My personal race day reports
Let me start with a rundown of the last few years of racing up at Wildflower: 2015 & 2016, the long running drought in California drags on and the water level in Lake San Antonio is too low to hold the swim start at the Lynch Road boat launching ramp. The swim is moved to…
Years ago USAT (USA Triathlon), started something called the Century Club, which was for athletes that had completed some multiple of 100 triathlons. To qualify for this Club you needed to be able to document (in some form), the races you have completed, send it to them, and after they vetted your list they would…
The trend has been seen and talked about for more than a few years now, the numbers of athletes competing at local races (i.e., one of a kind races), triathlons and running, is down. As best anyone can guess there are potentially many different reasons, starting with the fact that the Baby Boomer generation that…
The Santa Barbara Long Course Triathlon, a rite of passage for many local triathletes these past 28+ years. A step between an Olympic distance triathlon and a half Ironman distance tri, with distances of 1 mile, 34 miles, and 10 miles, on a hilly course, it is not to be taken lightly. Prior to 1990…
Having successfully competed in and finishing the Auburn Olympic distance triathlon I moved on to my second new and independently run triathlon this year, the June Lake Triathlon. As if it isn’t enough swimming, biking, and running back-to-back all in one day, dealing with the unique terrain each course offers, from flat to extremely hilly,…
Note: This race report was previously posted on the SB Tri Club webpage, May ’13 Pre-Race My first Wildflower race was back in 1995, the first year I starting racing long course triathlons; I was the cyclist on a long course relay. Since then I have raced the long course four more times (with a…
Applying practical ideas to triathlons to make everyone go faster
Applying practical ideas to triathlons to make everyone go faster
Applying practical ideas to triathlons to make everyone go faster
Applying practical ideas to triathlons to make everyone go faster
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