Get Faster on the Bike – An Advanced Cycling Clinic
Where do you find more speed on the bike? Having a magic answer would be priceless. If only it were as simple as a new wheelset or upgrading every [...]
17
Dec
08
Dec
Announcing Spring Training Camp 2012
We are excited to announce Experience Triathlon’s 2012 Spring Training Camp in Santa Barbara Wine Country - one of the top wine regions in the world! Camp will be [...]
06
Dec
Batavia Triathlon Announces New Race Director
BATAVIA, December 6, 2011 – The Batavia Triathlon and Duathlon is pleased to announce the addition of Joe LoPresto as Race Director for the 2012 event, taking place on [...]
02
Dec
Announcing ET Indoor Triathlon Series 2012
One Hour, Any Skill Level, Have Fun!! January 22 - February 19 - March 18 - April 15 The ET Indoor Triathlon Series is a great way to become a triathlete [...]
02
Dec
ET Gift Certificates
Give the gift of fitness! Did you know that Experience Triathlon and Experience Massage offers gift certificates in any denomination? You let us know what you're looking for and we'll [...]
01
Dec
ET Announces Toys for Tots Campaign
Experience Triathlon announces it will celebrate the holiday tradition of giving to others by holding a campaign for Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, the anchor organization dedicated to making [...]
30
Nov
Run to Become
Are you willing to become everything you are meant to be? Do you want to breakthrough in training, racing and life? How are you going to make that happen? Run [...]
28
Nov
Multisport and Motherhood
by Laura C. My plate is undoubtedly full. I work part-time, have two young kids, a husband who frequently travels internationally for work, an aging parent, and all of the [...]
15
Nov
ET Masters Swimming at Central Park Lisle
Winter session starts November 21 - Registration open! Group swim and instruction for all abilities ET Masters is a weekly swimming program designed for triathlon and fitness swimmers. USA certified coaches will [...]
13
Nov
The Perfect Storm – Ironman Florida 2011
by Coach Joe “Give me one moment in time when I'm more than I thought I could be. When all of my dreams are a heartbeat away and the answers [...]
11
Nov
ET Winter Social Outing – December 9
An evening of fun with the ET crew! It’s not all about training and racing at Experience Triathlon. Come share an evening of fun and fellowship. This event is not just for [...]
08
Nov
ET Run Club returns to Naperville November 12
ET Run Club is open to everyone – regardless of fitness level or running experience!! The experienced and certified coaches of Experience Triathlon invite you to come join one [...]
26
Oct
Schaumburg Area Masters Swimming – Winter 1 Session
Group swim and instruction for all abilities. ET Masters is a weekly swimming program designed for triathlon and fitness swimmers. USA Certified Coach Judie Refvik will provide structured workouts and [...]
21
Oct
The Chicago Marathon – My Path Back To Competition
by Darryl T. It is weird how a specialization within a sport can carve the nature of one’s athleticism. I was a gymnast and swimmer in college focusing on strength [...]
18
Oct
I Never Thought I’d Run the Chicago Marathon
by Sue A. Last year, while in downtown Chicago on the way to a meeting for my job, I decided I wanted to run the Chicago Marathon. Now that is [...]
16
Oct
18,132 Seconds of Awesome – The Chicago Marathon
by Amanda L. “Fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds' worth of distance run.” –Rudyard Kipling After the marathon, my mom asked my dad if he ever thought about just stopping. [...]
14
Oct
An Answered Prayer – Grand Canyon Rim to Rim
by Kim C. My best friend of 26 years, Dottie, heard about a great challenge: hiking the Grand Canyon from rim to rim in one day. That’s 25 miles! She [...]
12
Oct
My evolution as a runner
by Aaron A. Looking back I’ve been an athlete for many years. I did cross country, swimming, and track in high school and continued swimming/running on my own in college [...]
04
Oct
Running Quietly in Stockholm
by Laurie S. There must be a Greatest Hits For Races collection that arrives in the mailbox of all race directors. Regardless of location, the same music is blaring over [...]
02
Oct
ET Cheer crew logistics for The Chicago Marathon – October 9, 2011
Please join me and the world famous ET Cheer Crew as we yell and scream for our athletes and 40,000 of their new friends at one of the greatest [...]
