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News and Coming Up
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Un-official Champs fourth year in a row. Even though we had 400 points more
than the closest club, and even though the closest club only brought 8 racers to Champs and Team
Toledo brought 40, making it mathematically impossible for anyone to beat us, the Mid-East Board
still would not confirm that we officially won. But I will. Congratulations to the only
club to ever win the series four years in a row!
Monday night group rides continue (weather pending). This is not an official
Team Toledo event, just a group of cyclist going for a ride. Ride starts at 6:00pm.
Track workouts - Done for the year. Thank you, coach Jim (Lopez).
Also on Mondays, BikeWorks (Sylvania) is having free bike clinics.
Check their website for
coming weeks.
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August 2010
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August 28th - Bus to Champs!!! The bus leaves at 10am, start packing the bus at 8:30am.
Packet pick-up in Petoskey when we get there. Then dinner at the Toledo Ski Club Lodge. Race is
Sunday morning. Still room on the bus and at the Ski Lodge. Ski Lodge is $17 per adult, $32 per family.
Here are my pictures from my scouting trip of the race site and the ski lodge.
Added maps to the Ski Lodge.
Open Water Swim - Thursday, August 26th - last swim was a bust. Even though we had 50+ members
show, someone at Olander decided to cancel our swim.
Toledo Toledo Picnic has been rescheduled for Thursday,
August 19th, 6pm - 9pm.
It will be at the St James Club.
Team Toledo will be providing the hamburgers and hot dogs. Swimming pool is open til 7:45.
Please bring a side dish or dessert to share. Bring your own beverage (no alcohol). The address is
7337 W. Bancroft St., Toledo, OH 43617. Wear your red Team Toledo shirt.
If you have not received your shirt yet, we should have new ones for you to pick-up.
Tuesday, August 3rd - Open Water Swim, 110 members, water temp 84 degrees.
Sunday, August 1st - Ladies Only Tri - Thanks for all the volunteers making this a perfect race.
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July 2010
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Track workouts - thanks to Kelly & Rob Wissolik for filling in for Coach Jim while
he was on vacation.
Team Toledo Members are Awesome!
Red,
White,
Kaboom
went great. They actually clapped for us when we were done. There's definitely
something special (good) about being triathletes. I want to thank everyone
who came down and helped. Also my sincere apologies to those who came down
to see the weiner dogs races. Evidently the races were on the other side of
the river, sorry.
Also July 3rd - Napoleon Triathlon Challenge. Less than an hour away for most.
Here is their website for details.
July 2nd and 3rd
Red,
White,
Kaboom
so you missed out on LatinoFest and now your sick with guilt. Well
cheer up! we have one more event for you to redeem yourself. Red, White, Kaboom is three
events in one: Taste of Toledo, Battle of the Bands, and the fourth of July fireworks.
The good news is we don't have to clean up after the fireworks. We are only doing the
first two days (easy days).
Details.
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June 2010
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June 26th - Open Water Swim - water temp 80 degrees.
June 22nd - Open Water Swim - water temp 83 degrees.
June 20th - Maumee Bay Triathlon - Oregon, OH. Very close to home. In fact, might
be closer than Sylvania for some. First race of the season for most. So if you like
a nice flat bicycle coarse and may-flies this could be your race. Don't forget it's
Father's Day also.
June 19th -
LatinoFest
- Promenade Park, Toledo, OH - 1:00pm to 10:30pm. Thanks to everyone who helped with
this event. I spent a lot of time on this page so here
are the details and stuff.
June 19th - Johan Trifest (MERCRS double points) - Hopkins, MI. Yes, it is a
very busy weekend. But this is a double points race, and it's .. ahh .. close to ..
umm .. it's in Michigan and it's double points.
June 17th - Olander Park, Sylvania, OH - 2nd Open Water Swim of the season. We had
about 100 swimmers. Water temp was 80 but there were some cool spots so it wasn't too warm.
June 10th - First Open Water Swim. We had 93 members for the swim. About 30 were
new members and first timers. The water temperature was 78 degrees (really).
June 6th - Racing for Recovery Half Iron or Sprint Triathlon - Sterling State
Park, Monroe, MI . Less than an hour away, this is the closest Half Iron race. If you're
not doing the race, please volunteer. You will get food and a t-shirt for your time.
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May 2010
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Try-A-Tri Results - Some of the splits did not come out as planned, and some
are wrong (nobody has a one second transition). However, the final times are correct.
