Happy training for the week of 3/25.

Chico Kidney Biathlon:  CTC was well represented at the first annual Chico Kidney Biathlon which took place on Saturday.  Participants included Manny Mejia, Sean Molina, Nathan Brosius, Greg Watkins, Christine Roberts, Jeriamee Leeman, Tammie Watkins, Daren Otten, Karen English, Laura Van Dervoort, and Tony English (hope I didn't miss anybody).  Results for CTC members have been posted to the Results page of the website.

Chico Stage Race and Downtown Mile:  On April 13th and 14th, the Chico Corsa cycling club is putting on the Chico Stage Race, a two day bike race held in and around Chico.  The Paskenta Hills Road Race takes place on Saturday, while Sunday's events include a time trial on River Road and the Downtown Chico Criterium.  All of the events require volunteers, but it takes over 100 volunteers to properly monitor the downtown criterium course.  CTC is asking its membership to volunteer and support this event.  Being a course monitor is a great way to catch some exciting bike racing, and if you need another reason to be downtown that day, Fleet Feet is putting on the Downtown Mile, a free running race which takes place at noon.  You can sign up to volunteer at www.chicostagerace.com/volunteers.html.

Black Butte Training Plans:  For those who may have been unable to attend the recent general meeting, the sprint and olympic distance training plans presented at the meeting have been posted to the Training page of the website.  The plans are tailored for our first club triathlon of the year, the Black Butte Triathlons, which take place June 8 and 9 at Black Butte Lake.  Events include sprint and olympic mountain bike triathlons on Saturday and sprint and olympic road bike triathlons on Sunday.

Donner Lake Triathlons:  While not an official club race, several CTC members will be racing the Donner Lake Triathlon July 28th near Truckee.  The event offers sprint, olympic, and half iron distance races.  There is also a plan for a group ride on a portion of the Ironman Lake Tahoe bike course the following day.  The reason for the reminder is that entry fees for the event increase after March 31st.