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Du the Polar Bear - DuathlonStandard

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Houston, Texas
United States
Out Loud Productions
50F / 10C
Sunny

Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = 93/343
Age Group = M45-49
Age Group Rank = 10/18

Event warmup:

Did about 4 or 5 minutes of light jogging with a couple short strides after transition closed. It was chilly on race morning, but the sun was coming out and it was just starting to warm a bit. Lots of variation on what people wore. I decided on tri shorts and a regular tech tee, with a jacket for the bike. No gloves, but I did tape over the vents on my helmet. This was just right for the run, but maybe a little warm for the bike. Probably would have been better in a tri jersey and arm warmers.

Run

14m 35s
2 miles
07m 17s min/mile

Comments:

Mass start for all the men and all the relays. It was a little crowded the first mile, then started to thin out. I've been doing no speed work at all, so I was pretty happy with this time.

Transition 1

01m 42s

Comments:

One of my all time worst transitions. I got my jacket on okay, but the zipper wouldn't zip. Had to try it about four times to get it zipped. This cost me about a minute compared to most of my age group.

What would you do differently?:

Forget about the jacket and go with arm warmers.

Bike

41m 53s
15 miles
21.49 mile/hr

Comments:

This was my first race with the aero helmet and latex tubes. Overall, everything went as planned. Maintained 22-mph for all but the last bit of the last loop. Got caught in a pack of slower riders during the last turn and took it easy the last minute or so. Pleased with pace and effort.

This course does get a little crowded, and not everyone is paying attention to staying to the right.

What would you do differently?:

Thinking about flipping the stem to lower cockpit a bit.

Transition 2

00m 54s

Comments:

Jacket wouldn't unzip, so slipped it off over my head.

Run

14m 55s
2 miles
07m 28s min/mile

Comments:

Same course as the first run, but everyone's spread out, so you're pretty much on your own from a pacing standpoint. According to my garmin, my first 1/4-mile was about 30-seconds off my pace for the rest of the run.

What would you do differently?:

Push a little harder at the start and finish.

Post race

Event comments:

Great du to start off the season. Fast course, and lot's of fast runners in this race.

Last updated: 2012-02-08 12:00 AM

Running
00:14:35 \| 02 miles \| 07m 17s min/mile
Age Group:	13/18
Overall:	155/343
Performance:	Good
Course:	Flat as a pancake out and back, with a couple little branches.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking

T1
Time:	01:42
Overall:	Bad
Run with bike?		Average
Jump on bike?		Below average
Getting up to speed and into shoes:

Biking
00:41:53 \| 15 miles \| 21.49 mile/hr
Age Group:	7/18
Overall:	65/343
Performance:	Good
Wind:	None
Course:	This course is three 5-mile loops. It's flat, but it does have several tight turns on each lap and a few stretches of rough pavement.
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Average	Cornering:	Average
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:
Race pace:		Drinks:

T2
Time:	00:54
Overall:	Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes		Good
Jumping off bike		Good
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:14:55 \| 02 miles \| 07m 28s min/mile
Age Group:	12/18
Overall:	125/343
Performance:	Average
Course:	See above
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking

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

Evaluation
Course challenge	Just right
Organized?	Yes
Events on-time?	Yes
Lots of volunteers?	Yes
Plenty of drinks?	Yes
Post race activities:	Average
Race evaluation [1-5]	4