Top 3 at Rio Triathlon!

Race at the Marvelous city is to join the useful to the pleasant!

 

Besides taking advantage of the awesome turistic spots, the race is really well organized and this event was a special celebration to Armando Barcellos's 30 years of dedication to the sport.

We raced the Sprint Distance (750m, 20km, 5km) in Recreio doso Bandeirantes and as you can see in the pictures it was a very tipic sunny day in Rio.

The water was amazingly clear!! I had a hard time on the start with more than 500 athletes, but soon I was around the leaders.

The 20k of bike was draft legal (although it was allowed to use a time-trial bike). I did a strong rhythm with Ascenço, but we couldnt catch the two guys ahead.

Just getting healthy after a long time injured, I suffered to run in a fast cadence for the 5k, and I was really happy on placing top 3 with that big field, where Bruno Pais got first.

Victory on my injury!! :)
Results: Rio Triathlon

From now on I have 3 more weeks in Brazil, intense running and focusing on my next race to be hold in September 29th, the Herbalife LA Triathlon.