Frederick Triathlon Club
News & Information
Welcome! Glad you stopped by to give us a “TRI”!
Please check the “Announcements” and/or “Meetings” post categories for updated information.
NOTE – For folks wishing to contact someone about the club,
the correct email address is:
fredericktriclub@yahoo.com
or via regular mail at:
PO Box 4284
Frederick, Maryland
21705
03/06/10: MARCH CLUB MEETING
Look for info soon here about our March Meeting. Sorry, got a bit behind in scheduling this and will get something together soon.
03/06/10: NEW CLUB SPONSOR
Please welcome our new club sponsor, Pools, Patios, & Porches in Frederick! They offer a full line of swim suits and swim training equipment/accessories. If you’re a club member, you can see what they offer us in the “For Members Only” page (only visible to members upon login). You can see a bit of what they have online at the link on the club Sponsors page.
03/06/10: 1ST 2010 CLUB SOCIAL
Our first club social will be Sat March 20, 4-6 PM at Bentz St Sports Bar in Frederick (http://www.bentzstreetsportsbar.com/). Come on out and share your thoughts with your fellow club members and multisports athletes! Invite others you might know who would enjoy the company. Club members – please let me know via email whether you’ll be attending as soon as you can. Any nonmembers – please contact the club email address above.
Hope to see you there!
Club Prez, Dave
03/06/10: RECAP FEB MEETING
We had a great meeting in Feb with Ken Racine talking about the exicting Open Water Swim possibilities at Fort Ritchie that he’s working on. Basically, folks will be able to practice there after signing up via the Racine Multisports website. Nominal fee will be charged. The lake at Fort Ritchie offers an ideal area with clear water, sandy beach, and changing/restroom facilities. Please check out the description at:
www.racinemultisports.com/Practice_Swims.html
The course map link wasn’t working last I checked and I told Ken about that. So, keep checking back for that and when you can sign up. Ken’s hoping April for the first practice.
In addition, there might be the possibility for OWS clinics here too. Keep checking back for any news or schedule on that.
02/16/10: FEB MEETING TOMORROW EVENING ON 2/17
Well barring no unforeseen snowstorms, please come to our monthly club meeting tomorrow evening (2/17) at 7PM at In Fit Studio on N Bentz St in Frederick.
The main part of the meeting Ken Racine of Racine Multisports will be discussing some training possibilities for the club in conjunction with the folks at Ft Ritchie, as well as the upcoming Racine Multisports events for the season.
Before that, if Brett Jenner’s able to attend, he has some details on an upcoming Triathlon Clinic being held the first weekend in March featuring Pro Triathlete and swim specialist John Kenny.
Also, one last plug for dues. Please bring them to the meeting if you plan to join the club.
Hope to see you there!
02/12/10: FEB MEETING RESCHEDULED
I’ve rescheduled the club meeting to Wed, Feb 17th, at 7PM at In Fit Studio on N Bentz St in Frederick. I couldn’t move it to another day of the week due to a couple of conflicts.
Again, the main part of the meeting Ken Racine of Racine Multisports will be discussing some training possibilities for the club in conjunction with the folks at Ft Ritchie, as well as the upcoming Racine Multisports events for the season.
Before that, if Brett Jenner’s able to attend, he has some details on an upcoming Triathlon Clinic being held the first weekend in March featuring Pro Triathlete and swim specialist John Kenny.
Now, just a heads-up. There is another storm system being forecasted to affect the area Monday afternoon into Tuesday morning. Hopefully, we’re all dug out from that one if it materializes. There’s some disagreement between forecast models, so stay tuned. However, there could still be some sort of snow emergency and parking could be affected. If I find that out, I may have to postpone it again or quickly move it to another location. I’ll give an update via email and on the webpage on Tuesday.
One more plug for dues. Please bring them to the meeting if you intend to rejoin the club. Thanks!
Hope you’re able to have a good weekend and perhaps see you at the meeting.
02/09/10: TOMORROW’S MEETING POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT WEEK
The next impending snowstorm will affect the Frederick area tonight and most of the day on Wednesday, when the club meeting is scheduled. As the Frederick area is still digging out from the 2 feet + snowfall from the past weekend, decided to postpone the meeting until next week sometime. Members will be emailed and I’ll post the new meeting date here after I arrange it. Everyone stay safe out there!
02/08/10: PROBABLE FEB MEETING POSTPONEMENT
After many parts of the Mid Atlantic region received 2 feet + of snow this past weekend, another storm is poised to again bring significant snow to the area. While amounts aren’t forecast presently to be as great (thank goodness!), we could see 7 inches in the Frederick area with some parts of the Mid Atlantic forecasted to have 10-15 by the current weather models. Therefore, there’s a good chance that our Feb meeting will be postponed. Email will go out to members and I’ll update this page on 2/9 (Tuesday) for everyone else who might be interested. Stay safe out there!
