Transition Practice

Racing season is almost upon us!!  Time to practice those transitions!! Getting on and off the bike quickly and efficiently...not to mention safely, can make a huge difference in your overall race.




Join us on Thursday April 28th at 6pm at Pan Am Pool.  We'll do a short warm up on the Grant Park Track and then go through the ins and outs of several transition techniques (not all techniques are right for everyone), as well as some race strategies for pacing, and intensity levels as an athlete prepares their body for a transition in sports.

April 24th Update

As our outdoor schedule continues to evolve with the weather, here is an update the next few weeks of workouts:
Tuesday April 26th will be the last Tuesday evening workout until June.  This is due to the Bird's Hill Park Duathlon Race Series.  Please see the information at Triathlon Manitoba for registration.

Weekday workout will continue on Wednesday at Grant Park Track (Running), and Thursday at Pan Am Pool for a ride.  Saturday and Sunday will both continue with bike rides as well, Saturday being focused on short climbs, and Sunday endurance and tempo.

It was great to see almost 20 riders out for the Good Friday ride despite the cool wet temps! Our biggest outdoor showing of the season! Hopefully we can look forward to our rides continuing to grow as the weather approaches normal.

Good Friday Ride!

It's almost time for the annual Tribalistic Good Friday Ride!

We are planning on heading out north of the city this year, and hopefully the weather will cooperate.
Here are the details:

Friday April 22, 2011

There are two meeting points-
You can either meet at 8:00am in the Pan Am Pool Parking lot
OR
meet at 9:00am at the Legion on Henderson and the Perimeter.

From there we will head up Main and then onto River Road.

There are three ride options:
1- 50km from the perimeter to Lockport and back.
2- 80km from perimeter to Lockport and then on to East Selkirk
3- 110km from the perimeter continuing on from East Selkirk to the East side of Birds Hill Park.
*Option number 3 starting from Pan Am is roughly 150km.

Afterwards, we will head back into the city and make use of the excellent space at Gillian and Brandt's condo for a potluck lunch.

Lunch will begin around noon at the Kenaston Village Condos (behind Stella's on Grant and Kenaston). The club will provide burgers for BBQ but please bring your favourite dish to go along with them.

See you on the roads!

Ever wonder what it takes to be great in our sport?

Check out this YouTube video with Peter Reid and Jordan Rapp.  This gives you a great view of what it means to be a professional and how to make it in the sport of triathlon.

Here is another link to an article detailing that it's never too late to be great!

Before you ride this spring...

A couple of useful checklists to keep you safe this spring. (As prepared by M. Krauss)

EQUIPMENT CHECK LIST BEFORE DEPARTURE

·      Properly fitting helmet

·      Eye protection

·      Pump

·      Tire levers, spares and a patch kit

·      Water and food

·      Money

Optional equipment

·      Toolkit and wrenches

·      Rain gear

·      ID, emergency contact #, and medical info

·      Cell phone

Suggested clothing:

·      Padded gloves

·      Booties or toes for cold days

·      Bike shorts

·      Wind blocking jacket or vest, snug fitting

·      Arm and leg warmers

·      Sunscreen

·      Lip balm

·      butt balm

Bike safety check:  tight QR levers, bounce the bike, check brakes, check tires, spin wheels, helmet wear or cracks, tight handle bars and headset, tight quiet cranks

Off and Running

First race of the year went off yesterday in the rain and sleet and snow!!

Congratulations to Kim W. and Dayna G. who braved the weather and the road conditions in Assiniboine Park to complete a 5km race.

The next race in the Puma Series is Sunday April 10th at 9am in Assiniboine Park. Your choice of 5km or 10km. Following races are the weekend of April 17th, 5km or 15km.

See you out there!

Minor schedule updates

For those of you brave enough to join us outside in early April, here's a little bit of what you can expect:

Tuesday April 5th: Bike handling
Thursday April 7th: Riding in a group
Saturday April 9th: Riding up and down...bumps
Sunday April 10th: Group endurance ride and Flat change clinic

The following week Tuesday will continue with some bike handling, But Thursday will begin to focus on how to transition from the run to bike to run!!

All workouts will focus on good cycling and group etiquette. Please come prepared!

Easter Weekend Update: We're in the works of planning a Good Friday event!

No Workouts on April 23, 24, 25.