Escape to Miami - Sprint Course : Official Thread

Originally posted by 3mar

I'm doing the Oly and it will be my first time doing the race. There are a couple of race reports here on BT from the sprint last year which may help you. Personally I like the delay because doing an Oly at the same time and on the same course as a sprint is tough for pacing and can be frustrating as well. I did that on the Mack Cycle trilogy and there was one woman "racing" me during the run and being kind of annoyingly competitive when she was doing the sprint and I was doing the Oly. I thrive on competition, but that was annoying since we were doing two different races. That goes for any dual distance races though. That being said, having to wait that long after the transition area closes stinks for you guys. In my opinion they should have just made a second transition area so you wouldn't be forced to get there and set up so much earlier than your race start. It looks like it's going to be one heck of a cool tri though. Good luck!!

Originally posted by PsyTri



Thanks for the reply. I spoke to a guy here locally who said that even the Oly waves have a wait. He caught the ferry early and ended up waiting on the island for a while last year. He was none too pleased about it. At least we will have you guys to watch! That should be well worth it. I'm just going to spend the extra time stretching and warming up, because the bridges will definitely be testing my legs. The other race reports from the Sprint just vented about the wait. I hear you about the annoying runner. It would be one thing if it was a guy in your AG, who might now know any better (unless, of course, they mark the Oly and Sprint racers differently). I've been in races with a Sprint and a duathlon simultaneously, and I honestly can't tell the two apart easily. Looking to make it one of my first Olys next year. Good luck to you, too, and have a blast!

Originally posted by PsyTri

Wonder if it's worth an email to the RD to see if there is a later ferry time.

Originally posted by 3mar



I took your advice and sent them an email. The website shows a ferry time of 4:45am and a start time of 7:00am. For an island that's less than a mile away, that would be one heck of a wait. The RD wrote back saying that 4:45 is just when the first ferry will start filling up. Once they fill up, they leave then come back. He said the last one would likely leave around 6:15, so I can wait. Glad I found that out. I'm much more relaxed now.

Originally posted by ccjr

Hey guys

I'm also doing the Olympic distance and was wondering about the very early ferry time; so, thanks for the clarification!

Originally posted by PsyTri

One more thing. Looking at the splits from last year's race, it looks like the best transition times are around 1:15. Seems a bit longer than expected. Any insights? Just the sheer number of racers? Do they keep the racks segregated by Oly/Sprint?

Originally posted by davidfedez

I am signed up for the Oly as well (not sure if I will be doing it, since I have an IM the following week. I will decide the night before). Just to clarify, you are saying we can get on the ferry at 6.15 at the latest?? That makes it a lot more appealing than a 4.30 am ferry and having to wait for a couple of hours in an island...

Originally posted by PsyTri I see the pic now! Interesting to note that it looks like the entire south 2/3 of the transition area has no bikes! It would seem that the oly waves must have all cleared out, leaving the sprints. For those of you who have been before, does that sound about right? (I'm doing the sprint).

Originally posted by PsyTri Hey, guys! If you are still out there, can you weigh in on the restrictions on the size of transition bags? I'm going down Saturday, but if anyone is going down beforehand, maybe you can ask about this. They give max dimensions on the website, but I'm thinking it must be once the bag is empty. Why would they put a restriction on a full bag? The stuff will be offloaded, leaving an empty bag that can be rolled down and stowed away. Just want to know what they mean and how to measure it - full or empty? Thanks.

Originally posted by amd723

As I recall from last year, the transition bag is a standard size packet pick up size bag - although plastic with a draw string and you can cram stuff in it, but lots of people just wore their helmet and carried shoes rather than trying to get them into the bag.