Habanero Grill Duathlon
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Habanero Grill Duathlon - Duathlon
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Comments: No issues with the first run What would you do differently?: Nothing ![]() Transition 1
Comments: No issues What would you do differently?: Nothing ![]() Bike
Comments: Consumed just under 12 ozs of Accelerade while on the bike What would you do differently?: Buy Zipp wheelset ![]() Transition 2
Comments: No issues What would you do differently?: Nothing ![]() Run
Comments: Ate about 1/2 of a GU gel pak and grabbed two small cups of water at the start of the second run. ![]() Post race
Warm down: Got a GREAT massage. The 11 guys who finished ahead of me were standing around eating bananas and bagels and I'm like, "Um, hello, are these two massage tables empty for a reason?" And the therapists were only too happy to have their first customer. She did a great job on my legs and feet (15 minutes!). I melting now just recalling it! What limited your ability to perform faster: Don't know. All I know is - (and I apologize if this sounds arrogant - all these second place finishes this year are starting to get a bit old. The guy who ALWAYS beats me is 2 years older. I can't stick with him in the run and he is 10% faster (I did 20 mph, he did 22) on the bike. He has Zipp wheels (disc back) and I am certain that will be my major purchase next year. Event comments: This is a great race with a great party afterwards. I couldn't stay for the party or to pick up my plaque because I had a very important golf tournament at 11:30 a.m. (By the way, our team had a strong lead thru the first 9 holes, then came a postponement due to heavy rain. Finally, play was canceled and all scores for Saturday were declared erased. Everyone started over on Sunday morning and we didn't play as well - came in 9th out of 20. We each won $73. Last updated: 2004-08-30 12:00 AM
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2nd Place Age Group finish, 50-54
70F / 21C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 12/44
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Up at 4 a.m., light breakfast of oat/nut cereal and a banana. Drank 1/4 bottle of Gatorade. Left for race at 4:45 a.m. because had about a 45-minute drive. Race site was downtown Muscatine on the Mississippi River.
Ran one mile, biked about 3 miles, finishing up just in time for the start. Was actually worried I might be late, but it worked perfectly because my heart rate was a bit higher at the start than normal, which cut down on the time it takes to get warmed up for the first mile of the run.