Frederick Triathlon Club
News & Information
Welcome! Glad you stopped by to give us a “TRI”!
Please check below, 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
08/27/10: SEPT MEETING IN THE WORKS:
I’m arranging to have the woman who runs the Mountain Spirit Yoga studio in Middletown give a talk on how yoga can help triathletes. As she’s away presently and won’t be back until the first week of Sept, details on this meeting are TBD. So that I can give more notice, I’ll see about sometime in the third week in Sept. So watch the website and members – your inbox for details.
Just to plug yoga for a bit, I have been taking a beginners class since late June and the beginning poses are very similar to some static stretches that I was already doing. However, some of the balancing and strength poses definitely make you concentrate quite a bit more. I have found that yoga does do a good job of stretching you out as well as providing a relaxation avenue as well. I bought the “Flexible Warrior” DVD available along side the Spinervals series for practice outside of class and it works for me as well.
Anyway, watch for more details hopefully after Labor Day.
Prez Dave
08/27/10: FTC MEMBERS IN SPOKES MAG!
Christine Matzko informed me that member Patty Clements and herself were highlighted in the current issue of Spokes Magazine while they were at the Diamond in the Rough Triathlon, or rather “Diamond in the Rain” as it turned into a Du because of the weather.
You can see them and read their comments here starting on page 16:
http://www.spokesmagazine.com/assets/cms/files/currentissue.pdf
Nice bit of publicity there Christine and Patty! Nice jerseys too 
08/27/10: MORE WEEKEND RACING RESULTS:
At the Cannonman Sprint hosted by Piranha Sports:
Ken Racine placed 11th out of 110 competitors and 2rd in the M40-44 AG! Congrats Ken! And to note that his son Brandon came in 30th place!! Better look over your shoulder soon for your son, Ken!
At the Wilkes Barre Triathlon in PA:
- Scott Selle completed this Olympic Distance Tri coming in 13/37 in M40-44 AG! Nice placement, Scott! Found out by looking at the race website that this event has been running for 27 years now and was featured in a new book by Michaela Gaaserud and Renee Dexter named “From Kona to Lake Placid: 50 Great U.S. Triathlons. It even has an Aquabike competition. Might be one for folks to look at next year.
Congrats to all our FTC competitors this past weekend!
08/27/10: CONGRATS TO ALL WHO COMPETED AT IRON GIRL!
Just wanted to congratulate all of our Iron Gals who were able to compete and also finish in this past Sunday’s Iron Girl competition in Columbia MD!
No matter the outcome – Y’ALL ROCK!
In addition, I heard there was an FTC cheering section – thanks for supporting our women competitors to all those who came out to watch!
A reminder to all our Iron Gals that registration for the 2011 event opens Nov 1, 2010. This event sells out real fast, so reserve your spot for next year quick!
08/12/10: CLUB MEMBERS SHINE AT FIRST FORT RITCHIE TRIATHLONS!
Well, it was a very successful inauguration of the 1st annual Ft Ritchie Triathlons this past Sunday (8/8)!! Ken Racine and his crew put together a great venue and looks like this one will be here to stay for many years! Of course where would any race be without the support of the volunteers? Plenty of those as well including our own Nancy Kady (who almost got to start the swim waves and promised me a 5 min headstart just kidding…), Margaret Northam, and Linda Cronise! Thanks much gals!
Now, several FTC members were really out in front for these events:
In the Sprint:
- Geoff Irwin took the Sprint overall! So, now, do you think you’ve recovered from Eagleman? Congratulations!
- Teresa Dumpe took 2nd in W45-49! I hear she was surprised to hear her name…Way to go, Teresa!
- Mindy Korol took 2nd in W 50-54! Nice job, Mindy! (You’ll have to get a jersey so we can spot you next time)
In the Olympic
- Jason Senuta took 1st overall of all Age Groups and of course 1st in M 35-39! Jason – your mantel must be getting loaded by now! Thanks for the pat of encouragement on the run, BTW.
- Dan Pfeil took 2nd in M 30-34!! Yours too, Dan – nice job
- Tim Thompson and yours truly finished in the top third of the 153 finishers. Good finishing even after the bike mechanicals, Tim!
Thanks to all cheering us on as well! I heard a few here and there.
Great job by everyone and one to put on your calendar for next year!
Look for my race report in the near future.
Your Prez,
Dave
P.S. If I missed you as a volunteer or participant, I just didn’t see you or hear you cheering or see your name on the results – let me know..
08/11/10: NO MEETING THIS MONTH, SOCIAL INSTEAD
As it’s tough to get folks together this time of year due to vacations and races, decided to not have a meeting this month. But, we will be having a Club Social on Saturday Aug 21 5-7PM at Bentz Street Sports Bar in Frederick. This will double as a pep rally for our Iron Gals competing in Iron Girl the next day. So come on out for a while if you can or stay the whole time and share your season’s experiences with your fellow club members. Feel free to bring others is you want.
