#virtualduathlon

My finisher’s medal from the @lifetimeae @nyctriathlon #virtualduathlon came in today’s mail. I ended placing 20th out of 60 in my age group in 2:33. Not bad but lots of room for improvement. Hopefully next year this is back to being a live in-person event, because as a #ltemployee I have a guaranteed entry spot for having completed this year’s virtual one. Despite the pandemic and the flood of cancellations I still was able to check off the box of getting at least one multisport event done this year. And I’ve got until July 2021 to work on my swimming and biking. #runblr #fitblr #mastersrunner #nyctriathlon #neverstop #keeptraining #keepshowingup (at Mantua, Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDtu94nHd-6/?igshid=cbvd977zscsb

After a disappointing workout Friday I needed a good bounce back today and I got it. Three weeks ago I had the same @mcmillanrunning #10K “fitness check” as today on the schedule. I did that run and also got credit that day for completing the @nyctriathlon as a #10k run was leg 3 of the #virtualduathlon. But the conditions were brutal with a heat index over 100°. I struggled to a 50:08 that day, for sure the slowest road 10K I have ever run. I knew I could do better than that today, although it wasn’t much cooler. I started by trying to just dial in a pace that felt smooth and maintainable for the whole distance. I was still a little fast on the first mile but then settled in for the next 4 miles, until paying for that first mile a bit on Mile 6. 48:13 is nowhere where I’d like to be, or think I would be in a real race, but I’m happy with booking almost a 2-minute improvement from that death march a few weeks ago! #runblr #fitblr #summertraining #summerrunning #10ktimetrial #strengthrunning #10ktrackrun #keeprunning #mcmillanrunteam #keepshowingup #fitnessgains (at Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDrnf-DHyez/?igshid=heexgz7edbgb

So humid. Not a good day to forget to wear #bodyglide. The plan was to do a #fastfinishlongrun today but between the weather and two days worth of mental stress to unpack from work, I just didn’t have that in me today. I was happy to log 10+ miles and finish out the week on the right note. On to next week where I will take on both the #dcroadrunners1milechallenge and @nyctriathlon #virtualduathlon. Tomorrow will serve as both the mile challenge and Leg 1 of the #duathlon. #runblr #fitblr #summerrunning #ouchchafing #longrun (at W&OD Trail) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCjyBXDnypZ/?igshid=jc8pv3o9pjdg