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March 6, 2010 - Chris Spells His Way to The Top Chris' borderline OCD and unflinching ability to nitpick at people's grammar finally paid off and earned him a mention in the Fitness Magazine blog "The Audacity To Tri". Definitely a great blog about getting to the starting line of one's first tri--check it out! Triathalon sure is an awsome sport!
February 28, 2010 - Desert Rain Unable to Thwart Chris After so many races in South America, Chris was becoming concerned that he could "no longer race in English", so he packed up the station wagon and drove to Phoenix to prove his American-ness was still strong. Despite having to race in super cold (for Phoenix) and drenching rain (for Phoenix), Chris was able to win the 2010 Desert Classic Duathlon from wire to wire, just missing the course record (non-rain aided) by 15 seconds. This marks the second straight year that Chris has won the race, and the first time he has run in rain and sub-60 degree weather since college (not really). The race was covered by Slowtwich and InsideTri Magazine. Below are some shots courtesy of the CFRMM (Chris Foster Racing Media Machine), but what they can't capture is that he is in fact racing entirely in English.
The water on his uniform is actually tears (from the cold).
Chris is so cold, he's actually riding backwards in this picture (hard to tell from this angle) to keep his face warm.
Media feeding frenzy (note the paparazzo in the lower left).
Impromptu freestyle session--Chris dropping truthbombs on the unsuspecting crowd.
February 10, 2010 - Number One in Pan America!! All of Chris' globe-trotting and Spanish-speaking paid off in a big way when he was recently ranked number one on the Pan American (PATCO) ITU Points List. This is a huge honor as the ITU PATCO Points List ranks athletes from Canada, United States, Central and South America (and maybe Antarctica?). A link to the February 10 version of the points list is here.
February, 2010 - One More In Ecuador After some great early season racing in South America, Chris figured he'd push his luck and go for one more in Salinas, Ecuador. In some early season drama, Chris needed a few more ITU points to secure his spot on the US team heading to Australia in March. Despite feeling a bit tired from all the racing, Chris decided his Spanish was the best it had ever been, and wanted to give arguing at the airport (a favorite South American pasttime) another try. He faced a different group of triathletes (and cab drivers) in Ecuador and was able to rally through slick conditions and a flat tire to run his way into 6th place. His placing not only ensured him a spot on the team to Australia, but also a major boost in rankings. As of February 8, Chris is now ranked 32nd in the world and 3rd American on the ITU Points List!! Now if only they had rankings for haggling in South America...
January, 2010 - Chris Makes The USAT 2016 Olympic Development Team Due in part to some of Chris' early season races, USAT has named Chris to their 2016 Development Squad! This is a huge honor for Chris--and at the same time he still thinks he'd like to first see London in 2012...
January, 2010 - Early Season Shenanigans While much of the United States was buried in snow this winter, Chris was burying himself in competition--racing in Chile and Argentina! Chris opened his season on January 10 with an ITU race in Viña Del Mar, Chile. With a strong European and (obviously) South American contingent, he was able to come out of the water in a solid position and move up throughout the day. When all was said and done, Chris walked away with 4th place and some valuable ITU points. After Chile, Chris had intended to race in Brazil at the FAST Triathlon--a sprint format team race. Unfortunately, one of Chris' teammates bailed, and he was stuck in Chile with no race to run. Always one to look for races wherever he can find them (even if it means racing bums for pocket change), Chris made the last-minute decision to make the long journey to Argentina. After a long downriver swim, and an aggressive bike, the race came down to a two way duel for 2nd with an athlete from Japan on the run. Chris pulled away in the final half mile to improve on his placing in Chile and come in 2nd in a strong group of similarly travel-weary athletes. Chris' results in Chile and Argentina have now placed him 48th in the world and 5th American on the ITU Points List. Hip hip horay! Below are some pictures from the action in the Southern Hemisphere.
Podium in Viña Del Mar, Chile (Chris in boardshorts...).
The start of the race in La Paz, Argentina (Chris getting shoved, second from right...).
Bike in Laz Paz, Argentina (Chris bringing the pain...).
Run in La Paz, Argentina (Chris delivering a second shipment of pain...to himself...in 95 degree heat...).
Podium in La Paz, Argentina (Chris making it rain...).
December, 2009 - Christmas Wish List... Chris was recently featured in an article in The LA Examiner about his holiday wish list. A link to the article is here. He doesn't really expect to get any of the items except the Ducati...let's make it happen folks.
October, 2009 - Hear Chris Speak... He has the voice of an angel. Chris was (kindly) invited to share his thoughts on triathlon on the The Simon Gowen Triathlon Show--not once, but twice! Apparantly Simon didn't learn his lesson the first time, so Chris was interviewed on September 3rd AND October 8th (Chris starts about halfway in). In the first interview, Chris rambles on about his life, pro life, and even Thug Life. In the second, he just gives a quick recap of his suweet performance at the LA Triathlon this year. Next time Chris is on, he will be singing an acapella version of Sweet Child O' Mine if time permits.
June, 2009 - 3-Peat in San Diego!! After two come-from-behind victories at the San Diego Triathlon in 2007 and 2008, Chris again made the brutal two hour trip to the town that Ron Burgundy once called home. Race morning saw conditions that have plagued San Diegans for years--mild, calm, gorgeous. However, once the gun went off, the water was filled with violence and some super fast swimming. Chris kept his head together and was able to have his best swim yet, exiting less than a minute behind the fishlike leader. Not wanting to have another nail-biting finish, Chris hammered the bike (his new KHS, no less) and entered T2 with the 3rd fastest bike of the day and found himself (again) in second place trying to (again) chase down Ironman Champion Luke Bell. Using the technique that had won him two previous San Diego titles (the technical term is the "All-out-panic-run"), Chris was able to catch Bell at almost the exact same spot as in 2008. Chris cruised in for his third win in San Diego and the fastest time in online record for the course! Another win, another big novelty check for the back of the station wagon!
