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
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.
7/11/09 WEBSITE BACK IN BUSINESS!
Whew! After much effort from our web host Michael Shearer with a bit of assist from me, looks like the club website is back in business for the most part. There are still some areas being worked (calendar, gallery). But posting and editing pages is back. And a lot has happened during the last month. Summary:
- We had a decent turn out for our Eagleman Pep Rally/Club meeting at Bentz St Sports Bar on June 10. We discussed the weather forecast (which turned out pretty decent) and the course. Wished all well who were participating, which there were quite a number of us. We also discussed our club jerseys which Tim Thompson is working.
- Eagleman 70.3 took place on June 14. Weather conditions were decent and the opposite of last year which many of you might remember was a sizzling 95 + humidity. All club members finished (my Race Report is also posted for your reading pleasure).
- Two members participated in the Cascade Lake Tri on 5/31 and both finished. For member Dave Warner, this was his first Tri! Way to go Dave!
- Dave had so much fun at his first one that he decided to tackle what Piranha Sports called “The Northeast’s Toughest Triathlon”, the Killington Triathlon, in Vermont. And Dave’s race report, soon to be posted on the site, really did describe a tough tri. But Dave again finished. Great Job!
- Today was also Piranha Sports Diamond in the Rough Triathlon, Perryville MD. Six folks from the club participated with Geoff Irwin taking 6th overall and 2nd in his AG. Ricardo Guerra took 5th in his AG. And Jason Senuta, Brett Jenner, and Dan Pfeil ended up coming in that order in their AG with a 6th, 7th, and 8th places! Way to go folks! Christine Matzko finished the event as well. Congratulations to all! Full results are here:
http://www.piranha-sports.com/Results/Default.aspx?RaceID=158
5/31/09 – NEW TRI-TOP/JERSEY DESIGN
Club member Tim Thompson has been real busy working with the designer for our club tri-tops/jerseys. Please see the post for the design we’re going with.
In order to have both men and women tops, we have to have a minimum order to each with Sugoi. However, at present, we don’t have enough folks interested and will have to dip into club funds in order to meet the minimums.
Please look over the club’s jersey design and if you haven’t told Tim Thomspon that you’d like one, please let him know as soon as possible. You may want to confirm with him even if you did so he has an accurate count.
5/31/09 – NEXT CLUB MEETING/SOCIAL WED 6/10 7 PM AT BENTZ ST SPORTS BAR: EAGLEMAN PEP RALLY!
With many of us tapering for Eagleman the week of June 7-13, I thought perhaps to combine a meeting with a club social/pep rally of sorts, wishing folks who are participating good luck. For some this may be their first Half Ironman. For others it will be old hat but their first Eagleman. Whatever the experience, each event has it’s own interesting parts and challenges.
So, your training/social chair, Lisa Houck, has again coordinated with the Bentz St Sports bar to allow us to hold our meeting/social there Wednesday evening June 10, starting around 7PM. Please let Lisa know if you’re coming so she can get a head count back to the Bentz St Sports Bar. Her email is lisaphouck@comcast.net.
So come on out and wish your fellow triathletes well before they tackle the Half Ironman distance at this year’s Eagleman 70.3 event on June 14! Invite others you may know who are interested. The meeting/social is open to all.
BTW – It’s also 1/2 OFF WINGS NIGHT there too if that’ll provide some additional incentive.
Hope to see you there!
5/31/09 – CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR MEMBERS AT CASCADE LAKE!
Two of our members participated and completed today’s Cascade Lake Sprint Tri near Hampstead MD (North Central part of the state). Please extend congrats to members Anne Regules and David Warner! Looks like the weather cooperated for them too. Maybe they can give us the lowdown with a race report?
5/18/09 – A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
This coming Saturday 5/23 is the Frederick Kids Triathlon and the race director still needs volunteers for the event. If you’d like to volunteer, please contact Martha Herman at martha8908@aol.com or Ken Racine at kcracine@myactv.net.
In addition, Martha has suggested on a club water stop. So, if you do volunteer, mention that you’re with the Frederick Triathlon Club and we’ll see about being at a water stop together.
5/18/09 – CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL CLUB MEMBERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN SUNDAY’S COLUMBIA TRIATHLON!
