CTC President’s Report February 2017

Swim, Bike, Run & Smile

Spring General Meeting:

March 4th, 2017, 1 PM at the Madison Bear Garden. The Spring Meeting is a great way to relax after the Bidwell Classic and kick off your  triathlon training in 2017.  An agenda will be forthcoming.

Uniforms:

The Spring Uniform Store will be opening shortly and fit samples should be arriving soon after. Keep a close eye on the Facebook and Twitter pages for further announcement and a link to the store.

Training:

Swim at One Mile:

The swim at One Mile will resume in the Spring of 2017.

In Motion Swim:

    Heather Martinez at In Motion holds a Tri swim class on Tue. and Thurs. at 9:00 A.M. Contact In Motion for further details.

The River Road TTs:  Will resume in 2017.

Wednesday Night training ride: this ride is hosted by Coach Mike Trowbridge.

Only three more rides left: Feb 22nd, Mar 1st and on Mar 8th there is a Possible points race (like past years) IF there are enough riders interested

Decide and Ride:

Sundays, 9am

The Friday Rides: The rides will resume in the Spring of 2017.

Runs: Tony English, is leading a LSD run on Sundays from the bathrooms at 5 mile at 8:00 AM. This is an easy pace 60 min. run.

There is also a LSD run on Saturdays meeting at the 5 mile bathrooms at 8:00 AM.

CTC Track Workout: Every Thursday meet at the Chico State track at 5:45 PM.

Race Results:

This is a shout out to anybody who has participated in a recent race. We would love to hear from you.

Manny Mejia competed in the Double Duathlon taking 1st in his age group and 3rd overall.

Multi-sport event results for CTC members are posted on the Results page of the website. Contact webmaster@chicotriathlonclub.com with any errors or omissions. Please send any information on a race you have participated in. This could be as simple as your name and the name of the event, your results or a race report outlining your personal experience.

Athlete of the month:

Please take the time to help us pick the next Athlete of the month. Just send an email to president@chicotriathlonclub.com listing your nomination.

There is no Athlete of the Month for January or February

Club Races for 2017:

The Official CTC Club Races for 2017 will be:

TBF Tri for Fun    June 10th        Rancho Seco    (Sprint)

Tinman        September 3rd    Lake Siskiyou    (Sprint)

Other races that CTC will be supporting:

TBF Folsom Lake International, May 13th, Granite Beach    (Olympic)

TBF Tri for REAL    July 15th        Rancho Seco    (Olympic)

Solar Duathlon    August 20th        Madras, OR        (16mi MTB, 8mi run)

TBF Granite Bay Tri,    August 26th        Granite Beach    (Sprint)

TBF Golden State Tri, October 8th    Sacramento        (Sprint)

Remember: TBF is giving CTC members a 15% discount on all triathlons in the 2017 season. Contact a board member to get the discount code.

Volunteer opportunities for 2017:

CTC will be focusing our volunteer efforts at these events for 2017:

Frost or Fog- January 21

Chico Stage Race-February 25-26

Bidwell Classic-March 4

Wildflower Century-April 29-30

Celebration of Life 5K- May 7

Almond Bowl-Nov (date not published yet)

CTC will be heavily involved with the Time Trial at the Chico Stage race on February 26th. Please contact Shawn Hughes if you would like help.

The Wildflower CTC aid station in Oroville will be led by Mary Ann Bachus. If your are interested in volunteering please contact Mary Ann.

Sponsor spotlight:

The Madison Bear Garden has been a staple nightlife of Chico since 1977. Come in and enjoy a world famous Bear Burger or a frosty Sierra Nevada.  

Check out our other great sponsors at: http://www.chicotriathlonclub.com/sponsors.php.

Have a great time running, swimming and riding this month.
 

Thank you,

Tony English

CTC President

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Total Body Fitness Racing puts on some of the best multi-sport races in Northern California. Their events are well managed and extremely fun for athletes of all ages and abilities. CTC has been a presence at TBF races since our inception and many of our members did their first triathon at TBF events.

TBF Racing would like to thank the Chico Triathlon Club for their continued support of TBF multisport racing events. The club is highly regarded and respected at TBF races and we always appreciate the support from your athletes both racing and volunteering with us.

TBF is  offering all CTC members a season long 15% discount on 13 of our Multisport Triathlon/Duathlon events this year. The 15% discount will apply to the following events:

April 15 – 16^th Annual ICE Breaker Triathlon

May 13 – Folsom Lake International & Super Sprint Triathlon

May 14 – Mother’s Day Triathlon & Duathlon

June 10 – TRI for FUN Triathlon #1

June 11 – Tri for Real Triathlon #1

July 14 – TRI for FUN Triathlon #2

July 15 – Tri for Real Triathlon #2

August 12 – TRI for FUN Triathlon #3

August 13 – Tri for Real Triathlon #3

August 26 – 20^th Annual Granite Bay Triathlon – TRI Club Championship Race

September 9 – Fleet Feet Sports Women’s Triathlon Festival

September 10 – Super Hero Triathlon & Duathlon

October 8 – Golden State Triathlon

The 15% discount provided to club members includes all events taking place on race day, such as Duathlon, Aquabike, Open Water Swims or 5K Runs, and will apply to individuals and relay teams. It will also provide a 15% discount on our TRI for FUN and Tri for Real Series.

