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Ten Penny Ale Shamrock Duathlon - Duathlon


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Glastonbury, Connecticut
United States
Hartford Marathon Foundation
60F / 16C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 46m 29s
Overall Rank = 132/357
Age Group = m40-44
Age Group Rank = 22/39
Pre-race routine:

Nothing special except I did get a chance to warm up on the bike after picking it up from my LBS
Event warmup:

ran a 1/2 mile
Run
  • 24m 5s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 07m 52s  min/mile
Comments:

good fast run, took some off for the last .3 miles to cool down for the bike. This was the first timed 5K i've run in months, so glad to see still under 8:00
Transition 1
  • 01m 31s
Comments:

very controlled, intentional took 'my time' glad to see it was rather fast
Bike
  • 52m 45s
  • 16 miles
  • 18.16 mile/hr
Comments:

Well I felt good on the bike, but on the first hill I came out of my big ring and wasn't able to get back into the big ring. Just picked bike up from a tune up so really hurt me on the flat and down hills as I couldn't push the bike past 25 mph without upper gears....
What would you do differently?:

test ride the bike!!!!
Transition 2
  • 01m 9s
Comments:

again I felt like I really was taking it calmly and controlled. time turned out very good!
Run
  • 27m 1s
  • 3.3 miles
  • 08m 19s  min/mile
Comments:

first race of the season and first hard transition to run, so legs were heavy as expected for the first mile, fought off some cramps in the calfs, settled in nicly though.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

bike!




Last updated: 2013-05-22 12:00 AM
Running
00:24:05 | 03.1 miles | 07m 52s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/39
Overall: 155/357
Performance: Good
Course: some rolling hills, nothing to tough
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
T1
Time: 01:31
Overall:
Run with bike? Average
Jump on bike? Average
Getting up to speed and into shoes: Good
Biking
00:52:45 | 16 miles | 18.16 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/39
Overall: 120/357
Performance: Below average
Wind: Little
Course: short rolling hills
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 17+
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:09
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:27:01 | 03.3 miles | 08m 19s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/39
Overall: 170/357
Performance:
Course: same couse (expcept for longer finish) as first run
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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

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