After my race at St. Anthony's I had to realistically take a step back and look at what my goals were for the 2012 season. I went to St. Anthony's because my goal for the season was to be abel to qualify again for Hy-Vee. However, my finish at St. Anthony's didn't put me in a great position as far as my point total was concerned. At first, I immediately tried to find out what races I needed to go to in order to score some points and get back in the mix for qualifying. But, after discussing my goals, both long term and short with my coach, I realized that Hy-Vee wasn't in the cards for this year.
I have gone through a lot of changes over the last few months. Between going through my first major injury, moving to a new state, changing coaches, and changing to a different training style and philosophy, the progress that I can make as an athlete will take some time to develop. Although I am disappointed that I won't be toeing the line at Hy-Vee this year I feel very comfortable in my decision to get in some quality training and have a more conservative racing schedule; especially when compared to the past two years. I am excited to keep up the great work with my coach Grant Holikcy and the rest of the Apex Coaching crew here in Boulder.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Monday, April 30, 2012
St. Anthony's Triathlon
I knew this race was going to be
fast. There were a lot of points on the
line for Hy-Vee and the race was fast last year with a stacked field. However, the level of competition pushed the
pace of this race above and beyond anything I expected. Fortunately, I went about 6:00 faster
than I went at this same race in 2010.
Unfortunately, I finished 8 places lower and finished 21st.
My overall finish was something
that I was a bit disappointed with. I was a little off on the swim that put me in a tough position on the
bike. I did all that I could to make up
the time I lost on the swim during the early part of the bike and I paid for it
later in the bike leg when I felt like I was going backwards. I ended up having a much better run than I
thought I would have; especially after what was a poorly paced bike effort and
of course the long lay off from running that was due to my glut injury.
This was a tough race to go to for
my first race of the year; but, as usual, I learned a lot. I still feel as if I am pretty new to
triathlon, although this is my 3rd year, and I still think
that I learn something valuable every time I race. I am looking forward to racing again next
weekend in Knoxville, TN for my first Rev3 race. I am fortunate enough to get to spend the
week with my homestay and friend Todd Fedyszyn in St. Petersburg for the
week. Maybe do some sailing and paddle
boarding while relaxing and recovering from this race and getting ready for the
next one.
Where have I been?
Where have I been?
Well I’ll start off by saying to those who
enjoy reading my blog (when I actually write something) I am sorry that I have not written anything in what has been a very long time. I am not sure why I have not kept up with my
blog but it has not been for lack of things to write about. If anything over the last 4 months I have had
much more to write about…So here is a quick recap:
- · Quit my job
- · Moved back home to San Jose with my parents
- · Did some amazing training for a few weeks with Tommy Zaferes, Bevan Docherty, and Paul Mathews in Santa Cruz.
- · Tore my Gluteus Medius Muscle
- · Went to Maui for vacation which was mainly an amazing week of cycling and open water swimming (I swam within a few feet of a blue whale and its baby and climbed Mt Haleakala which is the longest, steepest climb in the world going from sea level to 10,000ft in 37 miles)
- · Moved to Boulder, CO
- · Moved in with my girlfriend
- · Got a new coach (Grant Holicky at Apex Coaching)
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