I rocked up at this looking like the runner I am, in running shorts & a tshirt, with "normal" peddles on my bike and what I can now tell was a pretty poor cycling technique...however I LOVED it!
The Sprint & main events started together so I had lots of runners around me, and this helped push me on as I had men doing 2 laps to run with while I was doing 1.
The bike was 5 laps and I found the circuit pretty challenging as it was a bit bendy and a bit hilly - definitely good experience but I did struggle & went backwards a bit here!
Lucky for me there's another run at the end - which I blasted round in an even faster time! I clocked 17.11 for the 2nd run & 18.02 for the 1st! I finished 5th woman and 2nd in my age group - a great result for my first duathlon.
I enjoyed the whole event, the atmosphere was great and Xtra Mile Events did a fantastic job of making the event enjoyable and exciting. Plus the goody bag was awesome & got me hooked on Clif Bars!
I was surprisingly tired after - my first experience of how much duathlons/triathlons take it out of you. Also my first experience of having men to chase down in the same race - they get away on the bike, I claw them back on the run - very satisfying!
1st race = massive success!
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