I am bummed. Do you know how hard it is to find duathlons with more than 20 people? Now that there magically is one with 400+ registered, registration is now closed!

Email the RD, ask for a last minute entry.

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yes it is a bummer that the swim got canceled but the only way to go. toxic algae can cause dizziness and breathing / heart problems.

safety of the participants comes first.
people complaining and wanting refunds should put themselves in the shoes of the race director.

i had to do a duathlon last year even though my achilles was injured and i was about to take some time off running. i had put a lot of time into my swim and was seriously disappointed when the swim got canceled less than 2 days before the race.
it was sure a different experience but great nevertheless.
as triathletes we adapt to different challenges.

Super idea! Done and done!

There is a cool trail race in November that fills up within an hour. I got the wild idea to ask and now my wife and I are in, no charge, in exchange with volunteering the day before.

So how did you do? What did you think of the run waves?

I knew many guys in my age group were going to go out fast during the first run. I just bided my time, knowing there were some brutal hills during the six mile run. Man, those hills were more brutal that I imagined. Fortunately, there was a sweet downhill on our way to the finish line. But it did psych me out when I got to the bottom of the hill, turned right and saw the finish area. I thought we were done. But nope, we still had to run about a half mile away from the finish through that grassy area before looping back to transition and the finish. I thought that finish line was never going to come.

Great event overall. Staff were VERY well organized. Very cool t-shirt. It's got a vintage look to it that doesn't scream "endurance athlete." Looking forward to going back next year!

I did not race. $140 for an olympic Du is too much. I offered to help out at packet pick up for a discount, but they were fully staffed. Add in that it would not have been a qualifier for Du Nats, bummer. Oh well. I got in 12 miles in Forest Park for free!

It sounds like you had a great race! Looking at the results, some guys went out like rockets! 4:40 for the first run? WOW!

Qualifier for Du Nationals? What does that mean? I was not aware that any race other than AG Standard nationals you had to qual to get in, all others I thought you just signed up?

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Oh really? I just got into dus this season and assumed it was the same as tris. I'll look into it a bit further.