I have an 808/404 zipp setup on my Caad9 for Sunday.

To give you an idea of the quality of this aluminum frame, the mavic neutral support vehicles are equipped with Caad 9 frames as shown below:

Caad9 Frames at Le Tour De France

NYC Triathlon is four days away and my expectation is to finish in under 3 hours. A good race would be to finish in sub 2:45 for my first effort at an Olympic distance race.

I have one of the last swim waves which means there are a ton of people to pass on the course. It’s a fact I won’t be passing anyone on the swim course as I still can’t swim a continuous 400 in the pool. It’s a bit dangerous to rely on your wetsuit and the strong currents of the Hudson to get you down the 1500 m course, but in any case there are officials in Kayaks I can hold on to throughout the race. And I can always go in survival mode (i.e float on your back) The goal is to focus on breathing, save my legs, and to take my time. I will finish in 35 minutes.

The bike course is moderately hilly and expect to finish in 1:20 (18.75 mph avg). I need to save my legs for a 10K hilly run through Central Park.

The last time I ran a 10K was in November 09 where I finished in ~52 minutes. If I can run it in under 55 minutes I would be satisfied. The goal is to run the first 5k moderately and the last 5k at 5k pace.

Good luck to everyone competing!