Tribalistic Workout Calendar

Please see the link on the right sidebar of the website to the Tribalistic Workout Calendar. Calendar has been updated for the spring and summer training periods.
Please check the calendar carefully before attending workouts as the schedule changes as racing and summer approaches.

For most of April please expect...but check:
Monday 6pm: Bike, Meet at Assiniboine Park for Hill work at Westview Park
Tuesday 6pm: Bike, Meet at Assiniboine Park Duck Pond for Tempo work, heading west.
Wednesday 6pm: Track Run, Meet at the UM outdoor Track.
Thursday 6pm: Brick, Meet at 536 Niagara Street. Bike will take place towards Headingly
Saturday 9am: Long Endurance Run from Pan AM
Sunday: Long Endurance Bike from the Assiniboine Park Duck Pond. Check times on the Calendar. (The first two weeks start at 10am, the remaining weeks begin at 9am).

Please note that there are NO Tuesday night workouts beginning the first week of May. Workouts on Tuesday night will resume the second Tuesday in June.

The last weekend workouts will take place the weekend before the May Long Weekend.

Tribalistic Training Camp will take place the first Saturday of June.

Monday workouts in April will be hills (Assiniboine Park), in May they will be group rides (Assiniboine Park) and in June they will consist of Transition workouts (in Crescent Drive Park).

The week of June 28th will be the last week week of workouts Monday-Thursday. Workouts will continue after this week on only Wednesday and Thursday night until the week of Riding Mountain Triathlon.

Please consult the Calendar for regular updates.

Spring Break Photo Contest

When a great idea gets floated out, we should act on it. At the workout today Greg said we should have a photo contest of the snapshots taken by Tribalistic members' Spring Break adventures while traveling abroad or riding in the park. Take some snaps and submit them to tribalistictriathlonteam@gmail.com. Photos will be judged based on their artistic merit, humour and appeal to the judge's over developed sense of schadenfreude (the act of taking delight in another person's misfortune).

Sunday March 21st

Weather is looking up! The weather will be cool early in the morning but Env. Canada is calling for a high of +7 which is certain outdoor cycling weather.

Plan to start the ride indoors at the usual 9am. If the weather indeed looks up, we will transition outdoors between 10 and 11am. Absolutely no reason to be stuck inside at Pan Am for another weekend!

Either way, the indoor track horseshoe is closed at Pan Am due to a swim meet. Please plan to run outdoors.

Flying with your bike

Please follow this link if you are one of the many people who will be traveling soon to a far off exotic destination with a bicycle. It may save you a few dollars, or just a bit of sanity.

Back indoors March 18 and until further notice

As much as we’ve enjoyed our little respite in March, it looks like the weather will be descending back to normal. Regular indoor workouts at the regular times will resume effective today. If some hardy souls wish to brave the -13 C on Sunday morning for a long ride, I wish you well.
With any luck the weather will look up again soon and we can move back outdoors!

Indoor 20min TT Results from Winter 2010

Follow this link to find our 20min Indoor TT field test results from the 2010 winter. Please keep in mind viewing the results that everyone was on different equipment, thus there is little if any standardization of results between athletes. Results are only valid for the athletes themselves assuming that they followed the same protocols for each TT and used the same equipment.
Of course with the exception of the highly variable training indicators of heart rate, most of this information is now of little use in the great outdoors, but this presents a great opportunity to establish a new set of Outdoor TT Data!!

Bring on the Thursday night TT series!!

Racing Season is Upon Us!

With the spring weather already here (other than a few blips on the calendar that we have learned to expect as Winnipeggers), it's just about time to start turning our attention to the upcoming race season.

April is a great month for honing those running skills. Athletics Manitoba will again be sanctioning a great series of races presented by Puma in Assiniboine Park.

April 11th: Puma 5km run
April 18th: Puma 10km or 5km run
April 25th: Puma 15km or 5km run

Details available at www.athleticsmanitoba.com


As has become tradition for all Manitoba Triathletes, Bird's Hill Park Duathlon Series will begin on Tuesday May 4th. Five races will be presented on 5 consecutive Tuesday evenings by Gord's.

Details will be available on www.triathlon.mb.ca

Spring Break Training in Winnipeg

Jared, Pat and Dave, on the Continent

For those Tribalistic members still interested in getting a few group workouts in over the spring break, Erin and Carly have been working to coordinate a few activities. It should probably also be noted that Erin and Carly are both members of the board of directors for Tribalistic in 2010 and have taken on the responsibility of coordinating club social events.

Over the week of March 27th to April 4th the following events have been planned for club members who plan to remain in Winnipeg:


Monday/Thursday- bike, meet at 6pm at the duck pond.
If the weather is iffy, interested participants can email Carly (carly_steinfeld@hotmail.com) or Erin (dobson_erin@hotmail.com) the day of for confirmation.

Good Friday brick- meet at Bird's Hill Park Chickadee Parking area for 10am.
Brunch to follow around noon-
If anyone is interested in hosting, please let Carly or Erin know. We are looking into the possibility of Pineridge Hollow again as well.

