COLD COLD COLD! The day started out cold and gloomy. This race was sort of a last minute decision. I knew I wanted to do a duathlon but I just hadn't decided if it was going to be Oseola du or Cannon Wells...So the decision was made, I got to use another friends free entry to the Cannon Wells DU so the decision was pretty easy. First run went really good. I was cold but after my 30 min warm up I was ok. Then it was on to the bike. The bike was so cold, I never warmed up and my hands and legs and feet were numb. It was really hard to drink water because I was afraid I'd loose my bottle from not being able to grip it very well. I was very happy when the bike was over. The bike course was nice but very bumpy in some areas.
Coming off the bike to the 2nd run was challenging since my whole body was numb at this point. I had a lot of trouble on clipping my helmet and due to that didn't have a very good T2. I was so happy to be on the 2nd run just so I could warm up. Well that really didn't happen until mile 2, and by that time I was feeling some aches and sore muscles. I finished strong, in 1st place for women. I was happy with how I felt (besides the cold factor) I felt pretty strong out there. The first run I was really challenged by the girls who ran which was awesome!
First run 2 miles, 6:23 pace, 12:46
Bike 14 miles, 40:17 20.9 mph
2nd run 3 miles 21:23 7:08 pace
Overall time 1:16 and change.
Summary: Fun du but very very chilly!
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