Laramie Duathlon

Today was the Laramie Duathlon.  A 5k run, 25k bike followed by a short 1.2k run.  Two years ago I completed the entire race, but got smoked on the bike.  This year I teamed up with a friend, I did the run and he biked.  I wasn't looking for too much competition in the first 5k but after 3 minutes in I had a guy on my shoulder.  I wasn't sure what time I could run after training for two 25k, last month.  Pace felt good and then I slowed and was gapped about 5 secs.  Then we hit a turn right into the wind and I started gaining ground slowly.  I came into the transition with a 16:36 split and my partner took off on the bike.  Then is my job to not only recover but watch his three kids while he biked.  After some time I gathered the kids off the swings and we headed for the transition area and waited.  I watched 6 people come through before Dave (partner), and figured I had a realistic shot at catching two of them.  A 1200 hundred doesn't allow too much time to gain back.  I split a 3:49, which gave me the best running time that day (for bragging rights), our team ended up 4th place overall.  I was happy with the race though slower than I thought.  Hopefully by July 4th I will be pushing 16 flat.