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Rochester Spring Classic Duathlon - F-1 Duathlon
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Comments: We all start in this big group. I seeded myself at the back, knowing I'm a relatively slow runner. We all start out and the pack charges across the field. I got caught up in the charge and pushed the pace too much. I felt fine during this run, but knew in the back of my head I was going too hard. About 1/2 way through I was running next to a woman. We started chatting a bit. It turns out, she just moved back here after spending about 12 years in Nashville. I grew up in Nashville so that was very odd to find someone in those circumstances. Anyway, I pulled ahead of her as we ran down the hill to transition. Don't think I saw her again. What would you do differently?: Slow down the pace a touch.  Transition 1
Comments: All my transitions seemed to go well. I put on my helmet and sunglasses. Swapped shoes. Ran for the exit. Surprisingly efficient. What would you do differently?: Nothing  Bike
Comments: I did not get passed on the bike the entire race. Not once. Of course, when you're near the end of all the runners, the potential field of passers is minimized. But i ended up passing 2 to 3 dozen people on this leg. Its a touch intoxicating. Boom, picked off one. Ok, who's next. THere he is. Go get him. He's down, lets get that lady there next. All the way through. And of course I pushed too hard. I probably should have scaled it back a touch. The wind was a big, big factor. Especially going south. I tried to stay in aero most of the time to minimize wind drag. I was generally effective at that. What would you do differently?: Slow down a touch. I went too hard this leg. I got caught up in passing all these people. That was fun, but it came down to haunt me later. Transition 2
Comments: No problems What would you do differently?: Nothing Run
Comments: I could feel my hamstrings as I got off the bike. They were nipping me as I ran across the field. They loosened up though and I did ok. I was very glad to hit the turnaround for the 1 mile course. I could feel fatigue starting to set in. What would you do differently?: Nothing Transition 3
Comments: Another decent transition. No idea why it was slower than the first. What would you do differently?: Nothing Bike
Comments: I was definitely feeling fatigue on this leg. I tried telling myself that I'm a spin instructor. I got the goods on the bike. Lets go, bud. Get moving. I just didnt have quite the pop or explosion that I had on the first bike. I passed more people. But the race was pretty strung out by now. So only about 10. THis included some people doing the sprint. My lower back started barking at me about midway through. I'm just not conditioned to be in aero as much as I was. And my lower back is where i usually feel it first. Overall, though, I pushed hard and gave it what I had on this leg. . What would you do differently?: Not much Transition 4
Comments: A good transition. Run
Comments: I was suffering on this run. My breathing was very, very hard, despite not going very fast. I speculated just how low my VO2 max must be. I really don't hold much air in my lungs. But such as it is. Don't know what can realistically be done about it. I had a general sense of fatigue this leg. The breathing was tough, as mentioned. I actually had to walk stretches of it to settle myself down. I actually have no idea how I averaged the pace I did on this leg. I fully expected to be slower than 10 minute miles. It was that pathetic feeling. And that much walking. But I gave it what I had to the finish and crossed the line as strong as I could. What would you do differently?: Nothing. Post race
Warm down: Chat with Jackie and Jochen. What limited your ability to perform faster: Significant lack of run training and actual bike training. I have very few rides longer than 10 miles this year. Two I think. And my longest run this year has been 3.6 miles. So this is a way of saying that i was very under-prepared for a longer race like this. I was fairly strong on the first 2 legs where my training has been. But it was abundantly clear that I need to get in some longer sessions if I expect to do more than sprints this year. I knew this ahead of time. And I planned on pacing it easy the first couple of legs. But i didnt do it. I went out too hard on both the first bike and run legs. I was absolutely done at the end. The last 2 miles were a sufferfest. Event comments: This is a good, fun race. Yellowjacket does a solid job. THere were plenty of volunteers and things ran on time. Last updated: 2009-05-13 12:00 AM
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 2009-05-16 7:50 PM |
 Master  1324   Rochester, NY |  Subject: Rochester Spring Classic Duathlon |
| 2009-05-17 6:32 AM in reply to: #2155356 |
Pro 5123 Canandaigua NY | Subject: RE: Rochester Spring Classic Duathlon Nice race Rob!!! Your biking is in good shape and the run is pretty good considering what you have gone through with it! Great job! |
| 2009-05-17 6:39 AM in reply to: #2155356 |
Royal(PITA) 14270  West Chester, Ohio | Subject: RE: Rochester Spring Classic Duathlon Great race! |
| 2009-05-18 3:22 PM in reply to: #2155356 |
Expert 1023 Malvern, England | Subject: RE: Rochester Spring Classic Duathlon You did great (even though you didn't beat me ha ha!). Your biking is in good shape from all your spinning I'm sure so I wasn't surprised at that but with all your foot issues etc you did amazing on the runs (and far too close for comfort!) |
| 2009-05-18 8:42 PM in reply to: #2155356 |
Extreme Veteran 597 New Joisy | Subject: RE: Rochester Spring Classic Duathlon Nice job Rob! Your biking is awesome, maybe I need to become a spin instructor. ha, ha, ha. |
| 2009-05-19 8:10 PM in reply to: #2155356 |
Veteran 188 Rochester, NY | Subject: RE: Rochester Spring Classic Duathlon Nice job Rob! It's great you are getting back into racing after all the issues you've had with injury recovery. I know how you feel about passing people, but on the run only. No idea how it feels passing lots of people on the bike. no idea whatsoever.  Nice race! |
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This was more of a "C" race for me. I didnt truly taper for it. I set the alarm for my normal weekday wakeup time of 6:30, though I woke up a few minutes beforehand on my own. I had my typical breakfast of a bowl of cereal. I had the car packed the night before, but I stopped into Bruggers on the way over for some coffee. I got to the race site about 7:20. I went to the lodge to check in, got my number, then got my chip. Back to the car for my bike and stuff. Pumped up the tires, then took the bike out for a quick spin to make sure it was working fine. Grabbed my bag, walked to transition and got a good spot.
About that time, I bumped into Jackie. We chatted for a bit.
I jogged across the field, went up the steep hill, and back around to refamiliarize myself with the end part of the course. Made a couple of Bobbystock breaks as I was worried about GI issues. They turned out fine.
Chatted some more with Jackie. We hooked up with Ken for awhile. Listened to my ipod with my 90 BPM playlist with the hope that my legs would remember that cadence come run time.