Six people braved the heat for this week's River Road 10-mile Time Trial. Here are the results:

25:06 Justin Waller

25:27 Tom Tucker

26:04 Jim Peplow

29:38 Justin Vaught

30:23 Paula Sunn

30:32 MaryAnn Bachus

Thank you to all who participated, and a big thank you also to Stefan for doing the timing!

Hello fellow CTCr's!  We have another busy week ahead with lots going on and lots of fun to be had.  But first, lets start with a recap of recent events...

Rancho Seco Weekend

We had several athletes competing at Rancho Seco park this past weekend.

Greg Watkins came in 1st overall at the Tri for Fun

Tammie Watkins came in 2nd in her age group

Karen English was 4th in her age group

Steve Brusig was the overall winner in the Du for Fun

Of all these efforts I am excited about.  There are two more that are very special to me.  Maya English (age 10) finished in the top half of her age group and Jack English (age 7) finished second in his age group.

Am I excited about how well these two fine young people did?  Absolutely!  I am even more excited about how one of our local families is showing how to do something fun together; to stay healthy and active as a family.  Way to go Tony, Karen, Maya and Jack!!

Practice Tri

We also had our club practice triathlon this weekend at Black Butte Lake.  Fun was had by all, and I heard a lot of good feedback.

Some of started the morning by being towed out to the Buckhorn Campground by Mr. Jason Berry.  Thank you for the 1 hour and 20 minute accumulated pull from the Berry Express.

We had a short swim supported by Kelly on SUP, Laura and Tanya on kayaks.  We followed that with a short 40 minute bike ride on the Black Butte Tri sprint course and a 15 minute run on the trails around the campgrounds.

We followed this up with a small potluck BBQ that was a good opportunity for us to hang out an talk.  Thank you to all that helped and participated in every aspect of the day.

I hope all of us are a bit more ready to race this weekend!

Also of note:

I failed to mention that two of our founding members competed at Ironman Texas a couple weeks back.  Ken Petruzelli and Gloria Petruzelli rocked the course in Woodlands, Texas on May 17th.  Both had GREAT days and have fully documented races reports out on the web for your reading pleasure.  Ken's report is here:

http://triathletelawyerken.wordpress.com/2014/05/28/ironman-texas-2014-race-report-its-all-about-execution/

And Gloria's report is here:

http://lifewithnolimitscoaching.com/2014/05/25/ironman-texas-race-reflection-part-1/

Ken went 20 minutes faster than he did at the same course last year.  Gloria went 48 minutes faster and earned 5th in her age group!!  While Ken and Gloria are now part of the Wattie Ink crew, they will always be part of the Chico Tri Club.  Congratulations to Team K&G!

If I missed anyone, please let me know!

Upcoming events:

CTC Time Trial

As this is week will be the first Thursday of the month, we will NOT be out at the track Thursday night.  We will be hosting the Chico Tri Club "First Thursday TT."  We are going to be set up at the start of the 10 mile TT course on River Road at 5:30.  Riders will be leaving at 6:01.  This is a great way to test your fitness and see how you are improving.

First "official" club race of the year is this weekend!

USAP Events Folsom Triathlon Series June 8th at Nimbus Flats State Park in Folsom, CA

We have athletes competing at all three distances on Sunday and it is going to be a great time.

Based on their website, the races will start as follows:

Long Course - Waves start at 6:30am

International (Olympic) - Waves start at 7:00am

Sprint - Waves start at 7:30am

USAP requests that all athletes arrive at least 1.5 hours early for the event.  This will result in some early mornings.  :)

Registration and Packet Pickup will be at Folsom Bike from 12-6 on Saturday, so if you are in the area, I suggest you stop by there.  You will also be able to pick up your packets on Sunday morning starting at 5:00am.

Please check their website and make sure you have all your logistical information squared away and questions answered prior to race day.

USAProductions has also reached out for volunteers.  If you are interested in supporting the sport, having some fun (and potentially racing later in the year with USAP for 50% of the race fee) consider volunteering.  Friends and family can also volunteer and it is a fun way to interact with the sport.  Contact me for details.

