March Virtual Meeting
- Zoom line will open at 6 PM
- Social Half Hour from 6 PM - 6:30 PM - we look forward to catching up virtually!
- Meeting begins at 6:30 PM:
- Club Updates
- Featured Speaker: Coach Q&A with Ian Murray
Zoom Link: https://hginsights.zoom.us/j/98988351004?pwd=Vit5OWlJM3lBakdMbUVRemVGWEh4Zz09
Coach Ian will be addressing YOUR questions, and topics such as:
- What are the best ways to train during the pandemic?
- What will give me the “biggest bang for my buck”: Training by HR, power, pace, or RPE? Will a new bike or bike fit make me faster? What training modalities are best for specific athletes?
- Which metrics are the most important to track?
- I don’t have time to train. What do it do?
If you have any specific questions for Ian, please bring them to the meeting!
Ian Murray has been a full time triathlon coach for over two decades, and is one of only 20 Level 3 USA Triathlon coaches. He's coached thousands of first timers on up to National & World Champions, and has served as the Head Coach of TTS Junior Elite Development Team, Head Coach for U.S. Youth Olympic Team (Nanjing, China 2014, Silver Medal), and served as the lead instructor for USA Triathlon’s Coaching Education Department for a decade. Ian was honored as the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Development Coach of the Year for Triathlon in 2006. He is also a Bike Fit Instructor for both Cannondale’s Guru Academy & F.I.S.T. fit school. Ian is also the co-owner of Slowtwitch Coaching.
We're so excited that in person events are back, and we're kicking things off with our annual Steve's Memorial Triathlon! Also included in this fun training event is an open water skills clinic for those looking to improve on open water swimming. Coach AB will do the clinic during the swim portion of the event and once you're done with the fun swim stuff you can transition along through the rest of the triathlon!!!
Steve's Tri Details:
Event starts at 10, arrive early to setup
Please join us for our annual event to commemorate beloved club members, Steve Issaris and Sandy Roberts. All are welcome to this fun and free Sprint Triathlon. This is a great way to train and celebrate the people that lift us up the way Steve and Sandy did.
See below for course maps and approximate distances:
Swim (750 m)
Bike (11 miles)
Run (5k)
Saturday August 28, 2021
In 2021, all events will be held on Saturday. Santa Barbara Triathlon will return to the two-day format in 2022.
Transition area opens: 5:30 am. We encourage you to give yourself ample time to park and set-up your tri gear.
Events include:
- Long Course
- Aquathon
- Co-Ed Sprint
- Duathlon
- Women-Only Sprint Course
- Parent-Child Team
Award Ceremonies: Co-Ed Sprint = 9:30 am, Women-Only Sprint = 10:30 am, Long-course = 12 Noon (all times are estimated)
Due to impacts from COVID, there will be no club discount this year.
For all Race/Event details and to Register, click HERE
Note: Keep your eye out for the Tri Club booth! We'll have the booth there, stocked with chairs and post-race beverages for members to relax, enjoy and swap stories after their race.
We're combing both our Sponsor BBQ with the New Member Potluck into one EPIC evening! Join us for an evening of socializing with your fellow club members and enjoy a great meal!
We're supported by some extraordinary people and local businesses. These sponsors show their undying support by partnering aside us each year with time, treasure, and talent!
Activities will also include:
- Local Legend Prize Drawing
- Gear Swap - Do you have extra gear that has been taking up space? Stuff you haven't used in seasons? Bring it with you!
- Schwag will be available for pickup as well!
The Club will provide the BBQ (chicken, tri-tip and portabella mushrooms) and beverages! We need some grill-masters to help with the grill!
Members are kindly asked to bring a side or dessert to share.
- If your last name starts with A - J, please bring a side.
- If your last name starts with K - Z, please bring a dessert.
Approximate event timeline:
3:00 PM - arrive and socialize; get to know each other game!
5:00 PM - dinner time! We will hear from our sponsors and pull the prizes for Local Legend during dinner.
Ongoing: Gear Swap - drop your items off and see if there is anything new (to you) that you need or want!
Location Notes:
The entrance to Rocky Nook Park is on your right just past the historic Santa Barbara Mission on Mission Canyon Road. If you see the entrance to the Natural History Museum on your left, you've gone one bend too far.
All cars must be out of the park by sunset, which is approximately 7:30 PM. Event time has been adjusted accordingly.
Join us for dinner, socializing and a panel discussion on "How to Leverage the Off-Season to Maximize Next Season's Success".
- Dinner & Social: 6 PM
- Panel Discussion / Announcements: 6:45 PM
CLUB DISCOUNT CODE AVAILABLE TO PAID MEMBERS ONLY
for 10% off registration - valid through Friday, 12/3/21 only
Thereafter:
for $10 discount off of registration.
