Weekend of Races
050110. Wildflower, Ironman St. George, Alcatraz... friends everywhere doing all kinds of nutty races! Jabus and I were at WILDFLOWER... the Woodstock of Triathlon... with another 6,000+ athletes. LA Tri Club was proud to sponsor the race this year, and we had over 200 members out there pounding the courses. Once again, we edged out Tri Club San Diego to take the overall club win at this annual triathlon festival.

Ahhhhh. Takes my breath away every-time. Gotta Love Wildflower:


Jabus, in the finisher shoot... his first half ironman, in the can.


Nothing but smiles. If you asked post-swim, he wasn't too sure this was his thing... but, I bet you can read his mind here...  he's already looking for what's next!


Sunday.... cheering on the Olympic athletes... sun shining...


LA Tri Club campgrounds in Redonda Vista E Loop, our home away from home every year.


Our athletes representing K-SWISS and LA Tri Club at Alcatraz. Thank you Jenny Fletcher and Henry Hagenbuch !! Way to go out there!!

A favorite photo from Alcatraz 2010... I'm not sure who to give photo credit to, but you gotta love this guys energy!!

And, I can't close this blog without mentioning our many LATCers who raced Ironman St. George. For many it was their first time Ironman. The stories from this race are still coming in... the water was crazy cold and there were many, many DNS and DNF's -- But, for these clubbers, the finish was within reach. Congratulatioins guys!!!

Thank You to KarmaCrossFIT.com for kicking my butt this morning... 3 rounds: 10 overhead squats / 10 burpee box jumps 8:06,  followed by sandbag runs and pullups (10-2), 17:27 total... Good times. Yep, I'm hurting!

LA Tri Club Spring Training Camp
April 8-11, 2010

An amazing time with about 50 campers up at Lake Nacimiento this year. It was nice to mix things up with the new venue. LATC's Spring Camp is about more than Wildlfower training... so many reasons to make this camp, including the beautiful area surrounding both Lake San Antonio and Lake Nacimiento... the people... the awesome coaches, Ian Murray and Jamie Silber... our amazing Chef Stella Tong!... the Camp Masseuse Robert Torres... and all the wonderful members of the club that welcome each other, teach each other, inspire each other and so much more.

The Long Run day... a group takes off to hit the HILLS...

13.1 for this crew... they were hammering away, easy-breezy.

Group dinners Lakeside... beautiful!! A little cold... but, if you layer up, all is well. What a great time to reflect on all the victories of the day, and to look ahead for what's to come tomorrow:

Long Ride Day.... a little dreary, but dramatic and lovely non-the-less. Some went for a century, others for the 56, and others for the 26. Something for all levels to get the heart-rate up.

Brave Swimmers on the last day of Camp. The winds had really picked up and it was quite cold! Job well done to all. Thank you for being a part of the 2010 LA Tri Club Spring Training Camp!