Those of you that are returning readers (won't you leave a comment, will you?!?) might hear bells ringing right now? Water? Wasn't there something about water, or the shortage thereof, in North Carolina? Well, it's done, over, kaput - it rained so much over the last month that all the Lakes are full again. Even Falls Lake filled up again! Thank you heaven!
But, quite importantly, I would like to report that my Daddy finished his first Duathlon in 3:27:09.26. Any more accuracy needed? Ok, here you go:
Run 1 time was 43:47.71, Overall place 107, Run 1 Pace 8:49 min/mile.
Bike time was 1:48:31.40, Overall Place 78, Speed 18.2 mph.
Run 2 time was 47:05.75, Overall place 101, Run 2 Pace 9:28 min/mile.
18.2 mph! Wow!!! That's 29.12 Kmh.
The running could be improved a little bit, though. I mean, even Mommy was able to run it in 41:41.70!!! But hey! He finished, and even without getting "Hunger-Ast" - which I would translate into "bottoming out". I don't know exactly how many of those gel packs he ate, but I do know that he ate one banana! So, in other words, there was plenty of juice to keep the machine running. And he was still smiling in the end! That's what it's all about! Considering he was hoping to finish in under 4 hours, I must say it was a huge success!!! Nothing wrong with setting some realistic goals!
He told me that the bike riding was really the most fun part of the whole race. He said that as soon as he had gotten on the bike he knew he finally had gotten to "HIS" part. He passed about ten people right in the beginning, then later in the race a couple of chicks got pretty upset about him passing them, and had to pass him again, only to be passed again by him one final time ! (then they passed him again on the final 8 Km run - oh well).
But overall, I think the triathlon bug might have gotten started. Is the XTERRA next? (http://middleringcycles.com/uwharrie_xterra.cfm)
Till next time, fellas!
