Quote Originally Posted by chosen1 View Post
7rider, which Du are you doing?
It's called "Du the 2" in Howard County, Maryland.
2 mile run, 26 mile bike, 4 mile run.

I did the course on Sunday - 2-26-2. (which meant two days in a row running for me....a first)
It was brutally hot.
Run 1 was okay. I went off with a friend of mine and we run at about the same pace (that is: slow). I told her ahead of time that it would be a "drop" ride - as I'm faster than her on the bike and I wanted to do the course at near-race pace. And drop her I did, but I also realized that, without a flat section of road, the course doesn't really lend itself to the TT bike (I think), so I'd like to try it again with my road bike and see how it goes.
I was off on Run2 when I saw my friend coming in on the bike.
Run 2 was awful. The hazy sun really heated up the pavement, and there really isn't any shade to speak of on the course. I watched 4 others pass me and leave me in their dust as I walked a bit, jogged a bit, and nursed my water bottle. I didn't do the full 4-mile run 2. I forgot my Camelbak bottle holder, so I was low on water. I'm certain I could have done the 4 miles with support (i.e., water stops) and more fluid. It would have been ugly and slow, but I'm pretty confident I can do it.