XTERRA Miami

My wife and I decided to compete in our first XTERRA last weekend and we mixed in a few Roadfooder's suggestions as well. For those of you who don't know what an XTERRA is, it is an off-road triathlon involving a swim in the intercoasal water way (1200 meters), a 20-mile Mountain Bike race on very tough off-raod terrain and finally a 10K (6.2 mile) off-road run with water crossings, mud holes and bushwacking through dense shrubs.

Most people who enter these races decide to race them solo (alone) but Erinn and I entered as a Relay Team (called Bluemaxx Racing, of course) with a good friend from Ft. Myers doing the swimming leg for us. I raced the Mountian Bike section and my wife, Erinn finished up with the run. Given that it was our first time doing one of these, our expectations were not too high, although I must admit I knew we had a pretty good team assembled. In the end, everything went very well and we ended up 3rd Overall and 2nd in Class. Definitely a great result for a bunch of first-timers in XTERRA. We are planning to do a few more over the summer but I will post results when we are done with them. Of course, anyone is welcome to check out our website to see where we will be and suggest (or meet us at) any roadfood joints along the way. http://www.bluemaxxracing.com/schedule.htm

As for our RF experiences, I must thank Ellen4641 for her suggestion from a recent post about her travels to S. Florida. In order to load up on carbs the night before the race, we decided to have dinner at Napoli's in Hollywood, FL. Boy, was that a treat! I have not had better Spagetti Cabonara (my fav italian dish) anywhere in Florida! My wife had their lasagna and it was very home made and very tasty! Thanks Ellen! You are a big reason we did so well

On the way home, we decided to stop by Lum's Family Restaurant in Davie, FL. (http://www.roadfood.com/Reviews/Overview.aspx?RefID=4195). We really enjoyed our meals but felt this place was not anything special. Again, wasn't bad at all but there are definitely better places to go to in the area.

Anyways, a very successful weekend by Bluemaxx Racing and now we have to start planning our multiple trips this summer for car racing, mountain bike racing and now XTERRA Races. Hopefully, we get to meet a few of you on the road!

Wow, a 20 mile mountain bike race! Way to go, Bluemaxx!! (I tried a "beginners mountain biking" session once, and I found it very scary going over rocks, etc. Luckily, it just lasted about 40 minutes or so.)( I love bicycle riding , but I think just I'll stick to the Jersey Shore boardwalks, etc)

You looked like you were in real good shape when I met you for our messy burger last month, and this really proves it!!

SO GLAD to hear you enjoyed your meal at Napoli's! Now I know that their lasagna is a good dish to try there, too.
Rachael Ray has said that Spaghetti Carbonara is her husbands favorite Italian dish.
When he has a b-day, she asks him what he wants, and he says "just your spaghetti carbonara"
Rachael said that most places don't seem to do it right, either substituting , or leaving out a key ingredient..

Congrats to Erin, as well, for her strong XTERRA finish...

Why do I feel like I need to take a powerwalk, all of a sudden????

Congratulations on the good Xterra showing last week in the Oleta state park.

Did you have an Ollie Burger at Lum's?

I see that you will be at Homestead Speedway later this month. I live two exits north on the Turnpike from the exit for the race track. Maybe I'll be able to see the Blue Maxx racing car!

MiamiDon - I've just recently decided that I probably won't be making the Homestead event later this month, at least not in my car. Turns out that I am working on it right now. Either way, we will catch up sooner or later for sure!