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Texas Motor Speedway Duathlon - Duathlon
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Comments: Easy, no problems. What would you do differently?: Nothing  Transition 1
Comments: Learned to layout my things better and had no problems getting my shoes on. Forgot that running in clips feels weird. I have not learned to get on my bike with a running start and start with the shoes on the pedals, so I didn't do that. What would you do differently?: Nothing  Bike
Comments: There was some fierce winds. Steady north wind of 15 MPH with gusts up to 20 MPH. Wind picked up speed as the race went on. The wind was bad enough that you had to counter-steer during the parts in the cross winds just to stay on the course. The worst part was that the uphill portion was into the head wind. This proved to be the toughest part. The downhill portion had a tailwind, and I was able to get up to 27 MPH. What would you do differently?: Nothing Transition 2
Comments: I saved a ton of time by using Yankz laces. I didn't have to sit around and tie my shoes. I still can't get out of my bike shoes without unclipping, so I didn't do that. What would you do differently?: Nothing. Run
Comments: I was running out of breath, but finished strong on a sprint like I always try to do. What would you do differently?: Nothing Post race
Warm down: Just walked around and stretched out my legs while drinking my chocolate milk for recovery and nibbling on a bagel. What limited your ability to perform faster: The damn wind. Event comments: It was fun and unique racing at the Speedway. Would definitely come back again. Last updated: 2008-02-17 12:00 AM
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 2008-02-17 5:56 PM |
Expert  619   Wylie, TX |  Subject: Texas Motor Speedway Duathlon |
| 2008-02-18 8:49 AM in reply to: #1217247 |
Veteran 117 Austin, Texas | Subject: RE: Texas Motor Speedway Duathlon Nice job! I heard the wind was major league suckage. It is an interesting venue out there, I thought it seemed a little spooky last year - like there should have been 100,000 people watching or something. |
| 2008-02-20 4:55 PM in reply to: #1217247 |
Veteran 113 Texas | Subject: RE: Texas Motor Speedway Duathlon Great job on the race! The Yankz laces are definitely a lot better than having to tie your shoes in transtion. Just imagine how fast the course would have been without the wind- now that would have been fun! |
| 2008-02-22 12:59 AM in reply to: #1217247 |
| Plano, Tx | Subject: RE: Texas Motor Speedway Duathlon Awesome race! I love running inside the track  but that wind CAN be brutal! |
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Age Group = Clydesdale
Age Group Rank = 5/7
Woke up early and ate some oatmeal and started drinking water. I packed all my gear the night before as I learned that doing it the morning of leads to forgetting things.
None, just stayed warm till the sun came up.