Loving the life you lead...

I spent the past 48 hours in Washington DC with members of the DC Tri Club at a one-day tri clinic. And despite all the work we did (see below) over the course of the 5+ hours we had together, I can only remember how much fun I had.

I mean, where else can you get 10 men and women from all different walks of life, all different ability levels, different interests, etc., around a table to talk about the one thing they all have in common? This is what makes the sport of triathlon so amazing to me...not only the uniting factor, and the amazing comraderie you see at all levels, but the dominating feeling that we are all learning and advancing the sport together. I can't speak for the members of the DC Tri Club who attended, but I know I learned a ton this weekend.

I learned how cool our sport is; I learned how to explain periodization again; I learned how powerful it is to work with people who are driven to learn and improve their form, their understanding, their performance. I left DC feeling very fortunate to be a coach, fortunate to be involved in such a sport and fortunate to have met yet another awesome bunch of people who are living the life they love.

Thanks to all who attended, and a special thanks to my good friend Mariana for making the whole weekend possible!

Keep tri-ing!

Coach P

Breakdown of the Day
We covered Heart Rate Based Training, Periodization and even managed to get two hours in the pool for a special H2U: Defining Your Swim Style clinic. I am happy to report that tri is alive and well in the District! :-)