Twitting...

I decided to finally give in to the wave of the future and get a twitter account. Now you can follow my racing, training, career, injuries, ups and downs on my website, blow, and Twitter! Wow, it may just be a little too much Felipe Bastos for one to handle.
:-)

www.twitter.com/felipebastos1

Some news:

I just got a pair of Profile Design's CX3 yesterday for the race bike. Will install it this week. This will get me lower and int a tighter cockpit - hopefully resulting in faster times.

Also got a shipment of Brooks running shoes, bags, hats, etc... Very nice stuff, and my feet are thankful. I even got a pair of XC running flats for the off road events I plan on doing this year ( first one done, and a surprising win).

The Beast of the East Half is only a few weeks away. I feel underprepared, but I felt the same way before the Brookside Off Road Duathlon and somehow pulled off a win. Will keep my fingers crossed for the same.

I am 2 1/2 weeks away from being done with my 1L year at Alabama Law. Word is that is really levels out from here. I can't wait. This semester has killed me. So kuch so that I have already schedukd 2 training camps for this summer. One in Alabama, the other in Florida. Can you handle the heat? :-)

Kiwami race kits should be here within the week. Can't wait. Their stuff is out of this world. Check them out at www.kiwami.fr.

'Til next time,

Felipe

First Race, First Win

This weekend I was finally able to remove all of the cobwebs from my racing legs for the season.

It was a day of many firsts for me: first overall, first ever off-road race, first race of the season, and first win in a Duathlon. The race consisted of a 5k trail run, a 9.6 mile MTB ride through muddy trails, followed by another 5k run. I went back and forth between 1st and 3rd place through the entire race, but through the adversity of my competitors ( one crashed out, and another went off course), I was able to clench my first win of the season, as well as my first win in an off-road event and a Duathlon.

The Brookside Off-Road Duathlon was my first ever race in a mountain bike, and at times it showed through my lack of skills clearing obstacles, riding through creeks, or waist deep puddles. I was able to overcome that with pure power of the road or the packed dirt sections.I started the 2nd run a full minute off the lead, but was able to run a first of 2 laps in 7:45, and begin the last lap with a 5 sec lead, which eventually grew to a 35 second winning margin, crossing in 1:23:50.

I will be racing a local Aquathlon in 2 weeks, and then the Scenic City Triathlon on April 26.