Congrats on your first race this year! I had a few friends headed down there for that one and I'm looking forward to hearing from them when they return. Sounds like it was a good race for you. I'm like you: (especially in a sprint) the HR monitor is something I have on, but usually don't look at. I figure during a sprint, my HR is supposed to be high- it's a sprint. If I don't have a high HR- I'm not working hard enough.

Glad to see you're getting back out there. And yes, definitely post some pics when you get the link.