2011 So Cal Tri Review

Last year I timidly entered the world of triathlon after spending years swearing that a triathlon was something I'd never do. At this rate, I might be eating cheese any one of these days! Haha - EWE!  I did my first mini-sprint triathlon in October (more on my blog: Fearless Triathlon - I Did It!) and WON first overall female! Next I did a sprint triathlon in November (more on my blog: Triathlon #2 - The Sprint) with the San Diego Tri Club and got smoked by the pros.  Sadly, I managed to enter the sport right as the season was ending, so I focused my energy back on running for the winter months.

For 2011, my triathlon goal was to work my way up to an Olympic distance triathlon, and hopefully the following year I could do a 70.3. I have my eyes on Barb's Race in Napa Valley! I initially considered going for Barb's Race this year, but unfortunately it is the same weekend as the San Francisco Marathon where I'll be running the full course as one of their ambassadors.
 

2011 Goals

I have a pretty loaded running calendar for this year to prepare myself for the SF Marathon in July and my 'warm-up' marathon the OC Marathon in May. Its been difficult to figure out where to insert the triathlons. Marathon training requires 4-5 days of running per week, where am I going to squeeze in my swims and bike rides? Ugh! I want to do the San Diego Triathlon Classic in September (my friend Todd did this tri this past year, more on my blog Watching a Tri), and figured that a couple shorter distances beforehand would be good for me. After reviewing a ton of triathlons mostly in Southern California, but all over the sate and even across the country, I decided that my triathlons for this year would be:

1 - Super Seal - March 27

2 - San Diego International Tri - June 26th

3 - San Diego Classic Triathlon - Sept 17th

The distances for these races are:

1 - 500m swim, 20K bike, 6K run

2 - 1000m swim, 30K bike, 10K run

3 - 1500m swim, 40K bike, 10K run

I feel that this is a reasonable progression, and will prime me for the next jump from Olympic Distance to 70.3 next year.

So Cal Triathlons

In case you are also considering a triathlon in this coming year, here's a list of races that I considered that you might want to look into:

Feb 20 - Tritonman

Registration Fee: $55

Distance: 500m swim/12k bike/5k run

Mar 27 - Super Seal (Registered!)

Registration Fee: $80

Sprint Distance: 500m/20k/6k

International Distance: 1500m swim/ 40K bike/10K run

May 1st Spring Sprint Triathlon

Registration Fee: $75 by Feb 15th 

Distance: 400m/9mile/3mile

May 15th Encinitas Sprint Triathlon

Registration Fee: $85/$75 until Apr 18

Sprint Distance: 750m/20k/5k 

Super Sprint Distance: 375m/10k/2.5k

Jun 26 - San Diego International Triathlon (Registered)

Registration Fee: $125 until Feb 16

International Distance: 1000m/30k/10k

Sprint Distance: 500m/20k/6k $100 until Feb 16

Jul 10 - Carlsbad Triathlon

Registration Fee:  $100 by Jul 1

Distance: 1000m/25k/5k
 

Jul 14 - Solana Beach Triathlon

Registration Fee: $80 by May 1st

Distance: 400m/9mile/3mile

Aug 21 - Surf Town Triathlon

Registration Fee: $75 by Jul 1

Distance: 500m/15K/5k

Sept 17 SD Triathlon Classic (Will Register)

Registration Fee:  $155

Distance: 1500m/40K/10K

Oct 2 Mission Bay Triathlon

Registration Fee: $80 until Jun 1

Distance: 600m/15K/5K

In addition to these official races, I will probably also do a few of the San Diego Tri Club's free club races.  I'm amazed that they offer chip-timed races for free to all members! What a great deal. Membership was only $60 for the year!


I'm looking forward to all of the races I have lined up for this year, and can't wait to become more of a triathlete!