Hello there fellow CTCr's! Summer is almost here and triathlon season is ramping up. There are some great things going on in our local community, so get out there and make the most of it!

Recent Events:

Folsom Lake International

CTC had a great showing at the Folsom Lake International on May 10th.

Jason Berry finished 15th overall and 3rd age group!

Jim Peplow won his age group!

And the Dynamic Duo of triathlon, Greg and Tammie Watkins, once again threw down a great example of triathlon expertise.  Greg finished 9th overall and won his age group while Tammie finished 2nd in her age group!

Impressive performances all around.  Way to go CTCr's!

Auburn Triathlons

JoAnne Gilchrist, Michael Cordova and myself raced in the Auburn Triathlon series. Luckily, we had all the distances covered.

Michael was 2nd overall in the Mini.

JoAnne was the 2nd lady across the line in the International distance (she was only 15 seconds behind and closing rapidly from what I hear). I ruined our chances at the trifecta and came in 4th AG and 19th overall at the half iron distance. I will say that the title of "Worlds Toughest Half" was well earned that day.

If I missed any races/racers, please let me know.

CTC Kits are HERE!!

If you haven't picked your kit up from Sean Molina, please do so asap! The new gear looks fantastic and we are eagerly awaiting feedback from our members regarding what they like/don't like, sizing etc...   Get your gear on and let us know what you think!

Upcoming events:

Practice Tri June 1st

While the Black Butte Tri will not be happening, we will be having our practice tri at Buckhorn campground at Black Butte Lake. Be there at 9:30 and potluck BBQ after. June 1st is 2 weekends away. Keep an eye on the Facebook event and yahoo groups for specifics on this. I will be posting the outline of the morning to the yahoo group. (Thanks to Sean Molina for pulling that document together!)

First "official" club race of the year

USAP Events Folsom Triathlon Series June 8th at Folsom Lake (Nimbus Flats)

We are only 3 weekends away from our club's first tri of the year!! Can you feel the excitement!!

There will be multiple distances all on the same day. It will be a great opportunity for the first time triathlete as well as the experienced veteran.

Offerings include a Sprint, International (Olympic) Distance, and Long Course Options.

Sprint - 1/2 Mile Swim - 19 Mile Bike - 3.1 Mile Run

International - 1.5k Swim - 40k Bike - 10k Run

Long Course - 1.2 Mile Swim - 56 Mile Bike - 13.1 Mile Run

Lots of fun to be had. Please be sure to sign up asap! If you are not racing, please consider volunteering or just coming down to watch and enjoy the fun. It will be a great time for all!

If you haven't signed up already, please let me know. We have a special discount code for these races and for USAP events all season long. You can sign up here http://www.usaproductions.org/

Racing this weekend

I don't believe we have any races this weekend, but let me know if I missed something. :) 

Gear Sharing

We have a total of 4 bikes in "inventory" and 3 wetsuits. If you are looking for gear or have gear to share, please let me know.

It is getting warmer and Summer is right around the corner... Check out the group workout schedule here.

Just in case you haven't seen it yet, and need a bit of motivation, here is a link to the triathlon song...Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1Fw1GdRKkc

Until next time...Swim, ride, run and have some fun!!

Justin

CTC KITS ARE HERE!! - Please check out the yahoo group for details on how to pick up your new gear!  Thank you Sean Molina for all your hard work!

Recent Events: CTC First Thursday Time Trial was a great. We had 11 athletes come out and test themselves on the River Road Time Trial course. Check out the results here http://www.chicotriathlonclub.com/

Upcoming events:

We are exactly one month away from the club's first tri of the year!!

The USAP Event June 8th at Folsom Lake is our first opportunity to race as a club this year. There will be multiple distances all on the same day. It will be a great opportunity for the first time triathlete as well as the experienced veteran.

Offerings include a Sprint, International (Olympic) Distance, and Long Course Options.

Sprint - 1/2 Mile Swim - 19 Mile Bike - 3.1 Mile Run

International - 1.5k Swim - 40k Bike - 10k Run

Long Course - 1.2 Mile Swim - 56 Mile Bike - 13.1 Mile Run

Lots of fun to be had. Please be sure to sign up asap!

If you haven't signed up already, please let me know. We have a special discount code for these races and for USAP events all season long. You can sign up here http://www.usaproductions.org/

We are also working on the details for a Practice Triathlon at Black Butte Lake on - June 1st. Keep an eye out for additional details coming soon.

Racing this weekend:

We are in the midst of triathlon season with several of our athletes racing on Saturday at the Folsom Olympic Distance. Good luck to everyone this weekend, wherever you are training or racing.

Sponsor Highlight:

Renew Float Spa (http://www.renewfloatspa.com/) is our newest Bronze level sponsor. Renew is providing a $40 float any time compared to $60 normal (bring your own earplugs.) From personal experience, this is a great experience and is a very helpful recovery tool.

Gear Sharing: We have a total of 4 bikes in "inventory" and 3 wetsuits. If you are looking for gear or have gear to share, please let me know.

It is getting warmer and Summer is right around the corner... Check out the group workout schedule here.

Until next time...Swim, ride, run and have some fun!!

Justin

Here are results for this evening's RRTT, with apologies to anyone whose name I've mangled.

25:56 Joanne Gilchrist

26:47 Eric Ayars

27:19 Jim Peplow

27:39 Teresa Kloot

28:11 Walt Schafer

28:42 Jeriamee Leeman

29:12 Jim Hall

30:23 Dan Spencer

32:24 Jim Hanna

34:34 Lisa Collins

36:39 Tony English

Thank you all for coming, TTs are more fun when we have a good group like this. Thanks to Justin and Shawn for setting up the course, and to Stefan for doing the timing. See you again next month, when the weather probably won't be quite this cool. :-)