Dave
02/01/10: FEBRUARY CLUB MEETING on WED 2/10
Our next meeting will be at 7PM on Wed Feb 10 at In-Fit Studio on Bentz St in Frederick. This month, club member and Manager of Racine Multisports, Ken Racine will be discussing some great training possibilities for the club with the folks at Ft Ritchie. This will be the site of some new Racine Multisports events this year, including an Olympic distance triathlon. One possibility for the club would be the use of the lake there for Open Water Swimming clinics and training.
Please come out discuss club activities with Ken!
01/08/10: HAPPY NEW YEAR! HERE’S TO A GREAT 2010 SEASON!
NEXT MEETING/DUES:
Our next meeting will be at 7PM on Wed Jan 20 at In-Fit Studio on Bentz St in Frederick. Thanks to member and sponsor Kip Jawish for allowing us to have our next meeting there! Our speaker that evening will be Dr Robert Staley of the Family Chiropractic Center in Frederick. He’ll be talking about triathlete ailments and when it may be necessary to see someone vs self-treatment. He’ll also entertain your questions on treatment that he uses for his patients. He has experience with athletes outside of his chiropractic practice as well. He’ll welcome your questions and topics of discussion.
If you haven’t already, please send in your dues or bring them to the next meeting. After the next meeting, I’ll be updating the website member and email lists. Hopefully, you’ll be able to continue supporting the club. I’m looking forward to a grand 2010 season!
Hope to see many of you at the next meeting!
12/25/09: MERRY CHRISTMAS!
For anyone who missed it, the Ford Ironman Championships is being rebroadcast on Universal Sports tonight at 9PM. At least in Frederick, that’s Comcast digital channel 207.
12/18/09: SOCIAL IS CANCELLED DUE TO SNOWSTORM!
As there could be a foot of snow on the ground by the time the social was scheduled, decided just to CANCEL the event. Best to stay home off the roads and watch it in the comfort of your home. We’ll plan another social for some time in January.
12/15/09: REMINDER – CLUB SOCIAL 12/19 4-6PM:
FORD IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ON BIG SCREEN
This Saturday 12/19 we’ve again arranged to have a club social at Bentz St Sports Bar in Frederick to watch the 2009 Ford Ironman Championships on NBC. It takes place from 4:30-6 and the social runs from 4-6. The bar will have the event on the big screen TV as well as on the booth TVs like last year. Bentz St has some good food and drinks, so it’s a great place to watch!
If you are planning to attend, please contact Lisa Houck (lisaphouck@comcast.net) as soon as you can to let her know that you plan to attend so she can let the bar know how many folks to expect. Lisa hasn’t had much response yet, so please do this soon.
Invite others you think might enjoy the company and the broadcast. We had a good time last year and should prove to be one again this year too!
If you need directions, email me back or give me a call at 301-639-3992.
Hope to see you there!
12/8/09: REMINDER – WED NIGHT MEETING, Q&A WITH LUCAS MCCOLLUM
Our December meeting will be tomorrow evening, Wednesday Dec 9, at 7PM at 604 Solarex Ct, Suite 104, Frederick MD
I’ve arranged a Q&A session with one of Frederick’s Elite Triathletes, Lucas McCollum. A twice-time finisher of the Ironman World Championships at Kona as well as age group and event winner of many area events, Lucas was more than willing to meet with the club to answer questions about his Kona experiences as well as discuss subjects such as nutrition and training.
Hope to see you there!
11/24/09: IRONMAN AZ CONGRATS; TURKEY TROT; IM COZUMEL
Congrats go out to Mike Orsini for finishing Ironman Arizona on Sunday! Mike completed the event in under 12 hours.
Yea Mike – YOU ROCK!
Also, a word of thanks to Tamara Bruce, who was wishin’ like crazy she could compete but did her best at supporting folks at IM AZ. Tamara rocks too!
Also, like to put a word in for Frederick’s Turkey Trot 5K on Thursday organized by club member Vicki Bate. Proceeds help support the Way Station in Frederick. You can still sign up day of at Baker Park. More info – http://www.waystationinc.org/turkeytrotinfo.htm
BTW, Vicki heads out to compete in IM Cozumel on Friday – Good Luck Vicki!
Have a Happy Thanksgiving all!
11/21/09: IRONMAN AZ; DEC CLUB MEETING; DEC CLUB SOCIAL
Tomorrow (Nov 22) is Ironman Arizona, Tempe, Arizona. And our own Mike Orsini is there participating. Tamara Bruce will be there as well but unfortunately on the sidelines. I’m sure Mike will appreciate some extra support nonetheless and if I know Tamara, she’ll be back at it in full form when she’s able.
If you want to follow Mike, they’ll probably have Athlete Tracking available via the main ironman.com site.
Good luck Mike! You ROCK!
