Friggin Chain

My Miami race started well enough. Out of the water in about 15th with a good but not great swim. As is the norm, the first minutes of the bike didn't feel too great but then the legs opened up and I got moving. Kept it under control the first lap and moved well through the field, getting by 6 guys and into 9th place with Galindez up ahead of me.
Went through the first of two laps in 28:10 which was right where I wanted to be. At this point I was feeling great. I thought riding TT for the first race of the season would be uncomfortable and that the effort would feel odd on the legs but I was feeling better than ever. Really started pushing on the last trip up the bridge about 33 minutes into the bike when I heard the dreaded chain braking and falling off the gears noise. My day was done. Cheered Dan on as he went buy and watched for Amy but didn't see her go by on the bike.
Rolled down the other side of the bridge, dropped the bike off in transition and cheered Amy and Dan on in the run. Dan ran well and got 12th overall. Amy had a so so bike but got it going on the run and got 5th amateur woman.
Once they were done I hit up an hour run along Key Biscayne. It was hot but felt good, it's nice to sweat it out after not getting in the heat in a while. I was definitely bummed about my chain breaking. I was really getting things going on the bike and with a nasty run I would have finished well. But at least I got in a good swim and know that the bike is still there if not better. So I know I'll be ready to rip at St. A's in a month which is a race I'm keying on as a big one. Plus going to Florida with Amy was awesome so it's all good.
We swam twice at the Swimming Hall of Fame. Highly recommend that pool - open nearly all day, 1 block from the beach, and it's only 4 bucks to get in. They've got 2 pools, a 25y and a 50m. Check it:

and here's another of Amy's ride. Locked and loaded: