I am a duathlete!! Yesterday I completed my first duathlon, the full distance at London Duathlon – a 10km run followed by a 44km cycle and then a 5km run. It was my first multisport race (transitions?? omg!) and I loved it!
I felt so strong and smashed my time expectations on each segment, completing it in 3hr4min (when I was expecting 3hr30min!). I ran my fastest 10km time for years and my 5km time was way faster than I’ve done in a while! I’m not a natural cyclist and I hadn’t even seen the course (let alone done four laps of it) until a few days before the race so I’m most proud of shaving 20 minutes off my expected cycle time! It did help that I didn’t have to stop for any of the park’s resident deer to cross the road…
I wore a prototype of our next pattern (targeting a spring 2023 release!) as well as a self-made tri-belt (free tutorial here!) and while there are some changes I need to make, overall it performed SO well! I got a ton of unsolicited compliments on it from other runners, and even a shout out over the tannoy as I crossed the finish line (he didn’t even know I sewed it!).
To celebrate, we’re running an extremely rare FLASH SALE – for 48hrs only, you can save a whopping 50% on our Duathlon Shorts pattern by using code DUATHLETE22 at shop.fehrtrade.com!
The Duathlon Shorts are great all-rounder shorts or capris for your next session, completely redrafted in 2020 to include even bigger pockets!
Way to go! So proud of you!
Congratulations Melissa. You ROCK!
Congratulations. What an achievement. You’re an in.
Well done. Congratulations Melissa.
Way to go! I’ve been wanting to do a Tri but don’t even exercise… this racing suit is so pretty (print of the fabric and the cut of the pattern) I thought you were in a day dress when I saw the first pic!