I’ve had better starts. But a lot of little things went wrong – forgot compression socks, knocked myself in the face with the bicycle helmet, knocked my sunglasses off and nearly broke them in transition… And I finished last in my Age Group. I did improve my first run and the bike. The second run wasn’t quite 5k, as the …
MiamiMan 70.3
I’ve done some odd races, but the MiamiMan 70.1 Duathlon is perhaps unique among duathlons. As far as I know (and please let me know if I’m wrong!), it’s the only Half-Iron length duathlon in the United States. The unique format is a 1mi run/56mi bike/13.1mi run. So why do it instead of the standard triathlon? Well because.. a) I …
Race Review: Tri-Miami Sprint Duathlon
A New Beginning My last multi-sport event was three years ago. On April 30, 2017, I returned to the Duathlon/Triathlon world with the Tri-Miami Sprint Duathlon. It was an excellent choice for my first non-virtual race of the year. Some mistakes were made, some things didn’t go as planned and I was certainly not nearly as in shape as I’d …