My friends at PowerTri are having a big summer sale this weekend. July 2nd and 3rd. Some of the fun will include: 40-60% off 2010 wetsuits, clothing, shoes, bike gear, compression clothing, and much more! PowerTri’s new “Live Free Tri Hard” freedom shirts. Product give-aways. Children’s races with free t-shirts to participants while supplies last…
Nebo Loop
Who wouldn’t want to bike right here??? I have always loved Mount Nebo. We’ve climbed to the False Summit in the winter. We’ve climbed to the South Summit in the winter. But we have yet to make it to the very top. Right now it is incredibly green. Breathtaking. You should go see for yourself….
Strength Training
This is my way of doing strength training on the bike You need: a 30lb bike trailer a 26lb toddlera 40lb child* Then add: a full diaper bagyour running stuffa tool box Then you bike to Grandma’s houseacross town in the foothills Then you go for a semi-long runin the foothills Thenyou bounce your kidson…
Salem Spring Tri
Leslie, me, Jeanette I actually got some pictures for this post! I am really excited! Huge thanks to Ammie’s husband, Chris, for taking amazing pictures and sharing them with us! Hanging out with Ammie and Erin pre-race. I love these girls! I love, love, love this race! Definitely my favorite sprint triathlon in Utah. I…
Transition Tips II
Cache Valley Training Tips #4 T1 – transition from swim to bike Chris from TriUtah just informed me that the first transition is slightly different this year in order to avoid to separate transition areas. It looks like we will exit the water on the boat ramp and then run up and across the road…
Transition Tips I
Cache Valley Training Tips #3 In the next two posts I am going to focus on transitions. While you are probably not going to win a race because of a fast transition, you can definitely lose quite a bit of time and momentum if you don’t think ahead. As with most aspects of triathlon, planning,…
Daybreak Triathlon
I loved racing the Daybreak Triathlon. Huge thanks to US Trisports for a great race! I was able to pull off a great swim and come out of the water in first place. The bike ride was super fun and I made it back without getting caught. I really enjoyed the 2-loop run around the…
Olympic versus Sprint
St. George Triathlon 2010 Last weekend was my first olympic distance triathlon since September 2007. Wow. That is even longer than I thought. I did not race at all in 2008 because I was pregnant with Max who was born in August. I decided to take things easy in 2009 and focus on sprint distance…
Race Preparation Tips
Sarah Jarvis – Cache Valley Classic Tri Training Tips #2 I would like to suggest going to the Cache Valley Tri website this week and carefully reading through everything it says. This helps me to know what to expect and to prepare mentally and physically. I focus on the bike and run course maps (even…
New Friends
As I have mentioned before, making new friends is one of my favorite parts of racing and training. I have met some amazing ladies over the past few weeks and wanted to introduce them to you: Heather, Sarah, Carlee at Salem Pond Heather Bracken (left) is my swim buddy at Masters. Unfortunately, the only time…
SBJ Adventures 