Santa Cruz Sprint Triathlon Official Website

The "Nitty Gritty" Details (User Opinions)

Marlene S.
Redwood City, CA

  (09-25-2011)

"Complete blog post and pictures here:
http://www.accentfitness.net/accent-fitness/2011/0 8/1st-in-age-group-2011-santa-cruz-sprint-triathlon.html

Great short sprint race leading up to Nationals next weekend. This was the first sprint distance triathlon for me this year, as the Stanford one turned into a dualthon back in February. Last year, I got first in the Olympic distance version of this race but I didn't want to do two Olympic distance races on back to back weekend. I'm not a huge fan of the sprint distance since the swim and bike are so short but it is a good speed workout.

The organization by Finish Line Productions was good. There was a great group of volunteers who made everything run smoothly. For the beach start, I practice my dolphin dives on the swim entry and it worked out well. On the bike, I averaged just over 21 mph. My plan on the run was to work on my run pacing but I ended up forgetting my Garmin watch at home. So I just had to run for the sake of running.

All in all, a great day. We had to wait longer than the actual race to get the awards but that's just one of those things that happens. :-)

2011 Santa Cruz Sprint Triathlon Photo Album

RANK: 1st in Age Group
TOTAL TIME: 1:13:47
SWIM: 12:50
T1: 41.3
BIKE: 33:43 2011 Santa Cruz Triathlon Bike Course
T2: :49
RUN: 25:42"

Reviewed by a: Repeat Participant for 2011

Nick T.
San Francisco, CA

  (02-11-2010)

"The race organizers are seasoned pros who put on a clean event. It's small, on purpose. I did the race it's first year and it went off with any issue as far as I could tell.

The course is the standard Santa Cruz type course, but the bike is looped, which is different. It's a fun, well organized event in one of the most beautiful paces to race on the west coast."

Reviewed by a: First Time Participant for 2007