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| Too Much Too Soon? The sun is finally showing its face, the temperature is warming up and athletes are emerging from their homes to hit the “real” roads. You want to take advantage of the “good” days and get outside to train, this will help you recover from those winter blues. Word of caution though you want to avoid the too much too soon mistake that many athletes make every spring. Yes, its beautiful outside but that doesn’t mean it’s a good idea to double your distance or significantly increase your interval intensity. You want to gradually get your body back into shape. This pertains more to cycling then swimming or running, rides on the trainer are not the same as those outside and it takes a couple of rides to get those outside legs back. That being said don’t mash your legs on too many hill repeats too early and keep an eye on that cadence. Maintenance Time: March is a great time to make sure you have the equipment you need for the season, this gets you motivated and gives you more time in the season to get the workouts in instead of shopping around for supplies. That being said, take advantage of the sales your sponsor’s are having, BikeSource’s spring sale begins March 25-April 4th. In addition, their service sale is going on right now and very much worth taking advantage of. JustTri will have a clinic at Second Sole in early April, which will be an ideal time to get a new pair of training shoes and/or racing flats. How is that bike…. have you had it in for a tune up, a fit? Again, March is the perfect month to get all of this squared away so that in season your main concern is training. This year BikeSource has brought to Columbus the BG Geometry Fit System which, is used by the professional Saxo team, yes the one you see in the Tour De France. Why a bike a fit? There are many reasons buy mainly because the majority of cycling injuries are caused by a bike not fitting properly. If you are interest in a fit or want more information give BikeSource a call and ask for John (459-1200). Finish Line Thoughts: Take advantage of the free clinics offered this month: Tri Bike Clinic, No Nonsense Nutrition, Bike’s Need Love Too and the Tire Changing Clinic (http://www.bikesourcecolumbus.com/clinics.shtml) will give you more details on dates and times. I highly suggest the Tri Bike Clinic (March 17th) for those of you with TT bikes and for everyone to attend either the No Nonsense Nutrition clinic on March 25th or the 28th. March is the time to prepare for the season, so tune up those bikes, get more information on nutrition and training and take advantage of warmer/ sunnier days… the racing season is right around the corner! Train Hard and with Heart, Coach 2010 Season Calendar Here is the JustTri event calendar for the 2010 season. All practices and clinic dates are posted. In addition, you can find all races that JustTri athletes will be competing in for the season. Race dates that are in bold are races JustTri is doing as a team, others are ones your teammates are competing in. April: Team Practice: 11th: 3pm 24th: 9am at Thomas Worthington Track Clinics: 17th: Running Technique, Evaluation and Race Day Gear Time: 9:30am Location: Second Sole 315 StoneRidge Lane, 43230 Races: 18th: Dooby Du http://www.trifind.com/re_10583/DoobyDuDuathlon.html 18th: Forget the PR http://www.mohican50k.com/ 25th: St. Anthony's Tri http://www.satriathlon.com/ May: Team Practice: 9th: 5pm 22nd: 9am Clinics: 2nd: Bike Handling with Scott Moro Time: 5pm Location: Alum Creek Park (Dam enterance) 15th:Bike Maintenance with Chet Johnson Time: 9am Location: TBA Races: 1st: Cap City Half Marathon http://www.columbusdistanceclassic.com/ 8th: TOSRV http://www.tosrv.org/09/index.htm 8th: Gulf Coast Half Ironman http://www.gulfcoasttri.com/ June: Team Practice: 5th: 9am 19th: 5pm Clinics: 20th: Transition Clinic Time: 5pm Location: Alum Creek Beach Races: 6th: Deer Creek Triathlon/Duathlon http://www.hfpracing.com/events/2010/deer-creek-triathlon-duathlon 6th: Rev Half Ironman Quassy http://www.rev3tri.com/quassyComingSoon.htm 13th: Wendy's International Triathlon 26th: Tri for the Cure http://www.fatrabbitracing.com/Events/Tri4Cure/Triathlon4Cure.aspx 27th: FRR International and Sprint Triathlon http://www.fatrabbitracing.com/Events/FRRInternationalTriathlon/Default.aspx July: Team Practice: 17th: 9am 31st: 5pm Clinics: 3rd: Open Water Swimming Time: 9am Location: TBA Races: 10th: MusselMan Sprint Tri http://www.musselmantri.com/races/mini_mussel.html 11th: MusselMan Half Ironman http://www.musselmantri.com/races/musselman.html 18th: Nationwide and FRR International Triathlon Festival http://www.fatrabbitracing.com/Events/ColumbusInternationalTriathlon/Default.aspx 18th: Racine Half Ironman http://www.ironmanracine.com/ 25th: IM Lake Placid http://ironmanlakeplacid.com/ Aug: Team Practice: 8th: 5pm 21st: 5pm Clinics: 2nd: Bike Handling with Scott Moro Time: 9am Location: TBA Races: 29th: IM Louisville http://www.ironmanlouisville.com/ 29th: Chicago Triathlon http://www.chicagotriathlon.com/ Sep: Team Practice: 4th: 9am 19th: 5pm Races: 12th: REV 3 IM and Halfironman http://www.rev3tri.com/!/cedarPoint/raceInfo.htm 12th: IM Wisconsin http://www.ironmanwisconsin.com/ 26th: Toyota Challenge http://www.hfpracing.com/events/2010/toyota-challenge-deer-creek Oct: Team Practice: 3rd: 5pm 30th: 9am Races: 17th: Columbus Full and Half Marathon http://www.columbusmarathon.com/ Nov: Team Practice: 13th: 5pm 28nd: 9am Races: 17th: SilverMan Half Ironman http://www.silvermannv.com/race_details/ Dec: Team Practice: 4th: 5pm 19th: 9am |
• May Events May 2nd: Bike Handling Clinic May 9th: Team Practice May 15th: Bike Maintenance Clinic May 22nd: Team Practice
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