THE FREDERICKSBURG
TRIATHLON CLUB
Tri Fred is a community of
triathletes who are passionate
about leading a healthy lifestyle.
NEWS/ANNOUNCEMENTS:
TRI FRED IS ON FACEBOOK
If you are on Facebook, join the group, Tri Fred. Chat & message with fellow members, post pictures, and learn of all the latest Tri Fred happenings!
JOIN TRI FRED'S EMAIL GROUP
Find out when others are training, news about latest events, and post any questions you might have. To join, click HERE.
UNIFORMS
Contact Caren (her email is listed below) and make arrangements to pick up your uniform OR we can mail them out to you for $5.00. These great tops for training or racing are only $40.00. We ordered extra so if you didn't place your order yet but would still like one, email Caren at caren_walker@verizon.net. We will be ordering more uniforms for the 2012 season...stay tuned for more details. To check out DeSoto's line and for sizing information, click HERE.
FREDERICKSBURG IRONMAN TEAM (FIT)
Tri Fred is forming a team to tackle the premier Ironman triathlon distance of 140.6 miles. This distance encompasses a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride, 26.2 full marathon run - all to be completed within the 17 hour cut off time limit. The team known as FIT (Fredericksburg Ironman Team) is forming now and will begin training Spring of 2012 for one of several races in the Fall of 2012. Because of the explosion of the popularity of the sport, gaining entry to the events requires signing up a full year in advance. People interested in joining the FIT team should be able to swim 1500 meters, bike 50 miles and run 8 miles. For more information about the FIT team or to register, check out our FIT page on the website.
UPCOMING EVENTS/MEETINGS
NATIONAL CHALLENGE COMPETITION - For several years now Tri-Fred has participated in the National Challenge Competition (NCC). The NCC is a mileage tracking contest that takes place over December, January and February. All you have to to is track your mileage for swimming, biking and running. Each month has a focus (December = swimming, January = Biking, February = running,) but ALL miles count for each month.
If you are interested in participating, please email Caren with your USAT # and date of birth. The NCC began on December 1st but you can still join us to log as many miles as possible. If you have any questions about the competition or the rules feel free to visit: http://www.usatriathlon.org/
This year the club is offering a prize for the club member with the highest mileage. Happy Training!
NCC UPDATE -- Congrats, Tri Fred. We are the 2011-2012 NCC Division III Swim Champions. Keep up the good work! Check out our "bling bling" here.
MIDNIGHT MILES - Saturday February 25 & Sunday February 26 (time TBD) - at J. Brian's Tap Room (200 Hanover St, downtown Fred). We will be hosting a 12 hour mile relay to try to rack up as many miles as possible for the NCC challenge. More info to come.
MEETING - Tuesday March 6 at 7:00 PM - at the Free Lance Star (616 Amelia St, downtown Fred). We will be discussing our Beginner Tri Training Team, our Half Ironman Training Team, as well as our Ironman Training Team. We will also be handing out NCC awards.
BIKE MAINTENANCE WORKSHOP - Tuesday April 3 at 7:00 PM - at the Free Lance Star (616 Amelia St, downtown Fred). Come learn the basics of bike maintenance and how to change a flat tire.
PRACTICE TRIATHLON - Saturday April 7 at 7:00 AM - at the King George YMCA. More details to come.
TRANSITION CLINIC - Thursday May 10 (time TBD) - at James Monroe High School. Bring all your tri gear so you can learn how to set up your transition area for race day. Be prepared to actually run through the transition area multiple times.
WINE TASTING - June - stay posted for more details.
BRUNCH - Saturday July 14 - after the Colonial Beach Sprint Triathlon. Come hang out with your teammates post race for some fun & food.
OTHER HAPPENINGS:
FOR SALE:
*Long sleeve Tri Fred t-shirts
~Orange cotton shirts are $20 for members and $25 for non members
~Black Dri-Fit shirts are $25 for members and $30 for non members
If you would like to purchase any of the above items, email Caren.
FINDING THE RIGHT SIZE BICYCLE
Steve Berkey's presentation as well as other downloadable materials courtesy of 90 Revolutions can be found HERE.
MEET YOUR BOARD MEMBERS:
President: Jason Cohen
Vice President: Joe Pereira
Treasurer: Caren Walker
Membership: Dave Honaker
Secretary: Nicole Weidensaul
Webmaster: Nicole Weidensaul
Sponsorship: Stefan Krannitz
Social Director: Lynne Clemo
Advisor/Coach: Debi Bernardes
Please feel free to contact any of us with and suggestions or comments!
NOTES FROM THE BOARD:
If you would like to see what was discussed at January's board meeting, click HERE.
MISC:
Check us out at the Giant Acorn 2008. We are modeling out Voler uniforms, free white member t-shirts, and the black and orange long sleeve t-shirts we have for purchase.
We would love to post pictures of you on the website. Submit pictures to the Webmaster (email is linked in above)!