Despite rainy, wet, and breezy conditions, the following club folks were found in the results section as finishing this popular early opening Olympic distance triathlon:
Jason Senuta, Dan Pfeil, Lisa Houck, Kevin Kendro, Tim Thompson, Geoff Irwin, Vicki Bate, Patty Clements, Charlie Smith, and Kip Jawish
Full results are at: http://www.championchiptiming.com/Home/tabid/65/Default.aspx?EventID=356
Hope I noted everyone. Again, congratulations to all!
Next big club event is Eagleman on June 14.
5/12/09 – **UPDATED** CLUB MEETING TONIGHT AT IN-FIT STUDIO, 7PM
Tonight’s meeting was supposed to have guest speaker Rebecca Mohning, a registered dietitian and a certified personal trainer. However, due to a family emergency, she won’t be able to make tonight’s meeting. Therefore, this will be an open and more social meeting than we originally had planned. I thought perhaps that we could have folks who have done Columbia give some tips/hints/pointers to those who are doing it for the first time, but we can discuss other topics or catchup on events since we haven’t had a social in a while.
So, please still plan to attend and gather with your fellow triathletes/club members.
The meeting will still take place at In-Fit Studio, 605 N Bentz St, Suite 104, Frederick.
Dave
5/9/09 – CONGRATS; NEXT MEETING 5/12
First, congratulations to all who competed in the Frederick Half and Full Marathon this past Sunday 5/3! There were a large contingent of us there amongst the even larger crowds that came out. The rain did put a damper on things, unfortunately, especially the after race events. At least it wasn’t too hot
Now, our next meeting will be this coming Tuesday May 12 at 7PM. The meeting will be at In-Fit Studio on Bentz St in Frederick. Thanks go to club member Kip Jawish for providing the club a place to meet. Wendy Chillemi, club VP, has arranged for a highly regarded nutrionist to give a presentation to the club and discuss sports nutrition needs. As many of us know, planning nutrition incorrectly for our events can lead to not finishing. So this is perhaps a meeting you don’t want to miss! Hope to see you there!
4/30/09 – GOOD LUCK TO ALL IN THE FREDERICK MARATHON AND HALF MARATHON!
Sounds like a good number of us are participating in the Frederick Marathon and Half Marathon this Sunday, May 3rd. Lisa Houck has sent this as far as meeting before and after the event:
For anyone one who would like to meet up before the race, we are going to meet at the sunrise service which starts at 6:00 am. For those of you wanting to meet after the race, we will be meeting at the Frederick Rescue Mission tent (inside the village)… club member Tracy Vagrin volunteers with this organization and has suggested this meeting place. I look forward to seeing you guys on Sunday.
Lisa sends well wishes as do I! Good luck to all!
Prez Dave
4/30/09 – CONGRATS TO ALL THIS PAST WEEKEND! GOOD LUCK TO ALL THIS WEEKEND!
Despite the hot weather, several folks (including myself) participated and finished the Duathlon National Championships at Richmond VA on April 26. Congrats go to Vicki Bate, Kevin Kendo, and Lisa Houck! In addition, other Frederick area triathletes included Kevin Clark and Lucas McCollum. Lucas finished 5th overall and 3rd in his AG. Congrats to all! My race report of this event is posted as well.
In addition, I understand club member Brett Jenner competed in the Hagerstown Duathlon and he and Michele Trdina competed in a Time Trial near Carlisle PA. Brett took 5th overall and 1st in his AG (M30-34) in the Duathlon! In addition, he took 6th in the Men’s CAt 5 group in the TT, while Michele took 2nd in the Women’s category.
Congratulations again to all for competing and finishing in their respective events!
4/22/09 – GROUP BIKE RIDES
Weather permitting, Vicki Bate is leading group rides Tuesdays and Thursdays out of Utica Park, which is just northwest of Walkersville along Old Frederick Road. Start times are about 4:30 and loop back for folks about 5:45/6:00 p.m. Utica has the porta johns and plenty of space to park. Vicki is also going to coordinate Saturday long rides. Most of these are “B” rides. Just to note that there are the hard core folks that still go from Glade on Tuesday evenings (i.e. bicycle racers). They are averaging over 20 mph.
