Calendar of the main Spanish MD and LD triathletes

The professionals have already defined their calendar for this season 2016

 

 

As with the chicas, we have contacted some of the best Spanish triathletes of 2015, which shone mainly at national level (We have not included in the list the PROs that were in Kona) to tell us their plans and objectives for this 2016.

Gustavo Rodríguez

• Cto. Iberoamerican MD in Havana
• Half Triathlon Pamplona
• Bilbao Triathlon MD
• Zarautz
• Embrunman

At the moment I have defined the first part until Embrun. Later a small break and I will face the final part of the season probably with a half preparatory (Guadalajara I like and it brings me luck) to finish probably with Madrid Km0 ... if there are forces I will look for something more, but rest.

Basically what I ask this season is to consolidate the race on foot that I got last year, especially in the long distance. Recover the good feelings on the bike and take another leap forward in swimming. Regarding the races, I am very excited to repeat the triple chapel last year. For me it was three very special races, and above all, to take away the thorn from Embrunman. Last year I went there to learn, and I fell in love with the circuit ... this one will try to show my best version.

Photo by Gustavo: Facebook Pálmaces Triathlon

 

Carlos López

• Cto. Spain Duathlon LD - Orihuela
• Portocolom Triathlon
• 70.3 Alcudia - Mallorca
• IM Lanzarote.
• Total Mallorca (Olympic without drafting)
• Half Vitoria
• IM Alcudia
• Cto. Spain LD - Ibiza

The idea is to make good results in IM and especially in IM Mallorca. The other objective is to revalidate the LD Spain championship. Having it so close is like running at home, but above all enjoy and keep improving!

 

Xavier Torrades

• Cto. Spain Duathlon LD - Orihuela
• Double Olimpic Terres de L'Ebre (University of Catalonia of MD)
• 70.3 Alcudia - Malloca
• 70.3 Barcelona
• IM Austria

"From here I have to assess the results obtained and decide what IM tests I prepare for the second part of the season. The objective of the season would be to consolidate myself in the long distance and improve the results of the 2015. Evaluate the possibility as of August to take points of the IM ranking for Kona 2017. "

 

Josep Torres

• PowerMan Mallorca
• Cto. Spain Duathlon LD - Orihuela
• Portocolom Triathlon
• 70.3 Alcudia - Mallorca
• 70.3 Barcelona
• Zarautz
• Cto. Europe 70.3 Wiesbaden (Germany)
• 70.3 Lanzarote
• Cto. Spain LD - Ibiza
   

These are a bit the clearest careers I have, in which we possibly discard some and include others.

The goal this season is to continue growing in the national scene, keep improving day by day and go running some 70.3 races of the IRONMAN franchise to go getting experience and rub shoulders with the roosters from this distance. And above all, the most important thing is to continue enjoying doing what we like the most!

Josep Torres Photo: Lisa Mi

 

Raúl Amatriain

• Cto. Spain Duathlon LD - Orihuela
• Cto. Spain Duathlon and the Team Time Trial,
• Arenales 113 Elche
• Half Triathlon Pamplona
• Cto. Spain MD - Valencia 113

The first part of the season I have more or less is clear. From here it will be necessary to see how I am, how long I have, vacations ... there are many ideas in my head, with many careers that I would like to sign up for, but from the summer there are more aspects to consider. I would love to go back to Ibiza (there I ran my first LD), but for me to keep training until October is fucked up, so we'll have to go on the road. Among these triathlons I will run some shorter triathlon, Aritzaleku Triathlon and surely some more.

For this year the idea is to keep a little on the 2015 line. As I told you, the main thing is to continue enjoying, without overwhelming me and making my life as much as possible compatible with sport. The most important thing is not to lose the north and know the circumstances of each one and how far you can go. I am training well and I am comfortable, although I am aware that more and more people are going up the level in the MD and LD and it is more complicated to be up there. Last year it was difficult for me to take the training I was doing in competition, especially on a bike, although in the end I recovered the level and got a good point. I think I can be at the level of last year, even one more point, knowing that although you can not always train everything you want, keeping the record in the end things turn out.

Photo Raul: Facebook Photo TRI

 

Diego Paredes

• Duathlon Alba de Tormes
• Cto. Spain Duathlon LD - Orihuela
• Arenales 113 Elche
• Lisbon Triathlon MD
• Half Triathlon Pamplona
• Bilbao Triathlon MD
• Zarautz
• Triathlon Vitoria Full

For this season I hope to remain competitive despite the handicaps, split schedule, with change of shifts every week; I do not have a pool, so from November to April I will not be able to swim, in fact I have swum 4 days since the Pure 24 triathlon in October, I take it with "resignation" and at the same time with confidence. I focused on Orihuela, I lost muscle mass (which I hope to recover when returning to the pool, I look like a Kenyan)

My goal is undoubtedly Vitoria, I would like to repeat the result of last year, although I know it will be complicated, every day I fight for it. Without forgetting the tests of MD of the north that I love, since I will arrive to Elche without hardly swimming. My girlfriend has asked for a scholarship to go live in the US, if they give it to her, in August or September we would be living in Florida, if she does not get it, every day I dream of running in Embrun, the truth is that it is my test "fetish "for more than 10 years, when F .J. Martinez, I already won it and I think it's a test that fits me like a glove.

Note: We have also asked Emilio Aguayo current champion of Spain of MD who has told us that at first he does not plan to run any MD competitions this 2016. On the other hand Iñaki Baldellou is focused on firefighter oppositions and has not yet planned anything, it all depends on how he goes with the exams.