Open Water Swim Workshop: CTC will be hosting an open water swim workshop this Saturday May 5th (please note corrected date) at 2:00 PM at Black Butte Lake. The club is partnering with Chico Masters Swimming to put on the event. We will go over some tips and warm-up on dry land, some great open water drills and then some actual open water distance swimming. Please plan for about 2 hours. In order to participate, you must be able to swim 800 yards continuously and must be able to tread water for 60 seconds. You will need to be added to the participant list by either contacting Justin Waller (jcwaller900 at yahoo dot com) or by verifying your swimming ability at the In Motion pool Monday or Wednesday at Noon or 7:00 PM (these are the "open water" swim practices for the masters group); please ask for Wendy. There is no cost for this session, but there are fees to get into the park, so consider carpooling or riding out to the lake. There will be two masters coaches swimming with us and helping out with techniques, tips and tricks for open water swimming. Please contact Justin if you would like to participate or have any questions.
Track Workout Update: The Thursday night track workouts (5:45 PM at the PV High School Track) have been a great success so far this year, with lots of runners of all abilities out there improving their running. David Bruhn (a.k.a. the Track Guru) has brought some interesting warm-up exercises using techniques from Yoga and Pilates. Since there have been requests for copies of his instructions, they've now been posted to the Training page of the website. Feel free to contact David (trackcoach@chicotriathlonclub.com) if you have any questions about the exercises or about running in general.
Time Trial This Thursday: Unfortunately, you'll have to wait a week to practice the Yoga and Pilates warm-up exercises with David. Since this Thursday is the first of the month, it's CTC night at the River Road Time Trial. The course is five miles out and back, starting where W. 5th Street turns into River Road southwest of downtown. Registration begins at 5:30pm with the first rider going off at 6:01pm. All levels are welcome for this individual race against the clock. So wear your CTC colors and come out for this free event put on by R.A.C.E. Please note, while all R.A.C.E. events are free, the Chico Tri Club recommends that members who participate in R.A.C.E. events make a donation to the jar on the registration table. Additional details about the Time Trial can be found here.
Uniforms: This year’s uniform order should arrive in the next few weeks. If you missed the window on this year’s order and are interested in a tri suit or cycling kit, please contact Sean Molina (training@chicotriathlonclub.com) and let him know. Reorders can be made for as few as five pieces, so once there’s enough interest, we can open another order window.
Chico Stage Race Pictures: Pictures from the Chico Stage Race have been added to the Gallery page of the website. Thanks once again to Laura for taking them.
