Festive weekend

I dub this weekend festive for the following reasons:
1. School is out and traffic time has reduced in half.
2. Goombay festival was today. I took a quick look see & kept it short due to the heat.
3. I was able to get the cyclist from the MIT for the relay tomorrow & he just got a new, tricked out tri bike. Plus, the runner from my last du relay will take care of the anchor run.

Saturday agenda-roll!

Yep, I couldn't find any races so I opted to cross train on my inlines. I did the equivalent of what I'll be doing on foot tomorrow, plus a short drill run.

Sunday agenda-SoBe IDC

The International Distance Classic series begins right here in Miami, south beach in particular. ESM is offering both an international duathlon & triathlon;the former was chosen for obvious reasons. I was able to recruit Kevin, my 2nd best cyclist ever (only KC, the olympian, topped him) & the most improved runner I've had on a team, Gene. Kevin & I could've done the whole thing ourselves, but we decided to team up. My reasons were the following:
1. entry fee
2. heat & humidity (would decrease my performance)
3. course (same as #2) because the run was 60% sand
4. length (international distance) would reduce my chances of placing

Our collaborative effort yielded us the overall position & our time was 1 of the only 3 to break 2 hours. Hats off to the other two who accomplished this feat as individuals.

I kicked off the relay with the 10k (2 loops) on the strange course which began near the finish line on sand to the broadwalk & at a certain point return to transition area. First time, do not enter, the last loop, I had to pass off to the cyclist. Prior to the exchange, I slipped on a sand dune which dropped me to second overall by a mere second. The cyclist endured a few bridges on a 2 loop course plus an increasing crosswind before passing off to the anchor. He had to contend with both the heat & traffic (by now, both duathletes & triathletes were running), in addition to the 60% sand course.

Thanks & congratulations, guys!