Live, love, and laugh more

We are both triathletes, training, working and going to SFSU together. As life can be interesting, we ended up dating. As much as we live triathlon around the clock as a lifestyle, at the end of the day it is more than the training. It comes down to simply us and whatever happens along the way, the journey, the race, our lives.

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This photo was taken by Courtney of Mt. Shasta, we were headed back from Bend Oregon after Duathlon National Championship. Hard work? Plenty. Dedication? Very focus. Resilient? She got heart. Integrity? A lot of it! Tears and frustrations? You bet she was there at that low point. I guess we all know it comes down to a few things that separate ourself from the rest. One of them is our attitude. Good luck to all racing USA National Triathlon Championship this coming weekend. See you there in Omaha, NE. #smashfestqueen #flocycling #iwearvelocity #trimafia #tri_community #rocketvodka #pfits #teamsfq

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Chasing Courtney on a sunset run. Well not really. I was dying. It wasn't a chase. It was a run down. So much for my old fitness. 😂..:: its a laughing face. Not crying. Maybe on the inside I am. 😘🇺🇸😜🌅#smashfestqueen #trimafia #iwearvelocity #flocycling #teamsfq #tri_community #rocketvodka

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Sunrise here, sunset else where. Sunset here, sunrise else where. Minute(def-2) changes here and there surely has it effect somewhere else. If Vietnam war didn’t happened I wouldn’t be here. My mom and dad would never have met. I wouldn’t exist in this space time. Courtney and I wouldn’t have ever met one another. Butterfly 🦋 effect (there is a mathematical way of explaining this by Edward N. Lorenz). The universe is special in many way. #smashfestqueen #flocycling #iwearvelocity #trimafia #tri_community #teamsfq #rocketvodka

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We were in Australia last year for Courtney's IMWC 70.3 in Sunshine Coast. We trek our way towards Noosa National Rain Forest. Driving in the right hand side was an amazing experience which I will never forget. It's a big world out there! #visitnoosa #smashfestqueen #flocycling #iwearvelocity #trimafia #teamsfq #rocketvodka #tri_community (at Noosa Heads, Queensland)

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This year will be the last year of the Duathlon National Championship in Bend, Oregon. This is the bike course. Fully close off to any vehicle traffic. One hundreds percent freshly pave road from Summit High School (T1-T2) towards Mt. Bachelor on Skyliner Road. Wide sweeping turns, false flat, gradual incline, and fast descend. Good Luck to all racer this weekend! ❤️🏃🏼‍♀️🚴🏻‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️🇺🇸🥇#iamvelocity #tri_community #nationalduathlonchampionship #ironman #smashfestqueen #rocketvodka #usadu

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Yaaahhhh !!! Finish !!! Well kind of. Grads school maybe? 🦄😘😉😝🇺🇸🌈💃🏼

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The bike course is that way! Ohh you want your boyfriend? Look no further fam!! Just kidding, not kidding? 😉😘❤️🔥💃🏼🕺🏽🎓

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I don't normally post my Strava training on public site but on Wednesday July 23, 2014 will forever live in my memories. For those that follow Courtney and I on Strava there is a specific workout that we do for certain day. Certain routine, this day was one of them. It look like just any other ride we do, sometime we repeat certain course but approach it differently with different intent. Initially we were set out to do a 115 miles ride, which turn out to be 105 miles with 9300+ feet of climbing. This was Courtney first year of triathlon. What so special about this day was that she wanted to prove to herself that she was able to do a century on her CAAD10-3 (knick name Pegasus). Pegasus took her all over the place and that day was one of them. We climbed over Santa Cruz mountain, dash down on Highway 9. Head up north on highway 1. For those that knows Highway 1 going up north you "will" battle the headwind constantly. She cry at a pit stop, we spoke a little bit and continue on. She persevere, she fought, she conquered. 102 miles later she knew she gave it all she got. We had food but food wasn't enough. I crab onto her seat post and push her up the final hill at mile 103. I told her that we are going to make it over this last hill. My quad cramp but I mentally block it out. We glide down the last portion of the hill and finish it at mile 105. She said she feel like a failure. I said, "no, you did what you set out to do. You aim for a century, and you finish it." Courtney will walk on stage this coming week at AT&T Park for her SFSU graduation, behind every photos, ride, smile, tears, there is a story behind it. No matter your struggle, what path you took. What defines you is the things you do today will help you in the future. Take charge. You are stronger than you will ever know. P.S I would like to thanks Ray Marcias @raymacias16 for picking us up at mile 105 and drove us back to the car. 😉 🇺🇸🏊🏻‍♀️🚴🏻‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️🌈🦄🌊🏅#tri_community #teamsfq #smashfestqueen #trimafia #iwearvelocity #fittedbypedro #relentless ..... Go After It.

