Nautica South Beach Triathlon - Classic Distance - TriathlonSprint

Water was cold and choppy. Lot of participants did not finish the swim. I kept calm and swimming despite the big waves.

I started about 45-60 seconds late, so I was worried during the swim about this fact, rather than focusing on swimming. Definitively, next time I have to be ready for my wave to start. Hovwever, if anything goes bad, I have to be able to let it go and keep racing.

This was my first race wearing a wetsuit and I didn't practice much how to remove it. It took me a little but to get rid of it.

I think I was fast overall, although my bike was far from the bike out, which I am sure cost me a few extra seconds having to run with my bike through the transition area.

This was also the first time I fly mount my bike. The experience was very positive. A lot better than running with my bike shoes on through the transistion area.

Practive wetsuit removal.

Eat my gel once I am in the bike, rather than in the transition area.

I saved energy on the bike. When I finished, I didn't feel very tired from this leg, I was scared of not being able to run after it. I think this strategy helped me to post on of my best runs in a triathlon so far.

My nutrition was good. I didn't feel like I needed to drink/eat more or less.

Next time I will try to push a little harder on the bike, to see if I can post a better time and I am still able to have a good run.

I need to practice going uphill. The course was mostly flat, but I found myself suffering and getting behind in the few hills (bridges) that were present.

Although I kept my aero position for most of the ride, I need to practice it more (I think I my need a new fitting, since my arms are not in a 90 degree position). Also, it will help not going through all the bumps and holes in the rode, I need to learn how to avoid them.

I had some issues trying to remove my bike gloves.

This was my first time doing a fly dismount. One of my shoes got stuck in the ground when dismounting the bike, which almost made me fall. Hopefully I was able to keep balance. Need to practice this part a little more.

I should try to run without socks and buy tri-laces to save some seconds.

I posted a PR on a tri run. I started training the run seriously only a few weeks ago and it is already paying off together with a race strategy of taking it easy on the bike. I expect to keep improving here.

I didn't drink nor eat during the run, I only our water from the aid stations over my head. It seemed to work well since it was a short run and my nutrition was good during the bike.

I finished strong, I didn't feel exhausted at the end. However, I felt a lack of speed/power at the end when I wanted to sprint to pass a guy who was 3 seconds ahead of me. This probably has to do with not having done any speed work yet.

Not much, maybe push it a little more since I finished well. I am still finding my limits.

Nothing. Hug my wife and eat some carbs and protein as well as some fruits.


Lack of speed, not endurance, during my run. I need to incorporate speed drills on my training.


Awesome race. Very well organized,

Personally, I felt very strong during it and I was ranked in the top 23% for the first time (I always ranked in the 75th percentil, middle to back of the pack). I attribute this result to a better training plan, experienced gained in previous races, and a better nutrition plan.