If you haven't signed up already, please let me know. We have a special discount code for these races and for USAP events all season long. You can sign up here -  http://www.usaproductions.org/

Boise 70.3

We also have a trio of athletes making the trek up to Boise 70.3 to race on Saturday.  Jason Berry, Sean Molina and Jacqueline Sasaki are going to be racing on one of the premier courses in North America.  This is a 12:00 (noon) start on Saturday, so please send them some positive thoughts and good energy.  You can track athletes here - http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/coverage/live

Mark your Calendars:

The CTC Summer Party is also right around the corner.

When: Saturday, June 21st at 3:00pm

Where: Sean and Forough Molina's home

715 Parkwood Drive

Chico, CA  95928

This is one of the best opportunities we have as a club to just hang out and get to know each other.  No, intervals or pace-lining allowed (ha ha).  This should be a no-drop kind of party with family fun for all.  Mark your calendars now!!

Don't forget to check out the group workout schedule here.  You can connect up with some local and like-minded folks.

Until next time...Swim, ride, run and have some fun!!

Justin

Hello there fellow CTCr's! Summer is almost here and triathlon season is ramping up. There are some great things going on in our local community, so get out there and make the most of it!

Recent Events:

Folsom Lake International

CTC had a great showing at the Folsom Lake International on May 10th.

Jason Berry finished 15th overall and 3rd age group!

Jim Peplow won his age group!

And the Dynamic Duo of triathlon, Greg and Tammie Watkins, once again threw down a great example of triathlon expertise.  Greg finished 9th overall and won his age group while Tammie finished 2nd in her age group!

Impressive performances all around.  Way to go CTCr's!

Auburn Triathlons

JoAnne Gilchrist, Michael Cordova and myself raced in the Auburn Triathlon series. Luckily, we had all the distances covered.

Michael was 2nd overall in the Mini.

JoAnne was the 2nd lady across the line in the International distance (she was only 15 seconds behind and closing rapidly from what I hear). I ruined our chances at the trifecta and came in 4th AG and 19th overall at the half iron distance. I will say that the title of "Worlds Toughest Half" was well earned that day.

If I missed any races/racers, please let me know.

CTC Kits are HERE!!

If you haven't picked your kit up from Sean Molina, please do so asap! The new gear looks fantastic and we are eagerly awaiting feedback from our members regarding what they like/don't like, sizing etc...   Get your gear on and let us know what you think!

Upcoming events:

Practice Tri June 1st

While the Black Butte Tri will not be happening, we will be having our practice tri at Buckhorn campground at Black Butte Lake. Be there at 9:30 and potluck BBQ after. June 1st is 2 weekends away. Keep an eye on the Facebook event and yahoo groups for specifics on this. I will be posting the outline of the morning to the yahoo group. (Thanks to Sean Molina for pulling that document together!)

First "official" club race of the year

USAP Events Folsom Triathlon Series June 8th at Folsom Lake (Nimbus Flats)

We are only 3 weekends away from our club's first tri of the year!! Can you feel the excitement!!

There will be multiple distances all on the same day. It will be a great opportunity for the first time triathlete as well as the experienced veteran.

Offerings include a Sprint, International (Olympic) Distance, and Long Course Options.

Sprint - 1/2 Mile Swim - 19 Mile Bike - 3.1 Mile Run

International - 1.5k Swim - 40k Bike - 10k Run

Long Course - 1.2 Mile Swim - 56 Mile Bike - 13.1 Mile Run

Lots of fun to be had. Please be sure to sign up asap! If you are not racing, please consider volunteering or just coming down to watch and enjoy the fun. It will be a great time for all!

If you haven't signed up already, please let me know. We have a special discount code for these races and for USAP events all season long. You can sign up here http://www.usaproductions.org/

Racing this weekend

I don't believe we have any races this weekend, but let me know if I missed something. :) 

Gear Sharing

We have a total of 4 bikes in "inventory" and 3 wetsuits. If you are looking for gear or have gear to share, please let me know.

It is getting warmer and Summer is right around the corner... Check out the group workout schedule here.

Just in case you haven't seen it yet, and need a bit of motivation, here is a link to the triathlon song...Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1Fw1GdRKkc

Until next time...Swim, ride, run and have some fun!!

Justin