Team Member: Byron Milton

Race Name: Melbourne Beach Sprint Triathlon

Race Date: 08/01/2010

Race Placement/Time/Qualification: 1st AG/17th OA

Tell us about your race (limit 500 words)…: So, what does a Matt Russ coached athlete do for an overdue vacation? Sit around the pool deck drinking pina coladas. Nooo!
He gets on the internet and finds a local triathlon and tries to kick some butt. It just so happened that I was in Palm Bay, FL with the family when I happened upon the Melbourne Beach Sprint/Duathlon sponsored by Publix and Multirace.com. It was apart of the Publix Family Fitness Weekend which included a Saturday evening 5K and kids duathlon. With mother-in-law in tow, I jumped into the cool Atlantic Ocean for a nice calm 400M swim. I had a break through bike averaging close to 24 mph followed by a solid run to finish 17th OA and 1st in my AG. Publix did a great job with the food and the race was well organized with great volunteers showing me the way home.