2015 Race Schedule & Results
| Date | Race | Results | Report/Goals/Thoughts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28 | Oceanside 70.3 | 5th | Solid start to the season. After a crappy swim, I rode my new Dimond bike to the second fastest time ever on the course, then held on strong to finish 5th in a stacked field. |
| May 2 | Wildflower | 1st
Fastest Bike |
The Wildflower streak continues with an unprecedented 5th win at my favorite race ever. But the most awesome part of the day is buddy Matt Lieto finishes 2nd, initiating epic bro hug at the line. |
| May 2 | Pole Pedal Paddle | 1st
Fastest Bike & Run(s) |
The Pole Pedal Paddle is Bend’s biggest race. Typically a alpine ski, nordic ski, bike, run, kayak event, this year due to low snow the nordic was replaced by short trail run, giving me the opportunity of a lifetime to win a local race I always admired. |
| June 21 | Mont Tremblant 70.3 | 3rd | One of the toughest races of my career. A solid swim with a scorching bike sets up a 3 man battle on the run, averaging 5:25/mile for the first 10 miles! I finish 3rd, 4 minute faster than my course record last year! |
| July 14 | NYC Tri | 3rd | I stepped down to battle the Olympic distance specialists and had a blast doing it. Solid across all three to nab 3rd place, minute faster than last year. |
| Aug 31 | 70.3 World Championships | 18th
First American |
Called for an unfortunate penalty early in the bike, I decide to continue my plan, and have the ride of my life into 5th place before spending 5 minutes in penalty to watch 16 guys pass. I’m proud of myself for executing my plan, finishing, and showing I’m capable of a top 10 at this level. Plus, I did my American flag aviators proud. |
| ??? | ??? | ??? | We’ll see…… |
2014 Race Results
| Date | Race | Results | Report/Goals/Thoughts |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3 | Wildflower | 1st | Maybe the most shocking performance of my career. After a year off for two foot surgeries, having a baby, and having only run for about 12 days before the race, I somehow have another awesome day at Wildflower to grab an unprecedented 4th win in a row. |
| June 8 | Eagleman 70.3 (81.3) | 18th I think, but I won the 81.3! | Needing points badly to qualify for 70.3 worlds, I make an unfortunate mistake and miss a turn on the bike, riding an extra 11 miles. Nevertheless, I finish the race and crown myself the Eagleman 81.3 champion! |
| June 22 | Mont Tremblant 70.3 | 1st
Fastest Bike Fastest Run |
An amazing day on the World Championships course. A solid swim, followed by the fastest bike and run of the day results in a course record. These are the days you train for. |
| June 29 | Buffalo Spring 70.3 | 3rd | Not a fan of racing back to back weekends, and even though this trip felt the most like a business trip of my entire career, I get the job done and finish 3rd, adding much needed points to my 70.3 Worlds pursuit. |
| Sep 7 | 70.3 World Championships | 12th | I raced with everything I had on the day, and that’s all you can ask for. Ultimately I’m happy with a solid result in the most stacked half ironman ever. |
| Sep 21 | Princeton 70.3 | 2nd, barely | Earning much needed points for next year, I race in Princeton 2 weeks post worlds, and lose, just barely, in a sprint finish with Russian Viktor Zymetzev. Brutal! |
2013 Race Results
| Date | Race | Results | Report/Goals/Thoughts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | Escape from Alcatraz | 3rd | An amazing start to the season with a 3rd place finish in a stacked field in one of my favorite races of all time. |
| Mar 29 | Oceanside 70.3 |
2nd 1:10 half Marathon |
In the most exciting race of my career, I ride up to the front of a stacked field, and go toe to toe with 2009 70.3 World Champion Andy Potts, taking the lead until mile 12, before being unfortunately passed with less than half a mile to go. Still, it is the result of my career by far. |
| May 4 | Wildflower | 1st
Fastest Run |
In a battle with Leon Griffin and Joe Gambles that ultimately broke my foot, I manage to finish, and win the race in one of the most emotional achievements of my career. |
