Welcome to the forum! Welcome to the west coast! I'm just 3 hours south of SF (where we get a big more sun). The coast is certainly a great place to live and train (except for headwinds....).

Does Lake Placid have another race in September? I'm not familiar with the 9/10 race you are doing, just curious...

I agree with Tigerchik. Bricks are for those days when you feel like a rock start and just want to go gangbusters. So far as nutrition, just make sure you test it before you race it! And don't forget water. I had one race where I loaded up on tummy-friendly nutrition during the bike but didn't grab plain ol' water and my gut turned into a rock and it hurt so bad to run. Wash it down with water!

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Hillary Trout
San Luis Obispo, CA

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