If you are coming, send email confirmation to me by Thursday Aug 19 so I can let Bentz St know approximately how many are coming.
Hope to see you there!
“Prez” Dave
08/01/10: LAST WEEK’S RESULTS
Congratulations to all of our club members finishing Sunday’s very warm and humid Hagerstown Sprint Triathlon!!
Of note:
In the Open Category, Men, every club member finished under an hour! Way to go guys!!
Jason Senuta finishing 3rd!! Super fast time of 54:59.7
Dan Pfeil finished 4th ! time of 56:26.5
Mike Watson finished 6th with a time of 57:26.1
Kip Jawish finished 8 with a time of 59:32 (that’s at least 2 min faster than last year!)
In the Open Category, Women, Rachel Boswell took 3rd! Outstanding Rachel!!
In the AG categories of note:
George Corbi took 1st in M45-49. George also took 1st overall in the AGs!!
Troy Reisch took 2nd in M45-49
Julian Coiner took 4th in M45-49
Almost a clean sweep but still an absolutely fantastic showing there, guys!!
A new member, Greg Snellings, took 1st in M40-44. What a way to make an entrance as a member, Greg!
Margaret Northam finished 1st in W65-69! The mantel’s getting full, huh Margaret? Way to go!
Susan Errickson finished in her first triathlon and took 6th in AG W45-49 – outstanding Susan!
Linda Cronise finished 4th in W45-49 AG – another great race Linda
Nancy Kady, Karen Hite, and Jennifer Blumberg also finished as well with smiles on their faces as they crossed the finish line!
What a superb showing by all of our club members! Way to go guys!!
07/23/10: IT’S HAGERSTOWN TRI WEEKEND!
That’s right! This weekend are the very popular Hagerstown Kids and Sprint Triathlons, held Saturday (Kids) and Sunday (Sprint), hosted by Racine Multisports! There’s also a 5K run held in conjunction with the Sprint on Sunday. This will be the 4th year for this event and it just keeps getting better and better! The big news for the event this year is that it will be chip timed so results will be out sooner than in years past.
For thoose that don’t know about the race, the event takes place at Martin L. Snook park, just off I-70 exit 28 near Hagerstown. It consists of a 300 m pool swim, an 11+ bike ride on relatively flat roads, and a 5K mostly flat run. So, this is a fast course! And since it’s relatively flat with short distances, it’s a real popular event and ususally sells out pretty quick after registration opens.
And the club will be well represented:
Jennifer Blumberg, Rachel Boswell, Julian Coiner,George Corbi, Linda Cronise, Susan Errickson, Karen Hite, Nancy Kady, Kip Jawish, Margaret Northam, Dan Pfeil, Troy Reisch, Jason Senuta, Greg Snellings, Mike Watson
In addition, Frederick Elite Triathletes Herb Spicer and Lucas McCollum will be competing in the Open Division. A showdown between the Elites? Should be an interesting matchup.
If you are not racing and can help by volunteering, please contact Ken Racine and let him know. He’ll take volunteers for both races. I plan on being there for the Kids and I’ll be cheering you all on at the Sprint while taking some pictures.
In addition, hopefully, look for our new club banner at the events! Yes, Ken and his wife Lisa graciously had a banner made for the club to fly at his events as the club has helped out by volunteering. In addition, you may see me at Sat and Sunday registration in my club jersey. I’m planning on making up some flyers for the club and having them on hand for the participants. That’s only if I can get them made in time. Will see.
Good luck to all the club members racing! Come on out and support your fellow members if you can!
Hope to see you there!
07/23/10: MEETING RECAP
We had only a small group of folks show up for the meeting on Wed but we did enjoy the nice evening and the park is very nice. We’ll have to think about future meetings here. And we all enjoyed Margaret’s deviled eggs! Thanks Margaret! George Corbi and Christine Matzko went for a run on the park’s path afterwards too! Thanks to folks that came out! A few notes:
- Next OWS practice swim is July 31 8 AM at Ft Ritchie. As this will be the last one before the Ft Ritchie Tri on Aug 8, the course will be laid out as it was last week. In addition, I plan on riding the bike course after that for a brick workout. I may do a short run too, but will see.
- I have placed the order for swim caps from our sponsor, Pools, Patios, and Proches. They will be red with black and white logos. Let you know when they are in.
- A reminder that Vicki Bate is going to the Long Distance World Championships in Germany on July 31 GOOD LUCK, VICKI!
- Iron Girl takes place Aug 22 and cheer on our Iron Gals who will be there if you can.
- Check the post about upcoming events.
