FIRST MEETING of SPRING! 

WED JAN 11

7:30PM

SLC Room 101 A

Important info about Nationals, FCTC spring schedule, and workout schedule

See you there!

watching the last finishers at Midnight

This past weekend (Nov 4-6) 8 Tri Noles went to Panama City to volunteer at Ironman Florida. It was a great experience to be able to see not only Pro triathletes compete but also see a wide variety of Age Groupers put their endurance to the test.

We woke up early Saturday to watch the Pro and mass Age Group start. The triathletes did 2 laps in an out and back  so it was a really spectator friendly swim course. The mass start was really cool, there were over a thousand Age Groupers all taking to the water at once!

Later we volunteered as ”bike catchers” in transition. When the athletes finished the bike, they would dismount and one of us would take their bike from them… the athlete ran off to the change tent to prepare for the marathon and we had the job of running the bike back to the transition rack. During the peak hours when a majority of the triathletes were getting into T2, it really felt like a workout! We would run the bike to the appropriate rack (and it was a big transition area so it was sometimes hard to find) and then sprint back in line to do it again!  

A few of us tried to imitate the Ironman distance by biking all or part of the way to or from Tallahassee to Panama City. Austin biked the entire 108 mile journey from Tally to PC, and Alexa joined him halfway to bike 60 miles. It was the first time I had gone that distance, and it really got me fired up to work on my cycling in the off-season. On the way back, Austin biked 70 miles and Sam and Kaitlin did half and half.

It was a great experience and got some of the teammates excited to compete in their first Half Ironman in the next year!

Tri Noles volunteering at Ironman Floridaa

FSU TRIATHLON CLUB FUNDRAISER

WHEN: Thursday October 20

FROM: 5 to 7pm

At the Yogurt Mountain on Tennessee & Call St.

20% of profits go to the Triathlon Club.

www.wordpress.com/triathlonclubfsu

FaceBook- Triathlon Club FSU

Go by and support our club!

Colin Riley received 1st overall (in the race and collegiate), Tommy Barton (alumni) received 2nd (and 1st overall in Age Group), and Javier Zamparelli received 3rd.

Alexa Lampasona was placed 4th in the women’s collegiate division and we had a strong showing from new triathletes.

Several of our members did Tri the Rez as their first  race. The triathlon went smoothly and it was a wonderful race, from start to finish. There were 320 racers, 340 registered, 106 collegiate participants, and 100 more registered this year than last.

Several other college teams raced from the FCTC conference: UCF, USF, UF, Embry-Riddle, and UM. Our team enjoyed making friends with some of these other collegiate athletes.

Javier Zamparelli got 3rd overall for men and 1st in the collegiate division.

Alexa Lampasona got 1st and Becca House got 4th in collegiate /age group division.

Lee Becker and Abby Thornton also competed and represented our team proudly.

Here are the results.

Check out some pictures later…

Swimmers prepare…Alexa looks like a goofball.

We’d like to welcome a new sponsor to our team: One Step Beyond MultiSport Coaching.

The company is led by Marty and Brianne Gaal, who are also triathletes and have been competing since the 1980s. Marty is also an FSU alumni!

Their website is a great resource for training articles and they have a large focus on open water swimming.

Check it out! http://www.osbmultisport.com/

• Workout Schedule:(also available under WORKOUTS)

CHECK OUR FACEBOOK PAGE FOR LOCATIONS!

SUNDAY    

Alexa and Matt field trip… check FB for location and time

MONDAY

7am- Spin Class with Erin @ Leach

8am- Run with Sam (meet at Leach)

6pm- Run with Laura (meet at Integration Statue)

TUESDAY

7am- Swim with Matt (meet inside Leach pool)

8am- Bike with Alexa (meet at Integration Statue)

11:30am- Strength with Becca (meet outside Stadium, check FB)

6pm- Run and Plyos with Abby (check FB for location)

WEDNESDAY

7am- Workout with Javi (check FB for location)

8:30am- swim with Becca (meet in Leach pool)

6pm- Fun workout with Alex (check FB for location)

THURSDAY

7am- Swim with Matt (meet inside Leach pool)

11:30am- Strength with Becca (at Leach)

5:45pm- Bike with Sam (meet at Integration Statue)

FRIDAY 

8:30am- Stadiums with Becca

`     5pm- Run with Laura (check FB for location)

      SATURDAY (no workouts on Home Football games)

10am- Brick with Alexa (check FB for location)

4pm- LSD Run with Logan (long slow distance run)

** If you want to participate in the club workout, you must have your FSU ID on you and have completed and turned in a waiver to an officer. Access waiver at link below.**

http://fsu.campusrec.com/sportclubs/forms/2010-2011/WaiverSportClubs2010.pdf

• Point System:

-1 point= attendance at a workout

-2 points=volunteering/participating in a race

-3 points=placing in a race

5 points= 5% discount at race (of choice)

10=10%, 15=15%, 20=20%

• Sponsors: Damn Good Bikes, Xterra Wetsuits, Mix 1 All-Natural Fuel, Capital City Runners, Rudy Project   J

FCTC Race Schedule: (So far)

September 25—Escape to Miami (Olympic) $35 off (Miami, will be followed up by more information)

**October 8—Tri the Rez (Sprint) $60 (At the FSU Rez, please sign up!!) Support the club by competing or volunteering by going to www.TritheRez.com . Will be awarding 3 points to volunteers.

October 22—Suncoast (Sprint) $65 (Tampa, more information to come)

Volunteer Opportunity!

We will be volunteering at the Iron Man from November 5^th to 6^th, staying overnight in Panama City. More information to come!

Email the club if you are interested!

***Dues for the year in the club are $50, or $30 per semester**

All dues for club members must be paid by the Third meeting of the semester, October 5^th!

You can also turn in dues beforehand:

-9/8- Involvement Fair outside of Leach (give only to Alexa)

-9/15- Social (Mellow Mushroom)   (give only to Matt)

-9/21- 2^nd Meeting

First Social will be held at the Mellow Mushroom, Next Thursday, September 15^th at 7:00 pm!

Come out and meet and greet with all the club members and fellow Tri athletes! We will be providing rides to those without transportation…check Facebook next week for more info, and we will send out another email. Perfect opportunity to meet everyone! J

Now that you’ve made it to the bottom….

SUNDAY 9/11 @ 4pm Alexa will be hosting a mini-triathlon workout!

We’ll meet on-campus on the Leach steps, bike to Morcom, swim some laps, then bike part of the Tri the Rez Course, then run some of the Tri the Rez course.

If you don’t have a bike, that’s fine, you can just swim and run, or do only part of the workout, but this is a great way to get your feet wet (literally!)

Bring $1 for Morcom swimming pool entry!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

NEXT MEETING: SEPTEMBER 21… special guest speaker TBA!

Get excited for our FIRST meeting of the semester! Bring your friends, fitness partners, hott bodies, etc!

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 7

7 PM

SLC/ASK (the movie theater building) 249/250

Get ready to hear about what we have planned for this semester… including the new workout schedule, first social, list of races, and more!