If you want to receive notifications of the rides, ask Vicki to add her to your email list: vickibate@hotmail.com.
4/21/09 – MEETING, RACING RECAP, DU NATIONALS/ HAGERSTOWN DU #1
We had a good turnout for a great talk at If The Shoe Fits last Thursday! John Kippen and the staff were terrific hosts and John gave us all the lowdown on foot mechanics as well as getting a few folks on the treadmill to analyze their running stride. A few members even did some business with John afterwards. In addition, John asked us what we’d like to see as far as triathlon gear was concerned. The most talked about were wetsuits and triathlon specific racing/training clothing. If anyone has any other ideas, feel free to stop in and talk to John or send the shop an email.
The triathlon/multisports racing season is underway and several members competed in this weekend’s “Rumpass in Bumpass” Olympic/Sprint distance triathlon distances (Olympic 4/18, Sprint 4/19). I’d like to extend my congratulations to the following members for competing and finishing these events:
OLYMPIC
Jason Senuta, Dan Pfeil, Kevin Kendro, Kip Jawish
SPRINT
Kip Jawish
(I also competed in the Sprint distance, your Prez and “Race Report” Dave)
BTW, with Kip competing both days, he was going to try and win the Big A$$ award. Don’t know who won that though. And Kip and I walked away with awards on the Sprint! We took second in our age groups, Kip in Master Clydesdale and me in M 50-54, my new age group this year. Hmm, maybe 50 is the new 40? Kip also took second in this same division in the Olympic distance – way to go Kip!
I would also like to mention that a few other folks from Frederick competed, including Lucas McCollum in the Olympic event and took 2nd overall!
Full results are posted on Setup Events’ page for Rumpass in Bumpass events.
My race report will be posted on the club website for those interested in hearing of my experience with this race and my personal results.
Again, congratulations to all FTC members who competed at “Rumpass in Bumpass”!
Next major event for several of us is the Duathlon Nationals, Richmond VA, April 26 (On road competition). In addition, there is still on-site registration available at the Hagerstown Duathlon #1 on Saturday April 25. Email Ken Racine at kcracine@myactv.net if you’re interested in sign up or volunteering.
4/16/09 – MEETING TONIGHT; RACE WEEKEND
Just a quick reminder about the club meeting tonight. Details are below in the 4/7/09 paragraph. Members and nonmembers are welcome to attend.
A full race weekend is in store for members as Setup Events’ “Rumpass in Bumpass” Olympic and Sprint Triathlons are scheduled on 4/18 and 4/19, respectively, at Lake Anna in Virginia (just to the north of Richmond). These are a couple of the earliest that include an open water swim which will prove quite chilly to the racers as the reported water temp is currently 60 degrees! Definitely wetsuit conditions. At least the weather this year is looking to cooperate with bright sunshine on Saturday and increasing clouds on Sunday. No really hot or rainy conditions like last year (cross your fingers!).
Club members Dan Pfeil, Jason Senuta, Kevin Kendro, and Kip Jawish are listed in the Olympic/International and in the Sprint is again Kip Jawish as well as yours truly (Dave Miller).
Good luck to all!
4/7/09 – CONFIRMED: APRIL MEETING AND NIGHT CHANGE
This month’s meeting is scheduled for Thursday April 16 at 7 PM at If The Shoe Fits instead of our normal 2nd Wednesday of the month. Decided on this for a few reasons, but the main one was to perhaps allow members who are unable to make Wednesdays the chance to come another night. Also, a couple of speakers had schedule conflicts and I was unable to schedule anyone else until just recently.
John Kippen, owner of If The Shoe Fits and FTC sponsor, will be talking to the club about proper shoe fit and demonstrating how they determine that for you. Other shoe and running related topics may be discussed.
In addition, John is looking to branch out into the Triathlon area and will probably ask the club for thoughts on what folks would look for as far as equipment/apparel goes (e.g. wetsuits, tri suits, etc).
More on If The Shoe Fits can be found on their website: www.iftheshoefits.biz.
Hope to see you there!