- Eagleman 2011 registration opens Aug 2
- Columbia 2011 registration opens Sept 7
Our next meeting will probably be a Saturday evening social but stay tuned. Might try to have it at the park again since it really was a nice place to gather.
07/21/10: CLUB MEETING/SOCIAL THIS EVENING
Unless the weather really turns nasty this evening, our meeting/social is still on for tonight starting 6:30PM until dusk. We’ll see try to get empty pavillion at Walkersville Community Park so folks can bring kids to the play area too. You may want to bring a chair or blanket if we can’t get a pavillion.
IN CASE IT IS REALLY STORMING NEAR 6:30 and looks like it’s going to last for more than a half hour, we’ll just cancel this month’s meeting and I’ll see about something for next month. But, if it’s just an isolated shower, I’ll still plan on holding the meeting/social.
In addition, this will also serve as a pep rally for those doing Hagerstown this Sunday and if we have anyone doing IMLP, which is the same day.
Please come out for this if you can, even if you can only come for a little while.
Hope to C ya there!
Dave
07/14/10: BANNER FTC RACE WEEKEND!
Patty Clements and Christine Matzko finished in the top 10 of their AG in Piranha Sports’ Diamond in the Rough Olympic distance Triathlon on Saturday…, which unfortunately (or rather fortunately according to Christine) turned into a duathlon as lightning canceled the swim portion and race organizers were forced to put on a du instead. Way to go gals!!
Margaret Northam raced at the Muncie Sprint Triathlon on Saturday as well and took 1st in her AG!!! WAY TO GO MARGARET!! Now she’s all primed for Hagerstown in a couple of weeks!
Again – Terrific job, Margaret!!
Now at the EX2 Xterra event at Rocky Gap State Park yesterday, we had picture perfect weather! It did get a bit warm later but fairly low humidity and bright sunshine were on hand for the racers! And FTC members had a great day too! Laura Cathers took 1st in her AG and Brian Trdina took 2nd in his (and this was his first Xterra according to Michele). WOW! WAY TO GO!! And due to the great effort of our mountain biker, the relay team I (Dave Miller) was on took 3rd in the all male relay teams!! Wohoo!
Great job to all the competitors!
07/09/10: JULY CLUB SOCIAL/MEETING
As folks are away on vacation and also racing during this time of the year, thought we might try a BYOD/S (bring your own drink/snack) social after work Wed July 21 starting 6:30PM until dusk. We’ll see about procuring an empty pavillion at Walkersville Community Park so folks can bring kids to the play area too. In case of inclement weather, we’ll try to move indoors to Bentz St.
I may also see about an alternate activity like a pool party….stay tuned.
Please let me know if you’d like to attend or will bring others. I’ll also see about bringing water and gatorade if we get enough response.
07/09/10: CLUB UPDATES
Sorry for not updating this sooner but been having some home cooling issues during this heat wave and not as motivated to sit in a hot room at a computer. Anyway, here’s some club updates and news to pass along:
- On Saturday, June 19, Kip Jawish competed in the Bath County Tri, Warm Springs VA. Kip took 1st in Master Clydesdales and 18th Overall!!! Way to go Kip!
- On Sunday, June 20, Laura Cathers finished the inaugural DC Triathlon! Way to go Laura! What was really neat is that afterwards you could view in an animated graphic where you were in relation to ALL the other competitors via your ankle chip and GPS tracking.
- On Sunday, June 27, Mindy Korol, Tracy Vagrin, and Julian Coiner all completed the inaugural Celebration Sprint Tri in Columbia (aka Coed Iron Girl). Race reports from Mindy and Tracy indicated that this was the short version of Eagleman weather with high humidity and temperatures. Now throw in hills for this course and you get the picture of how challenging the race conditions were. Congrats to all for getting through the event!
For those training for Iron Girl, be advised that there is road construction going on in Western Howard Co. You can find out more through the Columbia Triathlon website (www.tricolumbia.org).
Thanks for the suggestions on club kits and swim caps! At present, I’ll probably be ordering swim caps first as they aren’t too much and it’s something we can get done pretty quickly. I’ll have to talk to Kip about the other suggestions. If anyone wants to take on putting together a club kit, please let me know. Your club officers do a good amount for you but we need a bit of help too on such club activities.
I do know that Wendy is in contact with the designer for our T-shirts and hopefully will have more news on this in the near future.
OWS practices at Ft Ritchie are ongoing. The latest schedule:
-Sun. July 11th, 8am
-Sat, July 17th, 8am
-Sat, July 31st, 8am
Email Ken Racine if you’re interested prior to the day of the swim. Also, Ken will have the Ft Ritchie Tri course set up for practice during the later swims.
Speaking of events:
Piranha Sports
- Diamond in the Rough July 10 – Sold out, but good luck to any entered!