Now for December’s meeting, I’ve arranged a Q&A session with one of Frederick’s Elite Triathletes, Lucas McCollum. A twice-time finisher of the Ironman World Championships at Kona as well as age group and event winner of many area events, Lucas was more than willing to meet with the club to answer questions about his Kona experiences as well as discuss subjects such as nutrition and training.
So please mark your calendars for the next meeting, Wed Dec 9 at 7PM, at the his physical therapy clinic at 604 Solarex Ct. Suitte 104 Frederick, MD.
Lastly, the Ford Ironman World Championships will once again be broadcast on NBC from 4:30-6 PM, Saturday Dec 19. And once again, we’re arranging a club social at the Bentz Street Sports Bar to watch the event again from 4-6 PM. If you’d like to attend, please email Lisa Houck, lisaphouck@comcast.net, to let her know so she can pass a head count to Bentz St. They’ll again have the event on one of their big screen TVs as well as the TVs in the booths too. It should be a good time again!
Hope to see you at the meeting and the social!
11/21/09: GREAT MEETING! UPDATES
We had a great meeting with Coach Don Feinberg this past Thursday and his discussion on swimming for triathlete was well received by all! I certainly did learn a good deal and wish I could spend an hour in the pool with him! We’ll have to see if we can get him back sometime or maybe even have a half hour pool clinic. Let you know if that happens.
IMPORTANT CLUB UPDATES:
- Please send in dues for the 2010 year by Jan 1. After that, I’ll be going through the membership list and updating the club email as well as folks who have access to the website and club sponsor benefits.
- Nearly all officers stayed on for the next year and ran unopposed. The only change is that Geoff Irwin will take over as Training Officer.
11/17/09: MORE MEETING ON NOV 19 INFO:
Info about Coach Don Fienberg: http://www.hoodathletics.com/sports/mswim/coaches/Feinberg-Don
The meeting will take place at Hodson Indoor Pool at Hood College. This pool is located in the Gambrill Gymnasium and it’s the building is located next to the Huntsinger Aquatic Center (Bubble pool, building 9) on the Hood Map, building 12(http://www.hood.edu/documents/pdf/HoodCollegeCampusMap.pdf). These directions to Hood and the Bubble pool (outdoor pool) office will get you most of the way there - http://www.hoodathletics.com/aquatics/aqu-directions. And then you just adjust accordingly to get to the gymnasium with the indoor pool. We’ll try to have someone looking for folks who may be having difficulty locating the place. Note that parking may restricted/limited but there’s usually plenty of parking on Magnolia Avenue which runs right beside the college. Call me on my cell 301-639-3992 if you need some assistance.
There’s a good possibility that Coach Don will demonstrate/work with folks in the pool, so bring your swim suits if interested.
11/10/09: NOVEMBER CLUB MEETING
Our next club meeting has now been scheduled for Thursday, Nov 19, 7:30 PM at the indoor Hood College Pool (not “the Bubble”). Thanks to Geoff Irwin, we have arranged for a special speaker to give a talk to the club and interested folks: Mr Don Feinberg, the Head Coach of Hood Swim Team. In addition to many years of successfully coaching, he was also a nationally ranked triathlete. So, he’s interested in our club as well.
Please come out to hear Don talk about his experience with swimming, coaching, and triathlon!
Hope to see you there!
11/10/09: ALL CLUB MEMBERS IN IRONMAN FLORIDA – YOU ROCK!
Just want to say it takes a lot just to participate and to even step up to the start line.
Now, congrats go to Kip Jawish for completing IMFL in 12:25:06. Whew! Long day.
10/27/09: MARINE CORPS MARATHON: CONGRATS TO GEORGE!
Congratulations to George Corbi for completing the Marine Corps Marathon, his first! And he finished in 3:20:04, which is good enough to qualifiy for Boston! Terrific job, George! Now just add 2.4 miles swimming and 112 miles biking and you’ll be all set 
10/23/09: IT’S MARINE CORPS MARATHON WEEKEND!
That’s right! It’s the 34th running of the Marine Corps Marathon! I’m only aware of club member George Corbi running in it and this will be George’s first one! Good luck George and to all participating!
If you want to track George or another runner, there is Remote Runner tracking you can sign up for via the MCM website. In addition, the MCM website says this year it will be televised on the web. Check it out if you’re interested!
10/23/09: MEETING RECAP ON WED 10/21
We had a decent club turnout for this past Wed meeting at Fundamental Fitness and even had a few new faces show up who decided they wanted to join. Yea!
I discussed club business first:
- Congratulated participants in recent events, notably the Baltimore Marathon. While it was Dan Pfeil’s first (congrats Dan!), it was Christine Matzko’s 16th I believe she said. Now she just has to add that 2.4 swim and 112 bike ride and she’ll be set
- Mentioned Chris Kelley’s CT intro courses in case folks wanted to try them out.