March 15-21 Workout Update

Spring riding conditions!!

Based on the weather forecast for March 15-21, and considering the road conditions, we are planning to conduct as many workouts as possible outdoors. Please check back regularly throughout the week for changes to this update. In case of inclement weather, workouts will revert back to the regular winter scheduled times and locations or email (patrick at ppeacock at shaw.ca) after consulting the blog. Please also read the several blog entries below relating to outdoor ride preparation and daylight savings.

Monday March 15th: Bike, 6pm: Meet at the Assiniboine Park Duck Pond. Bike ride will be technical in nature focusing on group riding and bike handling. Ride will stay inside the park. The park roads are currently 80% dry.

Tuesday March 16th: Brick, 6pm: Meet at the Assiniboine Park Duck Pond. This ride will begin with some technical practice for cycling in groups and work on Transitions. Please ensure you have all Transition supplies.

Wednesday March 17th: Run, 6pm: Regular Track workout at Max Bell. Please come prepared for an outdoor warm up and cool down, but the main part of the workout will take place indoors.

Thursday March 18th: Brick, 6pm: Meet at the Assiniboine Park Duck Pond. This ride will begin with some technical practice for cycling in groups and work on Transitions. Please ensure you have all Transition supplies.

Saturday March 20th: Run 9am: Pan Am Pool. Outdoor Long Run

Sunday March 21st: Outdoor Long Ride 9am. Meet at the Assiniboine Park Duck Pond. Please come fully prepared for a long ride 2-3+hrs. Ride will proceed west towards Headingley, and then St. Francois Xavier. We will work hard to ensure there are appropriate pace groups for all.

Please check back regularly for updates throughout the week if weather begins to looks questionable and for possible updates for March 22nd to March 25th.

There will be no Tribalistic workouts from Saturday March 27 to Sunday April 4th. Regular workouts resume Monday April 5th.

Daylight savings

A quick reminder that the time will spring ahead on Sunday March 14th as Daylight Savings begins. Please ensure you show up for the indoor bike workout on time...If you wake up at 8am and you haven't changed your clock yet, you're already late!

Workout update: For Sunday, if the weather is actually as beautiful as is called for, rather than beating ourselves up indoors for 4 hours, we may shorten the indoor portion of the ride to allow athletes to head outdoors.

Getting ready for the Great Outdoors

With signs of an early spring approaching, please prepare to be heading outside a little sooner than planned if the weather is going to hold, and it's beginning to look like it might! Please follow this link to a document and checklist prepared by Michael for this transition to the great outdoors. This document contains much useful information preparing your bike and how to dress for outdoors.

Follow this link to find information about outdoor cycling etiquette with Tribalistic.

Please check back to the blog regularly over the next few days to check for updates in the schedule that might impact indoor vs. Outdoor riding. In the meantime, please be sure to pull out all your outdoor riding clothing and ensure that your bike is ready for the road!

Special Event March 13th!

With the weather looking to be above zero all week we thought it would be the perfect time to get that first outdoor workout in!
Join us for a casual ride on:
Saturday March 13
10:00am
Bird's Hill Park
Meet at the Chickadee parking area for a bike ride!
weather permitting- if it's cold and/or snowy we will xcountry ski instead. Check the blog for updates.

Lunch to follow at Pine Ridge Hollow (hey that rhymes!)- approx 12pm

...regular workout will take place on Sunday as well.

RUDY PROJECT Team Sponsorship

Tribalistic welcomes Rudy Project as a team sponsor offering memebrs a 40% discount on eyewear, helmets, goggles and accessories. As a part of the Rudy Project Team, members will enjoy the quality difference of Rudy Project sunglasses. They offer a free hard and soft case, Lifetime Replacement Lens Guarantee, technical features, adjustability and fresh unique styling. They also just introduced a brand new Rx ordering site. Visit www.e-rudy.com for information on their products. Contact Michael at tribalistictriathlonteam@gmail.com for ordering codes.

XTERRA WETSUITS Team Sponsorship

Tribalistic welcomes XTERRA Wetsuits as a team sponsor! See their product selection at www.xterrawetsuits.com.

2010 SPECIAL MEMBER PRICING for Tribalistic members:
VOLT JOHN - $99
VORTEX 3 JOHN - $129 (reg. $300)
VORTEX 3 FULL - $179 (reg. $400)
VECTOR PRO X2 JOHN - $199 (reg. $400)
VECTOR PRO X2 FULL - $299 (reg. $595)
VENDETTA - $500 (reg. $695)
VELOCITY 0.02 SPEEDSUIT - $99 (reg. $250)
VELOCITY ++ SPEEDSUIT - $119 (reg. $350)

Please note, this discount is valid year round and is guaranteed to be as low if not lower than any promotion offered to the general public. You can try a suit for up to 30 days (swim in it) and exchange it for another size if necessary.

Contact Michael at tribalistictriathlonteam@gmail.com for the discount code.

Overtraining solutions

Last week an article on how to recognize overtraining was posted. Follow this link for some suggested solutions to help to deal with overtraining and recovery.