Wildflower 2009…The write up…the results!!

  Wildflower, a lovely name in botany but for SB Tri Clubbers it’s the grand daddy of triathlons, short of Ironman, it is the rite of passage described as one of the premier triathlons nationally and internationally with an incredible 8000 competing athletes.  This world class course has extremely hilly bike and brutal runs. It is the reason we do…

Oceanside and Lake Lopez results

Hello sports fans this was a busy weekend.  We had our club represented in the South with Ironman 70.3 Oceanside and in the North with March Triathlon Series at Lake Lopez.   Starting from the south, it was a record breaking day in Oceanside and a great day of racing at the 10th Annual Ironman 70.3 California.…

UCSB Triathlon 2009

  The UCSB presented an exciting olympic distance triathlon to start the season.  This was their first olympic because they were hosting the West Coast Collegiate Triathlon Conference with Cal, Long Beach, Cal-Poly, San Diego, UCLA, USC, Stanford et al competing.  The fastest collegiate time was 1:57 with two others close behind drawing sub 2 hour times. …

IMWOZ – 2008 – Race Report

Richard Ward recently completed the Ironman Western Australia race, on 12/7, and has provided a blow-by-blow report, including photos, of his race experience.  Interestingly, Richard has captured, in his own words, the unique Ironman feeling of mid-race breakdown followed by mind and body control that yield a final finish.  The word on the street is…

IM Western OZ – 2008 update

A late addtion to the IMWOZ results, another local triathlete joins Richard Ward as a finisher in the December 7th race in Perth, Australia.  Ed Smith, an engineer at Raytheon in Goleta, and also a native Western Australian, was at the finish line, and achieved a great race result along with Richard.  VB Ed SMITH…