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Comments: See above What would you do differently?: Lose 40 pounds  Transition 1
Comments: I went back to the transition before the race 2 or 3 times. I have never done a duathlon before and couldn't believe how little needed to be changed without a swim involved.  Bike
Comments: Started feeling a little queasy. Wasn't sure if the Gatorade and gu was getting to me or not. Cut back on gu and then probably didn't drink enough. What would you do differently?: Need to work on stomache issues. Transition 2
Comments: Smooth transition. Legs were happy to be off bike. Run
Comments: My legs felt fied so I pretty much gave up on hitting any real goals. I gave up too soon. I forgot from the past that I usually run much better off the bike than on a stand alone run, I'm not sure why. Anyway, I wanted to get under 1:55. With the heavy winds on the bike I gave up on that. Then I wanted under 2:00 hours. But I thought the way my legs felt I was doing 10-11 minute miles. Completely miised the 1 mile sign or I would have realized I was moving quicker. Decided at about 1.5 miles to do some walking and grab some water. Had a tough time getting going again. Realized at mile 2 I had been setting a decent pace(for me) and that I could have made it under 2 hours. Alas, I had wasted too much time. Live and learn. What would you do differently?: Never give up and take it easier. Post race
Warm down: Walked around and talked to my family and others. Eventually ran into Benihana and was able to talk to him for a little while. Saw Jim and he turned in another great performance. What limited your ability to perform faster: Will and determination. Event comments: Duathlons make me a little nervouse. Swimming is probably my best event and running my worst. But, I did enjoy this race and will probably do it again. Last updated: 2007-01-29 12:00 AM
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 2007-05-27 4:34 PM |
Elite  3687     |  Subject: Apple Duathlon |
| 2007-05-27 6:32 PM in reply to: #818778 |
Pro 4675 Wisconsin near the Twin Cities metro | Subject: RE: Apple Duathlon Nice job Bryan!! Good to see you again. I agree, that bike course isn't as "flat" as they describe it on the website. Those winds sucked big time. At least next week we get to get wet at Buffalo. See 'ya next time. |
| 2007-05-27 7:02 PM in reply to: #818841 |
Champion 10018 , Minnesota Bronze member | Subject: RE: Apple Duathlon You did great! Your times were excellent, it's just bad luck that the field was really good  Was this seriously your first multisport event? As always in life, there are lessons to be learned. A BIG one is to never give up, so there you go. Knowing that will make the next one that much easier. Way to go! |
| 2007-05-29 4:33 PM in reply to: #818778 |
Extreme Veteran 454 Denver CO | Subject: RE: Apple Duathlon Just the THOUGHT of a du makes me nervous! You did a great job with this race. Way to go, dude! Your run pace is great! |
| 2007-05-30 9:30 AM in reply to: #818778 |
Expert 1059 Lakeville, MN | Subject: RE: Apple Duathlon It was nice meeting you at the race. Great job, and as you found out, Du's are harder than tri's, especially when you can't run 5:00/mile! I hope to see you this weekeknd at Buffalo |
| 2007-05-30 10:53 AM in reply to: #818778 |
Regular 114 Central Minnesota | Subject: RE: Apple Duathlon Very nice race! That bike course is definitely tough. Even though there isn't any hills on the last 8 miles, the wind always seems to make up for it. You're right about the competitive field. There seems to be a higher proportion of seriously fast people when comparing to most of the races I do. I usually don't get dropped so quickly on runs, but those guys were all flying! Maybe I'll see you at Buffalo. |
| 2007-05-30 11:04 AM in reply to: #818778 |
Extreme Veteran 502 Woodbury, | Subject: RE: Apple Duathlon Nice race! Sounds like all the big guns were out, and mother nature came to play as well. Seeya this weekend! |
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Bookes a hotel online to get nice and close to the race. Turned out hotel was 25 minutes away from race site. Got up had a breakfast cookie and hung out for awhile.
Had Kelly with me to drop me off to get everything set up. Did some streching and talked to Jim (Birkierunner) and a few others I knew. Rode bike for awhile to see what was to come.