Wine Country Racing

A contingent of fiesty Hypercat athletes descended on the beautiful country side of Santa Rosa, CA for a toasty day of multisport racing over the weekend.  Contested on Saturday, August 1 were the Full Vineman, Full Vineman Aquabike, Half Vineman Aquabike and Barb’s Race Half Ironman events.  The Full Vineman is the oldest independent iron distance [...]

Wildflower Triathlon Results

Congratulations to each and every athlete who competed in the Wildflower Triathlons in Lake San Antonio on May 2-3, 2009. Below are the results of athletes who followed the Hypercat Racing Wildflower Training plans available through TriCalifornia.
Please post your race reports and thoughts about the training plans.  Congratulations on your accomplishments!
MTB Sprint
5th F55-59 – Joann Rieke – [...]

Training for Wildflower?

The Sports Basement Wildflower speaker series presented by Tri-California Training and Hypercat Racing continues presents training talk at the Bay Area Sports Basement locations. In March, Coach Phil Casanta will talk about training, equipment and nutrition as they relate to the Wildflower triathlons. For the April talks, race preparation will be discussed. Coach Phil will [...]

Best Bike Fit in Northern California.

Coach Phil Casanta has conducted more than 1,000 bike fits over the past twenty years. Getting his start at Avery’s Open Air Bicycles in Ventura, CA during the 80’s, “Coach Phil”  has earned the reputation in the San Francisco Bay area as one of the best and most desired bike fitting experts. Coach Phil has conducted basic [...]

Hypercat Racing at San Francisco Triathlon Expo

Coaches Phil and Rachel Casanta will be at the San Francisco Triathlon Expo in the Hypercat Racing booth on Friday, November 7, 2008 from 12 – 5pm. Stop by the Hypercat Racing booth, say hi and ask any of your last minute race questions.  We will also have some giveaways and sweet gear for sale [...]

San Francisco Triathlon Bike Skill Clinics

Join Coach Phil for two valuable clinics to help you prepare for next month’s San Francisco Triathlon at Treasure Island.  On Sunday, there will be a free bike and run course clinic between 9am-12n. No registration necessary. Come prepared for changing weather and all appropriate cycling and run gear.
For more information, visit: http://www.hypercat.com/training_clinics.html
Following the course ride and ride, Coach Phil will [...]

Experience the Hypercat Racing Bike Fit

In one of his recent blog posts Ironman triathlete Kevin Haugh talks about his bike fit experience with Coach Phil Casanta at Hypercat Racing.
Coach Phil is regarded as one of the premier bike fit experts on the west coast. A secret weapon of top age groupers and a growing contingent of professional male and female triathletes, Coach Phil combines [...]

Pfeifle Finishes Big at Ironman Germany

Congratulations to Hypercat Racing’s awesome Julie Pfeifle. Julie finished 8th place for women 45-49 at Ironman Germany. Julie covered the 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike and 26.2 mile run in 12:02 over 2 hours faster than her previous Ironman event.  Julie is coached by Rachel Sears Casanta.

Hypercat to provide training plan for Challenged Athletes Foundation

Hypercat Racing is honored to partner with the Challenged Athletes Foundation to support members of TEAM CAF Wildflower as they train and raise money for the Challenged Athletes Foundation. Hypercat Racing will provide training programs and coaching support to TEAM CAF as well as support during the Wildflower Race weekend.

January News and Announcements

We are proud to announce our partnership with TriCalifornia Events. Hypercat Racing will be providing 12 and 16 week training programs for TriCalifornia’s Wildflower MTB Sprint, Olympic and Long Course Triathlons.  Also, plans will be available to help you prepare for the triathlons at Pacific Grove, Scott Tinley’s adventures and the San Francisco Triathlons (Formerly the Treasure [...]