- Let folks know about upcoming events such as 70.3 Worlds in which member Kevin Kendro is participating in and several IM events in November which club members are participating in.
- Mentioned a new product called Swim-Mate which automatically counts laps for you. The product teal lead contacted me about advertising which I’m considering
- Tim Thompson handed out club jerseys to folks who already hadn’t picked them up ( they do look sweet BTW!). Thanks to Tim for all his hard work here!
- Discussed officer elections which I’ll provide more details about in an upcoming email.
- Talked about getting the club known more through the Frederick News Post.
Turned the floor over Eva Rosvald, manager of Fundamental Fitness, one of FTC’s sponsors. Eva said they were actually moving upstairs soon as the current space was a bit small. She discussed the training programs they offer and special testing that folks can do such as VO2 Max and Metabolic testing. She handed out pamphlets on those. Of interest as well were the Sunday morning runs and the Thursday evening Boot Camps. Most of the info can be found on line through FF’s website listed below and via the link to the club’s sponsors.
Thanks Eva!
10/20/09: MEETING REMINDER
Just a friendly reminder to come out and meet Eva Rosvald and her staff of Fundamental Fitness (an FTC sponsor) tomorrow evening, Weds Oct 21, 7 PM, at the Frederick Indoor Sports Center (FISC). The FISC is located at 1845 Brookfield Ct just off of N Market (355), not too far away from Routzahn’s Furniture Store off Route 26.
For more information on Fundamental Fitness, check out their website at
www.fundamentalfitness.biz.
For more information on the FISC, their website is www.frederickindoor.com.
As always, feel free to invite others who you think would be interested.
Hope to see you there!
10/9/09: IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS! BALTIMORE RUNNING EVENTS
It is the weekend for the main event of triathlon – the Ford Ironman World Championships, Saturday Oct 10 held out of Kona on the big island of Hawaii! Weather looks rather warm with temps in the upper 80s and heat indexes in the 90s, but light winds were also forecast. And it’ll be an interesting field competing. Who will be crowned champions this year? Get you picks into Tim Thompson per his email in order to participate and win an award from the club. Free to members.
Ironman will be broacasting live via the internet as they have been in years past. So, you can follow along via links on the main ironman.com page.
As part of a local connection, Frederick Elite triathletes Lucas McCollum and Herb Spicer qualified to be there when they were at Eagleman. You can follow their progress via Athlete Tracking links through ironman.com as well.
In local action, several members are scheduled to run in the Baltimore Full and Half Marathons on Saturday:
- Dan Pfeil and Christine Matzko doing the Full ( I know that this is Dan’s first full marathon)
- Tim Thompson, Tracy Vagrin, and Chris Flannagan doing the Half
Good Luck to all!
10/9/09: Oct 3-4 WEEKEND RECAP
At Brierman:
- Kevin Kendro took 1st Overall in the Half Lite 50! What a super job Kevin!! I see Kona in Kevin’s future sometime but first 70.3 Worlds next month.
- Michele Trdina took Women’s 1st Overall in the Sprint and 8th place overall! This is Michele’s second year in a row in 1st for the Women’s Division!
- Anne Regules took 2nd in her AG in the Half Lite 50! I believe this was Anne’s first race at this sort of distance and for this tough a course. Great job Anne!
- George Corbi was running member of the 1st place Relay Team in the Half Lite 50. Super!
And thanks to Geoff Irwin for volunteering on the course! Without volunteers, our events would not run as smooth as they do and in some cases, would not be possible.
BTW, please send wishes of speedy recovery to member Jill Oswald. She took a spill at Brierman during the bike and was unable to continue. Sounds like nothing too serious but she’ll be getting herself to the doctor. Wish you a fast recovery, Jill!
At Giant Acorn:
- After great perserverence and determination, Kip Jawish overcame some physical issues to take 2nd in Masters Clydesdale in the Olympic distance event. Kip is anxiously awaiting to see whether he’s in contention to win Setup Events Virgnia series award. We’ll be waiting to hear.
10/1/09: WEEKEND RECAP ADDENDUM
Going over the results from the Frederick YMCA’s Women’s Tri, I see that member Mindy Korol took 1st Place in her AG and 15th Overall out of 104 finishers! WAY TO GO Mindy!
10/1/09: OCT MEETING SCHEDULED
As the week of Oct 12-16 is Parent/Teacher conferences in Frederick Co, it is usually also a time of mini vacations for families. So some folks are out of town or they really are busy with P/T conferences. So, thought I’d move our meeting to the next Wednesday, Oct 21.
In looking for a meeting discussion topic, I recently saw that Eva Rosvald and the folks at Fundamental Fitness (one of our sponsors) moved from their location on East Street and set up shop in the Frederick Indoor Sports Center (formerly Sportsplex). Located adjacent to Rt. 15 and 26 on the North side of the City of Frederick, this 65,000 SF Indoor Recreation Facility houses two full sized turf fields (30 yds x 60 yds), Health Express Café and Sports Lounge with generous views of the fields, a sports retail shop, and now Fundamental Fitness.
