Race Date: April 22nd, 2007
I had a great season opener at the Desert Sprint Triathlon in La Quinta, CA this past weekend. My time was 1:08 whick put me in 3rd place in the 30-34 age group and 16th overall out of 440 participants. I’ve been training for longer distances so I haven’t really had to go “into the red” much lately. It felt great to hammer it out and watch my HR stay around 170bpm the whole time. It was a great practice race for Wildflower Long coming up in 2 weeks!
I was able to piece together this short little video recap for your viewing pleasure! hahaha
http://www.y-events.com/07desspt.htm
Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntUo1X7jhX4
Aaron Brougher
Competitors begin the swim portion of the Toyota Desert Triathlon held Sunday, April 22, 2007, at Lake Cahuilla in La Quinta, Calif. Klein and Clark Sports, of Rancho Mirage, Calif., put on the event. Nearly 1,100 athletes, ranging in age from 11 to 84, participated in the swim-bike-run challenge. The triathlon offered two distances, the sprint and the international. The sprint distance included a 500-meter swim, 14-mile bicycle ride and three-mile run. The international distance included a 3Ú4-mile swim, 24-mile bicycle ride and six-mile run.
Competitors move in and out of the transition area at the Toyota Desert Triathlon held Sunday, April 22, 2007, at Lake Cahuilla in La Quinta, Calif. Klein and Clark Sports, of Rancho Mirage, Calif., put on the event. Nearly 1,100 athletes, ranging in age from 11 to 84, participated in the swim-bike-run challenge. The triathlon offered two distances, the sprint and the international. The sprint distance included a 500-meter swim, 14-mile bicycle ride and three-mile run. The international distance included a 3Ú4-mile swim, 24-mile bicycle ride and six-mile run.
Athletes run along the lakeshore at the Toyota Desert Triathlon held Sunday, April 22, 2007, at Lake Cahuilla in La Quinta, Calif. Klein and Clark Sports, of Rancho Mirage, Calif., put on the event. Nearly 1,100 athletes, ranging in age from 11 to 84, participated in the swim-bike-run challenge. The triathlon offered two distances, the sprint and the international. The sprint distance included a 500-meter swim, 14-mile bicycle ride and three-mile run. The international distance included a 3Ú4-mile swim, 24-mile bicycle ride and six-mile run.