28
Sep
9-11 American Challenge: A Journey of the Human Spirit
by Lynn B. The journey has come to end. A journey that began on 9-11 at Liberty Park, NJ and ended on 9-18 at the Pentagon, a culmination of 530 [...]
19
Sep
CompuTrainer Winter Session 1
An indoor bike program that will move your cycling to the next level. Want to get faster on the bike for next race season? ET CompuTrainer can help! Proven by professional [...]
16
Sep
I’m a Groupie!
by Jeff P. For those of you just beginning your journey into the world of triathlons or thinking about taking up the mantle of a tri lifestyle, I will have [...]
02
Sep
Age Group Nationals: a Proud and Humbling Journey
by Jim R. “We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; for he today who sheds his blood [sweat & tears] with me shall be my brother...” - Henry [...]
30
Aug
The Big Stage
by Jeff P. “There were six minutes between waves. Six minutes to lean my head back, look up at the sky and find that calm before the torrent storm of [...]
28
Aug
Seaweed, Hills, and Tenacity
My first Olympic-distance triathlon by Amanda L. When I’m talking to my friends, I sometimes forget that they aren’t fellow triathletes, which is why I was frequently asked about my presumed [...]
26
Aug
My Ironman Journey
by Kevin M. Last year was a big year for me! I decided to do my first triathlon longer than a sprint. In December ’09, my sister said, “I signed [...]
24
Aug
Schaumburg Area Masters Swimming – Fall Session
Group swim and instruction for all abilities. ET Masters is a weekly swimming program designed for triathlon and fitness swimmers. USA Certified Coach Judie Refvik will provide structured workouts and [...]
22
Aug
Three Years in the Making
by Tyler H. My story starts three years ago (2009) before I met Coach Joe. The prior year, I attended the Naperville Tri with my dad to watch one of [...]
20
Aug
Swim, Bike, Done!
aka, How to Never Miss Seeing Your Friends Finish a Race by Matt B. About 16 years ago I tore my ACL, had it surgically repaired and proceeded to spend the [...]
17
Aug
Finding ME!
by Tina J. I have always thought of myself as a strong person. I think you have to be to move six times in a marriage. But, there came a [...]
15
Aug
Setting a Personal Record at the Naperville Triathlon
by Rafael P. Race day has become routine for me, having done races at all levels from sprint to the Ironman. The HRMS Naperville sprint is a favorite of mine [...]
10
Aug
ET Fall Social Outing
An evening of fun with the ET crew! It's not all about training and racing at Experience Triathlon. Come share an evening of fun and fellowship. This event is [...]
04
Aug
95th Vierdaagse
by Marge P. “You walk the Vierdaagse because it is there—to see if you can. It’s the Mt. Everest of walking; a 100 mile peak laid out flat and decked [...]
03
Aug
Breaking Through In Madison – 2011 ET Summer Camp Recap
by Drew R. This year marked the fifth anniversary of the highly popular ET Summer Camp, and once again the Experience Triathlon athletes and coaches made the journey up to [...]
01
Aug
ET Masters Swimming at Central Park Lisle
Fall session starts August 15. Registration is now open! Group swim and instruction for all abilities ET Masters is a weekly swimming program designed for triathlon and fitness swimmers. USA certified [...]
25
Jul
The Climb
by Tanya L. The lyrics to a popular Miley Cyrus song were playing in my head as I reached the turn around for the 5K at my recent Evergreen Lakes [...]
23
Jul
From 3 Miles To 70.3
by Suzy C. “We never truly know who we are unless we push ourselves beyond our known boundaries.” – Unknown My journey began about 14 years ago. I started running for [...]
22
Jul
Beating the Swim Demons at Evergreen Lake Triathlon
by Drew R. Coming into the Evergreen Triathlon, I felt that I had plenty of reasons to be nervous. First and foremost among them was the fact that it would [...]
21
Jul
Pain is Temporary; Pride is Forever!!
by Cathy O. What do the following have in common? Beach, hot weather, a firefighter, yellow painted toenails, and the best cheering section in the world. They all share in [...]
19
Jul
A view from the Cheer Crew
by Sherri H. I’ve had the opportunity to be on the other side of the uniform during several events this summer. Just like the athletes have a race strategy, the [...]