May, 2009 - Successful Back to Back Weekends of Racing After traveling to South America twice in March, back to Mexico in April (8th place at Mazatlan ITU Cup), Chris realized that there were races actually taking place in the country he lives, so he pointed his plane (ticket) east and headed out to the Columbia Triathlon in Columbia, Maryland. Braving some very un-South American-like conditions (rainy and cold), Chris was able to stay competitive in a tough field that included a World Champion and finish 4th overall--enough for a very satisfying payday. Upon finishing the race on Sunday, Chris rushed home to LA just in time to unpack and repack his bike and head south for Mexico (again). Nursing some very sore body parts and forgetting in the rush his Lucky Race Sombrero, Chris headed down to Ixtapa, Mexico to compete in the Ixtapa ITU Continental Cup. In stark contrast to the race in Maryland, Ixtapa had temperatures hitting the 100 degree mark and high humidity. Chris was most likely too tired to notice from the previous weekend's effort, and was able to have a great swim, cut through various bike packs, and hurdle over the bodies of many heat stroke-d competitors for a strong 5th place finish. At the conclusion of this race, Chris is now ranked 9th American and top 90 in the world on the ITU points list! What ridiculous place will Chris show up to race in next?!
March, 2009 - Biggest Win Yet! Rather than sending his luggage ahead to Lima via Alpaca, Chris returned home to train, rework some things that had gone wrong, and brush up a little more on his Spanish. Upon returning to Lima (riding a wild mustang, it is told), Chris had an incredibly impressive race. Exiting the water less than a minute from the lead pack, he was able to do a huge amount of the work to catch the leaders halfway through the speedbump-infested course. Upon making a small, but decisive break with a few miles to go, Chris came into T2 leading the race! Despite being confused as to why there were no bikes in the transition area, Chris adapted to the new and disorienting situation and had a great run--breaking the tape almost a minute ahead of second place Felipe Van de Wyngard (currently ranked 32nd in the World!). This exciting result is certainly a credit to Chris' sponsors (scroll to the bottom of the page, look left, click on every link, and buy everything they sell) and his coaches Bernard Baski and Gerry Rodrigues. Without whom, Chris would probably still be on the streets begging for shillings or (at best) paying bums to race him so he can feel good about himself...sad prophesies. Back in this reality, as of this week Chris is now ranked 6th in the United States on the PATCO points list, 11th in the US on the ITU points list, and 135th in the World! Check out some pretty pictures below brought to you by the Chrisfosterracing.com Media Machine--known in certain circles as the CFRMM. And no, Chris did not get so excited on the podium that he peed himself--there was Champagne...really there was.
February, 2009 - First Win of The Season! Turns out the young man can ride too!
February, 2009 - Pimp My Ride What a babe. Stunning.
January, 2009 - Whole New Ballgame for Chris Back in reality, Chris has left his job and decided to take on Triathlon full-time. His war with Triathlon will begin in 2009 in more of a skirmish with duathlon. Chris' first race will be the Desert Classic Duathlon on February 22nd. Not reading carefully, Chris mistakenly thought he was signing up for the "Dessert Classic", which sounded delicious. The Triathlon war will begin in earnest on March 8th, when Chris will saddle up and point his steed south of the Rio Grande and south of the equator to race in Playas, Ecuador. Should be bueno. In the coming weeks and months, check the News Page for more frequent updates (Chris has a little more time on his hands now). In the meantime, Chris will also be updating a blog on the new TriFit Multisport Club website. Expect nothing less than breathtaking thoughts. September, 2008 - Competitor Magazine Article with Chris! November, 2007 - More Heavy Fallout from Racing With The Stars
Since the mile was Chris' event indoors at Penn State, it should prove to be quite the show. The race will be free to spectators and will start at 12pm for the heats, 4pm for the semis, and finals will be at 5:30. Be sure to bring your rally caps and your oversized foam fingers! As this race is to support the Prostate Cancer Foundation, please help Chris raise money by donating at this link. His goal is raise over $1,500!
Chris was mentioned in Inside Triathlon and Triathlete Magazine.
September 9, 2007 - In the City...The City of LA
May 12, 2007 - Chris
Is Now Officially Ranked. May
4, 2007 - Accelerade Is Here! April
29, 2007 - Chris Wins PossAbilities Tri! April
22, 2007 - Chris Wins Local Sprint Tri
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Chris was recently pictured with arch-nemesis (ha!) Ironman World Champion Chris McCormack in this month's issue of Triathlete Magazine for his win at the Malibu Triathlon. Not much can be said about this race that hasn't already been said, except that it now appears obvious that Chris is in bad need of a haircut. No surprise there. Click 
Chris had yet another long, grueling trip in order to get to the starting line for the LA
Triathlon. After rolling out of bed while most of the other pros were drinking Slim Fast on the 4:30AM shuttle from downtown, Chris slowly wandered down to the beach start four blocks from his apartment. The toughest part of Chris’ trip was being sure not to snap an ankle on the 40s still rolling around on the boardwalk. Exiting the swim mid-pack, Chris cranked through the bike course that ran through gorgeous Hollywood. Cheered on by a hometown crowd of mostly confused junkies and hungover, out of work actors, Chris ran his way to a second-best 10k time of the day (31:40). As the 2nd American across the line, Chris finished 9th out of roughly 3,000 racers. Chris was mentioned in the 
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