Trifest 2009

Well it has come and gone and needless to say Trifest 2009 was a great adventure for Grasky Endurance. It was a bit tiring for all of us (especially Brian and Jill) since we were coming off of a full week camp with Eric Hodska. However, somehow Jill managed to keep everything together and make sure that GEC was set up for a strong presence at Trifest. Unfortunately the Expo kept us plenty busy so we did not get much of a chance to participate in the conference but word was that several of the topics were outstanding.

The Expo was actually held on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday this year and due to tremendous growth it was moved to the Tucson Convention Center. We were fortunate to be set up near our friends from the Tucson Tri Club as well as close to our favorite partner TriSports.com. However, Brian made sure to make his rounds throughout the entire Expo in an effort to network with all of our triathlon friends. We were also set up just across the way from Oasis pools who brought in an Endless pool for anyone to use. We took advantage of this offer by hosting a 2 hour swim analysis for free, on both Saturday and Sunday, for anyone who wanted to sign up at our booth. Oasis loved it because it brought some nice crowds over to their display and we had a great time working with several athletes. We are hoping to set up a Endless pool challenge next year along with Oasis pools so stay tuned for that adventure!!!

One of the highlights of my weekend was finally getting a chance to swim in a Zoot Zenith 2.0 wetsuit. I have been sponsored by blueseventy for the past 2 years and the switch to Zoot was making me a little nervous due to my success with blueseventy. Well, my initial thought is I can't wait for the first tri of the season. The Zenith felt outstanding. It has tremendous flexibility through the shoulders but still provides the buoyancy that you expect from a full wetsuit. My swim was brief but if first impressions are worth anything then I think I am going to be super pleased with the switch to Zoot.

With these fast wetsuits and lightning fast Zoot racing shoes, we have no excuses but to be fast this year (now everyone will know it is because we were too lazy to train-or maybe we can just use the excuse that we were too busy training our athletes to have time to train ourselves!!).

For those of you who got a chance to drop by our booth, thanks for coming by and supporting GEC. For those of you who could not make it this year, put Trifest 2010 on your calendar because this is really an amazing event. We hope to see you soon and remember- Shift Up!!!