MaxTrax Duathlon

Well, I did it! I got through my first multisport event! And i didn't do too shabby! I finished a respectable 4th in my age group, at a time of 1:07. I met new people and had a lot of fun. It was easier than I expected...guess my training is paying off. Helps to have a really sweet bike too, to make the hills a breeze. The weather was beautiful and warm. Even tho I had practiced the transitions, I moved through them rather slowly, which added about 5 mins to my race time. I will definitely be practicing them over and over, and timing myself, to get them streamlined and fast. The pix below tell the rest of the story. I'm very happy to have finally gotten started with my triathlon season! It's two weeks til the Race for Sight Triathlon, and I'm sticking with my training plan, though I will be doing several 5k runs instead of the shorter runs on the plan...so that I am comfortable on the run leg. Also, after the RFS is over, I will be bumping up my runs (2 or 3 times/week) to 5 miles in preparation for the St. Peters Rec Plex Tri in June.