Hagerstown Duathlon

That was a crazy race. So the Hagerstown Du is a 2 mile run, a 10 Mile bike and then 3.1 mile run.  The temperature at race time was 44º F and the wind gusting out of the West up to 25 mph.

Bobbi and I arrived way too early as usual. So we relaxed in car till race time. Start time wasn't till 9:30 am.

The first run was fast and into the wind for most of the run, despite that iImanaged a 7:03 per mile.  I was shooting for sub 7, came really close.

Transition was slow because I added a layer for the wind and I am glad I did. The route took us S for four miles, so we got cross wind, then NW for a mile or so into the wind, then North for another 4 miles with cross wind and then finally some relief with a Western trek for a mile back to transition. Despite all that I managed 17.1 mph, not many racers were above 20 mph.

Transition was slow as I peeled off all my layers and finally got a some liquid before heading out on run #2.  It was a 3.1 mile basically on the same trek as the first run with just a little extra, which meant more wind.  I did a 8:02/mi I was shooting for sub 8's.

For an overall time of 1:15:53...48th of 149 overall... and surprisingly 1st in my age group (M 45-49).

All-in-all, despite the cold and wind a good day.  I guess running all winter in the cold paid off.