Brandywine Valley Duathlon
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Brandywine Valley Duathlon - Duathlon
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Comments: The run wasn't too bad. MOST of it was a trail run though... it would have been helpful to know that before the race started but it didn't really mess me up any. The entire wave started out extremely fast. I hovered in the back for about 1/4 mile at my pace and then shortly started passing tons of people who were already tired. With the calf issues I was having my initial goal pace was around 8:15 to 8:30 minute miles. I felt comfortable where I was though so I stayed with it. I think this hilly climbs were a bit of an advantage for me as well due to my training on the hills around my house. What would you do differently?: Probably nothing. If anything, I would have probably slowed the pace just a bit more. Transition 1
Comments: The first transtion was ok. I fumbled around with my bike shoes a bit but still a pretty decent time. I also took a few seconds to take a swig from the water bottle since I didn't take water at the aid station for the run. What would you do differently?: Nothing. Bike
Comments: The bike course was difficult for a first race. I felt like I handled it really well and I felt like I did a good job with my climbing. I also felt that I was a lot better this year after cresting the top of the hills and getting right back into the groove instead of going slow to recover from the climb. There were a few sections where the road was rough and a few sections where there was a gusty head wind, but I handled all of those pretty well too. What would you do differently?: I don't think I could have done much different. This was a good bike for me on a hilly course. Transition 2
Comments: I had issues coming back into transition. The bike hit a clumb of dirt and twisted. I basically just picked it up and rand with it to my rack. I then had issues racking it, the aero bottle kept hitting the rack and the bike wouldn't go under. The transition time was still pretty good though so I guess all of those were just mind games. Got the shoes on quickly and I was off. What would you do differently?: Have a bit smoother of a transition. Run
Comments: This run was a bit more brutal than I expected. With the hills and a lack of drinking on my part, I was surprised my pace was that quick. Usually I can belt out a great run in a tri, but with doing a run,bike,run duathlon... it's a whole different game! I also think I left some on the table which irks me. I guess just a lesson learned right? What would you do differently?: Go harder... it was only 3 miles to the finish. Post race
Warm down: After I finished I ran to the jeep to get my camera so I could try to get some photos of Taylor finishing. She came in strong and I got some good photos. We went for a walk, got some warm clothes on and then went to the picnic area to watch the awards and to eat some pretzels. What limited your ability to perform faster: I dont think anything limited me. I just had thoughts of my calf in the back of my mind. I was either going to slow down to a training pace or bail out if I had any issues with it. There were no issues so I just kept going and everything seems fine today. Like I said, I just left a bit on the table on the second run. Event comments: It was a good first race of the season. I was REALLY happy the rain held off! Taylor did a great job too for her first multisport race. She has a really strong run background and her finish time of 1:45:XX was awesome for that course and a lack of saddle time for training. She is going to do really well for herself this year. We packed up and headed home for some lunch. Took a mid afternoon nap and am now well rested! Last updated: 2008-01-28 12:00 AM
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Piranha Sports
42F / 6C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 107/325
Age Group = 25 - 29 Male
Age Group Rank = 15/32
Got up at 4:30am. Stuff was already packed in the jeep. I headed over to the Y to pick up my friend Taylor who was also racing the duathlon. It was her first multisport race so we talked about transitions and some other technical stuff on the way there. We arrived at the race site around 5:45am. Got our packets at 6:00 and set up our transition area. After that we got back in the jeep to keep warm. We were happy though, it was supposed to be raining by then and it seemed to have held off so far!
Short 1/2 mile run to warm the legs up. I also decided at the last minute to wear my race pants instead of my tri shorts so I had to make a quick trip to the jeep to change. Got changed and made it to the start line in just enough time!