Happy training for the week of 12/12.

Kona Party: What a great turnout for the Kona Party!  Thanks so much to Susan and Wally for hosting a great end-of-season event.  Thanks also to all of you that came and celebrated the second year of the Chico Triathlon Club.  Pictures from the party (thanks to Laura V.) have been posted to the Gallery page of the website.

Board Elections:  Congratulations to the new CTC board:  Shawn Hughes, Susan Marshall, Wally Marshall, Sean Molina, Katie Nyby, Josh Rowe, Laura Van derVoort, and Greg Watkins were elected to two-year terms.  Eric Ayars will continue on the board for the second year of his two-year term.  Thanks to all who were nominated for agreeing to donate your time and talents for the success of CTC.

Uniforms:  Sean Molina is working with Jay P., Jennifer M., and Tony E. on a new uniform order this year, with hopes that the gear will arrive by mid-March.  An announcement will be made once we are ready to proceed with the order.  Please contact Sean (training@chicotriathlonclub.com) if you have any questions or input about the uniform order.

Races:  Though not a club race, several CTCers will be running  the Jack Frost 10k this Saturday, December 17th at 8:00 am at Cedar Grove in Bidwell Park.  More information is available on the race website.

Happy training for the week of 12/5.

Races: Several CTC members celebrated Thanksgiving morning at the Run for Food 5k.  Participants included Eric A., Greg W., Michael F., Stefan, A., David W., Matt N., Christina P., Isa W., Jessalyn A., Kristi A., Tammie W., Nikki F., Katie N, Jennifer M. and Laura V. (hope I didn’t miss anybody).   Congratulations to Christina for taking the overall win in the women’s race.  Full results can be found here.

CTC also represented at this past weekend’s California International Marathon (CIM) in Sacramento.  Lynn S., Joanne G., Shawn H., and Laura V. all raced either the marathon or on a relay team.

Board Elections and the Kona Party: We wrap up the season this weekend at the Kona Party, which is Saturday, December 10 from 3:30 PM to 8:00 PM at the home of Susan and Wally Marshall, 45 Covell Park.  Business items, including board elections, recognitions, club races, and the next uniform cycle will begin at 3:30.  The party and Ironman Telecast will begin around 5:00, with dinner beginning around 5:30 to 6:00.  Dinner will be provided; BYOB.  Current members should have received an online Evite as well as a mailed invitation.  Please contact Susan (marshallsm@yahoo.com) to RSVP or if you have any questions about the party.   Please contact Eric Ayars (eric@ayars.org) if you wish to nominate for the board, run for the board, or have any questions about board elections.  See you there.

Happy training for the week of 11/21.

Board Update:  CTC is normally governed by a nine member board.  Board members serve two-year terms and elections are held annually at the December general meeting.  As many of you know, Ken and Gloria Petruzzelli recently moved to Sacramento and have resigned their positions.  In addition, Dina Rabo has decided to resign from the board, effective at the end of this year.  Finally, five of the six remaining board members are at the end of their original two year term.  Therefore, the club will need to elect eight board members at the December general meeting (to the best of my knowledge, all five members whose terms are expiring will be seeking re-election).

The board has appointed Eric Ayars as chair of the election committee.  The committee will be responsible for receiving nominations and for managing voting at the December general meeting.  Nominations, as well as any questions regarding elections, may be submitted via email to eric@ayars.org.  Election procedures are outlined in the club bylaws, which are available on the About page of the website.

End of Season Kona Party:  Invitations have gone out for the Kona Party, otherwise known as the December general meeting.  Current members should have received an online Evite as well as a mailed invitation.  The party is Saturday, December 10 from 3:30 PM to 8:00 PM at the home of Susan and Wally Marshall, 45 Covell Park.  Please contact Susan (marshallsm@yahoo.com) if you have not received an invitation or have any questions about the party.

Business items, including board elections, recognitions, club races, the next uniform cycle, etc., will begin at 3:30.  The party and Ironman Telecast will begin around 5:00, with dinner provided and BYOB.

Katie’s Monday Run:  Katie's Fun Run has settled into a winter schedule, alternating weeks between Wildwood Park and California Park.  The run meets at 5:45 PM and the location will be confirmed in advance on the Yahoo group email list.  This is a casual run geared to novice athletes working to improve their running.  Both routes are reasonably well lit, but headlamps and reflective attire are still advised.

Shawn’s Friday Ride: Shawn's Friday afternoon ride is on hiatus until after the first of the year.  Send an email to sponsorship@chicotraithlonclub if you want to receive updates about the ride when it resumes.