Dave
4/3/09 – CLUB MEMBER SCORES AT TUNE UP TRI, MANASSAS VA
Tri It Now hosted the Tune up Tri in Manassas, VA last Sunday, March 29. And club member George Corbi was participating in what would be his first tri event. Now this is a short sprint tri (1.4 mile run, 4 mile bike, 250 yard swim) and a reverse tri as well – run, bike, swim. So, a bit different than what most of us are used to. Nevertheless, George put it all together and ended up taking 2nd in his AG (M45-59) with a time of 28:09! Considering this strong performance, perhaps we’ll be seeing more of George on the podium. Congratulations!
3/25/09 – CLUB JERSEYS
In order to have jerseys done for any events this year, we first really need to know how many club members want one. Your club Treasurer, Tim Thompson, has taken up the banner to get us moving on this and all members should’ve received an email about this important club decision. Please check your inbox for Tim’s email and please let him know either way so we know folks’ interest. Please let Tim know even if you might’ve emailed me during the last couple of months. We are considering now going with Sugoi, but they do need a minimum of 24 jerseys for an order. Their website: http://www.sugoi.com/usa/eng/
Note that I had asked Champion System for a sample but I found I would have to mail it back in 7 days or else I get charged. If you want to check out a sample, I would suggest talking to the Sugoi folks and having one mailed to you directly. It’s easier than getting one and trying to bring everyone together to check it out.
Please give an answer to Tim as soon as you can. Having a club jersey shows your support for the club, is good PR for the club, and also lets the competition know just how talented the folks in our club are. In addition, we’ll probably throw in a bit of money from club funds for each member.
3/25/09 – MEETING RECAP FROM CLUB MEETING on 3/11
Many thanks go out to club member Geoff Irwin for giving a great talk and demonstration of swimming techniques and drills! Several of us got in the Hodson Pool to try these out and have Geoff critique us a bit (looks like I’ve still got a ways to go). Geoff had us concentrate on kicking (indicating the kick is underemphasized for triathletes), high elbows, catch away from the underneath of your body, and no crossing the center line. In addition, Geoff covered pool etiquette and triathlon wetsuits. Pictures from this meeting will be posted at another time.
In addition to Geoff’s excellent talk, we discussed:
- Welcomed new members and potential members
- Uniforms/jerseys: I was asking members for word whether they wanted one but hadn’t gotten back too many responses. Was looking into getting a sample for folks. Indicated the Champ System website was on the club page.
- New club logo: progressing along. Hopefully we’ll have a new one within the next few weeks.
- Listed several upcoming events (which are also posted on the club site)
- Indicated the web site calendar is having some problems and will look into that.
- The club spin sessions are weather and event dependent. We’ll be moving towards more outside group riding now that Daylight Saving Time has arrived and more events are coming up.
The next meeting is TBD and look for updates here.
3/11/09 – CLUB MEETING TONIGHT 7 PM
As indicated below, our club meeting tonight will take place tonight at 7PM at Hodson Indoor Pool at Hood College. This pool building should be located next to the Bubble pool and someone will be looking for folks who may be having difficulty locating the place. Note that parking may restricted/limited and 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. Geoff Irwin will be giving the talk tonight on swim drills with possible demonstrations and we may be allowed to follow along in the pool, so bring your swimsuit just in case. We may also be allowed to practice taking off wetsuits so that’s another possibility.
Hope to see you there!
Dave
3/5/09 – NEXT SOCIAL AND MARCH MEETING
Our next club social will be this Saturday Mar 7 4-6 at the Bentz Steet Sports Bar in Frederick. If you’re coming and you already have let Lisa Houck know, please email her at lisaphouck@comcast.net. The folks who have come out to previous socials have enjoyed themselves with good food and triathlon talk. Hope to see you there!
Our next meeting is tentatively scheduled for Wed Mar 11 at 7PM at the Hood College Hodson Indoor pool. Note that this is not the Bubble indoor pool many of us swim at but the building next to it according to the map. Club member Geoff Irwin will be giving us drills and tips to help our swim. Also, we may be able to practice these in the pool as well as practicing with wetsuits.
2/23/09 – FEB MEETING RECAP; NEXT SOCIAL; POSSIBLE NEXT MEETING
We had a good meeting at Bike Doctor as Brian (shop owner) gave us all some race day maintenance tips concerning changing tires (tubulars and clinchers), CO2 cartidges, and dealing with broken spokes and chains. Hopefully, we won’t have to use any of these tips but good to know just in case. Thanks Brian!
