TRIFEST and Dave Scott

TRIFEST was a big hit this year (March 6-8). It started with a ride up Mt Lemmon in Friday, although after a 7-day training camp, I could only muster the strength to hit mile 5. That did cap off 250 miles that week though. It was a good ride--must have been 150 people.

Saturday and Sunday held the conference and expo with clinics. The conference had an 'A' list of speakers, from aerodynamics specialists Steve Hed and folks from Zipp, to professional and Olympic athletes, to the sports best coaches. The clinics on the expo floor held the shorter talks by notables such as, well, me.

Grasky Endurance Coaching manned a booth in the expo. It was a good time to talk with athletes, get out info on our upcoming training camps, and give away goodies. The other expo booths housed the who's who in the triathlon world--manufacturers sharing the new '09 stuff, retailers showing off their stuff, and coaches, races and causes.

Friday night also held the keynote address. Before that, the TRIFEST sponsors were recognized. Grasky Endurance Coaching was recognized as a sponsor of this years' TRIFEST. So far, we've sponsored both years of TRIFEST, and looking forward to the next years and the growth in the sport TRIFEST will bring. Later, I got the chance to briefly speak with Dave Scott, the keynote speaker (and triathlon legend, 6-time Ironman World Champion, and overall nice guy). Dave spoke with my collegiate triathlon team a while ago, when we were both focused on racing--it was good to chat at him again now as we're both on the coaching side.

Rubber side down,
Brian