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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 24/09/2026

Well, that’s my 2027 season sorted (the Boise date is wrong, though, it’s actually on July 24th). Only 190 days until race day!

Screenshot of an "Upcoming Races" listing with four cards: Ironman 70.3 Oceanside on April 3, 2027, in Oceanside, California; Ironman 70.3 Northern California on May 23, 2027, in Redding, California; Ironman 70.3 Coeur d'Alene on June 27, 2027, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; and Ironman 70.3 Boise on July 1, 2027, in Boise, Idaho.

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 22/09/2026

A few photos from Ironman 70.3 Washington Tri-Cities this weekend. Race report coming later this week, but pretty good race overall for me, although I was a couple of minutes slower than last year. Next up, Oceanside in April. That’s it for this season!

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 21/09/2026

Forgot to post here, but the race went well, although I was a couple of minutes slower than last year. Also, the medal has a built-in corkscrew.

Screenshot of the Ironman app showing Guillermo Esteves's results for Ironman 70.3 Washington Tri-Cities, M40-44 division, Bib 79. The results display a finish time of 5:06:54 at a pace of 08:04 min/mile, placing 28th out of 162 in the M40-44 category, 189th out of 1,334 by gender, and 222nd out of 2,019 overall.

A hand holding an Ironman 70.3 Washington Tri-Cities medal shaped like the state of Washington, featuring a cluster of purple grapes, a vineyard landscape, and a corkscrew at the bottom.

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 20/09/2026

Beautiful morning for a race.

Small boats and buoys dotting the Columbia River at dawn, with silhouetted shrubs in the foreground and a distant shoreline beneath the sunrise sky.

A large group of people walking along a path beside houses at dawn, with a glowing sunrise on the horizon and streetlights illuminating the pathway.

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 20/09/2026

Bike and run gear ready to go in transition. Time to head for the swim.

Triathlon bikes hanging from a rack in the transition area before dawn, with a helmet hanging from the handlebars of my bike, and the rest of my gear piled on the ground in the foreground.

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 20/09/2026

Nice, 66.7°F/19.3°C water this morning in the Columbia River for Ironman 70.3 Washington Tri-Cities. Race starts in about ninety minutes.

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 20/09/2026

The bike is racked and ready for tomorrow. Now time to relax and check the rest of my gear fifty more times before hitting the sack.

Multiple triathlon bikes hanging on a metal rack in a grassy outdoor area, with trees and a partly cloudy sky visible in the background.

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 19/09/2026

All checked in for Ironman 70.3 Washington Tri-Cities tomorrow! Bib number 79, here’s my live tracking link if you want to follow along; race starts at 6:30 AM PDT.

My hand, showing an Ironman 70.3 wristband with bib number 79, and a red Whoop band.

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 30/08/2026

Some of these Rouvy routes are stressing me the hell out. I don't know how the person who recorded this one didn't get hit by a car, honestly.

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 23/08/2026

Shipped some visual tweaks to www.giventotri.com today. Might as well show the cover photos I had already taken and wasn't showing anywhere on the site.

Screenshot of a blog section titled "Recent Articles," with four race reports arranged in a two-by-two grid. Each entry shows a photograph of a finisher's medal above a date, a title, and a one-line summary of the race report.

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 23/08/2026

I should write a review of Rouvy at some point, but the one thing driving me up a wall right now is that it doesn't switch to free-riding after a workout is over. Want to finish that route? Are you close to leveling up? Want to cool down a little longer? Tough shit, workout's over, you're done.

A screenshot of Rouvy, showing "FINISHED!" in huge letters overlaid on the user interface.

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 22/08/2026

Queen K! In Rouvy, that is. I need to ride this for real someday. It must be absolutely magical.

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 17/08/2026

I’m a sucker for Whoop’s Healthspan vanity number thingy. Why yes, I’m only 33.3 years old, thank you very much.

Screenshot of Whoop’s Healthspan feature, showing a “Whoop age” of 33.3, “10.7 years younger” than my actual age.

