In addition to competing on an individual basis I have done a few triathlons as part of a relay team. For those of you that may not know, in triathlon, a relay team can consist of two or three people with each person doing at least one leg of the race. Generally, they are done [...]

Welcome to AmateurEndurance.com’s newest feature, “Follow the Amateur.” Over the next twelve months I will be bringing you along as I attempt to take on two of the more difficult races in triathlon: Wildflower Long Course and Silverman Full Distance. During this time I will be updating this video blog two or three times a [...]

Team Trinity
Eugene de Juan III
Leon Ortiz
Kim Cheung
Overall time: 2:51:00
AE: Have you ever done an event like this before?
Eugene: This is my first event, this is my first adventure race and I think this is the first time Leon Ortiz has ridden on a mountain bike.
Kim: First time I’ve run in 3 years.
Eugene: We really didn’t [...]

Everyone goes through it at some point. When you are just starting out, after an injury, the “off-season,” birth of a child, busy work schedule, or just needing a break. There are any number of reasons why people get out of their training routine. The unifying element we all endure is the struggle to make [...]

Today marked the celebration of the first modern day triathlon with the annual Mission Bay Triathlon in San Diego, California. The original race was held on Fiesta Island in 1974 by the San Diego Track Club as a way to break up the daily training grind. The original event consisted of 5-plus miles [...]

Due to the increasing cost of gas I’ve started to adjust my workouts to limit the amount of driving I am doing. The one area that has been affected the most has definitely been my running. I used to drive all over San Diego County in order to enjoy the beautiful canyon trails [...]

As a new feature on AmateurEndurance.com, on occasion we will be providing a weekly race spotlight for races in different disciplines that may be coming up in your area. We believe it is a very important part of the endurance athletics community to get out and support your local races even when you aren’t competing. [...]