Additional race information can be found on http://www.totalbodyfitness.com.

Please contact any CTC board member for the discount code. Use this code when registering for the event on Active.com

CTC President’s Report January 2017 Swim, Bike, Run & Smile

End of the Year Party:

Thank you Jason and Marisa Berry for opening your home and being wonderful hosts for the 2016 CTC End of the Year Party.

Board of Directors:

The following is your 2017 CTC B.O.D.
Tony English: President
Laura Van Dervoort: Vice President/Marketing and Outreach Jennifer Moore: Secretary
Jason Berry: Treasurer
Greg Watkins: Membership/Website
Shawn Hughes: Sponsorship
Joanne Gilchrist: Volunteers/Training
Janelle Gardner: Uniforms
MaryAnn Bachus

Launch Party:

Coming up fast: January 12t h , 2017, 6:30 PM@ Fleet Feet. Fleet Feet will be providing refreshments and pizza. All members and prospective members are invited to see what our club is all about. Please RSVP on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/601518496707512/

Spring General Meeting:

Save the date: March 4t h , 2017 at 1 PM. Location will be confirmed shortly. The Spring Meeting is a great way to relax after the Bidwell Classic and kick off your triathlon training in 2017. We will also be announcing our club race schedule at this event.

Training:

Swim at One Mile:

The swim at One Mile will resume in the Spring of 2017.

In Motion Swim:

“Heather” at In Motion holds a Tri swim class on Tue. and Thurs. at 9:30 A.M. contact In Motion for further details.

The River Road TTs: Will resume in 2017.
Wednesday Night training ride: this ride is hosted by Coach Mike Trowbridge.

Hi All.... I have had a lot of questions and interest about the Wednesday night workouts. I'm so glad to hear that so many riders enjoyed them. I really did too.... you ALL inspire me to work harder!. So here are the details!

As ALWAYS these workouts are FREE and open to everyone... and ALL abilities..

So, yes, the Wednesday night Training rides are back.... for the 8th year! Wow! Time fly's!

It's time for me (and maybe you too) to start planning my winter training program. Part of the program that I've planned is to incorporate the Wednesday night (plus one other time per week) workouts. I'll be starting the workouts on Wednesday, Nov 2nd and will do them for 19 weeks (until the F50 is starts). So mark your calendar (all winter long).... Add it to your plan... Etc. Now!

Here is my initial plan, BUT, it may change (all good training plans should be subject to change) due to weather, health, and life, etc.

The first 8 weeks/Weds I'll (we'll) be working on building strength and power on the bike. That means big gear/low RPM's while seated.... concentrating on making a smooth, FULL, pedal stroke. The second Phase I'll (we'll) be working on building standing power... powering over the top of a hill. And in the 3rd Phase will incorporate the strength that we built with some Anaerobic Capacity (AC) work.

AND last, BUT not least, these work outs will help YOU learn how to pedal correctly (more about this at the workout(s)).... And riding a bike is "all about pedaling". ;)

To summarize:
Nov 2nd, 9th, 16th..... Medium gears... to get the legs, joints and tendons used to the hard work to come.... approx 60-70 RPM's
Nov 23nd, 30th, Dec 7th, 14th.... BIG gears... build the strength and power.... approx 40-50 RPM's
Dec 21st, 28th, Jan 4th, 11th, 18th .... Big gears (seated) for the first part of the hill THEN stand and power OVER the top of the hill.
Jan 25th, Feb 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, Mar 1st... Put it all together and power up the

hill(s)... as fast as you can
Mar 8th... Possible points race (like past years) IF there are enough riders interested.

This very important....

To get the most from this plan/workout it's best to start at the beginning and continue through the whole program.

Meet.... Wednesday night(s) at North Rim Adventure Sports or at the corner of 2nd and Wall... We roll out at 6PM. Same MO as in the past years... Warm up out through the park and over to CA Park... do the planned work out then cool down back through the park. The whole training session is "about" 1-11⁄2 hour time frame.

Please feel free to pass this on to any of your cycling friends and/or post to any mailing list(s) that I may have missed.

Hope to see you out there. Cheers,
Coach Mike

PS A head light is definitely needed... Although the streets are fairly well lit and traffic is low. ALSO... A cadence meter is very helpful.

PPS Rain always cancels

these workouts are FREE... and all levels of fitness/experience are welcome and encouraged to participate.

The Crush Ride: Yes.... It's that time of the year. The "Crush” ride begins. So come on out and get your winter training started. Please read the details below.

Subject: The "Crush" ride returns - Saturday Nov 5th

Hi All.... After a lot of talk and questions about... "When will the "Crush" ride will start up?" We'll start it up officially on Saturday Nov. 5th. Ride start will be from One Mile at 9AM.... EVERY Saturday. IF you didn't participate in this ride last year then see the details/description below. IF you did (you still might want to read the details below) then you know that it was a lot fun... and a good weekly ride to add to your winter training.

