Miami Man International Distance Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

this is the first time i have ever done this, first 200 yards i simply took off like a bat out of hell...when the 1st buoy came i was witha group of 4...by the time the 2nd one came only me and another guy, the 1st guy was too far. I came behind him but as we approached the other waves i lost him. he beat my swim time for 6 seconds I can live with this. the guy that had best swim was 40 seconds ahead.

not much 3 and 17th overall including pros/elites...

Came out of the water, used the strippers they got me out of the wetsuit in about 2 seconds flat and I was off. The only negative was I was covered in grass....none the less I knew I was in a great position.

Once I ran out of transition I was #1.

Everything was setup perfectly

Once you run out of transition you hit a rockly path. I carried the bike on my shoulder. Boy did my feet hurt.

I got on the bike hit the lap button put my shoes on and just began a hammer session. I said I wanted to keep 240 watts which would be 100% of my October FTP. Although this is high and I was recommend to run about 90%.

The course is not very scenic out in the boonies. So I said I will go as fast as I can, maintain my wattage and try to draft as legal as I can. Unfortunately after 10 min I realized well there isn't a single person that is riding at my pace. But I tried to get behing then make a safe pass.

At mile 8 I got a rockstar that just drafted. I screamed at him "Oi, PASS or DROP" at the turn around i just hit the gas and dropped him. close to the turn around I saw my friend.

once on the turn around i was holding 24.6 mph. that was with a 3-4 mph wind behind me. going back was against the wind. when i looked at my watch i was holding 252 watts. little too high but I was maintaing a solid speed. so I dropped off to 245 watts

15 miles done guess who comes up behind me but the same rockstar now with 2 other rockstars. so they are just flat drafting. they actually pass me. i drop back and ride 3 bike lenghts behind just drafting LEGALLY but i noticed oh....their speed is begining to drop. the next turn would mean we would head straight into the wind. so i positioned myself and passed them with about 4 seconds before the turn and then as soon as i hit the turn i hit the gass. shortly after i looked back and they were gone.

last 5 miles were a little painful, into the wind, 243 watts. I held 23 mph. my legs were saying uhm i think its time to start the run big guy.

when i didn't see a single person pass me on the bike i thought either i am way behind or i am that fast today which is partially correct I have never averaged a time like this on the bike.


Race data:

Actual bike leg:
Work: 744 kJ
TSS: 87.9 (intensity factor 0.994)
Norm Power: 235
VI: 1.01
Distance: 21.203 mi
Elevation Gain: 90 ft
Elevation Loss: 79 ft
Grade: 0.0 % (9 ft)
Power: 232 watts
Cadence: 87 rpm
Speed: 23.7 mph
Pace 2:32 min/mi

The reason this isn't perfect is due to the time when I pressed my transition buttons.

24 mph on the bike is huge. I will take that.

ran into the transition immidately found my rack and just put the bike on there and was out quick.

26th overall fastest transition i need to work on this one better.

I hit the run at 7 mm. i quickly told myself SLOW DOWN. I went down to 7:45 and I felt like crawling. which is great. i knew right there awsome this will be a great run.

right at mile 1 35-39 AGer passed me. i sped up and we maintained a 7:30 - 7:45 pace. everytime i tried to pick up he would respond, it was nice for someone there. breathing was controlled. at mile 3 there was a turn around with the entrance to the zoo. right there as my watch clicked i was at 7:43 pace so i picked it up a bit right after the water station and he never responded.

so as i ran into the zoo mile 4 passed quick and i said wow only 2.5 miles nobody from my AG could i be #1. but i kept the pace even.

at mile 5.5 we hit a grassy camp ground and finally i got caught. i tried to run with him. we even joked but man he was fast. i picked up the pace to 6;15 mm and he was faster than that. i had to slow down.

from paces below i sped up and the last .6 mile i hammered. but i couldn't catch him.

Lap Data
Lap Time Distance Pace/Speed AHR MHR
1 07m 39s 1.00 miles 07m 39s /mile
2 07m 38s 1.00 miles 07m 38s /mile
3 07m 43s 1.00 miles 07m 43s /mile
4 07m 27s 1.00 miles 07m 27s /mile
5 07m 31s 1.00 miles 07m 31s /mile
6 07m 03s 1.00 miles 07m 03s /mile
7 03m 00s 0.47 miles 06m 22s /mile


perfect execution i just couldn't respond with 1 mile left.

i sat down and chatted with him. we got our times he averaged 6:14 mm had a slower swim and bike and just destroyed me on the run by 43 seconds.

waited for my friend and we both went to the message whcih was just being set up as we were the first ones in. got a 10 min message it was awsome.


nothing, great race, great way to end the season.


Good race, good expo, good transition spot. Didn't like the food and there was very little of it.

2nd place podium in the final race of season, great stuff.