Trivic Duathlon Series 2010 Race 2

Race 2 - Knox Tri Club, Knox Athletics Track results
51st (of 108) overall, and 5th in category, both my best Duathlon results.
Total time 1:13:33 was not my fastest, but was a good time for me considering conditions and course.

No rain (again), but it was muddy on the run, and damp on the bike.

1. Run 1 - started OK, did 1st km in 3:49, and the second was 3:55, but I musta slowed some after that, as it wasn't fastest time for this leg, but still OK at 20:54 (and the course seemed slightly long). I averaged 4:11 mins/km, which was equivalent to 20:29 for 5km.
2. Bike - second time out on the new speed machine, and again about 2.5km/h faster than previously on the same course, and I did take it very easy on the corners (of which there are many; some 8 or so per lap) as the road was damp, and oily from trucks, being an industrial estate. Messed up my Garmin (pressed lap after the first lap on bike, which switched into T1, and then forgot T2) so I didn't get the actual bike time. Transitions weren't probably great because the bike compound is quite long, and I changed shoes in transition (rather on the bike) as the was a muddy section going to the bike course. Still official time was just over 40mins including T! and T2.
   
3. Run 2 - 12:37 for 3kms, I felt pretty good, second fastest time for the leg.
   

Garmin Connect details Race 1: Run 1 T1 Bike lap1 lap2-4+T2 Run 2

Run Melbourne 2010

Run Melbourne Half Marathon 2010 - website facebook results previous
18 July 2010 - Federation Square, 21.1 km around Melbourne
2nd fastest half marathon 1:35:02 and 2nd highest overall place (326 of 3672) in a "big" HM (4 x Run Melbourne).
Garmin Connect activity

• Lined up the 1:30-1:45 starting wave, had planned to run with the 1:30 mins pacer who was behind us, but then before the start he moved to the sub-1:30 wave, we didn't.
• Better weather than expected, even sunshine on the second lap, wind not too bad across most of the course.
  
• Cotton throw away gloves (that I didn't throw away!) were perfect
• Didn't like the course too much in my training run a week ago. Didn't like it that much on the day either, to much back and forward and up and down.
• Seemed to me like the km markers were out, my Garmin certainly didn't agree. Sure it can be wrong as a on-off, but seemed to be getting further and further off on each km. Garmin total measured distance 21.4km, haven't checked if there were any "spikes" in its GPS locations. Also a banner stating "11kms to go" implied to me I had done 10.1km. But that also seemd out once I (finally) got to the 11km mark.
  
• I ran OK. First lap was pretty good, I had though I had done my fastest ever 10km, but they have been out a bit. 11km target was 45mins, I figured I if I could then hang on for 45mins for the remaining 10km I could break the 90mins, but I did 48mins. Second lap didn't go as well, my recent calf soreness didn't really eventuate, but the hips were sore, and my lowere back was really killing me. Still I "shouldered on" (at least until a couple of "hills" (rises really)), and my running "partner" who I had lead by about 30seconds for most of the distance finally caught me. She drifted on ny, but I mananged to keep her in sight for the rest of the run, finishing (what I thought) was only about 10 seconds behind her.
• No PB on this day, but considering I haven't been entirely fit, and I had had a stupid nagging (1 month) cold, I am pretty happy.
  
• General Gripes:

1. Why are there never enough toilets. There were even toilets at the start, but the wait would have been longer than the time most people would have had when heading to the start line. We lucked out in finding some in the car-park; much shorter queues.
2. I'm no fan of course which not only zig-zag around without getting anywhere, but also double back on themselves.
3. I thought Melbourne is mostly flat and yet every variation of this race (in all Melbourne races) I've done, has been up and down (sure not big hills), not great for setting a PB.
4. There was limited room for spectators to see the finish line, and after the finishers spread out wide to collect their showbags etc, then it all squeeze in again to actually exit into the general public area.
5. Showbag - On completion of the run they hand you a bottled water, a Powerade, your finshers medal and a showbag containing, wait for it, .... a "newspaper". No lollies, no snacks, (you could collect these from tents further up in Fed Square), no socks, no cap, no towel, no samples, no vouchers, no flyers, no peice of fruit, just a newspaper.

Trivic Duathlon Series 2010 Race 1

Race 1 - Taylor Made Tri Club, Yarra Boulevard results
I think the forecast was rain, but it held off to be OK, was cold though.
As usual "No. 2" queue at the mens meant I only got the the start line with mins to spare, they really need more toilets as this venue.

1. Run 1 - legs felt heavy and slow (had done long run the day before), but still did 1st km in 3:52. I was kinda in no mans land between the front "pro-ish" pack, and the rest. Distance was long at 5.25km, I averaged 4:04 mins/km, which was equivalent to 20:20 for 5km; better than I expected.
2. Bike - first time out on the new speed machine, and it mostly lived up to expectations, about 2.5km/h faster than previously, and I did hold back a bit as the road was damp. My actual bike time was about 38mins (actual time was just under 40mins including T! and T2), which is about the best time I've done for 20kms, but again the distance was long at 21.2km, so I am pretty happy. Distance variation here was due to course changes, we were supposed to have 5 x 4km laps, instead of 4 x 5km last year.
3. Run 2 - 13:25 for 3kms, exactly the same time as last year!

Garmin Connect details Race 1: Run 1 T1 Bike T2 Run 2