6/2/2024

Deer Creek Triathlon And Duathlon

Mt. Sterling, Ohio

Olympic Duathlon

George McFall

Finish Time:  2:38:09

Overall Place:  9th Place / 21

Division Place:  1st Place / 2

Olympic Triathlon

Roy Miller

Finish Time:  3:09:20

Overall Place:  97th Place / 148

Division Place:  13th Place / 17

Race Recap By George McFall:

My first HFP Racing Deer Creek Duathlon is in the books. I did the Olympic Duathlon. I started with a 5k run then transitioned to the bike for 25 miles then transitioned to finish up with a 10k run. I was really impressed with my transition times (2:19 and 2:25). 5k time was 21:51 (7:02 pace), Bike time was 1:26:15 (16.4 mph average) and I ran the 10k in 45:19 (7:18 pace). I shocked myself! I was so nervous before I started but that subsided, thankfully, when the run started. I had a good day. Everything clicked for me. I was so excited when I found out that I placed first in my age group and 9th overall in the Olympic Duathlon. The run and bike course was good. Well marked. The run course was an out and back for the 5k and we repeated the 5k course twice for the 10k. The bike course was 2 loops with a few climbs. We entered back into the park at the end of the second loop to get to the transition area. The forecast was calling for rain most of the morning but that held off until I was done with the race. Thanks to all of the volunteers and HFP Racing for putting on a great event. Can’t wait to my next one!! Also want to thank my friend Roy Miller for talking me into doing this with him. He did the Olympic Triathlon – swim, bike, run. And one more thank you to my friend Brad Hain was there as a spectator and snapped the great pics!.