- Patriot’s Half, July 25 – Sprint and Half Lite with Aquabike, Bath PA
- Lum’s Pond Aug 15 – Tri and Du, Bear DE
- Cannonman Aug 22 – Half and Sprint, in PA
- Diamondman Sept 12 – Half and Sprint, Bear DE
Setup Events
- 7/18 – 3Sports Triathlon – just over 100 slots remaining.
- 8/1 – Culpeper Triathlon – approximately 250 slots remaining
- 8/14 – Luray International Triathlon – less than 150 slots!!!
- 8/15 – Luray Sprint Triathlon – approximately 300 slots remaining
- 9/11 and 12 – Patriots Half and Sprint
CGI Racing
- North East Olympic and Sprint Aug 15
Exterra
- EX2 July 11 Rocky Gap SP
Racine Multisports (NOTE: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!)
- Hagerstown Kids Tri July 24
- Hagerstown Sprint Tri July 25 (sold out!)
- Ft Ritchie Olympic and Sprint Tri Aug 8
Tri It Now
- 14.06 (one 10th of the big one) online registration close tonight!
- Tri Clinic July 22 and 25
- Kids Tri Too 2 Aug 15
Columbia Triathlon
Kidz Triathlon July 25
- Iron Girl Aug 22 (sold out; NOTE: registration for 2011 opens Nov 1, 2010)
- Chesapeake Man/Skip Jack Tri Sept 22 (registration for 2011 opens Oct 25)
Registration for the 2011 Columbia Triathlon opens on Tuesday, September 7, 2010!
Registration for the 2011 Subaru EagleMan Ironman 70.3 Triathlon will open at 9:00am Eastern Time on Monday, August 2, 2010.
Felt Bike Recall – several 2009 models are being recalled due to problems with the aluminum steering tube possibly breaking. This affected member Vicki Bate and she went to get it fixed. Please check this link if you think you might be affected: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10290.html
Sponsor news – Pool, Patios, and Porches is having a progressive sale this week, up to 60% off some items by week’s end. But hurry if you’ve got your eye on something. Fundamental Fitness has specials on marathon training plans and other programs. And I overheard that If the Shoe Fits will be getting Vibram Five Fingers in the not too distant future.
06/15/10: ****NOTE***** MEETING LOCATION CHANGE FOR TOMORROW 6/16!
After much deliberation over the weather forecast models as well as contacting a few of you on the subject,
I’ve decided to move the meeting tomorrow evening inside.
So please come out to the meeting at:
In-Fit Studio
605 N Bentz Street in Frederick
Wednesday 6/16 at 6:30 PM
http://www.infitstudio.com/home.html
This is a VERY special meeting. Stan Goldberg of the Frederick News Post will be there along with a photographer to do a story on the club. I encourage as many of you that can to attend. Stan would like to talk to a few folks from the club for the story but he may take some group photo shots as well. If you want, wear your club jersey or a T-shirt with some sort of triathlon/multisport aspect. Let’s show Stan and the FNP audience how much we enjoy this sport and also how proud we are of our club!
Aside from Stan paying us a visit, I’m first going to setup my gear like I was in a transition area and talk about some things I’ve learned to make transitions a bit faster. I’ve significantly improved in this area over the last couple of years and wanted to pass along some of that knowledge, especially to folks who are new. I’m also hoping our more experienced club members can chime in here as well with me. After all, I’d still like to learn any more tricks too. The gear will also provide some props for any pics as well.
BTW, for those of you with children, I’ll try for a park another day. I had thought about just chancing it but with the FNP person being there, the high likelihood of storms, and the availability of folks, decided it was better to move indoors.
Still, I checked with Kip and he said bringing children would be okay if that would still allow you to get to the meeting.
So please come out to this very special club meeting if you can and hope to see you there!
06/15/10: EAGLEMAN CONGRATS! ; UPDATES
Eagleman 70.3 6/13: Just want to congratulate our club Eagleman participants for competing in what I saw and heard was a grueling race. This was the first time since 1999 I think I saw that wetsuits were not allowed due to the water temp being 80 degrees! That’s pretty much a lead in to hear that it was HOT and HUMID plus I hear of a tough bike due to headwinds along the course. So for all of you out there sweating your hearts out, you ROCK!
Hopefully, everyone takes a few days if not a week to rest, recover, and cool off. I know a few folks are going on vacation this week too. Y’all deserve it because you definitely earned it no matter what your outcome during the race was.
Hats off to ya!
Rocky Gap 6/5:
Just wanted to pass along congrats to Linda Cronise and Nancy Kady for completing in the Rocky Gap Sprint Triathlon this past Sunday! Terrific job gals!!
I want to mention that Teresa Dumpe also competed in the International Triathlon, but unfortunately had a problem during the event. That’s okay Teresa. Happens to all of us at one time or another, even the pros. Look to the next one.
