We came, we saw, we did the DU

Lucy helping me get my stuff ready at 5:45am on race day.
Allison in line for the Port-o-Loo - what ELSE do you do on race day?
Before the race...gawd I look like a geek!
The family!
Mike and Ruby!


Allison and I successfully completed the SPARC Real Women's Duathlon on 6 April. It was heaps of fun although I barely made it to the start.

I intended to ride my road bike which Vaughan rides in and out of work but on Friday night the frame (top tube) on the bike cracked while Vaughan was riding it. So, no bike for the race. Luckily Mike, who is ALL about bikes, had some spare wheels to loan us for my fixed gear bike. The rear tire he loaned me can be used as either a fixed gear (you can't stop peddling) or a single speed and so I chose the single speed side. I hadn't riden a bike in about 6 months but all turned out well and it felt good to be on the bike again. So, got the bike sorted out Saturday am and dropped it off and signed up for the race on Saturday afternoon. It seems like a lot of hassle for a small little race but it was worth it as it was good fun and good motivation to keep running and riding.

I reckon there were about 600 women who participated. The weather was wet and more wet but it stopped raining for the race and there was no wind - shocking! Allison and did the first run together and keep in sight of one another on the bike and second run. I think we both finished in the top 50. : ) Our goal was to go under one hour for a 3.5km run, 10km bike, 1.5km run and we both went right around 50 minutes. Not bad for new mommas!

We both did 10 star jumps (jumping jacks) for a women's underwear company and both received free clothing! Allison's husband Mike and her two children, Soren and Ruby as well as Vaughan and Lucy arrived to cheer us on.

Looking forward to our next race! : )