Happy training for the week of 8/26.

Granite Bay: Congratulations go out to Kyle Fox for his overall win and fastest run split at the Granite Bay Triathlon on Sunday.  Mike Marvier and Alison Diaz also raced, as did the winning coed relay team "Salt & Pepper" made up of Karen English, Laura Van Dervoort, and Mitch Harrell.  Results have been posted to the Results page of the website.

Tinman:  CTC's favorite club race, the Mount Shasta Tinman, takes place this Sunday, September 1st at the Lake Siskiyou Camp Resort.  We always have a huge turnout at this family friendly event, and enjoy the post race fun almost as much as the race itself.  Several members are either camping or staying in cabins at the resort, and we'll have the red CTC pop-up set up adjacent to the transition area, as usual.  Feel free to bring some post race food and drink to share with your fellow club members, and plan on sticking around for the Blackberry Music Festival which takes place from Noon to Six at Mt. Shasta City Park on race day.  You might see the red CTC pop-up at the festival as well.

Note that Tinman registration closes on Thursday, and as of this writing, they still have about 50 spots left.  So if you're planning to race, fill out your registration form now and send it in.  According to the website, you can complete the PDF form online and email it to them.

Final Friday Swim:  Wally's Friday Morning Swim Workouts will conclude this Friday, 7:00 AM at One Mile (meet on the north side of the pool).  The swim workouts traditionally end when the city stops cleaning the pool after Labor Day.  Thanks to Wally and Justin for all the time they put into coaching the workouts this summer, and for helping everyone out with their swim stroke.

Happy training for the week of 8/12.

CTC Training Camp at Lake Almanor: The first ever CTC Training Camp wrapped up this past Sunday.  A special thank you goes out to Susan and Wally Marshall for donating the house for the event.  Thanks also to Rick Ellison for running the training aspect of the camp, and for some great video analysis of everyone's swim stroke.  Thanks also to Shawn Hughes for bringing his boat, which offered some R&R breaks from the training, including a great water taxi ride to dinner on Saturday night.  There was excellent open water swimming from the dock, some great riding around the lake and up to Mount Lassen, and a fabulous, shaded 10+ mile running trail easily accessed from the house.  While it has not yet been decided if another camp will be held next year, please email me directly (president@chicotriathlonclub.com) if you would like to be part of a planning committee that would be formed if another camp is going to be organized.

Races: Omitted from the last update, Mitch Harrell also competed in the August 4th  Tri for Real at Rancho Seco.  Sorry for the omission.

Ironman on TV:  In case you missed it, KNVN 24 will be re-airing the 2012 IRONMAN World Championship on Sunday, August 25th at 10:30 AM.

Happy training for the week of 8/5.

Races: CTC members have been active on the race scene lately.  Omitted from the last update, Steve Brusig and Rich Quintero also raced Vineman 70.3 on July 14.  More recently, Greg Watkins, Shawn Hughes, and Tammie Watkins raced the Donner Olympic Triathlon on July 28.  This past weekend, Tony and Karen English raced the Tri for Fun while Maya and Jack English raced the Tri for KIDS.  Congratulations to Maya for winning the series championship in her age group.  Also on Sunday, Josh Rowe, Jason Berry, Jim Peplow, Mitch Harrell, & Jeriamee Leeman raced the Tri for Real.  Results for all have been posted to the Results page of the website.  Please let me know of any errors or omissions.

Race Report:  Manny Mejia's race report from Vineman 70.3 has been posted to the website.  It's linked from the Results page and can also be viewed here.

CTC on TV: KHSL Channel 12 featured the Chico Tri Club on their Wake-Up! show Monday and Tuesday mornings July 22 and 23.  Greg Watkins, Tony English, Maya English, Shawn Hughes, Josh Rowe, and Victoria Uribe woke up very early to appear on the show, which also included footage of a recent track workout.  Clips from the show are available here and here.

CTC Training Camp at Lake Almanor: The Almanor Training Camp officially kicks off Wednesday 8/7.  Two generous club members have offered the use of a lakefront house for CTC members to use as a training base for the week.  The location gives access for open water swimming, fantastic roads for bike training, and numerous trails for running.  Rick Ellison has volunteered to coordinate the training activities for the camp.  There is still room at the house if anyone wants to join in.  Please email me directly (president@chicotriathlonclub.com) as soon as possible if you are interested.

Ironman on TV:  In case you missed it, NBC will be re-airing the 2012 IRONMAN World Championship on Sunday, August 25th at 1:30 p.m. EST.

Upcoming Races:  Two races on back to back weekends will surely be on the calendars for many CTC members.  August 24th is the Granite Bay Triathlon, which is the California Sprint Distance Triathlon Club Championship Race.  CTC has fielded a competitive group the past several years, and missed the championship by just a single point in 2011.  The following weekend is CTC's traditional club race, the Mount Shasta Tinman, which takes place on Sunday, September 1st at the Lake Siskiyou Camp Resort.  Note that Tinman registration closes on August 29th, or whenever they receive 320 applicants, so register now if you're planning to race.