Yesterday was my third race of the season, American Zofingen. This epic duathlon started and finished at the beautiful Mohonk Preserve, just outside of New Paltz, NY, and consisted of a 5 mile trail run, 28 mile bike, and a final 5 mile run. The weather forecast called for a 10% chance of rain… It ended up raining THE WHOLE DAY! The first run wasn’t too bad, but once I got to the first decent of the bike going nearly 30 mph and soaking wet, I knew it was going to be a long day.

Transition area at American Zofingen

Quick recap of the course:

5 mile trail run with 900ft elevation gain

28 mile bike loop of the Shawangunks 2,802ft elevation gain

5 mile trail run with 900ft elevation gain

Total: 4,602ft elevation gain

The hills were definitely alive, but my legs were dead! The last 5 mile run was muddy, exhausting, fun, and EPIC. All of the hard work landed me with a 3rd female overall finish in the Short Course and I couldn’t be happier. This is a race I know I’ll be putting on my schedule next year. Hopefully the weather will cooperate much better. Also, the award was an awesome beer mug, that I’m sure I will get good use out of.

Carly (center), Erica (right) and I after the race with our awesome mug trophies.