Race Distances
Our event includes two distances and three different race categories:
- Sprint Triathlon – 500 meter swim, 14 mile bike, 3.1 mile run
- Sprint Duathlon – 1 mile run, 14 mile bike, 3.1 mile run
- Olympic Triathlon – 1.5 kilometer swim, 40 kilometer bike, 10 kilometer run
- Olympic Aquabike – 1.5 kilometer swim, 40 kilometer bike
- Sprint and Olympic Relay available too!
Event Details and Registration HERE
Come join us for this world-renown event at beautiful Lake Cahuilla in La Quinta. Nestled against the awesome Santa Rosa Mountains and only 30 minutes from Palm Springs, this venue offers tremendous vistas while providing a very fast and fun race course. There are awards, music, prizes and post-race refreshments. All entrants receive a beautiful poly-pro tech race shirt and all finishers receive a medal. There are additional awards for top three men, women and relay teams in each age group. The sprint course is a great first timer event. We also have relay teams in both events.
Many club members use this event to kick off the season - come join us!
Join us for a fun no-drop club ride!
East Beach
Roll out at 8:00am
Ride Distance: 25 miles
We'll head out to Butterfly beach, then take Jameson to the bike path. Then we'll take Via Real to the 192, ultimately turning around at Gobernador Canyon Road and retracing our route back. Route map below.
Wear your club kit!
Parking: Please park at the Natural History Museum. Danny's home is located three doors down - look for the balloons.
Address for Natural History Museum:
2559 Puesta Del Sol
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Event Details
Let's kickoff the season with one of our favorite social events of the year. Catch up with old friends and meet our newest members at the New Members Potluck.
Friends and Fun
Members, their families and prospective members are all welcome at this event! Come get to know fellow triathletes, catch up with old friends and make new friends. Danny has a bocce ball court that will be available, and we're planning a fun game as well.
Potluck Assignments
If your birthday is in:
January - February bring an appetizer
March - June please bring a main dish
July - October please bring a side dish
November - December please bring dessert
The Club will provide beverages.
Note: this will be an outdoor event. Please bring a blanket or beach chairs to sit on as seating is limited. Wear layers as needed!
Plus: Gear Swap!
Do you have extra gear that has been taking up space? Stuff you haven't used in seasons? Bring it with you to the New Member Potluck for our annual Gear Swap!! All items that don't find a new home at the event will be donated to the UCSB Tri Club.
Lake San Antonio Triathlon is BACK on May 1, 2022!
Offering USAT Sanctioned: Olympic Triathlon, Sprint Triathlon, Duathlon, Aquabike, Parent/Child Triathlon. There is something for everyone!
NEW COURSE for 2022 from Harris Creek - check it out here.
Visit the website for more info:
http://lakesanantoniotriathlon.com/
Current SB Tri Club members race for FREE. Use Code:
(Must be a registered member and logged in to view code)
Registration is available here.
Volunteers Needed
Volunteers needed to help with setup, registration, race day and tear down. In addition to shirts and snacks, we've booked all of the cabins for volunteers as well. To sign up to volunteer, email racedirector@lakesanantoniotriathlon.com
Camping is perfect this time of year!
Lake San Antonio is open for overnight camping. North Shore sites are available on a first come first served basis. At South Shore, reservations are required for campsites in Harris Creek, Loop A; Lynch, Loop A; and Redonda Vista, Loop A. All other campsites at South Shore are first come first served. Please use self pay envelopes when entry gate is not staffed for first come first served campsites.
Let us know where you're staying on the SB Tri Club Group page on Facebook.
Not a camper? Accommodations are available in Paso Robles, and Lake Nacimiento may have AirBnB/VRBO rentals available.
Note: This is a SB Tri Club Championship event. All racers are eligible for participation and performance bonus points. Volunteering? You can also earn volunteer points - the trifecta!
IT'S BACK: Battle in the Sand!
Help SB Tri Club get back the title from UCSB Tri Club. Sign up for a relay team of swimmers and runners. You can let us know if you'd prefer to swim, run or open to either or both! All levels are welcome and EVERYONE is encouraged to attend!!
The approximate swim distance is 500m ocean swim.
The approximate run distance is a 1 mile beach run.
Please sign up to participate (swim, run, both, either, volunteer to help) - HERE
Format of the event: Each club creates multiple 6 person relay teams (all women team, all men team, co-ed team), and the relay works like this: swim to run to swim to run to swim to run (3 swimmers and 3 runners per team). The club that has the most victories wins the trophy. We need as many participants as possible as we will field as many teams as possible, everyone participates!!
Look for the SB Tri Club tent on the beach in front of the Bathhouse. Help us crush UCSB Tri, then hang with the club, post race snack and beautiful sunshine provided!!