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The University of Arizona TriCats, founded in the late 1990's, is a team of elite and amateur triathlon and multisport athletes at the University of Arizona. TriCats is comprised of nearly 100 competitive undergraduate and graduate student athletes attending the University of Arizona. The student-athletes come from a broad variety of backgrounds, be it high school athletics, collegiate athletics, or even no athletic background at all. The team is very welcoming and accommodating and has spots from the beginner to the professional that can be filled. TriCats has a quest to become the best, most recognizable triathlon and multisport club team not only in Arizona, but in the Southwest, and to represent the University of Arizona annually at the USAT Collegiate National Championship, where we have a consistent goal of placing top-10 in the nation. In addition to the athletic side of triathlon and multi-sport, our team also takes pride in its strong social component, which involves community outreach and assistance, social gatherings, and much more.
Monthly Training Tip
It is one of the oldest “rules in the book” but it is amazing how often we continue to see the mistake of using new equipment or nutrition for the first time on race day. Too often athletes get caught up on needing the “latest” in shoes, tri-clothing, wetsuits, helmets, nutrition, etc. when they are at the pre-race expo and try some new products on race day. In addition, often athletes fail to recognize that the race aid stations will have different products than they have used in training and get stuck with relying on a product that may not sit well with their systems. At the end of the day these athletes often limp home with stomach issues, bad blisters, or mechanical failures because they simply did not take the time to try out these products in a training environment. So, the next time you get enticed by the new “fastest” triathlon product at an expo or just before an event, go ahead and look but don't Tri with it until you try it in training.
