meet me at Tri Spot

A really terrific place is opening this coming weekend in Buffalo NY! It's the first of it's kind in our neck of the woods.... it's called Tri Spot! Tri Spot is everything you could possibly need for multisport under one roof, the true triathlete's paradise.

I am a horrid photographer, but this is the view from the Brick Room, from where I am standing there is an endless pool to my left, a treadmill to my right, and there are 2 Spinning bikes right there on the edges of the picture. What I thought I was taking a picture of was the openness of the whole store!

This is Luc swimming in the Endless Pool! This pool is open to everyone and anyone, want to rent 30 min? 60 min? Are you a coach of any kind who wants to bring your swimmers in for some training and stroke work? This might be the only place in WNY you can actually do that with no strings attached. Pay a fee to use the pool (CHEAP) and work the rest out between yourselves. Where else around here do they let you do THAT?

This is the view back into the Brick Room. Pretty great, isn't it???????

This is the coffee lounge .... taken standing next to the.......

Computrainer race zone. 10 Computrainers in a semi circle around a flat screen TV. Tri Spot will be holding a winter time trial series every other week throughout the fall and winter. A scored series complete with points and prizes.

Tri Spot is owned by local triathlete Kevin Patterson, who I am very lucky to call a friend. He's the absolute perfect person to come up with this concept (and I know it exists elsewhere). He's personable, he loves this sport, he loves community. He's got one of the best bike mechanics on staff, Will. He's got the area's most awesome massage therapist, Warren. He's got Cervelo, he's got Greg Murnock, Doug Bush two of the most excellent triathlon coaches around.

What I love most about Kevin and Tri Spot is that he's getting rid of the bull. There is no crap about being affiliated with one coach, or stipulations. He's been incredibly welcoming to all of triathlon coaches to bring out athletes down and have fun.

My team will be heading there soon for a lot of testing (ready guys??????) and swim analysis. I can not tell you how overly difficult it is to analyze an athlete's swim stroke around here. In any given pool if you are seen taping, coaching, anything, you are thrown out. To have a place that welcomes athletes and coaches to come in and do their thing...... oh my GAWD! Heaven on earth!

Not only that but they are there for bike fittings, any kind of multisport gear you could imagine: run shoes, bike shoes, Fuel Belts, screen printing, gear gear gear!

Need a VO2 and Lactate Threshold test? Got it! Need coaching? They will hook you up!

You can bring your bike in to Will, while he's working on it (call ahead and make an appt) you can swim, bike and run and then grab a massage and a cup of coffee.

You name it, they've got it. Including a grand opening this weekend. Visit their website for details and we will be sure to see you there!