Since our club has added some new folks over the past year, I thought this would be good opportunity to have club members meet Eva and her staff, check out their new digs and the FISC, and also be aware of other options that Fundamental Fitness offers folks when looking how to get ready for next season.
So please plan to come out and meet Eva and her staff on Weds Oct 21, 7 PM, at the Frederick Indoor Sports Center (FISC). The FISC is located at 1845 Brookfield Ct just off of N Market (355), not too far away from Routzahn’s Furniture Store off Route 26.
For more information on Fundamental Fitness, check out their website at
For more information on the FISC, their website is www.frederickindoor.com.
As always, feel free to invite others who you think would be interested.
Hope to see you there!
9/29/09: WEEKEND RECAP
Just wanted to offer some words to folks who raced this past weekend that it takes a lot for us to do what we do. So to all who got out there and gave it their best (and in the words of Mike Orsini):
YOU ROCK!
Now, some members to note:
- Tamara Bruce took 1st place in AG and Mike Orsini took 2nd place in AG at ChesapeakeMan AquaVelo (Eastern Shore, MD). Way to go Tamara and Mike! Tamara said the Choptank River lived up to its name during the swim.
- Kevin Kendro competed and finished at the ITU Duathlon World Championships, Concord, NC. Nice job Kevin! What an event to partake in!
- Jason Senuta and Meta Hernandez competed and finished in the Ironman 70.3 Augusta, GA. Outstanding! A couple of comments:
Jason again put in another sub-5 hour 70.3 finishing time. That put him in the top 200 overall and 25th in AG! Wow! Smokin’ fast!
She can correct me if I’m wrong but I believe this was Meta’s first Half Ironman. If so, what a great first time performance! And a good performance no matter considering Meta came in with a sub-6 hour time!
And on the other side of the competition fence, Tamara, Michele Trdina, and myself were helping out at the Frederick YMCA’s first Women’s Triathlon. Michele and I were at a water stop along the run course and the event seemed to go well, though I heard there were a few hiccups on the bike and some confustion here and there on the run. Fortunately, the weather wasn’t as bad as it could’ve been and it seemed like an enjoyable event for the women (though you couldn’t tell from their faces on the run ).
Well, look for more recaps coming down the road as we’re entering prime marathon season plus more full Ironman competitions, including the Championships at Kona. There are also still some local events as well including Brierman on Oct 4 and the Hagerstown Duathlon on Oct 17.
And if you’re looking for something a bit different that’s fun with action, check out the cyclocross competition at Chris Kelley’s place in Middletown on Oct 4. That lasts into the afternoon and you could even go after Brierman.
Also, look for our next club meeting announcement sometime in the not too distant future. Trying to set that up now.
Until then…
9/23/09: WEEKEND RESULTS; GOOD LUCK THIS UPCOMING ONE!
- Just want to note that Rosalind Hain and Meredith Roark completed this year’s Savageman International distance! Way to go! GRRRRR!
- Chris Flannagan participated and finished once again in the ever popular Health Unlimited Triathlon in Mt Airy MD. This was Chris’ 5th time finishing this event – keep the streak alive, Chris!
- Geoff Irwin and Ricardo Guerra continue to represent FTC in winning fashion! They were at Columbia Triathlon Association’s Make-A-Wish Triathlon (Olympic), Sea Colony, Bethany Beach DE. Ricardo took 1st in M40-44 AG and 6th Overall and Geoff took 3rd Overall!! Way to go guys!! Make way for more awards on that mantel.
- And in an event sounding more savage than Savageman, Vicki Bate finished the TriSports.com Halfmax National Championship (Half Ironman distance) in Oklahoma City, OK. She faced extremely wet conditions to say the least and almost sounded like a bit of cyclocross had to be thrown in for safety purposes.
From Vicki – “The weather conditions were horrific. Down pour of rain to the point we had to get off bikes and carry our bikes through the high waters (mandatory or be dq’d) and also ride through red clay mud. The run was even better with 3 to 4 inches of water on and off throughout the run. People’s stuff were floating in water in the transition area.”
For her perseverance though, Vicki qualified for TEAM USA Worlds 2010 for the half ironman distance to be held in Immenstadt Germany!!!! Absolutely fantastic!!! We’ll have to tune in and cheer you on if we can.
And we’re not done yet folks!
This weekend is Chesapeakeman Full Triathlon on the Eastern Shore. I know that Lisa Houck, Kip Jawish, Tamara Bruce, and Mike Orsini are doing the AquaVelo event at CMan. Sounds like there’s a competition between Kip and Mike that involves dinner afterwards. We all want to hear about that I think ;=)
Kevin Kendro will be at the Duathlon Worlds competition in Concord, NC.