No matter the outcome – You all ROCK! Just getting to that start line is sometimes the toughest part.
In addition, I also competed in the Sprint Tri and took 2nd in AG out of 19, 32/207 overall. Eeked out 2nd in AG by 15 sec in the last probably 1/4 mile on the run. Got a nice coffee mug for my effort. My time was 1:02:13. Most times above me were close to an hour but the overall winner was under 50 min – smokin’ fast!
Hey, Nancy and I got to show off the club by wearing our new jerseys! WooHOO! A few guys got to see who was finishing before them on the run (YEAH!). For those on Facebook, Nancy posted some pics.
06/04/10: ROCKY GAP TRIS – GOOD LUCK! NEXT SOCIAL; JUNE CLUB MEETING
Wishing all of you racing this weekend GOOD LUCK! I know that Linda Cronise, Nancy Kady, and myself are racing in the Cumberland YMCA Rocky Gap Sprint Tri tomorrow. Teresa Dumpe is racing in the International distance there too. I’ll give a race report (if I can sign up on site) and pictures afterwards.
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I’ve scheduled our next club social/Eagleman Pep Rally for Thursday June 10, 6:30-8:30 PM at Bentz Street Sports Bar. Now, you don’t have to stay the whole time or could come earlier/stay later. And it’ll be really great to see folks and wish them well if going to Eagleman, even if you can only stay for a bit. So please come on by! Bring others you think might be interested.
For those that haven’t been to Bentz St, here’s their website – http://www.bentzstreetsportsbar.com/
Pretty good food and drink, plus I understand it’s Trivia Night then. So come on out, relax a bit before Eagleman and share some well wishes with those going!
**** IF you already haven’t done so, please let me know if you’re coming by next Wed so I can get a headcount to Bentz St *****
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Please come out to our next club meeting on Wed June 16 at 6:30 PM at Walkersville Community Park off of Briggs Ford Road. Thanks to Michele Trdina for scoping this place out. It was pretty empty when she was there with several pavillions we could use as well as a playground close by for folks that wish to bring their children.
For this meeting, Frederick News Post reporter Stan Goldberg would like to do a story on the club and plans on talking to 3 or 4 of us for the story. But, I also thought if we have our jerseys and/or some tri gear, that would make a good group photo as well. So, if we do have our club jerseys, we could wear them for any group shot. If not, perhaps be in you tri gear underneath shorts/T-shirt.
In addition, for those of you pretty new to triathlons, I was going to bring a bike stand and my gear to go over what I’ve learned for transitions as I’ve really been able to shave off time from them in the last few years. I’d also like those of you more experienced to share your knowledge as well (I could still improve too ).
If it rains, we’ll play things by ear. We could just stay under the pavillions if it’s just light rain and not downpouring w/lightning. More on that as we get closer.
So please come out to this special meeting if you can! It would really give the club good publicity and help us grow by hopefully attracting more potential members. Of course, bring your children and anyone else who might be interested in the club as well!
BTW, for this meeting several of us thought about having you bring your own snack/drink. Since we’ll be at a park and it will be near dinner, thought I’d throw that suggestion out to you. I will see about bringing some water and gatorade as well, but think about bringing your favorite snack/beverage (no alcohol please) and feel free to bring enough to share if you want. No obligation to do that, though.
See you there!
06/01/10: MEMBER NEWS
The Frederick News Post wrote a very nice article on member Vicki Bate! An incredible story and for those that would like to read, here’s the link: http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/health_fitness/display.htm?storyID=105612
Also in the news is member Kip Jawish who finished Ironman Brasil on May 30 in a time of 11:51:39! He had a few problems on the run but coming in under 12 hours is a great job! Way to go, Kip! Enjoy the rest of your time at the beach!
05/27/10: LOTS HAPPENING!
Whew! There’s just so much going on these last couple of weeks so here’s the scoop on folks an events:
Rocky Gap Triathlons
On June 5, the Cumberland YMCA will host Sprint and International distance triathlons at Rocky Gap State Park. Online registration ends tomorrow May 28 at 11:59 PM. You can still register on site for the Sprint the day of the race. For more information visit:
http://home.comcast.net/~rockygaptri.2009/site/
Ironman Brasil May 30
Kip Jawish is competing this Sunday in Ironman Brasil. Already seen some pics from Kip at the beach and he’s definitely in taper/relaxing mode! More from Kip after the event I’m sure if he can keep his mind on the race.
Frederick Kids Triathlon May 29
Once again coming this Saturday is the Frederick Kid’s Triathlon. For those with budding triathletes, here’s a chance for them to show off their multisport talents. And of course, race director Martha Herman is always looking for volunteers. For more information, here’s the website:
http://www.thebicycleescape.com/frederickkidstriathlon.html
Columbia Triathlon May 23
Wanted to give big round of applause to everyone that competed and those that supported the very wet Columbia Triathon yesterday!! I saw in the highlights that the race was delay 15 minutes due to the weather. Plus heard from Ken Racine about the wet bike conditions and the fact that some folks bagged it before starting because of that.
