Hi CTCr's,
I apologize for the long gap between updates. I will try to do better in the future. :)
Mark your calendars
Jersey Ride - Sunday October 26th - at 9:00am
This is a very recreational 15-17 mph cruising opportunity to hang out with your fellow CTCr's and then have some brunch at Mom's. Please wear your CTC gear as we will also be taking the team photo for our sponsors. This ride will be lead by our own Greg Watkins and will be a fun spin around Chico.
Year end party - Saturday November 22nd - Time TBD
Our year end party this year is being organized by Jennifer Moore and Tony English. Look forward to some great information pending.
Board Elections - If you would like to step up your involvement with the club in any way, you are welcome. If you are interested in being on the Board of Directors, look forward to some communications from Tony English. The elections are held at the Year-end party, but there is a little bit of work to get your name on the ballot.
Launch Party - January 8th - Time TBD
Our launch party next year will be at Fleet Feet in downtown Chico, but will be a little earlier in the year. We are hoping to introduce the sport of triathlon to a whole new group of people looking to start off the new year with a goal of completing a triathlon. So please mark your calendars and let your friends know. Most of have a few friends that have always wanted to do a triathlon. Lets help them make 2015 an exciting year and invite them to the party.
Recent Racing:
The Chico Tri Club was well represented at the inaugural Challenge Rancho Cordova on October 5th. Our ladies team "U Got Chicked" came in 1st with an amazing combination of Becky Hutchinson, JoAnne Gilchrist on the Bike and Jacqueline Sasaki on the Run.
Jim Peplow came in 3rd in his age group. As Jim has only recently started triathlon, we are looking forward to some great performances from Jim in the future. Not the least of which will be running the Boston Marathon in April. (Way to go Jim!!)
Sean Molina came in 4th in his age group at Ironman Silverman 70.3 on October 5th. I have heard rumors of how hard this course is and I am looking forward to hearing some stories from Sean sometime soon. As many of you know, this was a "make-up" race for Sean after the canceled Ironman Lake Tahoe. Way to go!!
We had several members compete in the first ever Loco Relay (200 mile relay run) and yes, Loco sounds like the right name. From all reports, it sounds like a good time was had by all and many are looking forward to doing it next year.
Check out our results page for several other racers including:
70.3 World Championships - Michael Daily and Jacqueline Sasaki
All the times from CTC at the Granite Bay Triathlon
USAT Sprint Nationals - Margaret Bomberg
USAT National Championships - Mary Anne Bachus and Kyle Fox
Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens - Jason Berry and Mike Cordova
Mid Summer Sprint Triathlon - Darren Otten
Tri for Fun August - Michael Cordova, Mike Marvier, Karen English and Tony English
Du for Fun August - Steve Brusig
Donner Lake Olympic - Greg Watkins, Joanne Gilchrist and Tammie Watkins and
Barb's Race - Becky Hutchinson
These were the results that were submitted to or tracked down by our web guru and results detective, Greg Watkins. If anyone racing triathlons was missed, please let Greg know. And while you are at it, you can thank Greg for the AWESOME job he does keeping the website up to date... THANKS, GREG!
Upcoming Racing:
Greg Watkins will be racing on Sunday at the Golden State Triathlon. It is Northern California's only draft legal race (to my knowledge) and is a ton of fun. Good luck, Greg!
Also, if you happen to find yourself with some free time on Saturday, it is the Ironman World Championships at Kona, Hawaii. The best of the best long course triathletes battling it out for glory and many, many age groupers continuing or accomplishing a dream. You can get to the live feed from ironman.com.
Club News:
The Chico Tri Club has "officially" welcomed Ray Bransky and several young athletes as the "Team Pride" group. Ray is leading a BEGINNER group ride on Mondays and Thursdays from 3:00 to 6:00 leaving from the Chico Junior High bike racks. If you are interested in helping some young, beginner athletes, please feel free to join them for a ride.
We are very excited to open the door of cycling and triathlon to young people in our community and are very happy to help support Ray in his efforts there.
Your board is also working diligently on several other ideas, programs and tweaks for next year. Look forward to exciting news coming to you over the "off" season.
Volunteering Opportunities:
If you are interested in participating in some fun local events and activities, look out for communications to come out about volunteering soon.
Until next time...
Swim, Ride, Run and have some fun.
Justin
