Last
night I won, |
for the 2nd time, the Nature Coast Twilight Triathlon.
The last time I raced this even was in 2006, and prior to the
event I had serious doubts as to my ability to repeat the win
- 4 years is a lot of time.
Knowing I'd have serious threats from the local sprint specialists,
I decided to attack the course from the gun and solo at the front.
My strategy worked well as I exited the swim with a small lead,
but long enough that I had a 5 second gap at the beginning of
the bike. I used it to my advantage, putting my head down and
riding 28 mph for the first 4 miles in order to build a comfortable
margin.
The strategy worked. At the bike turnaround I had a 40 second
gap to 2nd and 3rd place (working together to catch me). I increased
that lead to nearly a minute at the end of the bike ride, and
ran alone to finish with a 50-second margin at the finish line,
beating my time from 4 years ago by 30 seconds, and beating the
winner from the past 3 years in the process.
I will race next at the Amelia Island Triathlon on August 7, my
last weekend in Florida before heading back to Alabama to resume
my last year in law school.
I certainly hope to win again and leave Florida undefeated. So
far I have won the Crystal River Triathlon, the Jacksonville Triathlon
and the Twilight Triathlon.
I am attaching a couple of images received from the Jacksonville
Triathlon last weekend as well as a couple from the awards ceremony
of each race.
Felipe Bastos |
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