Powerade 3rd leg
My First Duathlon (Sprint Distance)
26 Sep 2009 02:13 PM
Around two weeks to the event, I decided to join the
Powerade Sprint Duathlon, 3rd Leg. 7km run - 30km
bike - 3.5km run. Macapagal Road, MOA area.
Aside from a few trails with friends, plus biking around the village and Ayala Alabang, I haven’t really had ample saddle time for this event. Add to this, I had a mountain bike instead of the appropriate road bike. Was really in this for the experience, and to have fun...
(Photos by Jingle Buena)
Early morning! Me, Arnold Buena and King Fernandez. Arnold is an accomplished composer/arranger.
Another musician friend in the race! Hannah Romawac-Olives of Sessionroad.
Off we go!
(photo below courtesy of Thumbie Remigio)
Having an easy run and trying to practice my Chi-Running form
Transition to bike portion. Lagoooooooot! See, I was able to overtake a lot of people during the 1st run. But knew I was about to get smoked.... Smile pa rin!
At the bike turnaround...
This is funny! Got this photo from Thumbie Remigio’s site. Mountain biker trying to keep up with roadies! I was trying to mimic their position on the handlebars to minimize air resistance. It tired my arms out a lot. Deo P., a strong triathlete who is very helpful in the forums, once advised, “Leave the roads to the road bikes and the trails to the mountain bikes.” NOW I know why.
On a side note, I’d do this again, in spite of it all. I don’t see myself becoming a road biker anytime in the immediate future, but I’d still join duathlons occasionally for the fun and physical training. Why not? It’ll add to my fitness for the trails, and help me get fit for cross-country mountain bike racing in the future. With some more saddle time, I think I can aim for a pretty decent finish next time. (Of course I still plan to ride trails mostly)
Finishing. Haaay, salamat! Around thirty minutes shy of the 3-hour cutoff.
King, me, and Arnold at the finish line. King is really strong - he finished this event in an even heavier mountain bike than mine.
Thanks to Powerade and organizers for a successful event!
Splits:
Run1: 0:41:42 (including transition 1)
Bike: 1:30:05 (including transition 2)
Run 2: 0:25:08
Total: 2:36:55
I placed 15th.... out of 16 females! Yahoo! Hehehe. But the important thing is, I finished...
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Photos from Dirt Weekend
Thoughts on My Two Months into Running
Mizuno Infinity Run
Earth Run-16k
Greenfield City Run - 5k
Running My First 5k Race
Aside from a few trails with friends, plus biking around the village and Ayala Alabang, I haven’t really had ample saddle time for this event. Add to this, I had a mountain bike instead of the appropriate road bike. Was really in this for the experience, and to have fun...
(Photos by Jingle Buena)
Early morning! Me, Arnold Buena and King Fernandez. Arnold is an accomplished composer/arranger.
Another musician friend in the race! Hannah Romawac-Olives of Sessionroad.
Off we go!
(photo below courtesy of Thumbie Remigio)
Having an easy run and trying to practice my Chi-Running form
Transition to bike portion. Lagoooooooot! See, I was able to overtake a lot of people during the 1st run. But knew I was about to get smoked.... Smile pa rin!
At the bike turnaround...
This is funny! Got this photo from Thumbie Remigio’s site. Mountain biker trying to keep up with roadies! I was trying to mimic their position on the handlebars to minimize air resistance. It tired my arms out a lot. Deo P., a strong triathlete who is very helpful in the forums, once advised, “Leave the roads to the road bikes and the trails to the mountain bikes.” NOW I know why.
On a side note, I’d do this again, in spite of it all. I don’t see myself becoming a road biker anytime in the immediate future, but I’d still join duathlons occasionally for the fun and physical training. Why not? It’ll add to my fitness for the trails, and help me get fit for cross-country mountain bike racing in the future. With some more saddle time, I think I can aim for a pretty decent finish next time. (Of course I still plan to ride trails mostly)
Finishing. Haaay, salamat! Around thirty minutes shy of the 3-hour cutoff.
King, me, and Arnold at the finish line. King is really strong - he finished this event in an even heavier mountain bike than mine.
Thanks to Powerade and organizers for a successful event!
Splits:
Run1: 0:41:42 (including transition 1)
Bike: 1:30:05 (including transition 2)
Run 2: 0:25:08
Total: 2:36:55
I placed 15th.... out of 16 females! Yahoo! Hehehe. But the important thing is, I finished...
Related posts:
Race List
Photos from Dirt Weekend
Thoughts on My Two Months into Running
Mizuno Infinity Run
Earth Run-16k
Greenfield City Run - 5k
Running My First 5k Race
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