Welcome to the Team Zoot Blog

We want to be the first to welcome you to the newly renovated Team Zoot Blog!  This space was formerly occupied by the Zoot Ultra Team Blog and in 2014 we are taking on a new, bigger, and better direction.  What was the "Zoot Ultra Team" has transformed into one of the largest triathlon teams in the country.  We are now TEAM ZOOT!!!!

Team Zoot is comprised of about 150 athletes across the United States which are broken down into the following regions:

• Northeast
• Mid-Atlantic
• Southeast
• Great Lakes
• Mountain
• Central Plains
• Arizona
• Texas
• Northern California
• Southern California

Team Zoot looks to take the triathlon world by storm in the 2014 season!  We have a star studded list of athletes and partners to help us reach our goals this season.  2014 Season Partners include:

• Zoot
• Ceepo
• Lake Cycling Shoes
• Smith Optics
• Garmin
• Bonk Breaker
• Trigger Point Therapy

Stay tuned for product reviews, race reports, and pictures from our athletes competing all across the country!  First up for our athletes is the Ironman Oceanside 70.3 and Ironman Los Cabos next weekend.  LET'S GO ZOOT!
 

Ironman World Championship Wrap Up

It was great to have such a representation in Kona and the time spent together as a team before and after the race was fantastic.  I'm amazed too by how quick our team is!  Seeing everyone out on the course was fantastic. 

 

 

Zoot really did the week up right celebrating 30 years in the sport of triathlon.  Their booth at the expo was by far the best one there, and the gear...just wow!  They nailed it!

 

 

As for the race, Zoot was all over the course and our Zoot Ultra Team did not disappoint.  Here's a quick little break down:

 

Rick Lapinski - 9:21

 

Mark Harms - 9:27

 

Matt Ancona -10:02

 

Hana Sykorova - 10:16

 

Adrienne Amman - 10:27

 

Larry Black - 10:40

 

Christian Wendenburg - 11:58

 

Diana Noble - 12:08

 

Lauren Smith - 13:16

 

Cathy Tibbetts - 13:21

 

Shane Niemeyer battled through some sickness to cruise through a nice 1:00 swim split before having to pull the plug during the bike.  He will definitely crush this course once again in the future!

 

 

 

Wishing fast thoughts to all of our Zoot teammates preparing for Ironman Florida and Arizona in the coming weeks here.  Interested in where the Zoot Ultra Team is racing next?

 

Ironman Miami 70.3

-Amber Ferreira

-Michelle Mighdoll

 

Ironman Florida:

-Amber Ferriera

-Rachel Jastrebsky

-Larry Black

-Kerry Mowlam

 

Ironman Arizona:

-Amber Ferriera

-Kendra Goffredo

Zoot Ultra Team - Weekend Update 9/29/2013

Wow, what an awesome weekend for Zoot athletes!  The Zoot Ultra Team was out in force all over the country tearing up the race course.  Here is a break down:

Ironman 70.3 Augusta
- Rachel Jastrebsky - 4:33 - 9th Female Professional
- Danielle Baker - 4:39 - 2nd F35-29 **70.3 WC Slot**

Jarden Westchester Triathlon
 - Shane Arters - Overall Win

Santa Cruz Triathlon
- Megumi Masuda - 1st Age Group

Girl Power Triathlon
-Caroline Smith - 3rd Overall

Mt. Kearsage 8 Mile Uphill Bike Race
- Amber Ferreira - Overall Win

Gavin Anderson tore it up all weekend on the Colorado Cyclocross scene earning a 7th and 12th place finish!  Congrats.


Rachel Jastrebsky & Danielle Baker after Ironman 70.3 Augusta



Shane Arters after his Overall Win at the Jarden Westchester Triathlon

Recovery Tips from 3rd Place M35-39 Zoot Ultra Team Member - Mark Harms

Mark is one of the premier athletes within the amateur ranks.  We were fortunate enough to catch up with Mark after his 3rd place finish in the M35-39 age group at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships to see how he recovers...here is what he had to say:

1) I always eat something after workouts; I think it really helps for the next day's workout.  During the week, that's just normal food-- breakfast after swimming, running before lunch, etc... But on the weekends when I come home and am so beat I just want to lay in the middle of the floor, I make sure to mix up a bottle of Gu Recovery Brew (I like the chocolate flavor).  It gives me enough of a boost to get in the shower and make something real to eat. 