| – | – | – | My season is cut short due to a broken foot sustained at Wildflower. But, I have a son, and chronicle my comeback as I try to prep for the following year. |
2012 Race Results
| Date | Race | Results | Report/Goals/Thoughts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13 | Panama 70.3 | 6th | Awesome start to the season. Rode a new bike, discovered Beiber survival mode, and found out Lance’s agent liked my glasses – Report here. |
| March 18 | Rev3 Costa Rica | 3rd, Fastest Run | Swim cap sabotage is redeemed by a solid bike and run, booyah!. |
| March 31 | Oceanside 70.3 | 3rd, Fastest Run | Wow. Fantastic race. My best bike ever, and took a shot at the win. Super fun stuff, read all about it, and listen to the very appropriate soundtrack here. |
| May 5 | Wildflower Long Course | 1st, Booyah! | A spectacular day, and one of the hardest physical and emotional journeys of my life. Read about how it all went down here. |
| June 3 | Rev3 Quassy | 4th | A solid result in a super strong field. Didn’t feel my best out there, but stayed tough and with it. Amazing and HARD course, read all about it here. |
| July 8 | Rev 3 Portland | 2nd, Fastest BIKE! | Fastest BIKE?!? That’s right, my first ever fastest bike split. Came within 23 seconds of the win on one of the best performances of my career. Fun stuff, read about it here. |
| July 28 | Rolf Prima Tri at the Grove | Swam, booyah | Haven’t written a report yet, but good times hanging with the local crew! |
| Aug 5 | Philippines 70.3 | Didn’t Race | Decided not to race this year. Needed a big swim push before Worlds. Read my full Change of Plans Here. |
| Aug 26 | Rev3 Maine | 1st, Booyah! | Probably the best race of my life. Swam front pack, rode into clear second, and was in the lead by mile 2. An awesome day. Super fun Race Report here. |
| Sep 9 | 70.3 World Championships | 20th | Not the day I was hoping for to say the least. You can read the full recap of why I’m proud to have finished here. Also, my preview is here. |
| Oct 28 | 70.3 Poconos | 1st, Booyah! | After a struggle at World’s and a lot of lost confidence, I decided it was best to get back on the horse and give it another try. I came away with a convincing win, and an awesome story to boot. |
| Oct 28 | Rev3 Florida | 1st, Booyah! | What an amazing end to an amazing season. A 2:03 bike split, a death march run, and taking the overall win in Florida. Crazy times and super fun. Here’s the preview & full recap. |
2011 Race Results
| Date | Race | Results | Report/Goals/Thoughts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2 | TX3 Kemah Triathlon | 5th, Fastest Run | Awesome start to the season. Race report here, includes Stuart Smalley and Phil Collins. |
| Apr 10 | Texas 70.3 | DNF | Tough result obviously, but some solid lessons learned. Best swim/bike so far. Race Report here, includes teddy bears on bikes and a butt soreness to race-time graph. |
| Apr 30 | Wildflower | 1st, Holy Crap, Fastest run | Wow, that was quite the unexpected bounce back from Texas 70.3. I’ll take it, a truly awesome day, so thankful for all the help & support. Here are my first reactions, and here are 7 Things I Learned at Wildflower. |
| June 5 | Escape from Alcatraz | 4th | Solid day for sure, huge improvement over last year and three guys that beat me are world class. Read the full report here, includes Pointer Sisters and fighting with the ladies. Also, you can check out my Tips for Alcatraz here. |
| June 11 | Boise 70.3 | 5th | Best ever swim, solid bike, solid first half of run, and then suffer city! Still a great performance coming back 6 days after Alcatraz. Full report here, includes penguins and Tom Jones |
| July 10 | Rev 3 Portland | 4th, Fastest Run | Best ever swim again, weak bike, fast run. Good overall result. Full report here, including wearing a women’s skin suit, and an unplanned potty stop. |
| July 17 | Vineman 70.3 | 10th, Fastest Run | A solid result against the toughest competition of the year. Awesome swim, fastest run, biked like a monkey. Read about that and the Man Van Competition here. |
