ONE MORE TRIP AROUND THE SUN

 I just turned 29 years old. I am now less than 363 days away from the BIG BAD 3-0!! And I don't care. In fact I'm not even depressed. Why?
Because I am in the best damn shape of my life. For that I thank sport. I love to fight for a spot in the water, to track down that cyclist far down the road, and hold off the heavy breather hovering over my shoulder with less than 200 yards to go to the finish. Sometimes it works, sometimes... Well we've all been there too.
And that unpredictability is what makes competion great.
My first full tri season is pretty much over. And I'd rate it as a success. I had modest goals and accomplished most of them. Sub 20min 5k-check. Take 5 minutes off my fav 40k course-check. Win some Ag group hardware-check. Of course it wasn't all a love fest. I've raced in sleet, donated some skin to a roadway, and nearly drowned in my first open water swim.
Through it all I've had my flashpoints.Like I said in previous posts, you don't plop these on your bike and see your splits go from 18 to 28mph. Or even 18 to 21. You still have to put in the work. Zipp does not put in what you leave out.But these wheels will make a difference.
We are talking wattage reduction --in that you go faster with the same effort. Is there a nastified headwind and your competeitors are using standard wheels? You might as well be holding five aces in a hand of poker.For even if they go faster than you, they are using alot more energy to do so. So unless they are way out of your league, using wheels like the flashpoints will keep your legs fresh thus giving you an advantage in the run.
And what the hell, since you only live once, there's nothing wrong with winning the bike leg or the race flat out and guess what? If you put in the work this wheelset will go a long, long  way to helping you out there as well.
So what does my future hold. Well my daughter, my God they grow up way too quick, will be turning one in 3 and half months. Next summer I'm going to try to get her on a tricycle. (She's advanced-I think). But in the short term I have some 5k's. and at least two time trials.
You can bet that my flashpoints will be invited to those events. Until then I'll be running and biking (swim is on pause) And just enjoying the end of summer with family, friends and a cold beer.
Keep riding fast