Hello! I’m back. Been way too long. I think I started my last post (that was 2 years ago) like this. But I’m on it again. A lot has happened in the past two years. I had a major surgery 6 weeks after my last race report. I’ll be sharing more on that in the next few posts. For today I thought it would be appropriate to end my hiatus with a my race report from Nautica Malibu Tri International distance. The same race I did 2 years ago and was my last post for a while.
Hello! Yes, it’s been awhile since the last post. Time flies for sure. This weeks post is my Nautica Malibu Triathlon race report. We did the International ( Olympic) distance on Sat Sept 13th. I have to say, if you have not done this race before, you are in for a fun day and will experience a well run race. And in keeping with our year of “giving back”, this race had all proceeds and donations go to Children’s Hospital of LA. This year the race raised more than 1, 350,000. There’s a corporate challenge and entertainment (celebrity race) industry challenge too. FUN.
Here’s the short version. Super fun day.
1.5K SWIM | 40K BIKE | 10K RUN 3:14:38
good enough for 7th in my age category, 2 off from getting on the podium. Next time!
Swim: 44:56
T1: 4:56
Bike: 1:20:53
T2: 2:43
Run:1:01:09
Done – on a (mostly) plant-based diet.
Here are my tips for this race: (read below for details)
1) Bring packing tape & scissors.
2) Get to the parking lot EARLY (4:30AM).
3) Bring a headlamp.
4) For a beach start, know which way the current is going.
5) AVOID speed bumps.
6) Bring an extra bottle on the bike.
7) Get Speedlaces.
8) Just keep going. You can usually run through any ache/pain.
9) Get 2 waters at the aide station, drink one, pour one on your head.
10) Go to SunLife Organics.
If you’re in for the long version…Grab your coffee and here we go.
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