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 02/08/2026

You could say I have ✨feelings✨ about Whoop’s dumbshit AI “coaching” features.

A screenshot of Whoop’s AI memory screen, titled “Shape your Whoop experience.” One of the memory records is “Uses blunt expressions,” which says, “You use ‘Get fucked’ as an expression and come across as blunt or confrontational in tone.”

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 28/07/2026

Just noticed that this year’s Ironman 70.3 Coeur d’Alene and Boise medals fit together. I feel like I just unlocked some unofficial Potato Challenge. Pretty cool detail.

A hand holding two Ironman 70.3 finisher medals, one from Coeur d'Alene featuring a lake and forest scene, and one from Boise showing a hot air balloon, a bridge, and a river scene. The Boise medal has a map of Idaho, while the Coeur d'Alene one has a hole in the shape of Idaho.

A hand holding the Ironman 70.3 Coeur d'Alene finisher medal on top of the Boise one, so that Boise's Idaho map can be seen through the hole in the shape of Idaho.

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 27/07/2026

Race report coming later this week, but in the meantime, here are a few photos from Ironman 70.3 Boise (more like 69.1—the swim was canceled at the last minute due to the high winds at Lucky Peak Reservoir).

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 24/07/2026

Oh, it's gonna be bad bad. I've never seen Ironman send out one of these. (It is 102ºF/39ºC right now.)

Email from Ironman 70.3 Boise. Subject: Race day heat warning.

Hi, Guillermo.

Current forecasts indicate hot conditions for race day. To help athletes manage the expected temperatures, we are adding additional cooling resources throughout the course. Athletes can expect to see the following:

Bike Course

Bike Aid Station 3 will provide Crystal Geyser neck gaiters soaked in ice water.

Transition 2

Ice water cooling tubs will be available for athletes to cool their arms and re-soak neck gaiters before beginning the run.

Run Course

All aid stations will be fully stocked with hydration and nutrition.

Additional cooling stations featuring ice water tubs will be located…

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 23/07/2026

Here we go, Ironman 70.3 Boise on Saturday, bib 169: rtrt.me/ulink/IRMA/I...

A photo of my hand, with an Ironman 70.3 wristband number 169, and a Whoop wearable.

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 20/07/2026

I'm supposed to race Ironman 70.3 Boise on Saturday and the AQI is… less than ideal. Not sure if I should pull the plug now (my hotel is refundable until midnight tonight) or take my chances and hope the air quality improves before race day. Bleh.

AQI map of the area around Boise, Idaho, showing values ranging from 127 to 181.

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 10/07/2026

Pretty good dose of heat training today 💀

Screenshot of the CORE body temp app, showing the Heat Adaptation Score card for Thursday, July 9, 2026, with 86% ("Heat Adapted"), up 4.1% this week, and 4% to the next level. Below, a Heat Training Load card shows 10.0 active, 0.0 passive, rated 10.0/10 "Very intense heat training," with a warning not to exceed a combined Heat Training Load of 10.

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 04/07/2026

Do I want to go ride my bike outside today and miss Paraguay-France, or ride indoors and watch it? 🤔

A screenshot of a weather app showing conditions for Moose, Wyoming. Currently 72°F and sunny, with a high of 75°F and low of 40°F. Winds are 10 mph gusting to 17 mph out of the southwest, making it feel like 71°F. Air quality is good at 30. UV index is 11, rated extreme, with sun protection advised until 7 PM. No precipitation expected today. Sunrise was 5:47 AM and sunset is at 9:07 PM.

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 26/06/2026

Just a few photos from Ironman 70.3 Coeur d’Alene this past weekend. Tough day for me, but not my worst race at least. Read all about it at www.giventotri.com/2026/06/26/r...

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 21/06/2026

Looks like a great day for racing.

65.1°F race day water temperature, Ironman 70.3 Coeur d’Alene.

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 21/06/2026

Bike's racked and ready for tomorrow.