Recapping the meeting:
- Welcomed new folks and potential new members
- Discussed upcoming events, namely the Reston 1 and 2 mile lake swim, the Richmond Duathlon Nationals, CGI events, Piranha Sports, and Frederick Kids Tri.
- Discussed uniforms and folks wanted some info about Champion System which does the custom uniforms. Here’s the website:
http://champ-sys.com/?SPID=42832&Title=home&pagetype=HOME&OrgID=1521
Still need to know how many folks are interested in uniforms as I haven’t gotten a lot of feedback. But I’ll see if they’ll send us a sample.
- Discussed the website a bit and let folks know about the new Member’s List area. If folks update their profile, they can add some information about themselves and it will show up here.
- Discussed membership and the member’s list has been trimmed to folks who have paid for the season.
- There was some after meeting discussion about possibly having a hospitality tent at Iron Girl and maybe at the Columbia Tri itself. Will try to get more info from the Columbia Tri Assoc.
- Discussed the Spin Classes at In-Fit on Sundays 8 AM and Wed at 6:30. Lisa Houck leads them and would really enjoy some more company. If you’d like Lisa to consider another day/time, please let her know.
- Discussed possibly moving the club meetings to a different night, but there was no definitive feedback on this yet. Please let me know if you think another day of the week and week of the month would work.
- Discussed the new logo and comments have been very favorable. Therefore, if I don’t hear anything overly negative by month’s end, I’ll press forward on this.
Lisa is trying to schedule our next club social for Mar 7. It’s the eve before Daylight Saving Time, so what better way to welcome its return than with a club social. More details to come.
We are trying to have Don Fienberg, swim coach at Hood, talk at our next club meeting on Mar 11. Look for details/confirmation of the next meeting about a week prior. I’ll also send out email then as well.
Dave
2/6/09 – NEXT CLUB MEETING ON 2/11/09
Our next club meeting will be at our sponsor Bike Doctor of Frederick on Wed Feb 11 at 7PM. I’ve asked Brian Wisowaty, the shop owner, if he or one of his folks will talk to the club about bike repairs you might need to do while racing. This would include flats (clincher and tubular), small tire slice, chain problems, spoke breaks, CO2 catridges, etc. Members may also share their experiences with what worked for them as well afterwards.
Bike Doctor website with store location: http://www.bikedoctor.com/
Folks interested in the club are welcome as well!
See you there!
2/3/09 – NEW PIRANHA SPORTS RACES!
Piranha Sports (www.piranha-sports.com) has added two new events for 2009. Look like a couple of great venues and the pics from Cannonman are incentive enough to sign up. Check them out!
DiamondGirl Series
The inaugural DiamondGirl Series will be held in New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New York. The women’s only triathlon will feature mostly sprint distances and count towards the Greater Atlantic Club Challenge. This is a great opportunity for women of all ages to compete among their “peers” as well as for beginners to become familiar with the sport of triathlon.
Introducing the Cannonman Triathlon (Half and Sprint)
Check out Piranha Sports new Cannonman Triathlon in Pennsylvania featuring Half Iron and Sprint distances on August 23, 2009! Race at the end of summer when your fitness has peaked!! Race Director Eric Conrad is excited about a course that is in such a picturesque and historic area.
1/25/09 – 1st 2009 CLUB SOCIAL; EVENTS; HAPPENINGS
Our first club social of 2009 turned out very well for folks who were able to attend. We even had a potential new member participate as well! We encourage anyone who has an interest in multisport/triathlon to come out to our socials, meet members, and discuss all aspects of the triathlon lifestyle. And of course, have some fun with food and drink as well!
Just found out that registration for the Hagerstown Sprint is open! This is a popular, close event that will be held July 26th this year. It’s a fairly flat and fast course with a pool swim, so a nearly perfect first sprint for a beginner. The event has a limit on the number of people and it closes out pretty early due to its popluarlity. Register as soon as you can!
Possible new club logo – See the post on this. After discussing the matter with several members/officers, I’m proposing we change our logo to the draft one in the post. The new logo is geared towards our Frederick identity. We will drop “The Tribe” and just be known as the Frederick Triathlon Club or FTC. Please email me if you have significant heartburn with this. If I don’t hear anything by the time we’re ready to have the logos on uniforms, we’ll press with the new logo.
