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Thursday Morning Ride

THURSDAY MORNING hill repeats are ON! 5:40am sharp we leave 14th street Hoboken @ the water. Do you own pace up to the park and we’ll meet at the park entrance, then head into the park. We’ll leave the park at 6:30am and race (safely) home. Bring lights, it’s dark!

6am predicted weather: 46F, 63% humidity, 13mph wind NW and 6:21 am sunrise.

Andre

Track Workout April 10

Hi everyone- here is tomorrow’s track workout:
Warmup: Jog to track; drills on infield
Main Set: 6 x (1000-100)
Cool Down: Jog back to Hoboken
We’ll run the 1000s @ 5K and the 100s @ all-out pace. Rest will be 15s between the 1000s and 100s and 90s after each block (1000-100). The goal will be to push the 100s on tired legs and take a long recovery before starting again.
Meet at 9th & Park at 6:00am or at the track for a 6:15am start.
Michael

Weekly Newsletter/Weekend Ride

Hi All,
Race season has arrived!  Congrats to Griffin McNeese and Glenn Hartrick for having awesome performances at 70.3 Texas with Griffin taking 5th in his age group in 4:32 and Glenn finishing in 4:43.Elena Makovskaya had a stellar Garden Spot Village marathon finishing 5th overall in 3:26.  Last but not least all of our South Beach Tri finishers killed it.  Congrats to Gabby Czernik, JC Stephanak and Raphael Zagury in the olympic distance and Sam Hill and Nick Teslik finishing the sprint distance.
This weekend we have a Friday holiday special.  Will Reagan will be leading a group ride leaving Friday morning at 8:00 AM from the 14th St Ferry.  Andrew will be leading the Saturday morning group ride leaving at 8:00 AM from the 14th St Ferry as well.
Good luck to anyone racing this weekend and don’t forget to send in results.
Happy Training

Ride, Track and Swim Update

Swimming Hours Change

Stevens has moved to the spring/summer swimming schedule with Masters now on Monday/Wed/Fri at 6am (doors usually open 550am) and Tues and Thurs at 8pm.

Track Now Tuesdays

For those that may have missed the message due to the lack of update here, track workouts have now moved to Tuesday mornings, departing 9th and Park at 6am for a 6:15am start.  Workouts are posted to the group and here moving forward.

Thursday Morning Ride

Andre will be riding Thursday (4/5) morning at 5:40am for those that want to join.  He plans on leading a few hill repeats (not mandatory to complete).  As of Tuesday morning, Thursday is predicted to be 45F, 12mph wind and 42% humidity.

Weekly Newsletter

Hello All,
Racing season has begun!  Congrats to Jared Tootell for getting a personal best half marathon time at the Caesar Chavez half marathon in Delaware.  Congrats to Scott Duprex for winning his age group at the St Paddy’s 10 miler.  Congrats as well to Lauren Dagostino, Kristine Papamichael, Melissa Manning, Erica Manning, Jaime Moreng and Elena Makovskaya for some stellar times at the 13.1 in Queens on Saturday!
Good luck to Griffin McNeese and Glenn Hartrick as they take on Lance Armstrong at the 70.3 Texas this weekend.  Good luck to everyone racing the Nautica South Beach tri as well!  Don’t forget to send in your results if you’re racing.

Thursday Morning Ride

Andre will be leading a group ride departing from 14th st ferry at 540am sharp.  Sun rises at 643am so please bring lights.  The morning temperature looks pleasant at about 51 degrees.  Please remember to keep the below guidelines in mind when riding in a group (GCTri’s or any group).

To avoid most crashes, these simple rules need to be followed on all group rides.  Anybody that is found repeatedly not abiding by these rules will be removed from any GC Tri group ride:

1.     Stay alert at all times.  Look around – it is natural to stare at the wheel directly in front of you. Be sure to look ahead so that you can respond to any issues on the road or issues that may start ahead of you in a pace line.|
2.     Follow the rules of the road.  Do not run red lights or stop signs!
3.     Lights until it is light enough at the start of our rides.
4.     Announce if an intersection is clear before going through it.
5.     Ride Single File when any traffic is nearby (specifically on River Rd.).
6.     Hold your line; do not move from side to side.
7.     Don’t overlap wheels; ensure your front wheel is never beside someone’s rear wheel.
8.     Don’t look back!
9.     Beware of pot holes in the road and announce them to the riders behind you.
10.  Don’t brake unless absolutely necessary.  If you need to brake, it is best to tether your front brakes and do not slam you rear break.  If you need to slow down to stop, move to the outside of the group.
11.  Pass carefully on the left and announce before you do so.  NEVER pass on the right.
12.  When riding in a pace-line move through at a steady pace and make sure you are clear of the front rider before pulling off.  When on the front of the pace-line, keep the groups pace and do not surge your speed.
13. When in a pace-line, do NOT ride in the aero position.

Happy Training,

Safe Riding.