Bastos 2nd in the Orlando Triathlon Series

Young brazilian powerhouse Felipe Bastos, 22 (Gainesville, Florida) leads the race until the half way mark.

Press Release : Tri Orlando Series # 3
Athlete: Felipe Bastos
Sport: Triathlon

Felipe Bastos takes 2nd in the Tri Orlando Series # 3

I was scheduled to race at the HammerHead Olympic Distance Triathlon this weekend, but due to serious weather conditions ( Cat. 4 Hurricane Henri approaching land) the race was postponed for a week. The new race date is September 14, exactly 2 weeks before my most important race of the season, Atomic man 1/2 Ironman in Knoxville, TN.

I had a great swim and ended up leading Ric Rosenkrantz out of the water by a good margin. I was psyched by the unexpected lead I had on him because Ric is a good swimmer!

During the bike I decided to take it out hard and try and stay away from him, but Ric is an experienced racer with at least 10 more years of experience that I have, and as it turns out he caught me at the bike turn around, and by T2 he had about 25 seconds on me.

I started the run as hard as I could and up until the run turn around I was reeling him in, but when we turned around it seems like I couldn't keep pushing it that hard and I ended up finishing second overall.

This race I learned a lot about mental toughness and how important it is to race with a heart rate monitor. I had never done it before and I had a much more even race than ever before. This is also the result of longer distance training and I feel like my discipline is paying off.

My next races are the HammerHead Olympic Distance Triathlon in Jacksonville September 14th , and Atomic Man 1/2 Ironman on the 28th. For more info on my career, please visit www.eteamz.com/sites/felipebastos .

See you at the races!!

I want to thank my sponsors who helped me put my races together.

UFIT for the great training shoes.

WinTheSwim.com for the great swim workouts that helped me lead the swim at many races.

Honey Stinger, Jogmate and Zone Perfect for the nutrition that fueled me to the finish and help with my speedy recovery.

Zipp Speed Weaponry for the fastest wheels on this planet.

Rudy Project, TriSports.com, Truvativ, Barracuda, Profile-Design and Yankz! for the great gear.

Kenda for the incredibly light tires.

Kinesys for the protection I need to train under the Florida sun.

Special thanks to my wife Andi for helping me get fit and all your support. I Love You.

Check out the web site for more information www.eteamz.com/sites/felipebastos

Thanks for all your support!

    
Felipe Bastos
fbastos@canada.com
www.eteamz.com/sites/felipebastos