| Aug 14 | Philippines 70.3 | 2nd | A truly incredible experience. The trip of a lifetime. Solid swim & bike, but WOW implosion on the run. So many stories (wakeboarding, Jesse Bieber) I needed a 2 part report to tell them all. Here is Part 1 and here is Part 2. |
| Aug 21 | 70.3 World Championships | 17th | Coming off a Filipino bug, didn’t have the day I was hoping for. But proud of myself for sticking it out and finishing. Full report with all the Vegas shenanigans coming soon, but initial thoughts here. |
| Beyond | We’ll see what happens! |
2010 Race Results
| Date | Race | Results | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3 | Beaver Freezer Sprint |
1st Overall Age Group |
no report, my bad |
| May 2 | Escape From Alcatraz |
1st Overall Age Group (time equivalent to 7th among Pros) |
You know it! |
| Jun 12 | Boise 70.3 |
1st Overall Age Group (time equiv. to 8th among Pros) |
No report, I’m lazy |
| Jul 25 | Antwerp 70.3 | 10th ProQualified for 70.3 World Championships despite having a pretty rough day | Tough race, felt terrible right off the bat. Initial thoughts here.Full race report here. |
| Aug 8 | London Triathlon | 27th Place, not too bad for Draft-Legal Debut | Race Report Here |
| Aug 18 | Bray Aquathlon | 1st Place Overall | Read the Triathlon Ireland Recap! |
| Sep 1 | Zwintriatlon | 9th Overall, fastest run – 29:31 “10k” | Zwintriathlon Race Report |
* Schedule subject to change without notice, reason, or logic of any kind.
No report!!!!! Your bad????? Coz you are lazy??????
It is unacceptable…….. but I laughed out loud…
Good luck in London!!!
Bray Aquathlon does'nt feature on the list?! shocking!
J –yeahhh NYC! — itll be nice and sticky in August. Bring your pickys!
It was awesome seeing you race at the Duckbill Thrill. I kick myself for not puting two and two together on race day, regardless I wish you the best of luck in your career.
Tim, thanks for checking out the site! I need to put together a race report for Duck Bill Thrill! Hope you had as much fun as I did. Local triathlons like the DBT are what the sport is all about. Thanks again, and hope to see you at more races!
Hey Jesse,
I live in Boise, Idaho and have an extra room in our house if you would like to come and stay for the boise 70.3. I broke my arm 3 weeks ago so I will not be competing. Let me know its available whenever you want to come. P.s I was a Jesse Thomas groupie before your wildflower win:)
Rick
Yo,
When you going to slap the table on 2012 schedule? Look forward to following the races this year, so please post once you are set…
Good luck,
Chris
You should post your schedule for 2012!
I second many…..I want to see your tentative 2012 schedule! What can I say, Jesse Bieber fever….
Posted. Booyah! Thanks guys!
Jesse,
Great race at Pocono! I actually met you on Saturday in transition. My buddy and I were admiring the bikes and you walked over and introduced yourself. It was a pleasure speaking with you. Being new to the sport, I don’t have much knowledge of “who’s who” in triathlon. I was pleased to see that you won and am extremely impressed with how fast you raced. Congrats man and thanks for being such a “cool and normal” guy with immense talent!
Ryan
Thanks a ton Ryan! Just saw a comment from your buddy Michael as well. Glad you guys both had awesome races, congrats! Hopefully will run into you both sometime again.
So this is where I make what will be my second annual plea for you to publish the year’s race schedule. Last year you produced on 15 March. Any chance of beating that this time around? Either way, hope the offseason has treated Team Bieber well and good luck this year.
Chris
Long time fan from Oregon, and I too want a 2013 schedule posted!
Hey Jesse,
You’ve accomplished a lot since this page was last updated and fans new to the sport want to know where you’ve been and where you’re going next. PLEASE UPDATE THIS PAGE SOON!!!
Thanks and good luck
Updated! Thanks Tim!
Amazing day at Lanzarote IRonman !!!Hope to see you racing start line in Kona. We will be out there filming start to finish .
All the best for a great season.
Zo Mendoza
Shooting without Limits Photography
Houston ,Tx