Sydenham on Fire!

For those who didn't make it out to Sydenham on Sunday, you sure missed a hot day of events! The weather was scorching and gorgeous all at the same time. Somersault presented a wide range of events from 5km run, to Try a Tri, Sprint Duathlon and for those who really wanted to brave the heat Olympic Distance Tri.

I took part in the Duathlon (2km-20km-5km). This was my second race on my Quintana Roo from Tri and Run and after a few months of playing with the perfect riding position I think I got it right. Had a great first run, a strong solid bike, and a TERRIBLE second run! Nothing to blame on that but myself on this day. I under estimated how much nutrition my body was using and able to process in the heat and for the first time ever experienced the Bike-Run bonk. Got off the bike and had way too much water accompanied by a few GU Chomps sloshing around making the first 4km of the 5km run a hard task and very uncomfortable. For anyone who has ever been in this position you know exactly what I mean. I was probably 25-30 seconds slower running off the bike than I would normally be and finished 2 mins off my goal time for this race as a result. Can't complain too much, had a great time, a great day and learned a valuable lesson on how my body fuels in that kind of heat.

I know there were quite a few participants from the Quinte area in the various events so I'd love to hear how you felt about the heat today. All in all, another great weekend for a race and another well put together event from the Somersault crew!

Jason