Who's The Big Cow?

So long has passed since the last post, and as if by magic, we are in a new month. More time for blogging is a definite must! So last Saturday was the second race in the Big Cow Winter Duathlon series. Quite a challenge, given how good the other athletes were, and their on-the-bike experience.

So the race started at 11:30am from within the grounds of the Milton Keynes National Bowl. Windy, rainy and grey, I set off on the first 4.5km run, heading out onto the lake. A strong run finishing in 16:50 (2:40 behind the leader). A quick transition I thought, but double the time of the winner. The bike section was challenging. 12 laps of the bowl, totalling 16km (9.8 miles). Lap 5 saw was incredibly tough due to the hail from above. T2 was a bit of a disaster due to not having elastic laces. Thanks to the guy who pointed this out at T2 - a very useful comment in the middle of a race. So the second run was very challenging. One thing I've always found tough is running after a tough cycle, and this was no exception. Again finishing 2:18 behind the winner, this is definitely an area for improvement. So a time of 67:07, put me in 39th place, 13 minutes behind the winner. A good base and will deifnitely be a lot quciker next time. A full breakdown is here.

So now all the lies between me and Sunday's nmarathon is two short runs and four more sleeps. Check out all the action live on Universal Sports.