Upcoming Training Sessions

So here's my rough plan from now til the Triangle Triathlon (7/8) (about 8 weeks). Everything except for the races hasn't been scheduled in stone yet; I was thinking of just staging the events some time during the weekend. Let me know if a particular weekly time works better for you (e.g. Sun mornings), or if you prefer weekday evenings. It looks like we've only got 3 swim clinics (including tonight's). If you want more, let me know.
Tue, 5/8, 6pm, swimming w/ Andy
Sat, 5/12, 10am, biking near the eno
Sat, 5/19, 9am, Duke Family Fun Run, 5K
Sat/Sun, 5/26, swimming w/ Andy??
Sat/Sun, 6/2, practice duathlon -- we do the Triangle Triathlon bike course, then run part of the run course.
Sat, 6/9, 7:15am, Race for the Cure, 5K
Sat/Sun, 6/16, swimming w/ Andy??
Sat/Sun, 6/23, Mini-triathlon -- we'll set up our own course
Sat, 6/30, easy run, social at my house
Sun, 7/8, Triangle Triathlon
Not doing the Triangle Triathlon? Don't worry, neither am I, I'll worry about July/Aug's schedule for the Hillsborough triathlon when the time gets closer.

Other upcoming activities

Some of you mentioned wanting to do some running races along with our training. I saw these two that looked good:

1) Duke Family Fun Run, Saturday, May 19
5K, cost is $2, around Duke Golf Course. Should be fun. Nathalie and I have already signed up.

2) Race for the Cure, Saturday, June 9
5K, cost is $30, race in Raleigh for breast cancer research. I've heard raves about this experience. I think we should totally do it. We need 10 people to form a team, so let's do it!

Let me know if you're doing either of these, especially the Race for the Cure, that way if we have enough people we can make a team.

Potential Triathlons

So I've finally gotten around to putting together an overall plan for the summer. I need feedback on what triathlons people want to do. Here are three choices that looked good to me. Let me know which one you want to do, so I can plan accordingly.

1) Kure Beach Double Sprint (Sunday, June 24) -- 375m swim, 1.5 mi run, 20K bike, 1.5 mi run, 375 m swim
This is located in Wilmington. A little different triathlon format. You swim in the ocean, then the run and bike are pretty flat.

2) Triangle Triathlon (Sunday, July 08) -- 750m swim, 15 mi bike, 5K run
This is located around Lake Crabtree (close to RDU). I know several of us will be out of town for this one. But that shouldn't stop the rest of you! This is the triathlon Alex, Jack, and I have done before.

3) Hillsborough Endurance Challenge (Saturday, August 25) -- 500m Swim, 16 mi Bike, 5K Run
This is located in Hillsborough. The swim is in a pool!

Please take a look at these and decide which one you want to do. Let me know asap.

Welcome to tri-buddies!

Hello everyone,

It's a new year and with it starts our triathlon training! Sara, Alex, and I are setting up a low-key, non-professional training club (emphasis on nonprofessional). You are cordially invited (read: pressured, even harassed! =) ) to join us in improving our swimming, biking, and running.

How the club will work:
Starting in February, we'll meet once a week for ~1 hr to receive some 'training' by an invited 'speaker'. Each week a different sport (swimming, biking, running, or weight training) will be highlighted. The goal of these meetings is to receive some instruction and improve our skills at the sports. The speakers will also suggest workouts to do prior to the next meeting.

The goal:
Complete the Triangle Triathlon on Sunday, July 8, 2007. That is a 750 m swim, 15 mi bike, and 5 K run. This distance is totally doable for all of us -- even the slowest of us will likely finish in around 2 hours. Now, if you're not sure you want to commit to the full triathlon training, no worries -- you're still welcome (and encouraged) to come workout with us. Come improve your crawl stroke! Who doesn't want to climb hills better on their bike?! The broader goal is to improve our
skills at these sports and to maintain a good level of fitness, so even if you are unsure about competing in the triathlon itself, please come and participate in some or -- even better -- all of our training.

Prereqs:
We want to encourage all our friends to participate, and we want to emphasize the beginner-ness of this enterprise. We do, however, want us to start from the same fitness level. Here's what we'd like to be able to already do when we start training together in February:

Swim: Be able to swim 10 full laps (back and forth) in 30-45 minutes; it doesn't have to be continuous, you can stop and rest as needed.

Bike: Be able to bike 10 mi outside (think American Tobacco Trail down and back) or for 15 minutes continuously on a machine.

Run: Be able to run continuously for 5 minutes.

So start training! If you need help getting started talk to one of us, or visit www.beginnertriathlete.com. They have lots of Couch-to-Sport training plans and lots of inspiration.

We'll be in touch closer to February. And please forward and recruit any interested friends!

Best wishes!
--Erica