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09 / 1
Start: 6:30 am
End: 7:25 am

Hilly 8-miler at SNP East. A great (and challenging...) race to start off the year!

Start: 6:45 pm
End: 8:00 pm

What: First meeting for returning members

Where: Reid park, just west of where we meet for run practice

When: 645 ish pm

Potluck:

Last names A-H : Drinks

Last names I-O : Snacks and/or desserts

Last names P-Z : Main dishes

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09 / 7
Start: 11:00 am
End: 2:00 pm

There is a one mile, and a three mile called the Gatorman. Most of the returning members said that they would be doing the Gatorman.

09 / 8
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm

This will be on the mall in front of the Student Union at 5pm.  Come by, learn about Tricats, and meet new people.

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09 / 15
Start: 6:00 pm

6pm upstairs in the Rec Center.  This first "real" meeting would be a great one to make. 

09 / 16
Start: 6:00 am
End: 7:15 am
  • When: 6am
  • Where: Flagpole in front of Old Main
  • What: Muscular Endurance Bike

RED:  Tuesday Shootout (6:15 form University and Euclid) or Mission/Ajo/Kinney/Gates Pass Loop.  Be able to and comfortable riding in a fast pack if you go on the group ride.  Hard efforts.  1:40-2:00.

WHITE:  Ride W on St Mary's to the top of Gates Pass.  If you have more time, loop through Starr Pass neighborhood.  Moderate effort (5 on scale of 10), somewhat harder on the hills (7).  1:15-1:30

BLUE:  Recommend ride loops on the Mall in a pack to practice group and pack riding.  0:30-0:45.  If there aren't enough of you for this, ride 0:40-1:00 on then roads.  Follow WHITE out to Starr Pass area and do the Greasewood/Starr Pass/Players Club/Anklam loop.

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09 / 21
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm

There is going to be free food for everyone and it will be a general good time.  This is going to be the first real opportunity that is non-workout related for all of us to get to know each other.

If you are thinking about buying a bike, either through TriSports or otherwise, there will be free bike fits to make sure that you get the right size.

If you are a beginner, TriSports staff are hosting the following clinics to get you up to speed quickly:

Swim (Kim) - Swim Equipment (paddles, kickboards, pull buoys, snorkels), Wetsuits, using a pace clock in training, open-water swimming, general freestyle technique and important stroke mechanics Bike (Evan) - General bike maintenance, rules of the road, difference between tri and road bikes, and difference in components, riding in a group, general bike fit Run (Sarah) - types of foot strike, pronation and finding the correct shoes, common injuries and injury prevention, run drills and training techniques. Nutrition (Mike)- nutrition for different types of training, proper use of nutrition in training, supplements, race day nutrition, symptoms of nutrition deficiencies/ dehydration Race Day Preparation (Billy) - Walk through the steps you take from the time you wake up until the race is over. Show how you set up your transitions most effectively, talk about proper race etiquette, different options for carrying nutrition, aero helmets and race wheels, what to wear for a race Triathlon Training (Brian)- Training cycles, basic triathlon training, importance of heart rate in training, heart rate v. power, lactic acid testing…anything else you want to include

Start: 7:00 pm
End: 7:59 pm

Oly and Sprint at Tempe Town Lake

09 / 22
Start: 6:00 pm

6pm upstairs in the Rec Center. 

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09 / 28
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 2:30 pm

This is an aquathlon with the same 825 yd swim and 5k run course as the Tucson Triathlon series on the University of Arizona campus.  It starts and ends at the Hillenbrand Aquatic center on Campbell.  We are doing race day registration only, so show up early. 

$15 for an individual

$20 for a relay team

09 / 29
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm

Meeting at the Rec Center (upstairs) for all new and current members.

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