Ironman Loop

This will be my last post about St. George. My wife and I spent a half week down there and really enjoyed St. George. On Saturday I went with a few guys from the Southern Utah Tri Club on the Ironman course. We started from Sand Hollow (Start of Ironman Bike) and we did one loop which is called the Veyo loop (2 loops in Ironman). It was nice to go with a few guys that will be doing Ironman. We made great time and I was also happy to get some good ideas from some Triathletes that will be doing the Ironman (Nutrition, equipment and hydration). An idea one of the guys had was a small bag of cooked red potato's. I tried one and really liked it. It was a great ride to prepare my self for the Ironman bike course next year. After the ride the guys went on a long run. I was extremely exhausted plus the temperature was over 100 degrees so I only ended up doing 3 miles but it was good to practice my transition from my bike to the run.

I am going to start to get some long rides in every week. If anyone out there is interested in some long rides send me an email so we can connect. rordog2@yahoo.com

Here is our ride:

Courtneys First open water swim!

My wife got the Triathlon bug! She did her first open water swim at Sand Hollow. We rented the wet suit from Rebel Sports in the outlet mall. Only $6 for Southern Tri Club members. We also rode the SGTri bike course in 100+ degree weather. The hill wasn't fun!

Check her out!!!

Southern Utah Tri Club BBQ

Went down to the Southern Utah BBQ this weekend. The food was great and it was really good to see everyone in the Tri club. I also won a free entry into the Herriman Tri by RaceTri on August 14. They had tons of prizes! Everyone won something. Thanks Jamie for the great event.

More info: http://www.southernutahtriathlonclub.com/index.php

PS- Its worth being in the club (even living in SLC) I have saved tons of money on race entry's and triathlon products because of my membership.

Product Review: Mack's Aqua Block Earplugs

Was reading http://www.utahopenwater.com/ and they have an article about "Homemade Ear Drops for Swimmers" I like the idea it reminds me of my problem I had when I first started to swim. When I started swimming I would always get water in my ears it bugged me so bad. I finally looked into getting silicon for my ears that molded to my ear. I tried that for a few weeks but every lap it seemed like I need to adjust the silicon so finally I bought some cheap ear plugs on eBay from China and they worked great the only complaint I had was that they hurt my ears to put in and take out the plugs. They were kind of hard. Doing some research I ran across a product called "Mack's Aqua Block Earplugs" I bought some and they were awesome they are soft and don't hurt my ears. I use them every swim and would highly recommend them unless you like water in your ears. One negative it's a little hard to here but that could be a positive if you have a annoying partner...JK

Here is a link to buy a pair:
http://www.swimoutlet.com/product_p/2240.htm

Daybreak Tri 2010

Daybreak Triathlon 2010

Below are some pictures and links to the event. Short swim, Short bike, and a little longer run. Had some Timing issues but overall a great event. Thanks US TRISPROTS.

http://www.ustrisports.com/dt2010.htm

http://www.onlineraceresults.com/event/view_event.php?event_id=4687

SGTRI 2010

What a great event. One of the bigger events I have participated in so far this year. The last couple of years, the weather has been so bad they had to canceled the swim. This year the weather was perfect. My brother and I volunteered the night before at the packet pickup so we were able to meet a lot of the participants and my competition. I was really worried with this event because it was my first big triathlon and open water swim. I knew it would be tough to place in. On top of that, I knew one of my competitors and he was really fast. My whole goal was to not let him pass me. In the end, I had one of my best races and finished first in my division. My brother also did really well finishing 12 Min's ahead of the 2ND place guy in his division. Overall a well run event. I will definitely be doing this one next year.

http://www.onlineraceresults.com/event/view_event.php?event_id=4684

SGTri

Three more days until the St. George Tri... I have really been waiting for this event it will be the biggest event that I have participated in. This will also be my first open water swim event. I have been keeping an eye on the weather and we are looking at 85-88 degree weather I just hope we don't have winds. This year will not be a trail run which I am looking forward to but lets see if my calf holds up. I will also be sporting my new Southern Utah Tri suit. I will have pictures and updates after the event. Below are some details on the race. Good luck to everyone on Saturday.
(Unless you're in my division)..lol


http://bbsctri.com/sg-tri/sprint-distance/

2011 St. George Ironman

It's official I have registered for the 2011 St. George Ironman.

I have one goal... Finish!

St. George IRONMAN 2010

If you don't know what a Ironman is, it's the hardest endurance race I know of. It's 2.4 mile swim, 116 mile bike, and 26.1 mile run. My brother who got me involved with triathlons and who also lives in St. George finished the St. George Ironman! His first Ironman. I registered to volunteer for the whole week. I really just wanted to be a part and help with one of the coolest events to come to Utah. When I registered to volunteer, I highlighted to be on the VIP crew not really knowing what it would intel, hoping I would meet a lot of cool people or something. It ended up being one of the coolest experiences of my life. I met some of the best Triathletes in the world, both past and present. I also made some new friends that also volunteered on the VIP crew. Just so you know, we were in charge of checking in the sponsors, city officials, and other important people. We also were in charge of all the VIP tents the day of the event. I also was in charge of escorting the one of the winners for drug testing. The whole week was one for the memory books and I'll encourage anyone to volunteer next year. You won't regret it!

Below are some pictures and videos of the event. Watching everyone cross the finish and hearing the announcer to let them know that they were a "Ironman" was very cool. I also had a friend from my Tri class and my wife's cousin that also finished the Ironman. (Sorry, pictures are out of order.)

Spring Sprint Triathlon 2010

My wife has always been my #1 fan and deep down I know she wanted to be a triathlete. After watching me complete a few triathlons and my being away from her while I worked out, she decided to do her first triathlon. I was really excited because that meant she was going to start working out with me, spending more time together doing some we loved and that was healthy for us. When she started to train, we were both worried about the swimming part. This tri was perfect because it was a pool swim and only 400 yards.

During training, the first time we went to the pool, I was expecting her to be really horrible and discouraged that she couldn't swim. But to my surprise, she was a natural swimmer and great at it. I was so proud of her. So with the Spring sprint looming, she started to get really nervous. The weekend before, we rode the bike course. My wife's nerves only got worse because the course was pretty challenging. The event itself was held at the Olympic oval center in Kearns. I really like the UStrisports events. Like I said, the bike was a little challenging but the run was short. My sister joined us and we all did a great job and had lots of fun. I ended up getting 2nd and lost 1st by 5 sec's !!!

Below is some info:

http://www.ustrisports.com/ss2010.htm