Last week I
made a trip to Miami this is the third time I have raced here. It was the
second 70.3 race I ever did and the first course I broke 4 hours on. So it has
a little more of a personal connection to me than other races.
Downtown
Miami is an interesting place to try and train. Luckily I had an understanding
of the area and new where to go do my biking and swimming. It was a little
cooler than usual the day of the race, which was very nice since Miami can get
really hot and sticky.
I had one of
my best swim ever at this race. I never felt out of control and was with in
reach of the leaders for the whole swim. It was the first time I have been able
to see the lead paddler threw out the whole swim course. Even with the swim
being long I exited the water just over 30 seconds down from the leader. I was
able to have a very clean start that set me up in a good position around the
first corner. With 55 pro men in the race it was very similar to the large
groups of swimmers in ITU races. I was able to stay very relaxed for most of
the swim and make moves when I needed to. Only on the last 300m did I start to
feel labored. This definitely was a first for me and I look forward to repeating
it.
I jumped onto the bike in about 11th place. I was in a
position I have not been in before being so close to the lead swimmer. I was
able to see the lead group and new that I needed to try and make my way up to
them. That is were the medals were and I needed to be there. I pushed into a
biking zone that I have not gone before and road one of my fastest times if not
the fastest. But I still was not able to bridge the gap.
I entered into the run in 8th place and was just
was not able to get my run legs going. I lost a couple of positions after a
hard fought run and finished in 10th. It was not the result I was
looking for but I will move onto the next one.
Next up will be 70.3 Austin on Oct 30. This will be the first time I have tried to race two 70.3 one week apart.
Thank you
to:
Royal Containers
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