Jason Senuta and Meta Hernandez will be at Ironman 70.3 Augusta GA this weekend as well.
Plus there may be members at the Frederick Co YMCA inaugural Women’s Triathlon on Sunday (participants and volunteers)
GOOD LUCK to ALL!
9/18/09: BUT WE’RE NOT DONE – SAVAGEMAN WEEKEND AND OTHERS
- Meredith Roark and Rosalind Hain are representing the club in the International (Olympic) distance at SavageMan (Deep Creek, MD) this weekend
- Chris Flannagan is representing the club in the ever popular Health Unlimited Sprint Tri in Mt Airy
- Geoff Irwin will be racing at the Make-A-Wish Triathlon at Sea Colony DE (Olympic) (no participant list if there are others from the club racing)
That’s all I could find on the various calendar and race pages. There may be others that folks decided to compete in. If so, let me know so I can list your event too.
Good luck to all!
Dave
9/18/09: LOTS OF MEMBERS COMPETING AND FINISHING IN VARIOUS RACES LAST WEEKEND:
Patriots Tri (International/Olympic), Williamsburg VA
- Chris Hall, George Corbi (3rd Male Masters)
Nations Tri (International/Olympic), Washington DC
- Mindy Korol, Charlie Smith, Ken Racine, Brett Jenner, Ricardo Trioschi (3rd M40-44) , Anne Regules, and Geoff Irwin (1st M40-44)
Gino’s Race (Duathlon), Codorus SP (Hanover)
- Michele Trdina (1st Women’s Overall), Dave Miller (yours truly, 4th M50-54)
(These are the only ones from the club I’m aware of. Let me know if any of you are missing from this list so I can give due credit here.)
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL FOR PAPARTICIPATING AND FINISHING IN YOUR EVENTS!
Of special note, local Frederick Elite triathlete Lucas McCollum won Overall in the Patriots Half.
Dave
9/17/09: CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO RACED THIS WEEKEND! IG ADDENDUM
This is just a blanket congrats to everyone as there were a lot of us racing in several events! I’ll try to post a compilation in a couple of days.
And I just want to add that FTC member Mindy Korol also finished Iron Girl last month (8/23). Missed Mindy’s name in the list of FTC members that finished. Congrats Mindy!
9/11/09: MEETING RECAP; GOOD LUCK THIS WEEKEND!
Pierre and Susan from HPC (Hefler Performance Coaching) did a great job at giving folks pointers about proper bike setup, both road and TT/Tri. In addition, it was really neat to see the pedal stroke analysis on the Compu Trainer when Chris was on her TT/Tri bike. We also had a good turnout of members and new faces (hopefully, some will join when membership comes due 
).
And just another word of thanks to Chris Kelley for giving her time to talk and demonstrate to the club as well as allowing us to meet at her Speed Shop for a very informative talk!
On another note, there are many events taking place this weekend (mostly Sunday) and several of us have entered in one of them (myself included). Events of note:
Nations Tri (Olympic, DC)
Diamondman (Half and Sprint, DE)
Patriots (Half, Olympic, Sprint, (Sat and Sun), VA)
Reston Tri (VA)
Harrisburg Half Marathon (PA)
Ironman Wisconsin (WI)
Gino’s Race (Duathlon in PA)
So just wanted to wish all who are participating/racing – GOOD LUCK on this weekend!
9/11/09: NEVER FORGET 8 YEARS AGO
9/9/09: DIRECTIONS AND NOTE FOR TONIGHT’S MEETING:
Chris Kelley’s place had been a bit difficult to find in the past and so I asked Chris for some help here. From Chris:
We’ll put one of our signs we had made for the cross race at the end of the driveway with an arrow.
Directions:
Directions: Exit 52 off Rt. 70W in Myersville we are approx. 3mi. on the right look for our mailbox at 8414 and the white 3 rail fencing lining the driveway. Go down the lane to the house. Park near the circle.
Or Exit 49 Braddock Heights/Middletown. Turn left at the light onto Alt. 40W. Go approx. 4mi. to the center of Middletown and turn rt. on 17N (Myersville Road) Go approx. 2mi. we are on the left. Look for our mailbox at 8414 and white 3 rail fencing lining the driveway.
If you’re taking Valley View from Route 40, turn right at the T at the end of Valley View onto 17 N. Follow the directions above going norht on 17 from Middletown (probably only about a half mile after the turn).
Go down the lane to the house. Park near the circle.
IMPORTANT – PLEASE BRING A CHAIR. Not many in the Compu Trainer center there.
After club business, we’ll turn the floor over to Chris and the folks at HPC Coaching give their talk about TT/Tri bike setup and pedal stroke.
Hope to see you there!!
