Advantage Multisport, LLC is dedicated to helping athletes achieve their triathlon goals and dreams. USA Triathlon Certified Coach and Physical Therapist Daryl Smith takes a team approach with his athletes in designing schedules that produce results while maintaining a balanced lifestyle and maximizing fun. Protocol is heavily based in the principles of periodization, key workouts, health, and recovery. I invite you to explore this website and learn about my unique philosophy and outlook, and hope that you will become part of Advantage Multisport and experience the health and rewards of following the triathlon lifestyle.
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Advantage Multisport athletes had a busy and successful early season.
Chris Ohana and Denise Dierich had a great buildup and taper for the Honu Half in Hawaii. Several unfortunate flat tires led to them missing the bike cutoff, but they came out of it very positive and ready to return to Honu in 2009.
Warren Lawrence set a 24 minute PR at the Oliver Half Iron race and has had a great prep for IM Canada. Best of luck to him for his first full Ironman, and to all the other Bham athletes going to Canada.
Adriane Bonaparte completed her first Half Iron race at the Chelanman in July under stifling hot conditions. Read her entertaining race report here. She is now back into full training for a late summer race to be determined.
Judy Pratt set a huge Olympic Distance PR at the Chelanman Olympic Distance race on her way to winning her age group. This qualified her for USAT Nationals, but her focus will be on the Grand Columbian Half Iron race in September.
Jennifer Harlan PR’d at the Clear Lake Tri and is making excellent progress with her training for a fall Olympic Distance race.
Foster Rose completed his first 50k race in March, then backed it up with a solid showing at the Lk Stevens 70.3 in July. He is truly an inspiration to me with the ambitious marathon and half ironman schedule he keeps up year after year. Just proof to all of us that we need to think long term to be able to continue racing well into out 60s and beyond.
Brett Bauer and Fred Wiley set 39 minute and 50 minute PRs, respectively, at the Test of Metal Mountain Bike Race in BC in June. Fred has a late summer MTB race schedule planned, and Brett continues to build towards the brutal La Ruta 4-day mountain bike stage race scheduled for November.
Mike Palmgren’s planned half iron debut was derailed by a resurgent lumbar disc problem this spring, but he has returned from his Alaska fishing trip with a new hunger to train and race this fall.
Damian Hill burst into the season with a vengeance, winning the WWU tri and shattering the Padden Tri course record. He backed that up with a solid 27th place at the internationally competitive Lifetime Fitness Triathlon in Minnesota, competing with a sinus infection that took him off his A game. He is healthy and now building towards his goals for the USAT Nationals in Portland this September.
Advantage Multisport welcomes Hannah Rood aboard. She is in her first season of triathlon and will be training for her first half iron race at the Lake Stevens 70.3 in 2009.
As for my own season, I started off with great success by winning the Mt Rainier short course duathlon race and then a 3rd overall at the WWU Tri. I was quite surprised to see lifetime best placings and paces at these races, as I was afraid that my best short course years were behind me. However, an overly ambitious race schedule lead to fair results at the Moses Lake and Padden Triathlons, but I was able to snag a slot for Nationals, my primary goal race for 2009. I am back into solid training and feel on track with a moderated race schedule as I build towards Portland in September.
Hope everyone is having a great summer. We have seen a great start to the season and with continued dedication we hope to keep the momentum going through the fall. See you at the races.
