Chris Tremonte

Chris: Rather than just drive back from yesterday's race in Portland, Ben Collins and I decided to drive to Tacoma and then sail his 27-foot Catalina "yacht" up to its new home in Ballard.  Unfortunately there hasn't been much wind and the boat only has a 5hp motor. Ben: See, a boat's speed is a direct function of several things, ...

Now that I've filed my Race Report like a good boy, on to the fun stuff.  There were four Americans on the start list in Seoul and as luck would have it they're all guys I'm pretty friendly with -- Ben Collins, Dave Messenheimer and Steve Sexton.  Ben and I were on the same flight out of Seattle and we ran into Steve at the airport -- he ...

I just got back from a memorable trip to Seoul for yesterday's ITU Asian Cup race.  At least I *think* it was yesterday -- we flew over the International Date Line about 16 hours ago so I'm not really sure what day of the week it is anymore. Let's get the race details out of the way first: I put a lot of effort into it but the body just ...

Tom Cotner & I drove to Portland this weekend to watch the USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships.  Ben Collins not only won his age group but also had the fastest overall time!  Of course his swim was exceptionally strong but his bike and run were quite solid as well.  Way to go, Ben!  USAT posted a report at ...

trying tog et back in the habit of posting my workouts at least 1x/week: Sunday: travel day back to rain city, usa.  looking out the airplane window it was obvious that I wasn't in California anymore.  Unpacked the bike, did 30min EZ on the trainer and went out for Thai or Indian food - it is Seattle, after all. Monday: ez riding ...

A little recap of my Austin trip... Wed: travel day Thu: Mark, Brian and I tried to go to Barton Springs but it was closed for cleaning.  Instead we swam at Deep Eddy.  Deep Eddy is freshly-filled with spring water each day and during the slower, non-summer months there isn't any chlorine.  The lap lanes are 33 yards ...