Hello CTC ers we have had a pretty busy start to the year so far.
Board Meeting:
In December we had our first Board meeting since the End Of The Year Party. We elected our officers as follows:
President: Shawn Hughes
Vice President: Tony English
Treasurer: Jason Berry
Secretary: Jennifer Moore
General Board members:
Becky Hutchinson
Sean Molina
Laura Van Dervoort
Greg Watkins
Justin Waller
I'm looking forward to working with this great group of people in the upcoming year.
Launch Party
On January 8th Fleet feet once again hosted a great launch party for us. We had a huge turnout and welcomed some new members to our club.
Events:
CTC had a great turnout at the annual Polar Bear swim on New Years Day.
We also had very strong showing as both competitors and volunteers for Under the Sun Events' annual Frost or Fog run in Upper Park.
General Meeting:
We will be hosting our first general meeting of the year on March 8, at Madison Bear. The meeting will start at 2:00 PM. Come and hear a presentation by Jenny Barker on nutrition. We will also discuss key club races, training programs, uniforms, and much more.
Training:
Sean Molina has put together a list of club workouts for us. I have included it below for you, If you get a chance I would encourage you to try and come out to some. I would also like to take this opportunity to publicly thank Sean Molina for putting this synopsis together for all of us. I know it must have taken a lot time and work on his part. So lets show our appreciation and try to show up for as many as we can.
2015 CTC WORKOUT SYNOPSIS: (There is more info here: http://www.chicotriathlonclub.
SWIMMING
FRIDAY SWIM: One-Mile, Friday 7:00am (starts May 29). If you are new to open-water swimming, this may be your most important training session. Along with getting some swim cardio done, workout leader Becky Hutchison will be there to help you with swimming mechanics as well as teach you to deal with some of the challenging aspects of open water group racing. I will (are you sitting down?) be there as well for some of these sessions to help give folks even more individual attention. I may even show-up with my former-world-record-holder/
CYCLING
FRIDAY RIDE: Shawn S. Hughes' House, Friday 4:00pm (starts March 27). This is an invaluable and very inclusive training session, particularly for anyone who has felt intimidated by some of the other community-based group rides in town. Your workout leader, and new CTC President, Shawn Hughes does a fantastic job of mentoring bike skills, keeping the pace appropriate, keeping safety first, and having fun! The pace will be no faster than the least fit rider, so everyone stays together to the end. The time in-the-saddle is generally about 90 minutes.
FUN & FIT 50, or Tri 50: Rosedale Elementary, Wednesday 5:30pm (starts March 11). The Fun & Fit 50 group rides are community-based rides that averages between 15 to 50 riders in the group. The Fit 50 is good for experienced group riders that have good goup riding skills and very good fitness levels. The Fun 50 is a great place to start out after you have developed some basic group riding skills and want to ride at a more relaxed pace. The Tri 50 will be something that some of us from the CTC would like to develop depending on the interest level. Becky Hutchison will see if she can build this ride with a small core of folks and see "where it goes." Watch for more on this later on our yahoogroups e-mail communications. This ride will be more Tri-Bike oriented, but will certainly be inclusive to anyone interested.
TEAM PRIDE PRACTICE RIDES: Chico Jr. High Bike Racks, Mon. & Thurs. 3:00pm-5:00pm. If you have a young person that you'd like to have learn cycling skills and get a great workout, here's an awesome opportunity. 5th grade Citrus Teacher Ray Bransky is a fantastic bike skills teacher and all-around super nice guy, and will have help from other adults to lead a small group ride. Ray hopes to instill in young people a love of cycling and being active and healthy, which can have positive lifelong ramifications. Please contact Ray at thebranskys@gmail.com if you're interested.
RUNNING
TRACK WORKOUT: P.V. High School, Thurdays 5:45pm (starts March 19). I highly encourage all levels of runners to come out and benefit from this low-key and fun workout session. I promise you you'll enjoy the company, camaraderie, and encouragement from some really neat folks smile emoticon You are more than welcome to do your own workout, or you could ask me for one. And remember, you don't have to kill yourself to benefit from the track. Even if you just did the Warm-Up/Stretch/Drills portions and then brought out your best "running self" for a couple of laps around the track, you'd benefit greatly...I promise! You get in, get out, and you GET BETTER! This year there will be two new workout leaders in addition to Dave Bruhn and I. Josh Rowe and Jason Berry will bring their passion and experience to help you get the most out of your session and have fun!
LSD RUN: Five-Mile Bidwell Park, Saturday 8:00am (ongoing). There is no better way to start the day than an easy-going morning run in Upper Bidwell Park! Standout triathlon veteran Greg Watkins will be your workout leader and will welcome ALL levels of runners for a low (sometimes medium) intensity fat-burner with a social atmosphere. This year, board member Tony English will facilitate a run for those who would like to run a shorter and slower pace.
Let's have a great Tri-Year!
Sean Molina
CTC Training Committee Chair
Volunteer opportunity:
Tony English has created the following list of volunteer opportunities for the Club.
CTC Volunteer Opportunities 2015
Chico Stage Race Feb 27-Mar 1 advertise opportunities
Bidwell Classic March 7 Aid Station
Kidney Duathlon March 21 advertise opportunities
Heart and Sole March 21 advertise opportunities (if no Du)
Chico Wildflower April 26 Aid Station
Diva Dash May 2 advertise opportunities
Late May thru August – Tri season – no major effort unless Black Butte or City of Gold go
Loco 200 relay Sept 11/12 Aid Station
Love on the Rocks Sept 12 advertise opportunities (if no on Loco)
Almond Bowl Nov 1 Aid Station
2016
Frost or Fog Late Jan Booth or Aid station
Have a great time running, swimming and riding this Month.
Shawn Hughes
CTC President
