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"Endurance is not just the ability to to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory."-- William Barclay

Race: Tri Santa Cruz Duathlon Faces Foggy Start

How much longer??

Four minutes. That’s all that separated me from moving up from the middle-of-the-pack finish at the Santa Cruz Duathlon on August 13, 2011. Arguably, the best place to make up that time would be in my transitions. My T1 and T2 times were long compared to my fellow duathletes, and I believe I only have myself to blame. Although I felt quick, I obviously wasn’t. I need to cut almost 1 minute off my transition times, although I’m not sure how – my little skinny narrow girl feet don’t allow me to use the faster zoot shoes (which only come in D-Width). In either case, the “fourth sport” of triathlon/duathlon is still hurting my times.
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Stanford Treethlon (Sprint) Becomes Duathlon

Wisely, this evening the Stanford Treeathlon Sprint Triathlon became a duathlon. With record lows forecast for the San Francisco area, the race directors wisely decided to cancel the swim portion of the race. As someone who was once rescued by the Coast Guard in 48F water, the real risk of hypothermia was wisely evaluated by the race directors in making this decision. Although I would have enjoyed the open water swim practice, not being exposed to hypothermia (Yes, this is California) was both a wise and prudent decision by the Treeathlon folks. Continue reading →