{"id":16584,"date":"2023-03-06T07:36:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T15:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/?p=16584"},"modified":"2025-06-26T07:16:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T07:16:09","slug":"a-great-start-to-the-2023-triathlon-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/a-great-start-to-the-2023-triathlon-season\/","title":{"rendered":"A Great Start to the 2023 Triathlon Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Under the category of &#8220;I Practice What I Preach,&#8221; I raced my first event of the 2023 triathlon season yesterday at the Stanford Treeathlon, a Sprint. It was a very successful and affirming race for me. I won my age group and finished 17\/248, and was the oldest by 10 years in the top 20.<\/p>\n<p>More importantly, my bike and run segments showed big improvements over last season (the swim was changed to a short run due to cold water temperatures). My power on the bike was 15 watts higher than in any previous race of this 12-mile distance and I did a negative split in the event (meaning the 2nd half of the bike was faster than the 1st half, indicating good endurance). And my 5K time was my fastest ever in a triathlon (running is the event that declines most with age, so thrilled that I continue to maintain and improve my running speed) and, as with the bike, I ran a negative split. I was especially pleased with my run because I have done little speed work so far this season and I struggled with injuries last season.<\/p>\n<p>I attribute my improvements so far this season to masterful coaching from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enduranceathlete.com\/\">Dr. Greg Rhodes<\/a> who has had me focus on heavy weight training (I love it!) and intense intervals on my indoor trainer. For the first time since my return to triathlon in 2019, I am completely healthy this time of year (knock on wood!) and able to maintain a consistent and intense training regimen.<\/p>\n<p>My next warm-up race is in Napa on April 9th and my first &#8220;A&#8221; series is USAT Multisport Nationals in TX the week of April 18th.<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/partners\/\">Partners<\/a> for supporting me as I compete against (and hopefully beat) the best in the world in my age group in 2023. Without these amazing products, and the great people behind them, I wouldn&#8217;t be where I am today!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/POC_types_black-300x138.jpg\" alt=\"Poc\" width=\"300\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/POC_types_black-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/POC_types_black-1024x469.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/POC_types_black-768x352.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/POC_types_black.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16547\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Form-logo-300x126.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"126\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Firefly-logo-2-300x87.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"87\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16211\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/slf-motion-logo-black-300x93.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"93\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PowerBar-e1619127034379-300x147.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PowerBar-e1619127034379-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PowerBar-e1619127034379.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15278\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/jakroo-300x180.png\" alt=\"Jakroo\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16082\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/bisaddle-logo-4_1440x-300x64.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"64\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/bisaddle-logo-4_1440x-300x64.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/bisaddle-logo-4_1440x-1024x219.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/bisaddle-logo-4_1440x-768x164.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/bisaddle-logo-4_1440x.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15203\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Trieye-logo-300x98.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Trieye-logo-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Trieye-logo.jpg 687w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under the category of &#8220;I Practice What I Preach,&#8221; I raced my first event of the 2023 triathlon season yesterday at the Stanford Treeathlon, a Sprint. It was a very successful and affirming race for me. I won my age group and finished 17\/248, and was the oldest by 10 years in the top 20. 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