What a weekend for HAUS TRIATHLON…

This weekend HAUS TRIATHLON competed in the San Diego International Triathlon in California. HAUS TRIATHLON represented themselves well this weekend…

Scott Schraff continued his tear on the triathlon world as he pulled another 3rd place age group finish in the International distance. He was one out of 68 competitors in his age group. So far on his TRI journey with HAUS TRIATHLON, Scott has yet to finish out of the top three! Scott is gearing down for ITU DUAHTLON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS on September 26 in Concord N.C. http://www.usatriathlon.org/event/event/1072 .

Julie Forsberg brought home the jewelery in her age group with a FIRST PLACE finish in her age group.  This is Julies first time placing in her age group and she brought home the gold in the sprint division! Looks like that speedwork paid off! Julie edged her closest competitor by 38 seconds.

Christian Bailey also competed in the sprint division with a FIRST PLACE finish in his age group. Christian found the hills to be less challenging than he thought thanks to good advice from Specialized D4W/Bicycle Haus Cycling Team member Kim Cole. A great bike split helped Christian to finish over 12 minutes ahead of his second place competitor.

Nancy Brown brought her busy life with kids and a swim program to test the waters in San Diego. Nancy dominated the swim and came through with a 5th place finish in her age group. While peeping the view at the top of Cabrillo Point on her bike, she blew by the other 8 competitors behind her.

Jill Culiver put together a solid race from start to finish. After wrangling her daughter Carsen to the floor several times during the previous day, Jill put together an 11th place finish in her age group.  Jill showed great poise on the run, only being edged by seconds off her next competitor.

Ramsey “Rambo” Jabro was unreal in this race. Ramsey came in with a killer mental game, noting that his swim was like “a hot knife through butter”.  Ramsey finished 7th in his age group and a mere minute off his nearest competitor who was also from Arizona.  Huge up to Ramsey who also saved Christian and Julies lives near the CA state prison facility.

The unofficial – official relay of Bernice, Leah, and Val…also proved to be a tough competitor as they did all they could to take down or maim any competitor in their way.

San Diego proved to be way too much fun for anyone…great results and great fun had by all! The HAUS TRIATHLON team is gearing up for Mtn. Man in Flagstaff. The next HAUS TRI TEAM race is Nathans Temp Tri on September 27th, followed by SOMA Half Iron on October 25.

Train hard, have fun, and race HAUS!

Title: Team Ride
Location: Bicycle Haus
Description: Join us on a 30-40mile ride, wheels down 6:15am. Contact Samantha with questions 602-525-2253.
Date: 2009-06-27

Hey gang!

Some of us are gearing up for our 3rd HAUS TRIATHLON race of the year – San Diego International Tri…there are several workouts this week that are geared towards your success on race day:

Wednesday AM ride with Makiza…check it!

Wednesday night ride…we roll out of Bicycle Haus at 7:15…each loop is 10 miles (pick one or two) ..anyone is welcome on these rides…we are a friendly bunch!

Thursday Swim – the workout is posted for all to see on the calendar. If you would like to meet email me or any teammates. It is a taper workout so don’t be shocked by the distance.

Good luck to everyone! If you need any assistance prior to race day remember our sponsors at Triple Sports and Bicycle Haus have it all…

- Christian

With a swim time of 1:07, bike time of 5:45 and a run time of 3:39, Paul finished

IM CDA in 10:39:49.

He came in 6th place in his division and 218th overall.

Paul, you continue to impress us all.

Congratulations on your fantastic race!  Now, would you make the rest of us feel better and go relax for a bit, ha!  :)

With a total time of 13:58:57, Colin finished IM Japan.

Swim 1:32:55

Bike 7:06:30

Run 5:19:32 

Congratulations Colin!  Time to really enjoy some sushi, sake and karaoke

Okay,

I got this question several times this week as to what BRICK workout is and should you do it. So here is a little triathlon 101 for ya from COACH .

A BRICK workout is a combination of swim/bike or bike/run interval. You can do a run/bike interval if you are training for a duathlon but the above two are the most popular. If you have been to our TRANSITION WORKOUTS then that is exactly what you are doing. It is a shortened version of your triathlon, ideally 10-30% of the actual event distance.  It gives your body a chance to experience the transition from each event and allows you to start manipulating how fast or slow you want to start out.

The most popular is the swim/bike brick.  An example of a BRICK workout looks like this:

3 x (500m swim + 5 mile bike) with a 3 minutes recovery (or the time it takes you to put your bike away)

Yes, you should be incorporating some type of BRICK workout into your week. Start into them slowy. If you choose to incorporate the bricks begin by running a 1/4 or 1/2 mile after each run or swim to see what you legs feel like. You can start by walking and then jog into it. Then move into doing the full workout as your days workout. It is an awesome way to increase your triathlon fitness and gain some muscle memory for those transition.

- Christian

Alright gang, lots o’stuff this week…

Speedwork on Tuesday…oh yeah!

Tuesday Morning ride with Makiza…he does it after the speedwork and still rocks it!

BH Aero fir and Performance on Wednesday night..come for the AERO and stay for the SOCIAL…

HAUS TRI Social @ Sauce…Sauce is located just across the street from Nordstroms at Fashion Square..

CALENDAR…yeah it is on there…check it!

Peace!

Join Haus Triathlon and Bicycle Haus for a FREE CLINIC! We’ll be having a guest specialist that will be sharing the in’s and out’s of COMPRESSION! This is a great opportunity to spend some time with your fellow teammates, learn some new tips, and have a great time.

Bicycle Haus has been gracious enough to host these great opportunities for us: Let’s show up at the BH Fit Studio (adjacent to Bicycle Haus) and be ready for some fun starting at 6:00 P.M.

If you’ve never joined us out on a swim, ride, or run, this is a great opportunity to get to know some of the team in a relaxed and social atmosphere. We really look forward to meeting you for the first time!

Details:

Compression Clinic, BH Fit Studio (adjacent BH), 6:00-7:00 P.M., Do it.

Congrats to out HAUS Tribal Sprinters. Talk about a team competition Joel and Barry are in the same age category…check out these results!

Joel Hennings 4th in age group (1:24:12)

Barry Tait 10th in age group (1:28:08)

Sarah Simons 10th in age group (1:46:31)

Bucky Jones 11th in age group (2:09:59)

Congrats to our open water swimmers as well…

4000m wetsuit…Julie Heinzl 13th o’all and 2nd in age group (1:08:11)

4000m non-wetsuit…Tracy Lassen 23rd o’all and 5th in age group (1:07:09)

2000m wetsuit…Charlotte Tait 37th o’all and 3rd in age group (44:01)

San Diego is coming up folks! Take advantage of some great training opportunities in these next coming weeks. Colin had a smashing idea for a night ride as he is training for IRONMAN JAPAN. Come and join us Wednesdays for a night ride through Tempe. This is a community ride so anyone is welcome!

Runs, rides, and swims are always on the calendar…see ya out there!

Good luck to all of those participating in the Tribal Sprint this weekend…

- Christian