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Xterra Wetsuits’ athletes are victorious at the start of the 2011 season SAN DIEGO, CA – Ironman champion and American professional triathlete, Chris Lieto, knocked out a stellar international men’s field with a blazing swim, fastest bike time, and supersonic run at last weekend’s Ironman 70.3 Texas. Lieto beat Denmark’s Rasmus Henning, a two-time, top 10 Olympian and former European Champion, American Tim O’Donnell, the 2009 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Champion, and last year’s winner and 2009 Ironman 70.3 World Champion, Terenzo Bozzone of New Zealand. Lieto’s 3:45 victory was well earned. His competition agrees - “there was nothing...

BASE Performance is teaming up with Saris Cycling Group to host a group ride from their location. We will be planning a 50 mile bike route. The idea is to keep the group together as much as possible, however if people are feeling good they can push their own personal pace as long as they know where they are going. We will follow the bike with a 5k run for those interested. After the work there is a BBQ party at Saris with tours of the facility to those who are interested.This is not restricted to BASE athletes so please invite friends, teammates, and...

It's that time of year again, and for the third season in a row we have designed and release our annual BASE Summer Kit. This year, we knocked it out of the park. Let me first share a little bit of my inspiration for these bright colors.  I grew up in the 80's. I loved the 80's. I rocked my first Triathlon in a speedo in 1988 when I was 12 years old. I did all of my runs in Fluorescent Pink or Fluorescent Yellow Tri - All - 3 Running shorts which barely covered more than a speedo. I was just...

09.12.2011 – ALAMO, CA  - Chris Lieto, BASE Performance Founder and World Class Triathlete, finishes 2nd at Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Vegas on Sunday. Chris came out of the water with the group before hitting the road where he typical puts time into his fellow competitors. Mid way through the cycling leg Chris put in efforts to distance himself from the group. He posted the fastest bike split with a time of 2:10:36 on a course much different than the Championship course of past years. The Vegas bike course is a true test for competitors with rolling hills and...

Research has shown that a vitamin deficiency impairs physical performance. If this deficiency is corrected, performance usually improves. Vitamin supplementation and athle… [Int J Vitam Nutr Res Suppl. 1989] - PubMed - NCBI