Mack Cycle Key Biscayne Triathlon Trilogy #1
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Mack Cycle Key Biscayne Triathlon Trilogy #1 - TriathlonSprint
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United States
MultiRace
85F / 29C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 194/596
Age Group = F45-49
Age Group Rank = 4/21
Trilogy#1
The Trilogy#1 was other great Event organized for the well known people of
And it's part of the Mack Cycle Key Biscayne Triathlon Trilogy Series...one of the most tough, competitive and challenging Sprints here in South Florida...
I have been racing this Trilogy Series since 2005 and I love it...
Event that took place at the Miami Marine Stadium instead the usual Crandon Park, in Key Biscayne, FL last Jun.19th...holding an International Distance and Sprint Triathlon / Duathlon all at the same time with 219 thriathletes for the International Distance, 596 thriathletes for the Sprint and 90 Duathletes...for a total of 905 participants...
Friday Jun.17th:
We went to Miami to pick-up our Race Packages at Mack Cycle...Buddy got Bid# 564 / silver cap...and...for me...Bid# 563 / purple cap...nice...another color beside the funky pinky cap..!!!LOL
And beside our Bid#s and swimming cpas...We got our goodies bag and a nice high-tech t-shirt...
From there...We went directly to get a full carbo lunch/dinner at Olive Garden...Buddy ordered his usual Seafood Portofino and for me...the Steak Gorgonzola-Alfredo...very yummmmmy...!!!!
Saturday Jun.18th:
Woke-up late...around 8:00 am...Nice...!!!
Took a full breaksfast: OJ, toasted bagels with cream cheese, slice of turkey and salame, and brie on top, eggs, and coffee w/milk...and...off course our usual package of multi-vitamins and minerals, Amino 1500, Glucosamine and CO-Q10...
Washed/waxed/lubed/tuned my Bike...changed wheels for Race Wheels...put Bid#s on my bike, helmet and race belt...and...prepared/packed all my Race stuff...
Took luch at noon time...lasagna...and...took an 1 hour nap...ZZZzzz
Prepared all my beverages for the Race...placed them into the fridge/refrigerator...
Loaded bikes and Transition Bags into the car and got early dinner: grilled swordfish and steams veggies...Yummmmy!!!
Went to bed at 9:00 pm....ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Sunday July 19th:
Woke-up at 4:00 am...Got dressed...Took Mariah our dog outside...Took my usual Pre-Race Beakfast: OJ and my Super Soy Protein Shake (chocolate) and my package of multi-vitamins and minerals, Amino 1500, Glucosamine, and CO-Q 10...
Did our own body-marked...to save time...
Took our coolers with beverages and Ice and left from home around 4:35 am...It took us about 1 hour to get at Key Biscayne...stopping first at the Restrooms in Tri-Beach for a techinical stop to avoid the long lines at Race...parked car at the Sea Aquarium's Parking Lot...took our bikes, bags and coolers and headed to pick-up our timming chips...and..went to Transition Area...
Racked bike in my rack area...my bike was almost the last one of our rack area and did set-up my Race stuff like usual:
Helmet over seat...a green towel in front of my bike...biking/running shoes over the green towel, sunglasses over biking shoes, race belt with Bid# and a package with Endurolytes inside my hat all wrapped next to the running shoes and a bottle with frozen water...
Filled the Speedfil with ice and water...checked gears...and set-up cyclocomputer ready for Race...
And here a view of my rack area:
Checked Exit/Entrance in Trasnsition...Went back to my rack arae...relaxed over my cooler...closed eyes...and...did a final visualization of the Race...took 1 Accel Gel and 2 Endurolytes with water/Accelerade (Fruit Punch)...
Took my goggles, swim cap, wax ear-plugs and headed to the Swim Area...
It was an overcasted morning...we had rains during the nite...and...temps were in 80oF's...
At the Swimming Area...did some arms and legs stretchings and jumped into the water...the water temp. was nice...not too warm...swam maybe 200 mts and came back to shore... and met with my Buddy and my girl friend Julie...waiting for Race...
There were in total 11 Waves....the 3 first ones for the Internaional Distance every 3 minutes...then the Duathlon in Mass...and...finally...at 7:20 am...the Sprint dstance started....with the Pro/Elites, PC, Male 35-39, Male 19 & under...Buddy was in the Wave#8 Male 45+ at 7:32 am and me as usual almost the last one Wave#10 at 7:40 Female 40+, All Relays, Athena and Female Fat Tire...Yikes....all together...Are you kidding me??? LOL