Happy training for the week of 4/1.

Thursday Night Time Trial: This Thursday is the first Thursday of the month, meaning that instead of the track workout at PV, we'll be at Rodney's River Road 10-Mile Time Trial.  The course is five miles out and back, starting where W. 5th Street turns into River Road southwest of downtown.  Registration begins at 5:30pm with the first rider going off at 6:01pm.  All levels are welcome for this individual race against the clock.  So wear your CTC colors and come out for this great event.  Additional details can be found here.

Proposed Open Water Swim Program: Justin Waller has been working with Chico Masters to coordinate an open water swim program for club members.  The proposed program would include:

• Open water/tri focused workouts at In Motion on Monday and Wednesday (both at Noon and 7:00pm)
• Open water swim practices twice each month
• Focus on working toward an open water swim race with multiple distance options
• If you are not a member of the Masters Swimming group, there would be an annual fee (to cover insurance etc) and monthly or punch card options.

The program is still being finalized, so please contact Justin (jcwaller900 at yahoo dot com) if you are interested in participating.

Black Butte Triathlon Discount: The organizers of the Black Butte Triathlons have generously offered a 15% discount on registration to current CTC members.  This is our first club triathlon of the year, and it place June 8 and 9 at Black Butte Lake.  Events include sprint and olympic mountain bike triathlons on Saturday and sprint and olympic road bike triathlons on Sunday.  Contact president@chicotriathlonclub.com to request the discount code.

The Mountainbike Triathlon:  Kirk and Alec Chambers represented CTC at Saturday's Mountain Bike Triathlon put on by TBF racing.  Their results have been posted to the Results page of the website.

Chico Kidney Biathlon:  An oversight from last week's update:  Maya English also competed in the Chico Kidney Biathlon which took place March 23, 2013.

Happy training for the week of 3/25.

Chico Kidney Biathlon:  CTC was well represented at the first annual Chico Kidney Biathlon which took place on Saturday.  Participants included Manny Mejia, Sean Molina, Nathan Brosius, Greg Watkins, Christine Roberts, Jeriamee Leeman, Tammie Watkins, Daren Otten, Karen English, Laura Van Dervoort, and Tony English (hope I didn't miss anybody).  Results for CTC members have been posted to the Results page of the website.

Chico Stage Race and Downtown Mile:  On April 13th and 14th, the Chico Corsa cycling club is putting on the Chico Stage Race, a two day bike race held in and around Chico.  The Paskenta Hills Road Race takes place on Saturday, while Sunday's events include a time trial on River Road and the Downtown Chico Criterium.  All of the events require volunteers, but it takes over 100 volunteers to properly monitor the downtown criterium course.  CTC is asking its membership to volunteer and support this event.  Being a course monitor is a great way to catch some exciting bike racing, and if you need another reason to be downtown that day, Fleet Feet is putting on the Downtown Mile, a free running race which takes place at noon.  You can sign up to volunteer at www.chicostagerace.com/volunteers.html.

Black Butte Training Plans:  For those who may have been unable to attend the recent general meeting, the sprint and olympic distance training plans presented at the meeting have been posted to the Training page of the website.  The plans are tailored for our first club triathlon of the year, the Black Butte Triathlons, which take place June 8 and 9 at Black Butte Lake.  Events include sprint and olympic mountain bike triathlons on Saturday and sprint and olympic road bike triathlons on Sunday.

Donner Lake Triathlons:  While not an official club race, several CTC members will be racing the Donner Lake Triathlon July 28th near Truckee.  The event offers sprint, olympic, and half iron distance races.  There is also a plan for a group ride on a portion of the Ironman Lake Tahoe bike course the following day.  The reason for the reminder is that entry fees for the event increase after March 31st.

Happy training for the week of 3/11.

First General Meeting of the Year:  Thanks to all who came and made the first general meeting of the year a success.  We talked about upcoming club races and events, the new summer workout schedule (detailed below),  and triathlon training principals.  We then split into groups that focused on sprint, olympic, and long distance racing, including training plans for the Black Butte Sprint and Olympic distance triathlons in June.  The training plans, developed by Shaun Molina, have been posted to the Training page of the website.

Christmas in March: As you know, the time changed this week, an event otherwise known as Christmas for Triathletes.  The extra daylight means the debut of the summer workout schedule.  The current lineup of workouts has been posted to the Workouts page of the website.  Please keep in mind that workouts are normally confirmed a day or two in advance on the Yahoo group.

2013 Sponsors: CTC is pleased to announce the club's sponsors for 2013.  These business have generously agreed to support our team. Please reciprocate by supporting them with your patronage.

Platinum - Simply Results Physical Therapy

Gold - Moms-The Bear / Northrim

Silver - The H Group / Fleet Feet / In Motion Fitness / Beyond Fitness

Bronze - Under the Sun Events / Black Butte Triathlons / RACE / Dragon Graphics / Xterra Wetsuits / Expedition Man Triathlon

Logos and links for all of our sponsors can be found on the Sponsorship page of the website.

New Pictures:  Pictures from the Launch Party and Bidwell Classic have been posted to the Gallery page of the website.

Tri-Suits & Cycling Kits: CTC is once again partnering with Voler Cycling Apparel to offer high quality Tri-Suits and Cycling Kits designed especially for the club.  Those that ordered the cycling kits last year can attest to their very high quality, comfort, and just plain cool look (can't tell you how many compliments we've received from the cycling community on them).  We're also going with Voler for tri suits this year, and you can order either one piece or two piece styles.  The order window is open now and closes on March 18th.  All ordering is done online, but we have fit samples for all the items at North Rim, 178 E. 2nd St. in downtown Chico, so you can try them on to ensure a perfect fit.  Complete instructions for the ordering process can be found here.  Please direct any questions about uniforms to Sean Molina (training@chicotriathlonclub.com).

Chico Kidney Biathlon:  The first annual Chico Kidney Biathlon will take place  Saturday, March 23 at 8:00 AM at the Hooker Oak Recreation Area.  The event consists of a 5k Run followed by a 10k Bike and has individual and team categories.  The organizers have generously offered a $20 discounted registration for any current CTC member.  Contact president@chicotriathlonclub.com (or reply to this email) to request the discount code.