Nice weather and a great event. The duathlon in Braunschweig
had both. 200 hundred starters running 3.4m/5,5km, biking 18.6m/30km
and then running 3.4m/5,5km again.
Promptly at 11am, the pack was sent on their merry way. After
finishing in 10th place over 6.2m/10km in Neumünster on Eater
Saturday, I was pretty motivated. I was feeling good too and
switched onto my bike in 20th place. Then the 7.5m/12km wind
blew into my face so hard that I got in a really bad mood .
When I picked up my courage again, I realized that somehow I
was all alone. Shit, I was lost. I backtracked almost a mile
and looked for a turnoff. Back at the change off, I had about
1.2m/2km more on the clock than everyone else. The second run
was pretty good though and I came in in 35th place .
Week after next, I'm off to the German Duathlon Championship
in Stuttgart, my highlight of the spring. I hope I stay healthy
until then.
Leif
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