I chose to do the duathlon at the last minute for two reasons: 1) I have not been swimming much, and 2) I figured I could do well in the duathlon. The race was a 2 mile/10 mile/3 mile format, with legs two and three identical with the triathlon.
Run #1 (2 mi) 13:58 1st
Though I was 1st, my speed was slower from where I should be at this time of year. The first 1/3 mile is uphill, and I nearly stopped at one point trying to understand where the course went, but with 6:47 and 7:11 miles, I was a minute slower than what I'd like.
T1 1:56 8th
What the heck happened here? I did stumble a bit by taking the long way out of transition, but that couldn't have cost me more than 15 seconds. 1st was 1:06.
The Bike (10 mi) 29:31 20.3mph avg 1st
The course is hilly, but there are some fast sections. Last year I was 29:12. I need to practice hammering. I am simply not riding enough. It really helped when I was able to ride to work.
T2 1:28 4th
I just tried to be quick...
Run #2 (3 mi) 23:35 7:52 avg 2nd
Last year I ran this in 22:48. I am just not as fit as I was. I was running in zone 4 HR, but I have yet to find the drive to enter a pain cave of redlining. Splits were 8:08/8:02/7:28. I either need to be chasing, or being chased. Something to work on.
Result 1:10:28 1st overall
It's an overall win, but honestly, the field was not very deep, and I should have done better. Powerman Muncie duathlon (10k/60k/10k) is on 1 October, and I have much to do to be prepared for this sufferfest. My goal is to beat last year's time of 3:38ish, though it seems a bit unrealistic at this point.
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