A Muliti-sport Race Completed!

Well, after far too long I completed a multi-sport race yesterday evening. The Crazylegsevents.com race team held an evening sprint Duathlon series during the summer months. Yesterday was the 3rd and last iteration - I had been injured and ill during the previous 2 races. With some recent training sessions showing signs of some sort of fitness I entered and raced. I cycled to the race (17 miles) steady and then raced, the format being 2.5k/10k/2.5. The course was basically circuits around the Darley Moor motor race track. This was great fun but by no means easy! I held back slightly as the first run commenced. Sure enough the over enthusiastic starters soon came back to me and I finished the first run in 8:52 and in the first 10. This was pleasing and I was happy to still be able to run at his pace. I was on my Evo road bike, which is aero, but I missed the aero-tuck position and really did feel exposed in the wind. I had a decent bike split, averaging nearly 38kph. This was ok with the sharp bends. I basically spent the ride going into the red and then recovering! Not the best method but good fun! I actually caught a couple of TT bikes, which was enjoyable. As I started the second run, The legs were ok - very surprising after the short full-on blast on the bike! maybe the conditioning gym work really does pay off. I caught another guy and ended up finishing 6th overall. All in all I am happy. I certainly think I am in good enough condition to build for a longer event. Some great pics from the race below.