2023 Ironman World Championship in Nice, France
I raced the Ironman World Championships in Nice, France!
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2015 Ironman 70.3 Vineman Race Report
It's been four years since my last triathlon, but I managed to be one of the lucky 2300 when registration opened and snagged a spot for the 2015 Vineman 70.3. I had a great race, but I have to admit there were some tough times during the run when I was wondering "why do I do this?".
2011 Vineman Ironman 70.3 Race Report
After the brutal season-opening Wildflower I wasn't too keen on another half-Ironman triathlon. The Vineman 70.3 changed everything. What a fun race! I set new personal records in the swim and bike and minimized my losses on the run.
2011 Avia Wildflower Long Course Triathlon Race Report
The Wildflower Long Course is well-known as a brutal early-season race: 3500ft elevation on the bike and 2100ft on the run! Crazy. The great thing about doing such a hard race as my first 70.3 mile half-Ironman distance is that I will be faster in every race from now on! With little sleep and much less training time available (thanks Charlie) I knew it was going to be a tough race. It didn't disappoint.
2010 Marin County Triathlon Olympic Triathlon Race Report
I raced the 2010 Marin County Triathlon on an amazing beautiful morning in China Camp on San Pablo Bay. Last Triathlon of the season! I raced hard, finished third in my age group, and most importantly BEAT MY TIME GOAL FOR THE SEASON!
2010 Ukiah Sprint Triathlon Race Report
Bingles had been hyping the Ukiah tri all summer - and geez, it's only a little sprint tri - so we signed up. I raced pretty hard and got on the podium! Third place baby! Yeah yeah, third place among the men between 30-34.
2010 Silicon Valley International Triathlon (SVIT) Race Report
My second Olympic-length triathlon of the season was the Silicon Valley International Triathlon held at San Jose's Lake Almaden. Teammate Bingels and I did the Olympic-length tri on Sunday after his wife Jingels did her first sprint triathlon the day before. I had an okay swim, fast bike, and started the run with stomach cramps. I ended up finishing 11 minutes shy of my 2:30 goal. Bummer dude.
Next triathlon: Silicon Valley International Triathlon
My next race is USA Productions' Olympic length Silicon Valley International Triathlon on June 13. Olympic length courses consist of a 0.93mi swim, 24.9mi bike, and 6.2mi run.
2010 Avia Wildflower Olympic Triathlon Race Report
A month before the race I tore my soleus and a week before the race I came down with a pretty nasty head cold. All my preparation was going down the tubes! I pulled it together though and had an awesome race on the Olympic course at the 2010 Avia Wildflower Triathlon!
Sprint Triathlon at Pacific Grove (my first tri)
I did my first triathlon this Sunday. The Sprint Triathon at Pacific Grove. To summarize: I didn't train or prepare well, the water was very very cold, my transition times totally suck, I totally killed the bike section, my transition times really suck, and I run like a total wuss after biking and swimming. Oh, and I placed 17th!!!!!!
