Happy training for the week of 5/7.
Races: Congratulations go out to Sean Molina for his 3rd place finish at the USAT Duathlon National Championships in Tucson, Arizona on April 28th. You can read Sean’s Race Report here.
More Races: The Wildflower Triathlons took place this past weekend. Eric Ayars and Ken & Gloria Petruzzelli completed Saturday’s long course while Michael Griffin, Jay Pothier, Tony English, Kristi Ayars, Jennifer Moore, and Amy Griffin took on the Olympic race. Results are posted on the Results page of the website. If anybody has pictures from the event they’d like to provide for the website, please let me know. Great job to all of you.
Upcoming Races: This weekend offers three nearby triathlons. TBF Racing has Saturday’s Folsom Lake International Tri and Sunday’s Mother’s Day Tri/Duathlon, while a new race, the Tri-Shasta Sprint Triathlon takes place on Saturday.
Wildflower Century: CTC had a great turnout at the Watkins’ house for a pre Wildflower Century ride party. Lots of carb loading was going on and everyone seemed to have a good time. Many club members volunteered and/or rode some version of the Wildflower Century the next day and it was a great Chico event, as usual. Pictures (thanks to Laura V.) from the event have been uploaded to the Gallery page of the website.
Chico Stage Race: Thanks again to all that volunteered for the Chico Stage Race. The Club received some very nice recognition from Mike Painter, the race director, who was most appreciative of our efforts. Some pictures from the event have been added to the Gallery page of the website.
Next General Club Meeting: The next CTC General Meeting will take place on Saturday May 26th at 3:00 PM, location to be announced. We will have a guest speaker, Miranda from Studio M Pilates and Fitness, and will cover details about the practice triathlon at Black Butte Lake on June 3rd. Mark your calendars now; more details to come.
Practice Triathlon at Black Butte Lake: To help get you ready for our first club triathlon of the year, CTC is holding a practice triathlon at Black Butte Lake on Sunday June 3rd, the weekend before the Black Butte Triathlons. More details will follow, but we plan for a transition clinic, a kayak-assisted open water swim, road and or mountain biking a portion of the course, and some trail running. Do as much or as little of the course as you like and be ready to race a week later.
Greg Watkins
President, Chico Triathlon Club













