St. Marks Dualathon
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Comments: This was my 1st dualathon. Guys went out 5 minutes prior to the ladies. I just started training in January of this year so my plans were to take it very easy to be sure I finished. I ran slow, and just talked to folks along the way. It was breezy and wet. I felt very good when I got to my bike. What would you do differently?: Run a little faster/harder during the 1st part of the run Transition 1
Comments: I'm still using cages. I got a protein bite, took a sip of water, put on gloves, helmet, sunglasses and took off. Didn't have to change shoes. What would you do differently?: It went well Bike
Comments: This was 31K or about 19 miles. I got on the bike quick and got up to speed but got passed almost immediately, then again. I got passed 9 times total. I really thought I would do better in the bike part. I trained for an hour many times but it was on hills where I had time to rest going down. This course was flat. It was also wet at the start and the winds breezy. I was so frustrated at getting passed, I was really ready to give up. I was pedaling hard but I just couldn't go fast. I was running in 17 gear mostly at about a 75 cadence. When people passed me, I would watch them to see how fast they were pedalinng. We were about the same it looked like. I had a hard time at first drinking on the bike. I had to stop pedaling the 1st few times but finally got it. I was drinking coconut water and amino acid for muscle recovery. About 40 minutes into the ride, my right calf started cramping so I started shifting gears going from 18 to 16 just to give my calf a different tension. It really helped. About 1 hr into the race, my quads just above my knees got real tight from pedaling so hard cause I was getting passed...ticked me off... but hey I didn't wreck. This is far and away the hardest I have ridden...ever! I'm proud I didn't give up. What would you do differently?: Train more!!!!!!!!, get clip on pedals and shoes and tinkering w/ getting aero bars. Transition 2
Comments: When I got off the bike, my inside hamstrings just froze up and started cramping. I have done a lot of bricks but this is the hardest I've ridden...ever. I could hardly walk. I had no clue they were going to start cramping. I tried stretching but that was a lost cause. What would you do differently?: Ride more..not sure Run
Comments: This was supposed to be a hard fast run to make up time lost on the 1st easy run. I was not prepared for my legs cramping. I was holding the back of my legs and walking a lot. I would stop and stretch. I would run for 100 yrs and walk for 10 yards and stretch. At the water break they had beer...THANK YOU!!!!! Carbs and pain killer in 1 drink! I just got into a daze, it was painful going thru it but in a while I was at the finish line and didn't even realize it. I really figured I was doing a 12 - 15 minute mile but when I got to the finish and saw the time I was happy. I did run the last 1/2 mile even w/ the cramping but it was not pretty. I could not sprint at the end as I had nothing left and was ready top throw up. What would you do differently?: Train more. Post race
Warm down: Walked and got water. Put my bike up and ate a hamburger. I tried to stretch but my hamstrings were so tight I physically could not. I was so frustrated from the bike ride, I just packed up and went home. hey my wife was there cheering w/ her pink pom poms. Thanks!!! What limited your ability to perform faster: Since I started training in January, I believe I have a LOT of room for improvement and it should come fast even if I am 50. Event comments: This was their 1st race and I was very pleased w/ it. I hope they come back and do more. If they do, I will definitely race with them again Last updated: 2012-02-06 12:00 AM
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2012-03-26 8:15 AM in reply to: #4112941 |
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74F / 23C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 40/80
Age Group = 50 - 54 M
Age Group Rank = 0/
Got up way to early and sauteed apples and scrambled eggs together and put over a toasted blueberry thing. Drank a pot of coffee and ate a banana.
Did yoga of TV to stretch and lots of leg stretching after that.
Note this was not a chip timed event so the times listed below are rounded to the nearest minute.
None, it started raining as we arrived but quit a few minutes prior to the race. The noseeums were eating us up.
The temp at the start was 68 and at the end 81 so i took an average of 74.