An "all you can eat" Indian buffet was not the wisest choice for a meal the evening before the Stirling Championship Duathlon (10k run / 40k cycle / 5k run).
I clung to The Editor's heels for nearly the entire first 10k running stint before he put in speed burst, presumably excited about trying out his new lightweight wheels on the bike course. I was only a few seconds behind him during transition, but rounding the next corner, like Kyser Soze, he was gone.
About 10 minutes later I saw the confusing sight of a stationary cyclist up ahead. I say confusing, because this cyclist was viewing life from a different plane, having tilted 90 degrees to the left and lying sideways on the ground with one foot waving in the air. Both feet were still firmly attached to the pedals, but alas one pedal was not attached to the bicycle any more. I could only surmise there had catastrophic metallic failure. Up until this point in time I had fully conceeded victory to The Editor, since I was riding a mountain bike and he was on a speed machine. On seeing the roadside spectacle, I was remined of his previous triathlon descriptions, "There's always one with mechanical failure". I had been looking forward to giving token chase on the bike, but my only remaining companion was to be the muscle pain encountered immediately on commencing the second 5k run. Like a life-long faithful dog, the pain stayed with me every step of the full 5k.
Thankfully there were free massages being handed out afterwards, but that wasn't without its own level of pain.
Racing with the big boys was bound to leave me feeling a little deflated, coming 82nd out of 92, but the experience is valuable. It appears there is rather a lot of work to be done before Ironman France 2009.
Current weight is 12 stones 11 pounds (179 pounds / 81.2 kg).
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