Parbold Duathlon
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Parbold Duathlon - Duathlon
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Comments: Felt awful pretty quickly but due to having only got to bed at 2:30am after going to a wedding reception I think the run was ok, I had planned on running sub 19 for the first run and sub 20 for the second but fatigue and general fitness were not there. What would you do differently?: Get to bed earlier! Transition 1
Comments: T1 was fairly quick but could have been sharper. What would you do differently?: focus a little more on getting to the rack and speed up the shoe change could have saved maybe 10secs. Bike
Comments: The bike went fairly well, I was jockeying with 2 other riders for the first 2 1/2 laps but decided not to chase on the final climb of Parbold. Descending was OK. What would you do differently?: I could probably have pushed a little harder certainly on the flat and slight descents, I don't think I should have backed off on the third lap, I was concerned about cramping on the second run and cost myself as much as a minute which was 4 places at the finish Transition 2
Comments: again I lacked a bit of sharpness in transition but it was the first event of the year and the first time in transition since September What would you do differently?: Focus and sharpen up, it was only seconds but there were 4 people finished less than a minute in front. Run
Comments: Head down and keep going. my previous nights lack of sleep and poor diet (wedding buffet and pizza) finally caught up with me, there wasn't a lot else I could do on this run, my legs were tired but also mentally I was just counting down the steps to the finish, I could see people behind me at various points on the course and had already relinquished some places. What would you do differently?: Don't go out the night before a race. This was just a season opener and a bit of a training session. Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster: Fatigue!! Event comments: All in all a good start to the season, I could probably have got a top 20 place but there is a long way to go to September and as with last year my training is a couple of months behind everyone else Last updated: 2012-03-04 12:00 AM
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United Kingdom
Epic Events
12C / 54F
Overcast
Overall Rank = 25/113
Age Group = Over 40
Age Group Rank = 5/50
Chocolate porridge and coffee for breakfast then rode out to the start which was 10 miles from home.
Ride out to start then a short run before the start.