9/4/09: IRONMAN 70.3 ADDS INAUGURAL EVENT IN SYRACUSE NY FOR 2010
That’s right! A relatively close event for all you HIM veterans and hopefuls. This inaugural event is scheduled to take place in Sept 2010 and is currently accepting applications. Check out the event’s website at: http://www.ironmansyracuse.com/
9/4/09: MORE MEMBER NEWS
There’s so much going on this time of year. Need to mention that members Vicki Bate and Kip Jawish competed and finished in this year’s Timberman IM 70.3 event, NH. It had looked like rain might be a factor when I looked in on the weather there, but seeing the pic of Chrissie Wellington finishing it looks like the sun came out after all. Congrats to both members!
9/2/09: VERY SPECIAL CLUB MEETING ON SEPT 9 PLANNED!
Member and sponsor Chris Kelley (Kelley Acres Speed Shop) is planning on having representatives from HPC coaching with her doing the talk on positioning and pedal stroke, etc. That way one of them can be on the bike and the other be narrating (audio/visual). Please plan to come on out next Wed to Chris’ shop for this informative talk for our meeting. Feel free to invite others. If you need info on where the shop is located or more about Chris’ shop:
http://www.kelleyacres.net/findus.html
Hope to see you there!
9/2/09: CLUB MEMBERS SHINE IN SEVERAL EVENTS
First, several club Iron Women completed this year’s Iron Girl competition in Columbia, MD, on Aug 23: Tamara Bruce, Meta Hernandez, Michele Trdina, and Lisa Houck. Of note Michele finished 16th overall! Congrats to all of the FTC Iron Women!
Next, Dave Warner finished in the St Paul MN Triathlon – way to go, Dave!
Then Geoff Irwin and Guerra both had outstanding performances at the Chicago Triathlon on Sunday Aug 30 in the Men’s 40-44 age group! Geoff finished 4th out of 394 in the AG, and 29th out of 2951 overall men!! Ricardo finished right behind him at 6th out of 394 in the AG, and 34th out of 2951 overall men!! (commentary by Dan Pfeil)
Congratulations to all members on their outstanding performances!
8/17/09: IRON GIRL PEP RALLY/ SOCIAL CLIUB MEETING
Just a reminder to invite you and anyone else you know to please come out to our social club meeting this Wed 8/19, 7PM, planned at Bentz St Sports Bar in Frederick. This is a pep rally social wishing all the club’s Iron Women good luck at Iron Girl on Aug 23. Hope to see you there!
8/17/09 MORE CONGRATS!
8/12/09 CONGRATS; NEWS AND INFO
First I wanted to say congratulations to members who I know raced this weekend:
- At the Spirit of Morgantown (WV), in the Olympic distance triathlon, club member Kevin Kendro took 1st in M 30-34 and 4th Overall!! Wow! That’s terrific! Way to go Kevin!
- At the Trimax Pinchot Sprint (PA), club member and your Treasurer Tim Thompson took 3rd in M 30-34 and 11th Overall! Outstanding Tim!
Yours truly also raced in the Trimax Pinchot Sprint and my race report is posted on the club website (note the email about the website though. I can send via email if you really want to read it that way).
If anyone else raced this weekend and has news of their performance, please let me know so we can offer appropriate praise.
Good luck to all racing this weekend! I know the Northeast Triathlons (Olympic and Sprint) are taking place and a few members may be participating. I’ll have to see about going back there next year to redeem myself after last year’s DNF there.
I decided to get started early on the Sept club meeting and have asked Chris Kelley, club member and owner of Kelley’s Acres Speed Shop (an FTC sponsor) to give a talk on pedal stroke and bike setup while in the aero position. Chris has a good amount of experience at time trialing, winning several awards over her career. So, I thought she’d be a great consultant about the topic of how to get faster on the bike by proper bike setup and pedal stroke. There might be other topics Chris will go into during her talk.
Tenatively, this meeting is secheduled for Sept 9 at 7 PM. Look for more details in the coming weeks.
And of course, please come out to our social next week tenatively planned to take place again at Bentz St Sports Bar Aug 19 at 7PM. This is a pep rally social wishing all the club’s Iron Women good luck at Iron Girl on Aug 23. Hope to see you there!
8/5/09 AUGUST MEETING: IRON GIRL PEP RALLY SOCIAL (TENATIVE)
Our next club meeting is tenatively scheduled for 7 PM Wed Aug 19 and this will again be a social meeting at the Bentz St Sports Bar in Frederick. This meeting will double as a pep rally for all the club’s Iron Women competing in Iron Girl on Aug 23 in Columbia, MD. Look for update here and also from Lisa Houck, social/training person for more details.
7/29/09 RACE WEEKEND AND UPCOMING EVENTS:
Another event this weekend and a full plate of races in the upcoming weeks await.
