Photo courtesy of Mike O'Rourke
The 2012 season has been very slow for me, with no racing to date (I scratched form KC triathlon) and I won’t be starting the PanAm cup in two weeks or Kansas 70.3 in three weeks. h this point there is nothing I can do about I; I’m just taking it one day at time, trying my best to get back to top form, and looking forward to the fast-approaching events on the schedule.
Despite the slow start to my competitive season, I’ve been keeping busy with the coaching side of things. Over the past few years, I’ve been building a masters swimming program in my hometown of Mankato. The program that started in a very informal way with only 3 swimmers has grown into a large, dedicated group of 25 swimmers—I couldn’t be more pleased with how things are going! In addition to this, I had the opportunity to host two triathlon racing 101 seminars in Estherville, IA and Fairmont, MN. Both towns host late spring triathlons—which I have raced in—so it was nice to be able to interact with the community more than just on race day. It was great to be able to explain a bit more of what goes on when I race and give them pointers on how to execute their own races. I really enjoy doing this because not only is it a way to give back to the communities that have seen me improve every year at their races, but it is also a way to share how much support I get from my sponsors because without them it would be next to impossible to do what I am doing.
June will be all about increasing my training and also I will try to start my first race of the season. I also will be back to coaching the masters swim program for the summer session.
Train safe, train smart, train hard!
Jose
Despite the slow start to my competitive season, I’ve been keeping busy with the coaching side of things. Over the past few years, I’ve been building a masters swimming program in my hometown of Mankato. The program that started in a very informal way with only 3 swimmers has grown into a large, dedicated group of 25 swimmers—I couldn’t be more pleased with how things are going! In addition to this, I had the opportunity to host two triathlon racing 101 seminars in Estherville, IA and Fairmont, MN. Both towns host late spring triathlons—which I have raced in—so it was nice to be able to interact with the community more than just on race day. It was great to be able to explain a bit more of what goes on when I race and give them pointers on how to execute their own races. I really enjoy doing this because not only is it a way to give back to the communities that have seen me improve every year at their races, but it is also a way to share how much support I get from my sponsors because without them it would be next to impossible to do what I am doing.
June will be all about increasing my training and also I will try to start my first race of the season. I also will be back to coaching the masters swim program for the summer session.
Train safe, train smart, train hard!
Jose