Hello CTC Members,

I hope you are having a great Spring.

General Membership Meeting:

On March 8, 2015 we had a really great turnout for our first general membership meeting. By my count it appeared that we had nearly 50 members in attendance.

I would like to express my gratitude to our sponsors:

Madison Bear for allowing us take over their upstairs.

Kristi Ayars, owner of Simply Results Physical Therapy, Inc. Gave an informative presentation on injury prevention and conditioning.

In addition Justin Waller discussed and met with members interested in the intermediate training program.

While Sean Molina discussed and met with those interested in the beginner training program.

Anybody interested in either of these programs please feel free to contact Sean or Justin. The workouts are also posted on the Training page of the website.

Jason Berry announced that the two Club races will be:

The TBF Tri for Fun at Rancho Seco on May 30, 2015

http://totalbodyfitness.com/site/race/the-tri-for-fun-triathlon-duathlon-wnew-super-sprint-triathlon-and-duathlon/

The TRI Club Sprint Triathlon Championship Race on August 15, 2015 at Granite Bay. This race will have a reimbursement package.

http://totalbodyfitness.com/site/race/the-granite-bay-triathlon-sprint-triathlon-team-championship-race/

Sean Molina, announced the Clubs Practice Tri will be on May 2, 2015 @ Black Butte Lake.

Shawn Hughes will hold a bike skills and maintenance clinic on June 6, 2015 @ 2:00 PM at 1267 Orchard Way, Chico.

Training: 

The River Road TTs will begin on April 2, 2015 and continue on the first Thursday of the month until October 1, 2015. CTC will be hosting these TTs for those that have not done one of these yet. It is a great time to test your-self against the clock. Sign up will begin at 5:30 PM.  Riders will start at 6:00 PM. The location will be on 5^th St. just as you leave town.

The Friday Rides have begun if you are interested please send an email to Shawn Hughes at president@chicotriathlonclub.com. These rides are great for any rider looking for a mellow afternoon spin and or looking for pointers in ride technique.

CTC Track Workout. Warm-ups begin at 5:45 PM at the PV High School Track. We'll follow with stretching, drills, and some coached workouts for runners of all abilities.

On the Third Thursday of the month, many of us head over to El Patron after the track workout for some refreshments. Since we missed out last week, we are having the Thirsty Third Thursday post workout get together tomorrow. El Patron is a Mexican, order-at-the-counter place in the Safeway shopping center on East Ave. It's at the west end near the gas pumps. For those that just want to show up for the food, we'll probably get there between 6:45 and 7:00 PM. (Thanks Greg Watkins)

Uniforms: The uniforms should arrive around the first week of May.

Athlete of the month: Congratulations to SAMANTHA JENKINS for being voted the athlete of the month in February.

Congratulations to WAYNE PARSONS for being voted the athlete of the month in January.

(We will follow up with awards soon)

Volunteer opportunity: Tony English has created the following list of volunteer opportunities for the Club.

Please contact Tony English @ vice_president@chicotriathlonclub.com, if you are interested in helping out at any of the events listed below.

CTC Volunteer Opportunities 2015

***Chico Wildflower April 26 Aid Station***

Diva Dash May 2 advertise opportunities

Late May thru August – Tri season – no major effort

Loco 200 relay Sept 11/12 Aid Station

Love on the Rocks Sept 12 advertise opportunities (if no on Loco)

Almond Bowl Nov 1 Aid Station

2016

Frost or Fog Late Jan Booth or Aid station

Have a great time running, swimming and riding this Month.

Shawn Hughes

• To see product descriptions and to compare price and quality of different models (i.e., there are 4 different types of Tri-Tops and Tri-Shorts) go to the website champ-sys.com, choose "USA," then pick a sport (Cycling, Triathlon, Running, or Casual), then click the "CHOOSE YOUR SPORT” dropdown menu. Here you will find detailed information about products you might be interested in ordering from the CTC Custom Store. Take notes about which items that interest you, so you can refer to them when you go to 'Custom Clothing Login' button and begin ordering from the Custom CTC Store.
• The pricing on the Champ-sys site will be different from that which will be in the Custom CTC Store. Items you buy from in the CTC store will run about $5 to $15 more than the generic retail items to cover the costs of having a custom club store and all the advantages that entails.