I used to live in San Diego, the birth place for triathlon. In fact, I lived in Solana Beach, where the Zoot tribe meets to start their training runs. Nytro was right down the street in Encinitas. Ironically, I wasn't interested in triathlon when I lived there. I was really into surfing and snowboarding despite having some classmates in my masters' program that were elite triathletes. What an amazing place to be able to train outside all year round. Epic biking and running outlets, not to mention the triathlon training community that exists out there. San Diego is arguably one of the greatest places to live- whether you are interested triathlons or not.
I now live on the B(east) coast- and while I know I'll live in San Diego again before I die, I'm very happy living very close to my family. We live near the sound so I have an easy time getting in open water swims when the weather is warm. The cycling is also relatively good here, too (I've only been hit by a vehicle once- but hey, I lived to type this!).
Obviously, where I live presents the challenge of where to train during the winter months. Surprisingly, there are multiple options in my area. There are TWO excellent indoor training facilities within minutes of my house (by car and bike). Target Training is highly visible as it sponsors some of the country's best triathletes, including Jordan Rapp. The staff at Target Training include Eneas Freyre and Pro triathlete Dominic Gillen. There is no doubt that Target Training is an awesome place to train! Plus, it's about a ten minute bike ride from my house and the swim classes are held at the high school I attended, about seven miles away from my current home. There isn't anything bad that I can say about Target Training and I'd be lucky to train there!
Having said that, you'll see my sweat pooling on the floors at TriFitness. It's a good 25-30 minutes bike ride away from home, and the swim facility is a good 20 minute drive from my house. However, it's the first triathlon training center I encountered when I jumped into this triathlon thing a short time ago. I met one of the coaches at Trifitness by the name of Valentin Lopes(who by the way was 1st overall amateur at Ironman Lake Placed 2010). Valentin invited me on some group rides where I eventually met the owner, Pascale, who is also an amazing triathlete and coach! I dropped in for masters swim classes over the winter and even did some group open water swimming with Trifitness during the summer in preparation for Timberman 2010. I've been stoked with all of the people I've met at Trifitness and I look forward to logging in many hours on the computrainer and pool with them!
Cheers!
I now live on the B(east) coast- and while I know I'll live in San Diego again before I die, I'm very happy living very close to my family. We live near the sound so I have an easy time getting in open water swims when the weather is warm. The cycling is also relatively good here, too (I've only been hit by a vehicle once- but hey, I lived to type this!).
Obviously, where I live presents the challenge of where to train during the winter months. Surprisingly, there are multiple options in my area. There are TWO excellent indoor training facilities within minutes of my house (by car and bike). Target Training is highly visible as it sponsors some of the country's best triathletes, including Jordan Rapp. The staff at Target Training include Eneas Freyre and Pro triathlete Dominic Gillen. There is no doubt that Target Training is an awesome place to train! Plus, it's about a ten minute bike ride from my house and the swim classes are held at the high school I attended, about seven miles away from my current home. There isn't anything bad that I can say about Target Training and I'd be lucky to train there!
Having said that, you'll see my sweat pooling on the floors at TriFitness. It's a good 25-30 minutes bike ride away from home, and the swim facility is a good 20 minute drive from my house. However, it's the first triathlon training center I encountered when I jumped into this triathlon thing a short time ago. I met one of the coaches at Trifitness by the name of Valentin Lopes(who by the way was 1st overall amateur at Ironman Lake Placed 2010). Valentin invited me on some group rides where I eventually met the owner, Pascale, who is also an amazing triathlete and coach! I dropped in for masters swim classes over the winter and even did some group open water swimming with Trifitness during the summer in preparation for Timberman 2010. I've been stoked with all of the people I've met at Trifitness and I look forward to logging in many hours on the computrainer and pool with them!
Cheers!
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