Super Sprint National Championship!

Last Thursday night in Vegas I had the biggest result of my career so far. I finished 2nd behind Australian Peter Kerr in the Super Sprint Grand Prix, winning the title of Sprint National Champion!!

Inspired by Trevor Wurtele, I've been wanting to do some alternative race report formats and this is my first attempt. Joe helped out by conducting the interview. If you enjoy listening, let us know.

Also, Universal Sports will be televising the race on October 7th at 8pm EST!! Set your DVR

I want to give a huge thanks to my sponsors, Athletes Lounge, Rolf Prima Wheels, and Zone3 wetsuits. Their support and product leave me with no excuses on race day.

Enjoy!




**if it doesn't work on mobile, clicking on the center of the bars ^here^ worked for me..

Some pictures while you listen:
http://triathlon.competitor.com/2013/09/photos/photos-2013-super-sprint-triathlon-grand-prix-mens-race_84825
http://www.slowtwitch.com/Lifestyle/The_2013_SSTriGP_Las_Vegas_3916.html

After the race I drove South to Tempe with my TT bike to race in the Lifetime Fitness Series Tempe Triathlon. I had a strong swim and bike, spending most of the day in 4th-5th place, until I faded during the run, falling to 10th place overall. After the excitement and effort of the race two days earlier in Vegas, I was pleased with my ability to recover well enough to get another top 10 in this competitive series.

The Athletes Lounge P4

Athletes Lounge has played a huge role in my development
over the years, always believing in my dream to make it to
the top of the triathlon world.

Cervelo has always held a special place in my heart, and the P4 in particular. Even when the P5 came out, I never lost my obsession with this ground breaking bike. The original paint scheme was all black with only a silver ”P4” in big block font on the downtube. I couldn’t help but think of stealth bombers and nuclear submarines every time I saw one.

When Athletes Lounge hooked me up with this particular bike for racing this season, it really was a dream come true. I got the exact setup I wanted, and I took as many pictures as I could to show it off.

There's nothing better than unpacking a new bike!

Perfect combination of Black, white, and red all over

The details matter. Courtesy of Danny at the Lounge

Fizik Antares TT saddle

TDF 60sl Wheelset. SO light and SO aero.  Rolf Prima has come through huge for me this year with these stellar wheels I can use for my draft-legal races as well as non-draft ones. 

Another favoriteof mine, courtesy of the Lounge.

Sunday Long Ride w/Felipe's Race Simulation

• 59.8mi
  Distance
• 4,180ft
  Elevation (?)
• 03:02:29
  Moving Time

                    http://www.strava.com/activities/79299894
 

All pictures from my instagram feed: 503tri

A necessary start to any hard bike session is Caffeine of some sort. We met at Starbucks, which isn't my first choice in coffee, but often does the trick. Jason and I actually made percolator coffee prior to this, but I hadn't thought to blog the ride yet.










It was about an hour before we reached the start of Felipe's "race sim." He was to go up Bandy Canyon to the top of Highland Valley (about 30min climb), back to the start, back up BC and down HV all at 70.3 race pace. Total, this was 90min of effort, straight into a race pace run. Jason and I just finished our ride while he ran. Felipe is prepping for 70.3 World Championships in Vegas next weekend. Follow him here.

Jason and I rode behind Felipe on the flat parts of the ride but on the hills there was no place to hide and we got to share in the pain :)
















We were drinking chocolate milk for recovery before it was popular. I think it actually isn't popular with dieticians anymore, but we're still going strong. If it's good enough for every other mammal in nature, it's good enough for me.













The most fun part of any ride: analyzing the data and writing sweet blogs. Note the fur coat keeping my lap warm.