- 8/2 Culpepper Sprint Tri, Culpepper VA; the Patriots Triathlon, Bath PA
- 8/8-8/9 Pinchot Park Sprint, Lewisberry PA; Steelman, Quakerstown PA; Broadlands Sprint Tri, Broadlands VA
- 8/15-8/16 Luray Sprint/Olumpic, Luray VA; Lums Pond Sprint DE; Northeast Sprint/Olympic MD
- 8/23 IronGirl, Columbia MD; Cannonman (Half/Sprint), Schellsburg PA
- 8/30 Spring Ridge Beginner Sprint Tri, Frederick MD
And the excitement continues in Sept with Savagaman, The Patriot’s Half/Olympic, The Nation’s Triathlon, and Diamondman as the bigger events in the region.
I know several members who are entered in a few of these and we’ll be waiting to hear how they fared and what stories they bring from their experiences.
7/29/09 RACE WEEKEND CONGRATULATIONS!
Congratulations to all club members who participated in the Hagerstown and Pittsburgh Sprint Triathlons this past Sunday 7/26. The first was hosted by member Ken Racine, Racine MultiSports, and the second one was hosted by Piranha Sports.
In the Hagerstown Sprint, a good many of us had to endure the downpours of rain that greeted us early in the morning and continued until just around the time the race began. The rain lessened up after that and quit all together a bit over an hour after the start. Sun came out for the folks who started a bit later and the rest of the event looked to be quite enjoyable, though a bit warm and humid. Anyway, the club was well represented and took many awards as well.
Folks who raced and any awards:
- Jason Senuta: 2nd Overall Men and 2nd Overall for the course with a time of 53:55 (outstanding, Jason!)
- George Corbi: 1st M 45-49 with a time of 58:32 (this was George’s first real tri! Way to go, George!)
- Meta Hernandez: 1st W 35-39 (SUPER JOB, Meta!)
- Meredith Roark: (Congrats on finishing!)
- Chris Hall: (Congrats on finishing after your time off)
- Julian Coiner: (Congrats and nice placement!)
- Kip Jawish: 1st M 50-54, time 1:01:29
And yours truly also competed, finished, and took 2nd M 50-54, time 1:02:03 (34 sec behind Kip)
I’d also like to say a word of thanks to club member Dave Warner who volunteered his time to ensure we were all heading out of the bike area and back into transition properly, as well as wishing us well on our quest to finish.
Hopefully, I listed everyone who competed and volunteered. Please let me know if I missed anyone and I’ll edit this post. Look for my race report in the next couple of days.
Now at Pittsburgh, Michele Trdina TOOK the Women’s Division Overall and placed 17th overall out of 275 finishers! This despite being injured with foot problems earlier in the season and a full disc aero wheel in the back with rain squalls. Sounded like challenging conditions.
Congratulations Michele!
Dave
7/19/09 MEETING RECAP; EVENT SCHEDULE
We had a nice social this past Wednesday at Bentz St Sports Bar with 7 members present. We’ll probably continue this in August as so many folks are deep into training right now. The nice weather we’ve been enjoying this July has also been just to good to pass up and get out in as well. Let’s hope it holds for a while longer. Recapping a few items:
- Thanks to the superb efforts of Tim Thompson, the club jersey order is in. Hopefully, we’ll see them sometime in the next 6-8 weeks.
- We discussed recent events, namely the Killington VT Tri and Diamond in the Rough. Dave Warner had done Killington and Geoff Irwin had an excellent performance at DITR.
- Mentioned that the Hagerstown Kids and Sprint Tris are coming up and still need volunteers. I’ll send an email to remind members.
- Upcoming events:
— Northeast Tri (CGI Racing), Aug 16 - sold out, believe a few members are racing in this popular Olympic/Sprint distance event
— Iron Girl, Aug 23 – this always sells out early and we have several “Iron Women” racing in this popular event
— Cannonman, Aug 23 (Piranha Sports) – Sprint and HIM distances. New event this year.
— Luray VA, Aug 15-16 – Sprint and Olympic distances
— Stonewall Jackson Tri Aug 29 (Setup Events) – Received a request from the race director to announce this to the club as it is in danger of being dropped by the local town chamber due to lack of interest.
I received an email discussing a youth triathlete age 14 and discussed the possibility of having a youth/junior division of the club. This may be something for a member to lead in the future as the club grows.
Reminded folks about the rides with club member Vicki Bate on Tues, Thurs, and Saturdays (normally).
There are a whole slew of other events coming up in the Fall, including Diamondman, the Patriot’s Half, The Nation’s Tri, and Savageman. And many members I know have signed up for some of these events so there should be lots to talk about later in the year.
As folks vacation and training schedules are so varied in the summer, we’ll probably have another social meeting on Aug 12. Look for details here and also in your email inbox.
7/11/09 NEXT MEETING ON 7/15/09
With folks racing and traveling and it being summer, thought we should just again have another club social and meeting at Bentz St Sports Bar, this Wed at 7PM (7/15). Members should already have received an email notice and please tell Lisa Houck (lisaphouck@comcast.net) if you’re going to come so she can pass a head count to the bar.