IMPORTANT.....
This year.... the first 4 weeks/rides will be done at an Endurance pace (entirely). This way riders can get to know each other... their riding styles/fitness... learn the course, and get a few hours into your legs, build some Endurance, etc. As we all know... from the F50's... that knowing the course is very important. When/where it's going to go hard, where the turns are, wind direction, etc, etc. And it will be a good ride to help build that Endurance base. Then in December the “Crushing” can begin. ;)

Details

What?
The Crush ride is a weekly (Saturday's at 9AM), 'spirited' group ride that starts at the same time and same place. It runs on the same course/route. It's very similar (i.e. when you show up you know what to expect) to the weekly F50, Fit 50 and Fun 50.... except

that it's longer. Longer being... time wise it's about 2:40-2:50 and total mileage is just under 50 miles. MINUS the warm up and cool down it's only about 1:45 and 36 miles.

Why?
It's good to keep/add some intensity during your winter training. It's fun AND challenging (rolling terrain). Most areas like, the Bay Area, Davis, and Sacramento have this sort of winter group ride.... every week.

One of the best quotes that I remember came from my friend Ian Boswell (now riding for Skye... in case you didn't know) and I quote.... "This is a great training ride... Chico needs this".

Course/Route
From One Mile we head out the bike path towards Neal Rd... then onward to Butte College and then a right turn on to Wheelock... then across Hwy 70 to Coal Canyon.... take a left turn on to Table Mtn Blvd.... then a right turn on to Cottonwood.... then a right turn on to Hwy 99.... then a left turn on to Nelson... then a right turn on to Midway... and finish in Durham.

Ride Etiquette
The ride goes like this.... Roll out at 9AM.... at a nice social/warm up pace out to the Neal Rd turn... from there, the pace can pick up (naturally, depending on the weather and group dynamics, etc).... then it's 'game on.'

A Table Mtn Blvd sprint at the 55 MPH sign right before the right turn onto Cottonwood... where there is a short regroup (on top of the bridge over Hwy 70). First riders have to wait for 5 minutes... usually it's a little longer especially if they see riders coming down Table Mtn Blvd.

Then a good pace line back to Durham... with a final sprint at the 25 MPH sign entering Durham. Then a short regroup... refill the bottles, etc, and then a cool down/social pace back to Chico (usually via Jones/bike path). Of course you or others may extend the ride from there.

Hope to see you all out there for some fun... and good training. Cheers,
Coach Mike

Decide and Ride:

Sundays, 9am

Where

Decide and Ride monument at One-Mile, Chico CA North side of Sycamore Pool.

Description Route/pace to be decided by those present! The Friday Rides: The rides will resume in the Spring of 2017.

Runs: Tony English, is leading a LSD run on Sundays from the bathrooms at 5 mile at 8:00 AM. This is an easy pace 60 min. run.

There is also a LSD run on Saturdays meeting at the 5 mile bathrooms at 8:00 AM.

CTC Track Workout .

Every Thursday meet at the Chico State track at 5:45 PM.

Race Results:

This is a shout out to anybody who has participated in a recent race. We would love to hear from you. Please send me any information on a race you have participated in.

This could be as simple as your name and the name of the event, your results or a race report outlining your personal experience.

Athlete of the month:

Please take the time to help us pick the next Athlete of the month. Just send an email to president@chicotriathlonclub.com listing your nomination.

The athlete of the month for December is Teresa Kludt . Congratulations Teresa !!

Volunteer opportunities for 2017:

CTC will be focusing our volunteer efforts at these events for 2017: Frost or Fog- January 21
Chico Stage Race-February 25-26
Bidwell Classic-March 4

Wildflower Century-April 29-30 Celebration of Life 5K- May 7
Almond Bowl-Nov (date not published yet)

CTC will be heavily involved with the Time Trial at the Chico Stage race on February 26th. Please contact Shawn Hughes if you would like help.

The Wildflower CTC aid station in Oroville needs a lead. If you would like to volunteer to spearhead the best aid station at Wildflower, contact Joanne or Tony.

Sponsor spotlight:

Butte Premier Physical Therapy will be joining CTC as a Platinum Level sponsor for 2017. You can find their website at http://bpptchico.com/ .

Stoner and Associates CPA will be sponsoring CTC at the Silver Level. See http://www.joanstonercpa.com for the services they offer.

Check out our other great sponsors at:

http://www.chicotriathlonclub.com/sponsors.php .

Have a great time running, swimming and riding this Month.

I would really like to thank Shawn Hughes for his work as president of our club for the last two years. I would also like to thank all of the new, current, and former B.O.D. members for volunteering to serve and keep our club going. Finally, and most importantly, thanks you to all of the CTC members. Each and every one of you bring something unique to our club. Without you, CTC would not be nearly as much fun!

Thank you,

Tony English CTC President

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