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To all of the girls in Courtney's age group, you'd work really hard today! You guys rock! I'm also glad that Courtney told the 2nd girl to stay to accept her world championship award! Congrats to @ironmantri for putting up a great venue! Great swim course, wonderful bike ride, and a nice run course! See everyone to Chattanooga Ironman World Championship 70.3! #teamsfq #teamusa🇺🇸 #teamsmashfestqueen #fittedbypedro #pfits #trimafia #tri_community #iwearvelocity #ironmantriathlon

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Ohh you know, team @ride_bmc RV show up to California to rock the boat this coming week @amgentoc ... #iwearvelocity #iamvelocity #trimafia #ironmantriathlon #tri_community #teamusa🇺🇸 #teamsfq #teamsmashfestqueen #pfits #fittedbypedro #flocycling

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Happy Monday Morning to all! It is race week for Ironman Santa Rosa 70.3. As all of you may know the swim will be a rolling start. The bike course will be a mix of new road and old section of the discontinued Ironman Vineman 70.3. The climb will at the beginning of the course about 5-7 miles in. The course will offer technical roller with turns and wide sweeping turn. The course will offer a wide varieties of different vineyards for your viewing pleasure as you make your way from Lake Sanoma down to Santa Rosa. Willowside Road will be the most bumpiest ride (giving everyone a heads up so no one will be surprise on race day). Once you get onto Guernville Road it is smooth sailing all the way to downtown Santa Rosa (T2 aka Transition 2). Good luck to all and enjoy the race! #trimafia #iwearvelocity #tri_community #teamsfq #teamsmashfestqueen #teamusa🇺🇸 #nationalduathlonchampionship #nationaltriathlonchampionship #ironmantriathlon #ironmansantarosa703 #flocycling #pfits #fittedbypedro

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Realizing your full potential but are unable to push near it because of a small bearer in the way. Small bearer that’s going to be knock down anyway. The road to great achievements aren’t easy. But it is so worth it! You will be there soon enough Courtney! Happy Friyay everyone!! P.s for those that don't know courtney is part Mexican. Grandma Sanchez is from Guadalajara!! 🏊🏻‍♀️🚴🏻‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️🇺🇸🌈🦄 #trimafia #tri_community #iamvelocity #iamvelocity #teamsfq #teamsmashfestqueen #smashfestqueen #ironmantriathlon #nationaltriathlonchampionship #nationalduathlonchampionship #relentless #ironmansantarosa703

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It all started some where. The spark ignited deep in the abyss of darkness. The hunger to achieved something greater than what we could of imagine. No matter the obstacle, no matter how big the wall maybe. If you could dream it? It can come true. #nationalduathlonchampionship #nationaltriathlonchampionship #iamvelocity #fittedbypedro #iwearvelocity #trimafia #tri_community #ironmantriathlon #teamsfq #teamsmashfestqueen #teamusa🇺🇸 #smashfestqueen

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Courtney had a new bike fit by @pfits … Chiropractor work on her for better alignment. And a bit of heat training and climbing. I would say today was a great day! 🦄🌈❤️🇺🇸🏅🙅🏼🔥🚵🏻‍♀️

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The wonderful thing about the multi-sport of triathlon is that no matter what the distances maybe, everyone get treated the same under the same condition. It doesn't care about the color of your skin, background, religious belief, what country you came from, or your political affiliation. If it is humid you will suffer like everyone else, if there is a mountain at mile 10, you're going to climb it like everyone else. If the water is cold or choppy, you guess it! You will be in that water like everyone else. How we prepare ourselves will be up to us. Happy Friyay to all!! 🤓😉🇺🇸🏊🏻‍♀️🚴🏻‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️🇺🇸🦄🌈 #trimafia #tri_community #teamsfq #teamsmashfestqueen #nationaltriathlonchampionship #nationalduathlonchampionship #iamvelocity #teamusa🇺🇸

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When it come to triathlon I start with the basic of, language help shape perception. Perception is also influence by language. What’s going on in our mind is also influence by our daily use of vocabulary. So the basic aren’t so basic. The fundamental building block of an individual starts in the mind. Feed the mind of your athletes with positive constructive feed back, and give them tools to utilize. An old saying goes “If you give a person a fish, you feed this person for a day. If teach a person how to fish, you feed this person for a lifetime.” Happy Friayay everyone! Cheers to ya! #iamvelocity #iwearvelocity #teamsfq #teamsmashfestqueen #teamusa🇺🇸 #nationaltriathlonchampionship #nationalduathlonchampionship #ironmantriathlon

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Ironman Oceanside 70.3 has been an interesting one and a very inspiring one too. I saw a young lady in Courtney age group making her way on the second lap, it was near the cut of period. I was picking up Courtney's bike from transition. I yell to her," You're doing great Abbie!!". She try, she try really hard. She gutted out whatever she had to make it to the finish line. You see, toeing in the Ironman 70.3 race is a brave thing to do. If it was easy then everyone would be doing it. To the girl that finish the race 5 second over the cut off period in Courtney's age group, to me you're a rockstar. I don't care if Ironman says you DNF. You toeing the starting line and you finish what you'd started. It takes courage and grit. I hope you know you earned the medal like everyone else in that race. Young lady like you two are a hero because you try with everything you had. As for Courtney things weren't in our control, what she went through in the morning pretty much dictated her entire race. With that in mind she has more gain to take away from this race. Hope to see everyone at @usapevents at Half Moon Bay triathlon! Then off to final preparation for Ironman Santa Rosa 70.3 for another attempt to shot for the star!! 🏊🏻‍♀️🚴🏻‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️🌈🦄🇺🇸 #iamvelocity #iwearvelocity #trimafia #tri_community #teamsfq #smashfestqueen #ironmantriathlon #fittedbypedro #nationalduathlonchampionship #nationaltriathlonchampionship