Several triathlon bikes, with a silver Trek Speed Concept in the foreground, hanging from a metal rack on a grassy transition area outdoors.

Close-up of a silver Trek Speed Concept triathlon bike with a "Given to Tri" sticker near the seat tube tube and a race sticker, number 68, for Ironman 70.3 Coeur d'Alene.

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 13/06/2026

First full workout since coming back from Escape from Alcatraz. It's been surprisingly hard to recover from the race, but I think I'm getting there.

A Zwift ride report for TrainerRoad’s "Lachat" workout showing the following stats: 209 watts average, 71.3 km, 2:00 elapsed time, 1,445 kcal, and 104 SP, with a 16/16 rating and a cartoon cyclist giving a "Nice!" thumbs-up.

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 07/06/2026

I have Escaped from Alcatraz.

Me, wearing a backwards running hat, golden sunglasses and black trisuit, holding up an Escape from Alcatraz finisher medal.

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 06/06/2026

Updated my Alcatraz swim conditions dashboard to show the forecast for the Escape from Alcatraz start on Sunday, using publicly-available NOAA models: alcatraz.giventotri.com/race-day Hopefully these conditions hold, especially the low winds!

Screenshot of an Alcatraz Swim Conditions forecast dashboard for the Escape from Alcatraz race start (June 7, 2026 at 7:00 AM), showing four cards: water temp 57.6°F and falling, current 1.6 kt and ebbing west, tide 0.8 ft and falling, wind 3.4 kt from the southwest, above a Mapbox map of San Francisco Bay with arrows depicting a westward current flowing from the swim start near Alcatraz Island toward the swim finish at St. Francis Yacht Club.

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 01/06/2026

Perhaps not the best weather for open water swimming today.

Moody view across Jackson Lake toward the Tetons, half-swallowed by an incoming storm, with rain visibly falling from a heavy overcast sky and a pebbled lakebed showing through the shallow water in the foreground.

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 25/05/2026

Lovely day for a quick swim to check my gear. 58°F water, but otherwise pretty warm out.

First-person view from the surface of Jackson Lake of my feet in black neoprene booties toward a forested shoreline on the left and the snow-capped Teton range under a dramatic, cloud-filled sky.

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 06/04/2026

Woke up at 1% Whoop recovery 💀 but it was too damn nice to stay inside.

Me, riding a tri bike in aero on a two-lane road lined with pine trees. I'm wearing a red long-sleeve jersey and a Rudy Project Wingdream helmet.

A POV shot of the aero bars on my tri bike, looking down an empty two-lane road stretching toward the snow-capped Teton Range. Sagebrush and pine trees line both sides of the road under a partly cloudy sky.

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 29/03/2026

My favorite time of year: Teton Park Road is open to pedestrians and cyclists, 28 km of car-free bliss.

A panoramic view of the Tetons from Teton Park Road, a straight, empty two-lane road converging toward the snow-capped peaks on the horizon. Sagebrush flats stretch out on both sides of the road. The sky is layered with with clouds.

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 21/03/2026

Proof that I still know how to ride a bike outside.

Me, taking a selfie while riding my bike on a paved road, wearing a red jersey, a dark aero helmet, and sunglasses. The Tetons and sagebrush flats stretch across the background.

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 19/03/2026

Fuck yeah, first outdoor run of the season!

Me out on a run, wearing an Ironman 70.3 St. George shirt, sunglasses, and a dark cap, on a pathway along the side of a road with sagebrush and snow-capped mountains in the background. The sun is low on the horizon. A Strava overlay displays 10.07 km, 6:03/km pace, 1h 0m time, 40 m elevation gain, 774 calories, and 139 bpm average heart rate.

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Guillermo Esteves @giventotri.com · 30/12/2025

They say AI is useless, but without Whoop's AI coach, I might have never found out that I, a 43-year-old man, am pregnant. Truly incredible technology, glad we're betting the entire economy on it.