a couple of people within a few minutes and could see Gaetan up the road and was gaining ground. I caught him about 7 or 8 km into the first lap. I may have put a bit of extra power into the pass to discourage him... ;) I went through the first lap at 280w and feeling strong. Kept up the effort for the 2nd lap but didn't have anyone up the road that I could chase. I was at 276w for the 2nd lap when I got to where I took my feet out of my shoes in preparation for dismount. Overall for the ride was 276w - easily the most power I've ridden in a sprint. What would you do differently?: If I wanted to be as fast as possible I would have ridden my P3. I did this race 2 years ago on that bike and went almost a minute faster on only 250w. Transition 2
Comments: Good dismount and I was able to switch to run mode quickly. Run
Comments: https://www.strava.com/activities/306622016 Same exact run course as the first one. Right out of the gate my legs felt like crap and the soft dirt didn't help! I just tried to hit the target effort/pace and see what happens. Went through the first 2K doing 4:30 which was a bit slow but then I started feeling better and each KM from there got faster. At no point during the outward run did I look behind me to see where Gaetan was but at the turnaround I saw he was only 15-20s back so I knew I likely had no chance of beating him. Turns out he was running sub 4 min kms so he clearly took things easy on the first run! He caught me shortly after that and I had no hope of running with him. From there I just kept a steady effort to the finish and crossed the line happy with the effort and happy with the knee! Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster: Knee issues a few weeks before. I probably could have run a bit faster but nothing massive. Last updated: 2015-05-27 12:00 AM
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 2015-05-27 10:48 AM |
Elite  7783      PEI, Canada |  Subject: China Point Duathlon |
| 2015-05-27 11:45 AM in reply to: #5118375 |
Veteran 2842 Austin, Texas | Subject: RE: China Point Duathlon CRAZY even run splits! Awesome to have paced it so well. I also love putting in a little extra power to "discourage" the competition... That's racing! Congrats on a well executed race and glad the knee held! Matt |
| 2015-05-27 11:48 AM in reply to: mcmanusclan5 |
| Seattle | Subject: RE: China Point Duathlon Awesome job. Those two runs seems to be well paced! So, duathlons are typically run bike run format? |
| 2015-05-27 11:51 AM in reply to: Asalzwed |
Elite 7783 PEI, Canada | Subject: RE: China Point Duathlon Originally posted by Asalzwed Awesome job. Those two runs seems to be well paced! So, duathlons are typically run bike run format? Lots of variations in duathlons but yes I would say that's typical. Sometimes the runs are different lengths with a short run first and long second or the other way around. You should do one, you have a bike for it now! |
| 2015-05-28 8:38 AM in reply to: axteraa |
Master 2912 ...at home in The ATL | Subject: RE: China Point Duathlon 10am start? I gotta do more duathlons! Nice work, Arend - very happy the knee held up and continues to resolve well. I know you are a big dude, but that still seems like crazy bif watts to me - all your winter work on the trainer is really going to pay off at Alcatraz. Very interesting to read the difference between time and effort from roadie to TT bike. Amazing the difference position on the bike makes. Off to read the next one. |
| 2015-05-28 9:20 AM in reply to: axteraa |
Veteran 1677 Houston, Texas | Subject: RE: China Point Duathlon I just can't get over the irony of a SWIMMER doing a duathlon! Nice race, Arend! Glad to hear the knee held up....some speedy runs you threw down! |
| 2015-05-28 1:00 PM in reply to: ligersandtions |
Master 4119 Toronto | Subject: RE: China Point Duathlon |
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For the couple of weeks leading up to this race I had done minimal running and nothing with any intensity due to a knee issue. I was pretty sure everything was resolved but it was a bit of an unknown for sure.
The race was scheduled to start at 10:00am and it was about a 30 min drive so I had lots of time in the morning to get ready. Got to the race site in plenty of time and registered quickly.
Did one lap of the bike course (10k) with Tab with a few 30s accelerations to target power. Took note of a few bad spots in the pavement but everything was really well marked by the organizers. Everything felt good on the bike so I picked a spot on the rack once we got back and set everything up. With about 20 minutes to go I went for a run and did a few 30s pickups to race pace. Felt ok for this, not awesome but ok. Noticed there were a lot of soft spots on the road (run is on a dirt road section). Not soft like loose sand but soft like a trampoline, the ground would sag under my feet and then return, a very strange sensation. You couldn't tell what would do it by looking at it so it just happened now and then. I got back to the start with about 5 mins to go.... and then waited 15 minutes as they were behind schedule.