January 2011
The point of 2011 was exploring different distances and different races to find out what kind of triathlon I wanted to focus on. (road vs. off-road) (Olympic vs. 70.3). To start the season off, I decided to head over to Arizona, party with some friends and race my first half-marathon at the Rock & Roll AZ 1/2 marathon.
1:18:06 Race Report here |
February 2011
To start the season I decided to give off-road tri a go. To prep for the Xterra West Championships in April, I jumped in an off-road duathlon and a mountain bike race and the results came back great.
Desert Classic Duathlon: placed 1st in AG Race Report here |
Snowy, Muddy & Cold Sagebrush Safari. Placed 1st in CAT 3. Race Report here |
March 2011
March was just a big training month and I raced one more mountain bike race (Bonelli Park) to prep for Xterra Vegas.
Placed 4th in CAT 3, Race report here |
April 2011
April would end up being my biggest race month of the year. I ended up racing three times. Carlsbad 5000, Xterra West Championships and The Ragnar Relay.
Hit 16:30, Race report here |
Xterra West Championships...got worked. Race Report here |
Ragnar Relay. 5th in Div, 10th overall. Race Report here |
May 2011
After not having as much fun in an off-road tri, I decided to give road tri's a go. So for the rest of the year I planned on kicking out some Olympic distance races. To kick it off, I jumped in the Temecula Challenge and raced the 75 mile distance.
Placed 1st in the 75 mile race. Race report here |
June 2011
In June I finally bought myself a nice bike (Cannondale Slice) and entered my first Olympic distance triathlon...or in this case "international" distance:
San Diego International; placed 6th in AG, Race Report here |
July 2011
July was one of the few months I didn't race, so I just took it as an opportunity to get in some good training and enjoy the summer.
Thanks to The Bike Shop for always keeping my bike tuned |
August 2011
August was another month of solid training and my second 1/2 marathon. At this point I set myself up to do another Olympic, Sprint and 70.3 distance to wrap up the year.
AFC 1/2 Marathon: 1:17:05, Race Report here |
September 2011
In September I raced my first "real" Olympic distance and had mixed feelings about the race. Point being, I need to learn to swim!
San Diego Tri Classic; 6th in AG, Race Report here |
October 2011
October was a big month. I raced three times: A local tri club sprint race, a low-key tune up 8k and really, only one serious race -Soma Triathlon 70.3. I really wanted to get my hands dirty in a 1/2 ironman and Soma provided that. I found out a few things about this race. 1. I didn't train properly and I needed a coach. 2. I loved the distance!
TCSD Sprint race (my only sprint of the year). 2nd place: Race Report here Dirt Dog Cougar Challenge 8k. Race Report here |
Soma Triathlon 70.3; DNF, Race Report here |
November 2011
In November I finally pulled the trigger and hired a coach, James Walsh to coach/guide me through the 2012 season. I put in a great month of training and even jumped in a 10k and 5k.
Mission Inn 10k; 5th place, Race Report here Oceanside Turkey Trot; 4th in AG, Race Report here |
December 2011
December has been all about trying to stay healthy, tweaking my diet, working on my weaknesses and getting in some solid training looking towards 2012.
Taking my nutrition to a whole new level... |
So that pretty much wraps up my season for 2012. I posted my new 2012 Race Schedule here. All in all it was such a fun year balancing my training, racing, family fun, work and life in general. I felt like I had a successful year of racing and was even able to obtain some sponsors which I'm very excited to work with in 2012.
I want to thank everyone that reads my blog, gives me words of encouragement and follows along with my journey. Cheers to 2012!
1 comments:
Cheers, James! Here's to an amazing 2012!
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