The Carpinteria Triathlon, a Great Way to End the Season, 20 Years On

When I moved to California nearly 40 years ago (damn, I must be getting old!), I lived in a sleepy little town called Carpinteria for nine months, living right on the beach. Coming from the east coast to the west coast this was like living the dream and even though I eventually moved to the…

Doing the Double, Two Days, Two Tris

Most people will say that racing a triathlon is tough enough to do and never consider getting up the next morning and doing another race, albeit a shorter one. They wonder why anyone would even consider it? The simple answer, because they can, and because the Race Director (RD) offered it. As races and race weekends have…