Now, club member results and highlights:
- Dan Pfeil M30-34 9th out of 139 in AG
- Tim Thompson finished in the M30-34 AG
- Anne Regules finished in the W30-34 AG
- Jason Senuta M35-39 4th out of 189 in AG
- Joe Hernandez finished in the M35-39 AG
- Christine Matzko finished in the W40-44 AG
- Ken Racine finished in the M40-44AG (Ken noted that despite the conditions, better than last year)
- Geoff Irwin M45-49 1st out of 179 in AG
- Patty Clements finished in the W45-49 AG
- Vicki Bate W50-54 10th out of 28 in AG
- Kip Jawish Master Clydesdales 2nd out of 29 in group
- Charlie Smith also finished in Master Clydesdales
- Meta Hernandez’s relay team finished too!
Weekend of May 15-16
Cascade Lake Sprint Tri:
- George Corbi took 1st for M 45-49!! WAY TO GO GEORGE! Y’know, you’re going to have a trophy mantel problem here as well before too long
- Rachel Boswell completed her first triathlon!! That’s just terrific!! Welcome to the sport and aren’t you hooked now??
In addition to our outstanding club members, Frederick Elite Triathlete Lucas McCollum took 1st Overall!
Ironman 70.3 Florida
- Teresa Dumpe completed her first Half Ironman which was also her first triathlon!! Goodness! So ready for a full Ironman next year??
Congratulations!
Ft Ritchie Duathlon
- Yours truly took 4th in my AG (M50-54) and 14th overall out of 45 competitors. Interestingly enough, my AG was the largest (8 total) which isn’t usually the case. My race report/novel will be arriving via email for those who wish to read.
Since there are a good number of club members that know him, I’ll also mention that Frederick triathlete Kevin Clark took 3rd overall.
Bob Potts Marathon (York PA)
- Linda Cronise took 4th in her AG and set a new PR at this event running it in 3:45. Nice job, Linda! You just have to set PRs in the swim and bike now
05/14/10: NEWS AND CLUB HAPPENINGS
- Vicki Bate is highlighted in an article in this month’s Spokes magazine. It’s available at Bike Doctor or available online here: http://www.spokesmagazine.com/. Click on the small picture of the magazine in the upper left to download the pdf. Vicki is on page 19. Nice write up, Vicki!
- Kip Jawish took 2nd in Master Clydesdales in the Kinetic Half on May 8. Kip also took 1st in Master Clydesdales in the Kinetic Sprint on May 9! Outstanding job, Kip!! Is your trophy mantel getting a bit weighed down by now
- Along with Kip, Julian Coiner completed the Kinetic Half as well coming in 11th in his AG and cemeting his right to take place in the Ironman Championships this year.
- Speaking of Julian, he completed the full Frederick Marathon on May 2! Wow, first a full marathon and then a Half IM distance tri the next week!
- Also, Teresa Dumpe and Nancy Kady completed the Frederick Half Marathon last week as well! Nice job, Teresa and Nancy!
- Laura Cathers represented the club in this past Saturday’s Devilman, a 50 mile triathlon event in southern New Jersey host by Piranha Sports. That was a tough race with the wind out there Laura! Glad to see you finished!
Upcoming events
- Inaugural Racine Multisports Ft Ritchie Duathlon Saturday May 15. Yours truly will be participating in what looks like a tough AG. I believe you can still register online and on-site day of the event. If you’d like to volunteer, please contact Ken Racine.
- Piranha Sports Cascade Lake Sunday May 16. Members George Corbi and Kip Jawish will be representing the club
- Teresa Dumpe is participating in her FIRST triathlon this weekend in Orlando, Florida, and it’s an Ironman 70.3 event!! GO GET EM, TERESA!!
- Julian Coiner is having a Ironman Lottery celebration today 4-8 PM at In-Fit Studio. The party is free to club members. Please contact Julian to RSVP.
Club Meeting
We had a small turnout for the May club meeting. But for those that were able to make it, Brian Wisowaty gave a highly informative talk about race day repairs and bike maintenance tips. Thanks Brian!
05/05/10: MEMBER NEWS; OWS; UPCOMING EVENTS
First some member news:
After his near podium at Ironman 70.3 New Orleans in Clydesdales, Kip stormed back at the Smith Mountain Lake Triathlon hosted by Setup Events this past Saturday, taking 1st in Master Clydesdales! Way to go Kip!!
