Damian Gonzalez

damian Additional Sponsors:
Jamie Whitmore, GutzyTriCoaching.com
Jose Garcia, BodybyJose.com
Action Wipes, ActionWipes.com

Hometown:
Stockton, CA

Occupation:
Triathlete and Graphic Artist/Web Designer at XP Multimedia

Years Racing:
11

Favorite MD Wine:
7 Deadly ZINs

Favorite Race:
XTERRA East Championship

Favorite Trail:
Demo Forest

Favorite Food:
Avocados, kale, beans, rice & eggs

My BLOGGG!
Twittery @damianxp


2012 Race Schedule:

February 25, 2012
Snelling Road Race
(Snelling, Ca)

March 3, 2012
Down & Dirty Duathlon
(Granite Bay, CA)

March 9-11, 2012
Madera Stage Race
(Madera, CA)

April 1, 2012
XTERRA REAL
(Folsom Lake – Granite Bay, CA)

April 14, 2012
XTERRA West Championship
(Lake Las Vegas, NV)

May 5, 2012
Wildflower Olympic Triathlon
(Lake San Antonio – Bradley, CA)

May 15, 2012
XTERRA Southeast Champ.
(Oak Mountain State Park – Pelham, AL)

June 10, 2012
XTERRA East Champ.
(Brown’s Island – Richmond, VA)

June 23, 2012
XTERRA Tahoe City
(Tahoe City, CA)

June 30, 2012
Leesville Gap Road Race
(Williams, CA)

July 14, 2012
XTERRA Mountain Championship
(Beaver Creek Resort – Avon, CO)

August 5, 2012
Patterson Pass Road Race
(Tracy, CA)

August 11, 2012
Leadville 100
(Yolo, CA)

August 19, 2012
University Road Race
(Santa Cruz, CA)

August 25, 2012
XTERRA Lake Tahe
(Incline Village, CA)

September 2, 2012
Annual Bear Valley Triathlon
(Bear Lake – Bear Valley, CA)

September 22, 2012
XTERRA USA Championship
(Snowbasin Resort – Ogden, UT)

October 28, 2012
XTERRA World Championship
(Maui HI, USA)

Race Results :

2011

February 26- Snelling Road Race 28th
(Snelling, Ca)

March 27- XTERRA REAL 10th
(Folsom Lake – Granite Bay, CA)

April 10- XTERRA West Championship 21st
(Lake Las Vegas, NV)

April 17- XTERRA South Central Champ. 15th
(Cameron Park – Waco, TX)

April 30- Wildflower Long Course Triathlon 40th
(Lake San Antonio – Bradley, CA)

May 15- XTERRA Pacific Champ. 13th
(Santa Cruz, CA)

May 22- XTERRA Southeast Champ. 13th
(Oak Mountain State Park – Pelham, AL)

June 12- XTERRA East Champ. – DNF
(Brown’s Island – Richmond, VA)

2010

Triathlon (pro)
XTERRA Real, 2nd
XTERRA Del Valle, 24th
XTERRA Tahoe City, 2nd
XTERRA West Championship, 14th
Wildflower Olympic Triathlon, 3rd (30-34)
XTERRA South Central Championship, 12th
XTERRA South East Championship, 9th
XTERRA East Championship, 12th
XTERRA USA Championship, 16th
XTERRA Pro Series Final, 13th

Road Race (cat 3)
Copperopolis Road Race, 20th
Challenge Road Race, 17th

Mountain Bike (cat 1)
Chanoko MTB Duathlon #1, 4th
Chanoko MTB Duathlon #2, 4th
Sea Otter XC MTB Cat 1, 17th

2009

Triathlon (pro)
XTERRA Real, 4th
XTERRA Del Valle, 1st
XTERRA Tahoe City, 1st
XTERRA Lake Tahoe, 2nd
XTERRA West Championship, 16th
XTERRA USA Championship, 13th
XTERRA World Championship, 38th

Road Race (cat 3)
Copperopolis Road Race, 32nd
Nevada City Classic, 30th
Leesville Gap Road Race, DNF
Patterson Pass Road Race, DNP
Suisun Harbor Crit, 53rd
University Road Race, 21st
Challenge Road Race, 12th

Mountain Bike (cat 1)
Chanoko MTB Duathlon #3, 1st
Sea Otter XC MTB Cat 1, 17th

Adventure Racing
Perak Amanjaya Int. Eco Adventure race, 7th

2008

Triathlon (pro)
XTERRA Real, 4th
XTERRA Del Valle, 1st
XTERRA Tahoe City, 1st
XTERRA Lake Tahoe, 2nd
XTERRA West Championship, 21st
XTERRA Southeast Championship, 21st
XTERRA East Championship, 18th
XTERRA USA Championship, 18th
XTERRA World Championship, 32nd

Road Race (cat 3)
Dash for Cash Crit, 28th
Leesville Gap Road Race, 5th (30+/3)
Patterson Pass Road Race, DNP
Wintersd Road Race, 36th
University Road Race, DNP
Challenge Road Race, 9th

Mountain Bike (cat 1)
Sea Otter XC MTB, 3rd

2007

Triathlon (30-34)
XTERRA West Championship, 1st
XTERRA SouthEast Championship, 1st
XTERRA Mountain Championship, 1st
XTERRA USA Championship, 1st

About Me:
I became involved in BMX riding at the age of 14. At 21 when I purchased my first mountain bike from Delta Cyclery in Stockton, Ca. I began to ride trails in Auburn and Rockville with the guys from the shop. It was not long after I registered for downhill races and frequented Tahoe and Downieville. At the same time, I was inspired by the Ironman coverage TV. “How great are all these people” I thought to myself. “Wonder if I could do something like that?” Probably not, due to the fact that I did not ride or own a road bike, much less a time trial bike. One day, while flipping through an early 2000 issue of Mountain Bike Action, Bike Magazine or one of those cool publications, I ran into an ad for “XTERRA Off Road Triathlon” in Half Moon Bay. I immediately cut the entry form out, mailed it in and joined the masters swim program at the University of the Pacific. Two months later I did my first triathlon. I have since then won the XTERRA age group National Championship in 2007 and turned pro in 2008. I am now looking to become more competative with help from my new and first coach, former XTERRA World Champ, Jamie Whitmore.