Rocketman tri

While the majority of America spent Cinco de Mayo with tacos, tequila, and margaritas, I spent part of it doing a triathlon with the hubs and some new friends. The Kennedy Space Center Rocketman Triathlon was my fourth mini adventure with the swim, bike, run sport. The options for racing included a Classic+, International+, and a half Ironman. I went with the Classic+, composed of a 0.26 mi swim, 34-36ish mi bike ride and a 3.1 mi run. (The official bike route was advertised for 34 mi, but there were plenty of people who had their GPS systems tracking the ride and said that they rode 36 mi)
The swim was off a pier near a Titusville park. There were a few dolphins and manatees spotted, but I didn't see them. :-( I did enjoy the fact the turn buoys were shaped as rockets.
The bike portions lead the racers into the NASA launch grounds. I didn't have a GoPro, so I don't have video if the bike course. There were plenty of athletes who did have cameras, so I'm sure there will be a video of the bike course soon. There was an interesting dichotomy of industrial built up space support equipment and the wild life preserve around it. It was very pretty; I saw all sorts of lush greenery some different birds. I almost ran over a baby snake - almost being the operative word. But alas, I saw no gators; supposedly, they were hanging out on the half-iron part of the course. Not being a space geek, I thought it was pretty cool to be that close to the launch sites. Definitely, it was an opportunity that I'm not sure I'll ever have again.
The run was a straight out and back in a neighborhood that finished at a park honoring the astronauts. The people who lived there were awesome about cheering us on. The preschoolers who cheered us on were really cute and there was a pit bull that had a pink tutu on. I know I remember some random stuff, but those little distractions help make the race fun.
The best part was our support crew!! Becca, Lauren, and Flux!!! They are awesome!! After the handful of races I've done, I cannot underscore the awesomeness that a support crew can do for your morale during a race. My goal will try to support them when they do any races in the future.