My family and I are heading to the Adirondacks in two weeks, specifically Lake Placid, and we found out that there is a Mini Triathlon Series. The series is run by High Peaks Cyclery and consists of a 400 yard swim in Lake Mirror, a twelve mile bike ride, and a three mile run. I figure, I am in good shape so I should give it a ago. Well today I did a training ride and short follow up run to see what the transition would be like. While I am still planning on completing the Triathlon on 8/3 I am less excited about it.
I did 13 miles of a hilly course on the bike followed immediately by a short half mile run. I did the first 12 miles on the bike in 45 min, which was slower than was hoping for. I think I can shave a minute or two off the time because of how often I had to stop for traffic and restart my momentum.
Going from the bike to the run was tough because my legs felt like cement. The good news was that at the end of the half mile run my legs started to feel better as the latic acid moved out of my quads. I was able to maintain a 7:00 pace which will probably drop to a 7:15 on a longer run.
I am very glad I did a test ride because it has been awhile since I have been on the bike and I needed the reminder of what it would feel like.
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