I'm a mother of 4, grandmother of soon to be 3. I started triathlons late in 2017 after joining Team Triumph. I am a runner first at heart! Our family moved here in 2008 and it has been an adventure since!
I have been a faithful member of Team Triumph for 2 years now. Julia and her expertise is who taught me how to swim!
Looking at how COVID has affected my family and will continue to affect my family, I see a lot more virtual races coming my way. The amount of stress I'm under needs a place to be digested. When I run and bike long distances my mind shuts off, the endorphins kick in and the competitive spirit in me flows freely. I'm not swimming, but by doing virtual races and Julia's classes I'm not drowning.
Below are some pictures I took to capture my Virtual Half Ironman Day. To replace the swim portion I did a strength workout for swimmers that was designed by Coach Julia. Then I hopped onto Zwift to ride for 90km.
Biking with pretzels and my staff are massaging me.
Me and my run buddy Mike, clearly observing the social distancing thang!!!!
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I love the accountability and the structure of the Virtual 70.3 Half Ironman training program. I don't think I would have gotten this far without the program. The accountability is huge for me!
Deborah Jackman
My coach Kevin Willis is amazing. His swim practices have been a real game-changer for me. A great communicator regardless of your swim level. The whole club is supportive of everything you do. You don't need to be an Ironman to benefit from their programs. 5 stars all around!!! - Denise Pittuck
I just wanted to thank you and your team (Gabi! Brenda! Maggie! Dawn!) for making last weekend's event so amazing. I had tried to do a try-a-tri on my own last summer, and the experience was night and day.
Even though I didn't make every virtual session, I felt so prepared... I knew where to go for information, and I knew I had a team of people (coaches and our beginner tri group!) who were all there to support me.
It was interesting to watch Eric train on his own (without access to the TrainingPeaks workouts and without the weekly meetings to ask questions and learn more about proper form and race-day stuff). When we left on Sunday, he looked at me and was like "we're DEFINITELY doing the training with Julia if we decide to go for the olympic distance, right?".
So glad to have found this club and looking forward to many more triathlons in the near future!!! Tai Teleso
