Category: athlete education

Weekly Update 5/30/14

Congratulations to our teammates who raced last week.  Raphael Zagury finished IRONMAN Brazil in (10:10); At Nav e Sink or Swim we had: 1.2 mi – RJ Boergers (37:38), Meredith Rodriguez (38:49), Steve Fulop (45:02), Maria Wedgeworth (42:00), Michael Zadroga (56:58); 2.4mi – Steve Su (1:08), Erica Manning (1:15), Kristine Papamichael (1:25); at the Great Hudson River Swim Heather Cameron finished in (30:28, 3rd AG).

Good luck to those racing Rev3 Quassy, IRONMAN Raleigh 70.3 and Blackbear Triathlon this weekend.  Don’t forget to send in your results to the website: http://www.gctri.org/race-results/submit-results/

The Athlete Education Committee has added an awesome sport psychology seminar for the month of June.  On Monday June 16th Dr. Peter Economou will be presenting to the group and you will surely leave with some tips that will help you improve the mental side of your training/racing.

RJ still has the Custom Ink merchandise that you ordered.  Please contact him to find a time to pick up your gear.

We are a little light on rides this weekend.  Please use the FB page to get some other rides together.  On Saturday, Maria is leading a 60mi “A” ride to Toga (Nyack) which leaves at 5:30am.  Mike Haskell is leading a 5hr “A” ride leaving at 7:30am.  All rides will depart the 14th st. ferry pier.  Happy training.

Weekly Newsletter 4/11/14

Congratulations to Raphael Zagury finishing IRONMAN 70.3 Texas (4:37) and to Matt Bach finishing Half Hook Mountain Half Marathon (2nd OA, 1:16).  Remember, please post your results on the website after you race –  http://www.gctri.org/race-results/submit-results/

Don’t miss it – tomorrow (4/12) we are having a Transition Clinic and Bike Skills Clinic at Liberty State Park at 2pm.  We will meet the large parking lot in the middle of Freedom Way.  Bring your bikes and your gear to participate.  Look for the bike transition rack.

Good luck to Ed Burke, Nicole Ogrosso, Heather Cameron, Vito Ciraco and Steve Ostrander racing the Unite Half Marathon this weekend!

This weekend we have a few options available for group rides (all rides depart from 14th St. Ferry).  On Saturday, Nicci will be leading a 2 hour (B,C ride) that will depart at 7am.  Also on Saturday, RJ and Maria will be leading a 45-50mi (A ride) that will depart at 8am.  On Sunday, Jared Lando is leading a 100-110mi (A ride) that will depart at 7am.  The nice weather is here and we are in full swing with weekday workouts (Tues AM Track and Thurs AM Ride) – we hope you take advantage and join us!  Happy Training!

Weekly Newsletter 4/4/14

Congrats to former GCTri president Andrew Shore for his awesome 4:49 performance at IRONMAN 70.3 California Oceanside.  Good luck to Raphael Zagury racing IRONMAN 70.3 Texas this weekend.

Are you coming to the Fun Race tomorrow @ 2pm?  If you plan on attending please check the club calendar – it’s gonna be a fun time. We will definitely be heading out for drinks after.   Special thanks to Kelly Calabrese for organizing!

Carsten Hansen is in the process of organizing a Memorial Day weekend training camp trip to the Catskills.  If you wish to be included please fill out the google survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1h0INxHOqT-JtKfdsjOSoz2a83zNQLFwYg8k8lq7FA74/viewform

We have a very important Education Series planned for next weekend (4/12).  We will be doing a Transition Clinic and Bike Skills Clinic all in one afternoon at Liberty State Park.  It is recommended that all newbies come and even the vets who are looking to brush up on their skills.

There are a couple possibilities for weekend rides for the weekend.  Laura Muzzatti may be leading a Saturday morning ride, and Maria Wedgeworth may be leading a Sunday morning ride.  Please check the club calendar and/or FB group for details.  All rides depart from the 14th St. Ferry Pier.

Weekly Newsletter 3/28/14

Congratulations to GCTri members who competed at Caesar Rodney Half Marathon in Wilmington, DE. Matt Bach (1:16, 9th OA) and Jared Tootell (1:16, 12th OA) crushed it! At Michelob Ultra NYC Half Marathon Kevin Portmann finished a super fast (1:20, 5th OA).

There are some exciting upcoming events on the calendar:  On April 5th we will have the 1st Annual Fun Race (this is a team format with different mental and physical challenges).  It promises to be a good time.  On April 12th we will be having a Transition/Bike Handling clinic in Liberty State Park.  If you intend on joining the group rides you really should participate – it will enhance the safety of the group.  If you are new to triathlon or looking for a few time saving tips there will be plenty to learn from the transition clinic.

Steve Rosselli is looking to ride tomorrow.  In checking the weather it looks like an early ride may be the best way to beat the rain.  Folks wishing to meet up with teammates to ride tomorrow should coordinate through the facebook site.  Official weekend group rides will start in April.  The Thursday morning hill repeat rides have been added to the calendar in anticipation of nice weather.  All riders must have front and rear lights for safety (it’s still very dark out at 5:40am).

Weekly Newsletter 3/21/14

Congratulations to our team members who competed at NYC Half Marathon: Lauren Kruk (1:45), Heather Cameron (1:58), Brian Perry (1:29), Lisa Mangino (2:07), Steve Rosselli (1:36), & Carlos Buenano. Remember, please post your results on the website after you race –  http://www.gctri.org/race-results/submit-results/

Today is the last day to take advantage of our team discount code from RoadID.  We strongly encourage you to purchase one for a little added safety while you train.  The discount code can be found in the members only section of the website – http://www.gctri.org/members-2/club-discounts/

Tomorrow (Saturday 3/22) we have some great club events planned.  At 4pm at Symposia Community Bookstore, the Athlete Education Committee will be hosting a Gear Clinic.  Stop by to know what you need to have for the upcoming race season.  Around 5 or 5:30pm (after the gear clinic), we will be heading over to Moran’s for the March Social.  Come by and meet some of our tri members when they aren’t in spandex.

There are no official club rides planned for this weekend.  Please feel free to use the Facebook group to get some people together if you want to get outside and ride.  Keep a close watch on the club calendar because the Track Workouts are scheduled to start next Tuesday.  We hope you can join us for some training sessions.

Gear Clinic

A Gear Clinic is scheduled for next Saturday March 22nd. PLEASE use the club calendar to RSVP. We will move the social (at Moran’s) back about an hour. Newbies and folks looking to make upgrades should attend this clinic. Jared Lando and others will provide a wealth of information in an informal panel format.   Special thanks to the Athlete Education Committee for organizing this event.  We hope you can attend.

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