Speaking of uniforms, please email me if you would like one and your size. I’m going to start the process of ordering them during the next couple of weeks. Members only please. Part of your dues will go towards paying for the uniforms.
Our next meeting is tenatively Wed 7 PM Feb 11 at Bike Doctor in Frederick. I’ve asked Brian to discuss quick on-the-road bike maintenance that you can use during a race, e.g. flats (clincher/tuburlar), chain, tire slice, etc.). I’ll send email out when we get closer to finalize details.
If you haven’t renewed, please do so at your earliest opportunity. I plan to trim the email list and the website lists to only paid members during the next couple of weeks.
If you have questions, please email me at dsemiller@comcast.net.
Your Prez, Dave
1/22/09 – MEETING RECAP; CLUB SOCIAL
Lisa Houck gave a very informative discussion about ailments which are pertinent to multisport/triathletes and we went away with a great deal of material. Thanks to Lisa for her talk and to Mark, the owner of the Frederick Sport and Spine Clinic of Frederick!
Those of us who were there talked about a number of issues, upcoming events, and plans for the future. Look for some details on changes coming soon.
Our first club social for 2009 has been rescheduled for this Saturday 4-6 PM again at the Bentz St Sports Bar in Frederick. If you haven’t told Lisa Houck you’re coming, please do so tomorrow 1/23 so we can let Gene at the bar know how many to expect. Hope to see you there!
1/14/09 – CLUB MEETING TONIGHT 7PM
Just a reminder that our monthly meeting will be held tonight at 7PM at the Frederick Sport and Spine Clinic, www.fredericksportandspine.com. Address/phone:
84 Thomas Johnson Court, Suite B
Frederick, MD 21702
301.662.8541
Lisa Houck will be giving a presentation there about the therapies offered which in our sport you may have need of from time to time.
Hope to you see you there!
Dave
1/11/09 – 1st 2009 CLUB SOCIAL POSTPONED; NEXT MEETING
Due to a sudden illness that hit your Prez and that we only had a few people commit to coming to the next social, decided to postpone this for a few weeks. I’ll talk to Lisa H about rescheduling, but we may try for Jan 24. Look for email soon.
Again, our next meeting is this Wed Jan 14, 7PM at the Frederick Sport and Spine Clinic. Directions and info (the one on Thomas Johnson): http://www.fredericksportandspine.com/
SEE YOU THERE!
Dave
1/4/09 – 1st 2009 CLUB SOCIAL; NEXT MEETING; IMPORTANT MEMBERSHIP NOTE
I announced this last month via email and it’s been on the club website as well. In a few days, your club prez officially switches to the next age group for triathlons (M 50-54). So, I thought what better way to celebrate (or commiserate) than having a club social? Since the Bentz St Sports Bar worked well last time, I contacted Gene, the owner, and he said it would be okay once again. Therefore, please come out to the Bentz Street Sports Bar in Frederick on Saturday Jan 10 from 4-6 PM to spend some social time with your fellow club members and help me celebrate my upcoming Age Group Change! Bentz St Sport Bar web site: http://www.bentzstreetsportsbar.com/
Please let Lisa Houck know if you’re coming by Friday Jan 9 so we can give an approximate head count to Gene.
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
Our next meeting will be Jan 14 7PM at the Frederick Sport and Spine clinic. Our very own Lisa Houck who works there will be giving a presentation covering treatment/therapies offered at the clinic and other information you should find useful. Directions and info: http://www.fredericksportandspine.com/
IMPORTANT CLUB NOTE:
If you haven’t renewed you membership this season, please do so by Jan 14. After that time, I will be trimming the club’s email list to paid members and also removing those users who have not renewed from the list of folks who have access to the club’s website members area. The password for that area will be changed after this date as well. This will be necessary as membership benefits include discounts from our sponsors as well as the future uniform purchase. In addition, only paid members will be able to vote on club business. You can bring your dues to the next meeting on Jan 14 or send them to the club’s addresss (listed above). Dues for the season are $20. If you have questions, please contact me.
Club Prez, Dave