Two whole mtb races so far this year, its been a busy schedule outside of biking. Lots of training rides, though, and a duathalon. What was i thinking there? I havent run in years. Seriously run since my junior year of high school, say 22 years. I have done a few runs here and there this year, 2,3,4 miles. So this duathalon comes up and a buddy of mine has a hip injury and can't run. I just take his number on a whim, figuring whats the worst that can happen. 3k run 25k bike 6k run. The first run was ok. The bike rocked, i was fast fast fast. But that last run, ouch. That hurt. My IT bands tightened up on the bike and I was tight and in pain for the whole run. 9+ min/mile pace, snail pace, everyone i passed on the bike passed me.
So have i learned my lesson? I was in Austin TX last week for a conference. We went for a run, 5 miles, felt really good, pretty fast pace. I went for a run on Monday, 6.1 miles, pretty decent pace. And what am i doing now? A duathalon next monday. Stupid is as stupid does. 5k run 16k bike 5k run. Should be a good send off before I spend two weeks in Alaska doing heli work.
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