Race Report

First off, little update for everyone Victoria Duathlon is not in Guelph! I sort of messed up the directions and forgot the race was in Waterloo..around 25min extra drive..whoops!

So I started off solid showing up 25min before the race start but got my bike into transition and got out for a run. Ok, so here is a lesson in doing a triathlon or Duathlon....always check your bike! I switched over my wheels and put my 808 on the back and didn't notice that my hub was loose. This caused my wheel to rub against the frame. Yes my pink lady now has a nice little mark on her. Also, least I know now I can hold 320 watts for 30km ...and still have a pretty good bike split.....7th overall bike split avg 39km...I really noticed the friction on the down hill!

So the first run was solid. The boys took it out hard and came into transition in the 2nd pack. Ran sub 14 not bad. Got onto the bike and hammered my ass off! Made back a few spots and held strong into the 2nd run...not that quick 15:11 for 4km yuck! It was well deserved about a stupid move on my behalf!

So got home and onto my Trigger Point rollers to take some of the lactic acid out of the legs. The next day I was ready to go! I was feeling really motivated after not finishing what I wanted to finish at the race! So here is what I did so far!

Tuesday: 2.5 hour bike. Stay above 200 watts and cruise it. Focus on proper fueling into a 30min run. I really felt good on the run. PM Headed to swim practice. Main set was 4 x 10 x50 min on 50 seconds with 100 recovery after every 10! Felt really good!


Wednesday: Swim practice in the morning. Main set was 2 ( 3 x 300m ) pull, Dps and 3 x 100 on 1:40 ...yes Buddy 1:40..haha...I will get you on the bike!

In the afternoon I met up with Mat Reid and Brian Miller at the track! Main set was 10 x 1km. I was excited and scared for this set all day. My Goal was to keep every km below 3:30. We had a nice wind coming at us down the home stretch, which made it fun.

Here are the splits:

1) 3:25 2) 3:23 3) 3:25 4) 3:27 5) 3:24 6) 3:27 7) 3:30 8) 3:29 9) 3:30 10) 3:30

I was shattered but held strong the whole run. I used Cera Sport EX1 to keep me hydrated out there and it is the first drink that really sits well in me and allows me to hammer and not feel like I am going to through up!

Tomorrow is a big bike and run.. time to get fast