My first oly is now a du

How long is run #1?  Unless it's a huge distance disproportionall long (-er than 2 or 3 k) I wouldn't alter your nutrition plan.

Edited by sty 2008-09-06 1:03 PM

I wish they would tell us what the run distances are.  It would make it a lot easier to plan out nutrition.

1st run distance is 1.75 miles

Are you sure it's a true Du? The website just says there will be no swim. To me, that means you'll start on the bike.

Hmmm... how would they do that logistically, tho? Maybe they have to start with a run.

Edited by keyone 2008-09-06 6:23 PM

My first two attempts at a triathlon several years ago became duathlons due to rough surf on raceday (and I come from a swim background and didn't really train at all for the first one, so the swim was the only leg I was ready for), so I understand what you are feeling.  The only thing you can do for the first run is take it easy, especially if you've never run the combined distance of the two runs in a workout.  If it's a short run that takes the same amount of time, if not less, than you would have been in the water, not taking in nutrition, it shouldn't really change things nutrition-wise.  Maybe have a bit of water at an aid station during the first run if it's longer than say 2 miles, but other than that, just listen to your body.

At least its a du and not canceled. I trained all summer and the canned the half but hey at least I have a good base. Now its time to start training for the OBX marathon.

Edited by adameldridge 2008-09-06 7:58 PM

Good point and Good luck tomorrow!

I did the Breezy Point Triathlon in Norfolk last year when it got changed from a tri to a du. TS Barry wa rolling through and the water was rough. It was windy, cold, and poured through the whole race. It was my first time racing on my tri bike, and my first time biking in the rain since I wass a kid. All things considered, I did pretty well in the race (my second "tri"). What they did for that one was start us out in our waves on the run, we ran our 5K, did the 20K bike, and then had a 100 meter dash to the finish line. People were crossing in the helmets, in their bike shoes, in bare feet... anything. The weather was so bad, that once people finished, racers collected their bikes, checked out of transition, and went home. One of the strangest races I have ever done.

Still no word on what the plan is for the race tomorrow. I think there are a number of different options and we won't know until the morning, which is maddening.

This was also going to be my first Olympic and I am very disappointed. I haven't had the time to train like I wished I could have, but I felt like I could do it. I wanted to do it. I'm looking for another Olympic to do this month, that I can hopefully fit in with my schedule, because I hate to let the training go to waste.

At least we have a race. And it won't be like the race I had the last time my tri turned into a du. And I realized a little while ago, that without a swim, I'll have some pretty nice transition times.

-Carrie

My friend is doing the race tomorrow and he told me at packet pick up they said the 1st leg would be 1.75 miles. Just what I know.