Given to Tri: A Triathlon Training & Racing Blog

Given to Tri: A Triathlon Training & Racing Blog

Guillermo Esteves

If anyone had told me at any point in my life that I’d get seriously into triathlons in my forties, I probably would have died laughing. Like many, I bought a bike in 2020 to try to get in shape—and let’s just say things escalated quickly from there. My name is Guillermo Esteves. I’m an age-group triathlete based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in the heart of Grand Teton National Park. Although I’m still a beginner, I enjoy sharing what I learn during my training and races, paying it forward like many others have done for me along the way. Given to Tri is my triathlon blog, where I do exactly that. With multiple races of various distances scheduled over the coming months, I plan to keep swimming, cycling, and running for many years to come. I hope you’ll come along for the ride.

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After all, why not? Why shouldn’t I do one more race this year?
I’m spending Christmas and New Year’s in Mexico City, so what better way to close out the year than a chill 12 km race around Chapultepec? It’s just what I need after a couple of months of exclusively indoor training. I only regret not...
I don’t think it was widely announced except on the Zwift forum, but cool nonetheless, since you can now send Best Bike Split race plans to Zwift as a workout so you can practice your pacing plan there. I’m still waiting for TrainerRoad...
St. George is by far my favorite race I’ve done since I started triathlons, so I’m sad to hear that the 2025 edition will be the last one for the foreseeable future. I’m signed up for it, but I was hoping to race there for many years to...
They’re introducing some incredibly draconian changes to their API agreement, which will severely hamstring many apps, and kill off many others. DC Rainmaker has more details, but in short, apps aren’t allowed to show activity data to...
I look forward to this race every year—a chill fall half marathon at the base of the Tetons is usually a great way to close out my season before winter sets in, but at this moment the AQI in Jackson Hole is 235, firmly in the “very...
Ironman just announced the return of Ironman 70.3 Boise, which ran from 2008 through 2015. This would be the closest race to me, and Boise is such a nice town, I’m very tempted to sign up for next year’s race—running along the Greenbelt...
It’s been a little over a week since my ankle injury at the Wild 15K and I just came back from my ortho appointment. Everything looks better than I feared last week, X-rays look clean and my examination went well. It’s still a little...
My first and last trail running race ended in disaster.
I’ve had a CORE sensor for a while but my biggest complaint has been that it’s hard to understand and act on the data it shows, so for the most part it’s been sitting in a drawer. That said, I do like this new heat adaptation score the...
Not entirely surprising; I thought the writing was on the wall when they unveiled another Ironman Canada in Ottawa, but they just made it official today. This is a huge bummer for me personally; I don’t think there are any other...
After a shortened swim, a nerve-wracking bike, and an awesome run, I finally finished a race in Coeur d’Alene.
I ran my fastest half marathon to date at this year’s edition of this race.
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