It is a week until Wildflower so we held a practice triathlon for the teams at La Jolla Shores. This is the opportunity for everyone to run through what race day is like and to nail down everything so they can have the best race possible. Racks were setup, race numbers applied, and the course was laid out. The Olympic distance team was doing a long “Sprint” triathlon, while the Long/half-ironman teams were doing basically an Olympic distance event (except for the swim was limited to about 500m). The practice tri started at 7am sharp and teammates began arriving as early as 6am to get setup and to get into the right zone. As I was taking pictures, I didn’t do this practice. I already have a number of triathlons under my belt and I decided I will do a ride later.
Getting ready
Time for the start
Out of the water
Transition to the bike
Run transition
Strong finish!
After everyone completed the practice tri, we all had a nice breakfast put on by the Coaches, mentors, and support staff!
Post-tri breakfast and pre-Wildflower talk
Around noon I decided to head out for a ride up the coast. I did 28 miles in 2 hours, going from La Jolla Shores to Encinitas and back. I wanted to go to Carlsbad, but there was the Encinitas Street Fair going on, so I cut my ride short.
