The last Sprint Triathlon I competed in was 7 years ago. I’d done a couple of International and Olympic triathlons, but even those were 5 years ago. All my other triathlons were 70.3 or longer. Needless to say, the short distance makes me a “newbie” or at least a born-again virgin of Sprint Triathlon. Also, the Mack Cycle Triathlon was …
Race Report: 2013 Vineman Full Triathlon
The alarm began to wail at 2:45am. It was July 27, 2013 and I was in an expensive yet crappy Quality Inn in Sonoma County, California. I had no right to be there. What was I thinking? Why was I waking up at this ungodly hour to prepare for the 2013 Vineman Full Triathlon – a triathlon the same length as …
Full Vineman Triathlon, Google Glass, and Jitters
Follow me live on July 27, 2013 starting at 0642 PST at: http://tinyurl.com/k9w6f8e (My Bib #559) Vineman Pre-Race Prep Tomorrow, I will commence my second attempt at an Iron-Distance (Full) Triathlon. I will be trying to swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles, and run 26.2 miles all within the one day – actually, within about 16 hours. I’m probably less prepared …
Race Recap: Napa Valley Vintage Triathlon
[no_toc] Finishing was in serious doubt. I was anything but ready, and the Fates had determined that I was going to be anything but at my peak. The challenges of the Napa Valley Vintage Triathlon (½ Iron-Length) stacked up against me:
Triathlon: Team or Individual Sport?
Recently, a tiff began between Lance Armstrong and someone doing an Olympic triathlon on Twitter. In this case, I agree with Lance. Triathlon should be, and always should be, an individual sport. Here is the article and my response: From http://www.examiner.com/article/triathlete-lance-amstrong-twitter-tiff-with-olympian-simon-whitfield: Twitter by newly-minted pro triathlete Lance Armstrong has stirred up a hornets nest of controversy in the world of triathlon. …
My Failure at Stanford Treeathlon
The Stanford Treeathlon and I haven’t had much luck. Some day, I will start the race. But, it wasn’t today. Not the fault in any way of the Stanford Treeathlon, but my luck at this race continues to be unsuccessful. Unfortunately for me, I’m having lower back pain – sometimes it’s hard to even walk, and it’s even more painful …
Race Report: 2012 Pre-Burn Series by Threshold Racing
A 200 yard swim. A 10,000 meter bike. A 1.5 mile run. A triathlon sprint. That’s Threshold Racing’s Pre-Burn Series. Even if you’re a long-distance triathlete, more and more coaches are recommending athletes spend more time in shorter races. With that in mind, Threshold Racing put on a series of events they call the “Pre-Burn”. These 200 yard swims, 10km …
Triathlon Myths
Recently I had the pleasure of flying one of the Mythbusters (@donttrythis) around the Bay Area, and as a triathlete, that lead to a discussion among my peers about one of the most common myths in the triathlon world: Does shaving your leg and arm hairs actually decrease drag and increase your speed in the swim and bike portions of …
Race Report: Tri Santa Cruz Duathlon Faces Foggy Start
Four minutes. That’s all that separated me from moving up from the middle-of-the-pack finish at the Santa Cruz Duathlon on August 13, 2011. Arguably, the best place to make up that time would be in my transitions. My T1 and T2 times were long compared to my fellow duathletes, and I believe I only have myself to blame. Although I …
Race Report: Cali Sprint Tri Faces Challenges
Sometimes, you have to feel for race directors. You try to think of everything, and sometimes you just miss the obvious. Unfortunately for @norcaltriseries, the 1st Annual California Sprint Triathlon did not go at all as planned. To say many Age Groupers were upset would be an understatement. To make matters worse, not everyone ended up completing the same course, …
Race Report: Napa Valley Triathlon Swim Turns “Brutal”
The NAPA Valley Vintage Triathlon started out ominously for me three days before the race. I don’t know what I ate (I think it was the shrimp), but on the Wednesday prior to the Saturday, April 30, 2011 race I came down with the worst case of food poisoning in my recent memory. I went to sleep on Tuesday feeling …
Clif Bar Triathlon Start Commercial (Funny!)
Okay, last one for the day, but I had to add this one, too. There is a very odd sense of reality to this video…