Next, I know there were several members in the Frederick Half Marathon: Vicki Bate, Wendy Chillemi, Tracy Vagrin, Geoff Irwin, and Dan Pfeil. Those are the ones I could find. Did anyone do the full? Congratulations to all who ran! Looked kinda humid out there though.
Next Ken Racine asked me to pass this along about Open Water Swims:
Please share with the club that we had another successful OWS on May 1 with 19 swimmers. Our next swim is May 9 at 1 pm.
If you’re interested, go to www.racinemultisports.com
Finally, upcoming events:
- New Jersey Devilman hosted by Piranha Sports on May 8. Club member Laura Cathers is representing the club – Go Laura!
- Kinetic Half hosted by Setup Events on May 8. Club members Kip Jawish and Julian Coiner are there for the club – Let them know who you’re with guys!
- Kinetic Sprint May 9. Kip just can’t get enough and is doing this one too. Whew! You de man, Kip
- Ft Ritchie Duathlon hosted by Racine Multisports on May 15. I’ll be there enjoying the event in a tough AG it looks like. Linda Cronise may also be there as well.
- Cascade Lake Sprint Triathlon by Piranha Sports on May 16. Club member George Corbi is representing the club – Yeah George!
Again, congrats to all who raced and good luck to all in the upcoming events!
04/30/10: GOOD LUCK THIS WEEKEND; MAY CLUB MEETING
First I want to wish all who are racing this weekend GOOD LUCK! I know that several members are in the Frederick Half Marathon (and possibly the full?). Weather should be okay, though there’s a chance of showers/thunderstorms as it gets later in the day. Hopefully nothing like the chilly rain that happened last year.
Also racing is Kip Jawish in the Smith Mountain Lake Tri near Roanoke VA. Go get ‘em, Kip!
Now, I’ve scheduled our May Club meeting to be at one of our sponsors, the Bike Doctor, Wed May 12 at 7 PM. With Columbia and Eagleman coming up, I’ve asked Brian, the shop owner, to give a talk on race day bike repairs again. So, flats, spokes, chains, etc are the biggies here. Plus, since there may be new ways to repair/replace items like tubular tires, I’ve asked Brian to speak about anything like that as well. Brian said he did know of topics like that to discuss.
If you have anything you’d like Brian to discuss as far as bike repairs, both on and off race day, let me know and I’ll forward those to him before the meeting so he can prepare to answer your questions.
Again, good luck to club racers/event participants and hope to see you at the next meeting!
Dave
Club Prez
04/29/10: MEMBER, CLUB, AND MULTISPORT HAPPENINGS
- Racine MultiSports has officially begun open water swims at Fort Ritchie in Cascade, MD! The first swim was April 24. RM hosted 31 swimmers who enjoyed the lake very much dispite the 58 degree water (comment from Dave Miller – BRRRR! But still a good swim!) With a long sleeve wetsuit most were very comfortable.
Aside from some under water vegitation that we have to deal with for the next few weeks (before they treat the lake to get rid of it), and the cold water, we are open for swims at the designated times on our website.
http://www.racinemultisports.com/Practice_Swims.html
Come join us this Saturday, May 1st at 8am, for our next swim. Cost is only $5.00 if you email us before the event.
See you at the lake!
- The 2010 Fort Ritchie Duathlon on May 15 is less than 3 weeks away! Ken and company very excited about this new event and want to ensure they have plenty of support. They have volunteer shirts for all volunteers.
All positions are easy to learn and range in start time (the earliest volunteer start time is 5:30am and others starting at 7:00am)
Please let Ken Racine know via email if you can help and what time you can commit to.
- This Sunday, May 2, is the Frederick Half and Full marathon. Always a fun-filled event for the participants, though it helps if the rain stays away. Good luck to club members who are racing!
- This Saturday is the 6 pillars Century on the Eastern Shore starting from Cambridge and other shorter rides. For those of you not doing the marathon (or are in good enough shape), this is a good opportunity to ride the Eagleman course and then some. Info at http://www.6pillarscentury.org/. I also know that you can sign up at the site for the ride.
- Club member Christine Matzko won her AG in the Blue Ridge Half Marathon this past weekend and also was the 3rd top Master Female over a very tough course! Congrats Christine!!
- For new and reactivated members on this list, I’ll be sending an email soon about how to login and access the member sections of the club website.
- Congratulations also go out to George Corbi and Linda Cronise for completing their first Boston Marathon on April 19th. Way to go George and Linda!!
- Good Luck to Kip Jawish and any other members heading down south a ways to participate in the Smith Mountain Lake Triathlon!
- And speaking of Kip, he completed the 70.3 New Orleans HIM and took forth in Clydesdale, missing the podium place by less than a minute. An impressive result no matter what though! Nice job, Kip!
04/15/10: MEMBER ACTIVITIES WITH EXCITING NEWS!
