Nautica Malibu Triathlon - Classic Distance - Triathlon

uneventful , went smoothly , started on the left stayed away from traffic on the left so just swam my race , we were in a small wave so it was not congested swimming to the first buoy

Once in 1 foot water started removing upper body from wetsuit while going to timing mat

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Went very well this may look slow but there is also a run up out of the water into a big ass long transition area , ran the whole thing , so think my stopped time at my rack is about 45 secs finish wetsuit off , glasses and helmet on grab bike and go

Was fastest in division by almost a minute , Not much , only way i am much faster is no wetsuit but then my swim would be slower and would use more energy

Hammered hard the whole time except on the descents which i use to recover and drink
Was very pleased with the energy to attack , good taper

Loose weight would help Also Aero TT bike helmet and wheels would shave 4-5 mins here i reckon

Good transition 2nd fastest in division fastest was 3 secs faster and i walked while attaching my number after dropping off the bike and slipping into my elasticated shoes

Nothing

Did not realize but i was in First Place at the run start

Pace was not r that i was hoping for , Mile markers were not missing but i remember water stop aid station was a Mile 1 (and 3) : I was really trying t run 9 min miles this year like i had done in XC races with a lot more technical terrain
but going any faster today was not in me . We were expecting the weather to be really HOt on the run and thankfully looking up at the sky it was misty and the sun was blocked from cooking us
I felt i was working very hard
but had no more gears to speed any more
Got passed by a big CLY rafter 400m running (eventual 1st Place) then many 4-5 more CLY and a lot of other people ,... Damn not much fun :)
figured i was 6-7 in AG since all these 6ft4 big tall guys had past me .on the run
But we have CLY and CLY 225 which were marked the same so hard to assess

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Walked , changed into something dry and out of my soaked shoes which had made my big toe raw , Hit the Donor Buffet since i had fund raised $$$ for Children's Hospital . While eating Heard my name announced for a Podium spot (3 rd .... WTF)
Ran over to the podium , took a few moments as its in the sand and uber crowded , Did not make it to climb on podium but did finanlly make to the awards to pick up my 3rd place Medal. Was happy with my race regardless since i shaved 16 mins fom last year when i was injured .


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A large well run sprint Triathlon , Only negative is the lack of parking , the location is beautiful , lots of volunteers and amazing cheerleaders on the course , its well marked , tons of post race food , Lots of port a potty.s . well marked course
and well manned where roads narrows and U turns (3) are performed . Lots of other Plus like waves started on time . Chip timing .