2) I was a slow adopter, but I've really come to like compression tights and socks after hard runs.  I'll wear them after track days and after long runs and notice a real difference the following day. 

3) For me, the most important recovery tip is to listen to my body and to call off or scale back a workout if I'm feeling beat. It's easy to equate feeling tired with accomplishing something, and therefore being more tired must mean training is going great, but I think it's important to feel 'great' for key workouts from time to time.  I like to feel that I am at most two days away from feeling great. That is, I'm never so tired during training that I wouldn't feel like I could jump in a race with two days of easy workouts.

Well Mark, it seems to be working for you.  Good luck next month as you once again take on the worlds best on the big island of Hawaii!

Weekend Recap - Ironman Wisconsin, Ironman 70.3 Muskoka, & Ironman 70.3 World Championships

The Zoot Ultra Team was out in full effect this past weekend, and the dream crushing continued!  Here is a quick recap of the Zoot domination this weekend!

Ironman Muskoka 70.3
 - Gavin Anderson 4:18 - 6th Male Pro

Ironman Wisconsin
 - Dana Riederer - 9:41 3rd M30-34 **2014Kona Qualifier**
 - Julie Riederer (Dana's Wife) also rocked the race in Zoot gear with a 12:39
 - Matt Amman (Ultra Team Member Adrienne Amman's husband) - **2014 Kona Qualifier**

Ironman 70.3 World Championships
 - Mandy Mclane - 4:45 - 18th Pro Women
 - Amber Ferriera - 4:49 - 22nd Pro Women
 - Mark Harms - 4:12 - 3rd M35-39
 - Chuck Sloan - 4:23 - 7th M35-39
 - Hana Sykorova - 4:57 - 9th AG
 - Kerry Mowlam - 4:48
 - Shane Niemeyer - 4:40
 - Caroline Smith - 5:18
 - Megumi Masuda - 5:51
 - Christine Mackrides - 5:54
 - Kendra Goffredo - Swim: 34 & Bike: 2:42...dumb stress fracture didn't let her run
 -Brian Dunn - Swim: 33 and unfortunately a bike crash knocked him out for the day...luckily he's alright and ready to fight some new Star Wars/Trek...something sci-fi...battle another day!

Congrats to everyone who raced this weekend, you were all awesome and your performances were completely motivating.

On a side note...rumor has it that Brian Jastrebsky will be racing his next tri in a "bedazzled" pair of swimming briefs...Rachel we're not sure that we want to see proof of this...but at the same time public humiliation is always encouraged around here...so we needs some pics as soon as you have some.

Who has races this weekend?

Vegas 70.3 World Chapionship & IM Wisconsin Bib Numbers

Race week is here for many of our Zoot Ultra Team Athletes!  Make sure you track them throughout the day on Sunday as they continue their dream crushing ways in Vegas and Madison.  Here's who to look for...

Ironman Wisconsin

• Dana Riederer - 1431 (and his wife too, Julie, Bib 506)

 

Welcome to the Zoot Ultra Team Blog

Welcome to the new Zoot Ultra Team Blog.  Here you will be able to find out where our Zoot Ultra Team Members are racing, race results, training tips, gear reviews of all products Zoot and products of our other sponsors (GU, Fuelbelt, PR Bar, Garmin), as well as some posts about how you can interact with our Zoot Ultra Team through various clinics and seminars which we conduct.  You can scroll across the various pages on the top for more information about the Zoot Ultra Team.  And to the right we have included a list of our athletes who have personal webpages/blogs, so please feel free to check it out!  If you every have questions please forward them along to us at the following email address zootultratriteam @ gmail . com