Chilly Duathlon 2005

		A Journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step Chilly Duathlon Castle Coombe - Nov 2005

	The Journey Home Climbing Travel Accident Hospital Recovery Running Headway Fund Raising 3 Peaks, 2 Legs and a Bike Recovery Work Assistance Initial Problems Ongoing Problems Recovery Diary Fund Raising Just Giving Media and Press Running Event Results Short Events Ultra Distance Events Neolithic Marathon High Peak Marathon Pembroke Coast Path Headway UK Headway Swindon Further Reading / Inspirational books Touching the Void Joe Simpson It's not about the Bike Lance Armstrong The Lore of Running Tim Noakes		This was my first foray into the world of multi-disipline events, run-bike-run This had more appeal for me than a triathlon as it leaves out the swimming part. It was a sprint duathlon 2-10-2. At the start I just hung around near the back at the start so I would not get in anyones way, and it also gives a psycological boost as you pass people! finishing the first run Transition I found the transition part quite staight forward, but I had no shoes to change. All I did was put on my bike helmet and a pair of gloves. On the bike I was not the only person on a mountain bike, and I am pleased to say that no other mountain bikes passed me until a friend, Bob Sanders, did on the last lap. I did not pass any road bikes, I'll have to get one for my next attempt. I did leave the transition ahead of Bob though Finishing group of runners I like to think that I made up any of the ground I lost by having a mountain bike on the last run, when I passed quite few other runners and none went past me. Passing runners in the finishing group Finishing the run I was pleased with how my race went, and now that I am more familiar with the affects of bike to run transition I feel confident that I'll do the next one in under 1 hour.
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