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Spring Thaw Duathlon I - DuathlonOther

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Nine Mile Falls, Washington
United States
Emde Sports
60F / 16C
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 05m 21s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 44-49
Age Group Rank = 6/12

Pre-race routine:

Not too complicated. Woke up, ate, packed gear, drove to race.

Event warmup:

Got transition set up, ran about 2 minutes, then waited for the start. Had a lot of friends doing the race so chatted with them in transition and at the start line. After that they left me in the dust!

Run

16m 32s
2.2 miles
07m 31s min/mile

Comments:

I knew going into the race today that my legs weren't really feeling it since I'd worked out pretty hard the last two days. The first 1/2 mile was just suck it up and go time then things leveled out a bit. The steep uphill wasn't too bad on the first run. Overall not too bad since my legs were pretty tired.

What would you do differently?:

Not much.

Transition 1

01m 23s

Comments:

Forgot my shoes with speed laces again this morning. Dumb. Other than that it was ok. Kind of a long transition area so times weren't real good.

What would you do differently?:

Bring the speed laces.

Bike

27m 54s
9.7 miles
20.86 mile/hr

Comments:

My legs were not happy with me. I managed to keep a decent pace but the uphills especially were making me hurt after doing so many hills yesterday. The last 3 miles started feeling ok.

What would you do differently?:

Not ride a hard 70 miler the day before.

Transition 2

01m 29s

Comments:

Again, forgetting the speed laces was a boneheaded move.

What would you do differently?:

Ditto

Run

18m 2s
2.2 miles
08m 12s min/mile

Comments:

I really felt the last two days of training by the time the second run came around. Legs were dead, especially on the goat hill climb. Had a little left for a kick the last 1/3 of a mile though. Not too happy with this split. Oh well, it was a good speed workout.

What would you do differently?:

Get in better shape.

Post race

Warm down:

Got a drink, cleaned up transition, and hung out for the awards. My club, Tri-Fusion, cleaned up again and another good friend of mine was second AG in only his second multi-sport event. He had a great race.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Working out hard the last two days.

Last updated: 2008-04-13 12:00 AM

Running
00:16:32 \| 02.2 miles \| 07m 31s min/mile
Age Group:	0/12
Overall:	0/
Performance:	Good
Course:	Mostly dirt trails that aren't the smoothest. A little rocky in places but overall not too bad for trail running. The last 1/4 mile of each loop was on pavement. At about the 2/3 mile point of each loop there was a nasty goat hill that was short, but pretty steep and rocky.
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking

T1
Time:	01:23
Overall:	Average
Run with bike?		Average
Jump on bike?		Average
Getting up to speed and into shoes:			Good

Biking
00:27:54 \| 9.7 miles \| 20.86 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/12
Overall:	0/
Performance:	Average
Wind:
Course:	Generally a slow uphill on the way out, with a few steeper uphill sections, especially just before the turn-around.
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:
Turns:		Cornering:
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Below average
Race pace:	Hard	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	01:29
Overall:	Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike		Average
Running with bike
Racking bike		Average
Shoe and helmet removal		Average

Running
00:18:02 \| 02.2 miles \| 08m 12s min/mile
Age Group:	0/12
Overall:	0/
Performance:	Below average
Course:	Same
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]	4
Physical exertion [1-5]	2
Good race?	Ok

Evaluation
Course challenge	Just right
Organized?	Yes
Events on-time?	No
Lots of volunteers?	Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:	Below average
Race evaluation [1-5]	4