Just wondered if anyone on here competes in duathlon?
Ive been injured from running since March and working a lot on the turbo. I've always retained some bike work as x training and have always been pretty bike fit from years of cycling to work and mountain biking and generally being fit from running.
I move to v45 cat in January and ive been looking at the results in that cat for those qualifying for GB age group. I am definitely equal to the lower qualifiers running wise and feel with focused training i could get my bike ability there too.
Can anyone advise must have kit and anything else that help me along? Ive been told a road bike won't cut it and I'll need a tt bike. I am just trying to gauge what sort of outlay i need to make to have a serious crack at being competitive?
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Aside from the bike, you'll need tri shorts you can run and ride in. You could use a tri suit but given that most duathlons are in the colder months you'll probably be in a long-sleeved top in any case. Plus you'll need helmet, bike shoes, run shoes. That's the minimum!
Best bet is to do some with what you have, which will give you an idea of where the gains are to be made. The first run tends to be crazy fast, and you can make or lose a lot of time on the second run, coming off the bike. Brick sessions pay big benefits.
Seems a reasonable TT can be had on ebay for about 800. Been told the tt position itself takes some training to hold position for an hour. Ive got very good run shoes.
Looking at results the first run seems to be done pretty close to the standalone 10k race time then the second run much slower, about a minute or so slower than standalone 5k time. If that was case for me I'd run and transition in about an hour which would mean I'd need to bike in about 62 mins to sneak in so about 24mph.
It seems feasible for me to get my bike to that level with the right kit and dome bespoke training....i think.
An hour for the 15k total runs and transitions is a good benchmark in that AG, you'd be well up the field in 45-49 with that.
Yes they are much easier to move in that cleats from what I've seen.
Well last 10k was 37.34 and i'm usually low 18s for a 5k so add a minute on each and 2 min transition (is that optimistic?) comes in at an hour.