Happy training for the week of 5/14.

Races: CTC members competed in three different triathlons this past weekend.  Eric Ayars, Laura Van dervoort, Kristi Ayars, and Stefan Ayars all competed at the Tri-Shasta Sprint Triathlon on Saturday.  You can read Eric’s race report here.  Greg Watkins, Shawn Hughes, Jason Berry, and Tammie Watkins competed in the Folsom Lake International Triathlon on Saturday.  You can read Greg’s race report here.  Isa Wilburn competed in the Mother’s Day Triathlon on Sunday.  Results for the TBF races have been posted to the results page of the website.  Results for Tri-Shasta will be posted to the website when available from the race organizers.  Finally, I accidently omitted Amy and Michael Griffin from last week’s update.  They both raced the Wildflower Olympic and their results have been posted to the website.

Next General Club Meeting: The next CTC General Meeting will take place on Saturday May 26th at 3:00 PM at the home of Forough and Sean Molina, 715 Parkwood Dr.  We will cover the details of the practice triathlon at Black Butte Lake scheduled for Sunday June 3rd.  We’ll also have a presentation from Miranda of Studio M Pilates and Fitness.  Please plan to join us for a fun and informative get together.

Practice Triathlon at Black Butte Lake: To help get you ready for our first club triathlon of the year, CTC is holding a practice triathlon at Black Butte Lake on Sunday June 3rd, the weekend before the Black Butte Triathlons.  We will cover the basics of setting up a transition, will have a kayak-assisted open water swim, will do a group ride of the sprint bike course (road or mountain), and will do a portion of the run course.  Bring everything you plan to come with on race day and let the CTC veterans guide you through a practice event that will have you ready to race a week later.  We'll hit the water at 10:00 AM, so plan to arrive by 9:00 AM or so.

Black Butte Discount:  Brandon Drew, race director of the Black Butte Triathlons has offered a discount to CTC members.  Enter the code “big15d” during online registration to receive the discount.

CTC Gear at North Rim:  We have CTC branded clothing (shirts, tanks, hoodies, …) as well as extra tri and cycling kit pieces available for purchase at North Rim.  Stop by and check it out.

Greg Watkins

President, Chico Triathlon Club