- Margaret Northam won her AG (W65-69) in the Tri for the Cure Triathlon in Chandler, AZ on April 11. Way to go Margaret, CONGRATULATIONS!
- George Corbi and Linda Cronise head off to Bean Town (Boston) this weekend to participate in the Boston Marathon! Good Luck and have fun! You can follow George and Linda’s progress through athlete tracking emails.
- Kip Jawish will be heading to the Big Easy to participate in the 70.3 New Orleans HIM event. He’ll be joined by Frederick Elite Triathlete Lucas McCollum. Plenty of pro action will be competing with these two. Give ‘em a run for their money Kip!
- The most exciting news of the day is that Julian Coiner has won the Ironman World Championships Lottery!!! Julian was one of 100 lucky individual selected to go with the best of the best in triathlon at Kona on the big island of Hawaii. This year’s IM World Championships take place on Oct 9, 2010. Yikes – Julian only has 177 days left to train! Good luck Julian and let us know if you need training partners/support! We’ll be watching for ya come October!
04/15/10: MEETING RECAP:
There were a few folks able to make last evening’s meeting. Since there was a fair amount of interest in upcoming races, I’ll post the lastest I have in a site post instead. That was the gist of the meeting as I couldn’t get a speaker. Still we all had a pretty good time at the Main Cup (good food, drink, and desserts!) which had a little meeting room for us and great service as well. Have to think about having our meeting there another time in the future. Thanks for all who came out and also to the premeeting ride on Route 67.
04/14/10: SEE RIGHT BELOW FOR INFO ON THIS EVENING’S CLUB ACTIVITY AND MEETING
Weather’s looking pretty good this evening with temp around 60, sunny, and light winds. Good Time Trial weather!
Then afterwards meeting up at the The Main Cup in Middletown – http://www.themaincup.com/.
See you there!
04/07/10: CLUB TRI BIKE SHAKEDOWN/MEETING
Before our club meeting on next Wed 4/14, thought members might like to bring out their tri bikes/converted road bikes and ride the route 67 Time Trial course just east of Boonsboro off of Alt 40. Route 67 extends for nearly 12 miles one way with no stop signs or traffic lights and has a nice wide shoulder on boths sides. If you’re interested, meet at the Park and Ride which is on the right side of route 67 just after you turn onto it from Alt 40. I plan on being there around 5:30 PM starting at 5:45. In addition, I was going to bring a cooler with water/Gatorade for post ride refreshment, especially if you put in a time trial effort. But you can use this for any number of reasons including getting used to aerobars if you’ve not been in them, having a friendly competition with other club members, or using this as an intense effort for your weekly training. You can also go as long as you want. Since it usually takes me about 1hr 15 min for the entire course, you should plan your time accordingly. Feel free to start earlier if you can.
If any members who don’t wish to ride could come out and provide support, that would be great. Only need a couple to stay at the cooler and another to drive the route looking out for folks who might need help. Please let me know via email if you could do that.
Now as a couple of ideas for meeting topics/speaker didn’t materialize, we’re going to a have more of a social club meeting for this month on Wednesday April 14 after the ride on route 67 at The Main Cup in Middletown – http://www.themaincup.com/. They have a meeting room I’ve reserved for 7:30PM. Plenty of post ride beverage/recovery foods to choose from! I’ll go over club business as usual and then we can discuss whatever suits your fancy.
So please join me for the ride and club meeting next week! Check out Alt 40/route 67 east of Boonsboro on MapQuest if you’re not sure how to get there.
Hope to see you there!
Dave
04/01/10: HAPPY APRIL FOOLS!
NO JOKE, THOUGH – FTC MEMBERS PODIUM AT BRANDYWINE!
A BIG CONGRATULATIONS go out to club members Kip Jawish and George Corbi taking podium places in this past weekend’s Brandywine Duathlon! Kip took 2nd in Clydesdale and George Corbi took 3rd in his AG (M45-49). Outstanding job guys!!
Of note, Frederick triathletes Kevin Kendro and Lucas McCollum were also there with Kevin taking 1st in his AG (6th overall) and Lucas taking 3rd Overall. To tell how tough a course this was, Lucas could only get to 20.4 mph average on the bike. Now, THAT’s a TOUGH course!
Pic of all the Frederick winners which George supplied:
Congratulations to all and thanks for representing FTC!
03/10/10: MARCH CLUB MEETING
Our next club meeting will be Thurday March 25, 7PM at Chris Kelley’s Kelley Acres Speed Shop, just off Route 17 north of Middletown (http://www.kelleyacres.net/). I’ll be giving a presentation on 3 running techniques which you may or may not have heard of: ChiRunning, Evolution Running, & The Pose Method. I’ll outline what’s similar and what’s not between the three and hopefully be able to show some video clips of at least the first 2.
Hope to see you there!
Dave
Club Prez
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.