Here are the results By Name and even
though this race was not about who finished first, here are the results
By Finish. Pictures from the Try-A-Tri,
click here (requires SnapFish account, which is free) thanks to Lavinia for taking the pictures.
Training Dates updated. Check the Training Page for
the complete list of Swim and Time Trial dates.
Track workouts with Coach Jim will start on Wednesday, May 12th at 6:30
at the Southview Track (behind Sylvania Southview High School). Every level of runner
will benefit from these great workouts.More Info.
Not so hard core group rides will start on Monday, May 17th at 6:00 pm. from
Tam-0-Shanter. Learn beginning group riding skills and start honing in your speed. We
will average about 15 mph and the distance will be determined by who shows up. 15-25
miles.
Street Cleanup - Saturday, May 15th 8:00am - start at Tam-O-Shanter parking lot.
We clean Sylvania Ave (actually the sides) from King Rd to Holland-Sylvania. Usually done
in an hour. Sometimes a group ride or run after depending on weather.
Special Olympics - Saturday, May 8th - Clay High School, for more info contact
Rob Loeb.
Running with Demons Screening - Saturday, May 8th - screening of a documentary
about Todd Crandel. For more info or to purchase tickets goto
RacingForRecovery.com.
Try-A-Tri - Sunday, May 2nd - race starts at 8:00am at the Francis Family (Bedford)
YMCA. What better way to start the season than helping some newbies
finish their first race. For more info here is the flyer(PDF file).
Volunteer now or we'll blast you with emails until you do, just kidding, sort of.
Click here to sign-up or if you have questions.
Bike Swap - Saturday, May 1st - MountainMan 3rd Annual Bike Swap. Here's a
chance to sell that old bike, in-line skates, or other accessories. This is not a
Team Toledo event, there is a fee, and you have to pre-register the equipement your
selling. But it's better than that garage sale you've been planning.
Here is a PDF with more info.
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January-April 2010
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Glass City Marathon - Sunday, April 25th - New race course starts and ends at
University of Toledo. Our water stop will be rocking Wildwood metropark. Update 04/17/10,
we've moved. We are now at the main entrance to the park.
More Info.
Team Toledo Annual Meeting - Friday, March 19th - Springfield Township Hall
7617 Angola, Holland, OH 43528 (King Rd partically runs into it). Potluck dinner
starts at 6:30pm, meeting starts at 7:30pm. Pop and water provided, or BYOGB (bring your own green beer).
Okay, now it's too late. Still A Chance. So you missed the Winter Expo. I'm sure you had a good excuse.
Something like it was your grandmother's 100th birthday and they flew in your aunt from
Brazil which no one has seen in 50 years and your dog had kittens that day. It's okay,
we forgive you. And to show you, we're gonna give you another chance to get fitted for
a Team Toledo uniform. Liz Young will have the uniform fitting kit with her at Dave's
Performance Footgear in Sylvania this week (January 25-31) and next week (February 1-7). Go
there when Liz is there, her hours are: 10:00-8:00 Tuesday and Thursday, 10:00-6:00 Saturday,
and 12:00-5:00 on Sunday. Reminder, not only are these uniforms cool looking, they're
reasonably priced thanks to our sponsers.
Team Toledo Winter Expo - Saturday, January 23rd. 9:00am to 4:00pm - Boulevard
Church of Christ, 7041 W. Sylvania Ave, Sylvania, OH 43560 (Across from Tam O’Shanter).
Free admission, open to the public. If you or if you know someone thinking of getting
into triathlons (or duathlons) this is a great place to start. We will have Team Toledo
hats, socks and a few jerseys for sale and you can get fitted for a uniform. We have
to order them now in order to have the uniforms by spring. There will also be a silent
auction with stuff provided by our vendors. You could get some stuff real cheap. There
will also be a swap meet if your looking to sell something. Don't forget your bike
as there will be computrainer races all day. No "bike fit" this year. More Info.
Tribies (Triathlon Newbies) - great new program sponsered by Dave's Performance
Footgear. Started on December 1st, but it's not too late to sign up. This is a
triathlon training group for anyone wishing to complete
their first triathlon in 2010, or have a training program to follow for a tri in 2010.
Team Toledo members are there to help with answer questions and give training tips.
If interested, contact Liz Young.
Renew for 2010 - If you join or renew your membership right now, your membership
will be good for the rest of 2009 and all of 2010. Honestly, we have nothing planned
for the rest of 2009. However, get ready to mark your calendars for the Winter Expo
which will be happening in January (usually the third or fourth weekend).
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