As it was a London league event, the usual field swelled quite notably in size. This meant a slightly longer run into transition and having considerably more and fitter runners to pass on the first run. The race is organised as a triathlon as well and the tri boys and girls are usually given a head start of around 2 to 3 minutes before the duathletes are allowed to start. This made me particularly anxious to chase down the field before getting onto the bike and I took out the first run notably quicker than I ever have before and managed to complete it in 20.44, around 30 seconds quicker than usual and probably one of the fastest run splits ever recorded on what is the oldest continuous tri race series in Britain.
Predictably the bike suffered as a result but I managed to hold onto 2nd and win the competition overall and get a rather tasty silver plate!
So, what’s next? The World duathlon champs in Edinburgh are rapidly approaching as is the London duathlon. Before that I have a tasty 10k coming up this weekend in Walton on Thames.
Many thanks to all our sponsors who have made everything this year possible:
Bikes: Quintana Roo http://www.quintanarootri.com/ Wheels: Fast Forward http://www.ffwdwheels.com/ Power: Saris http://www.saris.com/Cycle shoes: Lake http://www.lakecycling.co.uk/Delicious, natural and healthy nutrition: http://www.torqfitness.co.uk/
At the start of the race and next to Carl Ferri, Mr 3 in the UK rankings.
Final podium
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