01
Jul
Emergency Repair and Bike Maintenance Clinic
It’s most riders worst nightmare – a problem with the bike. A flat tire, broken chain or cable, bent gear shifter, torn tire, bent rim or no [...]
29
Jun
Pleasant Prairie, My First Olympic Tri
by Jim R. My journey into triathlon started a little over a year ago. Knowing that I didn’t know everything, I started a search for someone who did and found [...]
22
Jun
Group Track Program Summer 2011
Track interval running workouts and coaching for runners of all levels Experience Triathlon Group Track Program is a weekly coached track interval workout under the guidance of USA Track [...]
17
Jun
I’m a Triathlete! My Day at the SheROX Triathlon
by Amanda L. The first time I met Coach Joe about 8 weeks ago, I knew that as crazy as my decision was to sign up for a sprint and [...]
16
Jun
Starting The Tri Season Out Right
by Brian V. The Batavia Triathlon has been my first tri of the season three out of the last four years. I’d never really been too serious about my first [...]
15
Jun
ET Family Picnic and Pool Party
A summer afternoon of food and fun with the ET family! It’s not all about training and racing at Experience Triathlon. Come share an afternoon of food, pool fun and [...]
14
Jun
BIGELOW IS BACK, BABY!
by Lynn B. After a year off recovering from shoulder surgery, it is great to be back in the saddle (literally) again. The SheRox Women’s Tri was my first real [...]
11
Jun
Leon’s Fastest … Longest Triathlon
by Jeff P. The start of another race season – another chance to test one’s physical and mental limits; to discover a little bit more about whom we are as [...]
07
Jun
Masters Swimming at Continental Club – Summer Session
Summer Session open for registration Group swim and instruction for all abilities ET Masters is a weekly swimming program designed for triathlon and fitness swimmers. USA Certified Coach Judie Refvik will [...]
28
May
ET Masters – Naperville Area Summer Session
The perfect combination of open water and indoor swimming for triathletes! ET Masters is a weekly swimming program designed for triathlon and fitness swimmers. USA certified coaches will provide structured workouts [...]
18
May
Youth Triathlon Training Camps – Summer 2011
These half day training camps are designed to introduce youth to the fun and exciting sport of triathlon. As one of the fastest growing sports in America, triathlon offers [...]
17
May
Summer Training Camp 2011 – Madison!
July 29-31. Friday 5pm through Sunday noon An exciting weekend of training and coached clinics in a small group setting presented by the USAT certified ET coaching staff. Designed to move [...]
11
May
Triathlon 101 Day Camp
Join other beginner and intermediate triathletes for this day camp focused on triathlon training and racing presented by USA Triathlon certified coaches Joe LoPresto and Suzy Cerra of Experience [...]
23
Mar
Triathlon Training Class at Central Park
Spring 2011 Session open for registration Get ready to Tri with Experience Triathlon’s triathlon training class. USAT Certified Coach Suzy Cerra will help you prepare for your first tri or [...]
15
Mar
Tri it Inside?
Indoor triathlons are a great way to get started in our sport. They can also be a fun way to put a little racing into the winter off-season training [...]
25
Jan
Masters Swimming at Continental Club
Group swim and instruction for all abilities. ET Masters is a weekly swimming program designed for triathlon and fitness swimmers. USA certified coach will provide structured workouts and stroke improvement instruction [...]
20
Jan
CardioRUN program
Interval based running class for all abilities! Start any week!! ET CardioRUN is a weekly coached running class based on the latest scientific methods to improve cardiovascular fitness and performance. USA [...]
30
Dec
CompuTrainer Winter II Session
An indoor bike program that will move your cycling to the next level. Want to get faster on the bike for next race season? ET CompuTrainer can help! Proven by [...]
30
Jul
All in the family
by Paul W. Eighteen months ago, my daughter, Sarah, challenged me to join her in a triathlon. “You can do it, Dad, you are in good shape and have been [...]
12
May
“Soul”vang
by Holly F. Experience Triathlon Spring Training Camp 2010 As a newbie in the triathlon world, I began seeking out training programs and information, and met Coach Joe through a Master [...]
18
Sep
One of life’s great experiences
Ironman Wisconsin 2006 Swim 2.4 miles, Bike 112 miles, Run 26.2 miles, SMILE for the rest of your LIFE! The Ironman. One of life’s great experiences. Considered to be the most [...]