Hi CTC'rs,

The Jersey Ride was AWESOME!!  We had over 30 riders come out this year and it was our biggest jersey ride yet.  Lots of fun conversations and everyone had a great time.  Many of us had brunch at Mom's afterwards and it was a fantastic opportunity to talk and hang out with athletes and family members.  Thank you, Greg Watkins for organizing and leading this great group event.

You may also notice 4 orange, black and yellow jerseys in this picture.  It was the first opportunity for Team Pride to join us on a ride.  For those of you that don't know, Team Pride is a group of local athletes led by Ray Bransky that is also part of our club.  Our club has sponsored 10 memberships for young people in our community that are learning about cycling and multisport.

It was a great opportunity to meet a few of these folks.  Thank you, Ray for bringing them out!!

Upcoming Events

Almond Bowl

One of the classic Chico running races is being held tomorrow November 2nd. CTC has several athletes racing the event and The Chico Tri Club will be staffing the aide station at mile 5.  It is going to be a party out there!  Thanks to Tony English for organizing our volunteers at this event.

Good luck to all the runners and the volunteers! I hope you all have a fun day!

Ironman Arizona

To my knowledge, this is our last pending triathlon for 2014. Our very own Laura Van Dervoort will be racing her first Ironman race on November 16th. Mark your calendars and send some good vibes her way.

Year-end party

Our year-end party will be November 22nd at Jennifer Moore and Jay Pothier's Home. We had a great time last year and we are looking forward to another great year end party this year. Many thanks go out to Jenn and Jay for opening up your home to us again. Please join us! It is a great opportunity to share stories, make friends and make plans for next year.

Board elections

Board elections will be held at the year-end party. Nominations for the board are being excepted until Wednesday, November 19th at 5:00. If you are not going to be able to make the party, "absentee ballots" will be available by email.

Launch Party

Mark your calendars for the Launch Party on January 8th. If any of your friends or acquaintances have the New Year's Resolution of doing a triathlon next year, this would be a great opportunity to introduce them to the club.

Off-Season

It looks as though we are "officially" in the off-season. While workout duration has a tendency to drop off in the off-season, it is a great time to work on weakness. If you are interested in getting fitter, stronger and/or faster the off-season is a great time to do that. It will help keep you focused and help you self limit the extra return trips to the holiday desert line. :)

Looking Ahead at 2015

While many of us are knee deep in the off-season, some of our friends and fellow triathletes are already signing up for races for next year. Vineman 70.3 is one of the most popular races at that distance in the country. It looks like Jason Berry, Tony English, Darren Otten, Jaqueline Sasaki, Shawn Hughes and Joanne Gilchrist were among the speedy entrants to get in right away.  I believe they still have room on the second wait list, so if you are interested in doing this race, I suggest you get to it ASAP.

In short order, there will also be an opportunity on the Facebook site to list the races you are planning on for next year. The board is soon going to be targeting "key" races for the club, so let us know what you are looking at doing and perhaps we can find some other races to focus on.

Along those lines, if you are considering a USAProductions event next year, I have received notice that they are having a "24 hour sale" for their events starting November 2nd at 9:00am. Check their website for details.

Thank you for taking the time and investing in yourselves and the club. I look forward to seeing you all at the year-end party.

Until then... Swim, ride, run and have some fun!

Justin

Hi CTCr's,

I apologize for the long gap between updates.  I will try to do better in the future.  :)

Mark your calendars

Jersey Ride - Sunday October 26th - at 9:00am

This is a very recreational 15-17 mph cruising opportunity to hang out with your fellow CTCr's and then have some brunch at Mom's. Please wear your CTC gear as we will also be taking the team photo for our sponsors. This ride will be lead by our own Greg Watkins and will be a fun spin around Chico.

Year end party - Saturday November 22nd - Time TBD

Our year end party this year is being organized by Jennifer Moore and Tony English. Look forward to some great information pending.

Board Elections - If you would like to step up your involvement with the club in any way, you are welcome. If you are interested in being on the Board of Directors, look forward to some communications from Tony English. The elections are held at the Year-end party, but there is a little bit of work to get your name on the ballot.

Launch Party - January 8th - Time TBD

Our launch party next year will be at Fleet Feet in downtown Chico, but will be a little earlier in the year. We are hoping to introduce the sport of triathlon to a whole new group of people looking to start off the new year with a goal of completing a triathlon. So please mark your calendars and let your friends know. Most of have a few friends that have always wanted to do a triathlon. Lets help them make 2015 an exciting year and invite them to the party.

Recent Racing:

The Chico Tri Club was well represented at the inaugural Challenge Rancho Cordova on October 5th. Our ladies team "U Got Chicked" came in 1st with an amazing combination of Becky Hutchinson, JoAnne Gilchrist on the Bike and Jacqueline Sasaki on the Run.

Jim Peplow came in 3rd in his age group.  As Jim has only recently started triathlon, we are looking forward to some great performances from Jim in the future.  Not the least of which will be running the Boston Marathon in April. (Way to go Jim!!)

Sean Molina came in 4th in his age group at Ironman Silverman 70.3 on October 5th. I have heard rumors of how hard this course is and I am looking forward to hearing some stories from Sean sometime soon. As many of you know, this was a "make-up" race for Sean after the canceled Ironman Lake Tahoe. Way to go!!

We had several members compete in the first ever Loco Relay (200 mile relay run) and yes, Loco sounds like the right name. From all reports, it sounds like a good time was had by all and many are looking forward to doing it next year.

Check out our results page for several other racers including:

70.3 World Championships - Michael Daily and Jacqueline Sasaki

All the times from CTC at the Granite Bay Triathlon

USAT Sprint Nationals - Margaret Bomberg

USAT National Championships - Mary Anne Bachus and Kyle Fox

Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens - Jason Berry and Mike Cordova

Mid Summer Sprint Triathlon - Darren Otten

Tri for Fun August - Michael Cordova, Mike Marvier, Karen English and Tony English

Du for Fun August - Steve Brusig

Donner Lake Olympic - Greg Watkins, Joanne Gilchrist and Tammie Watkins and

Barb's Race - Becky Hutchinson

These were the results that were submitted to or tracked down by our web guru and results detective, Greg Watkins. If anyone racing triathlons was missed, please let Greg know. And while you are at it, you can thank Greg for the AWESOME job he does keeping the website up to date... THANKS, GREG!

Upcoming Racing:

Greg Watkins will be racing on Sunday at the Golden State Triathlon. It is Northern California's only draft legal race (to my knowledge) and is a ton of fun. Good luck, Greg!

Also, if you happen to find yourself with some free time on Saturday, it is the Ironman World Championships at Kona, Hawaii. The best of the best long course triathletes battling it out for glory and many, many age groupers continuing or accomplishing a dream. You can get to the live feed from ironman.com.

Club News:

The Chico Tri Club has "officially" welcomed Ray Bransky and several young athletes as the "Team Pride" group. Ray is leading a BEGINNER group ride on Mondays and Thursdays from 3:00 to 6:00 leaving from the Chico Junior High bike racks. If you are interested in helping some young, beginner athletes, please feel free to join them for a ride.

We are very excited to open the door of cycling and triathlon to young people in our community and are very happy to help support Ray in his efforts there.

Your board is also working diligently on several other ideas, programs and tweaks for next year. Look forward to exciting news coming to you over the "off" season.

Volunteering Opportunities:

If you are interested in participating in some fun local events and activities, look out for communications to come out about volunteering soon.

Until next time...

Swim, Ride, Run and have some fun.

Justin

Results from tonight's River Road Ten Mile Time Trial, hosted by the Chico Triathlon Club.