Wichita TRI - Kansas River Valley Triathlon Club

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(Updated January 4, 2010)

Upcoming Races

Central Y Indoor Triathlon February 20, 2010

Andover Y Indoor Triathlon March 14, 2010

North Y Indoor Triathlon April 18, 2010

Northwest Y Inside Out Triathlon May 2, 2009

El Dorado Y Outdoor Triathlon July 31, 2010

5th Annual Mudwater Triathlon & Duathlon at Lake Afton: July 11, 2010

Salty Dog August 14, 2010

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Kansas Tri & Du Races

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RACE RESULTS VAULT

Updated 10/17/09

WELCOME

Welcome to newest members John Flanders and David Bryant (Wichita). We're glad to have you on board! The Club is currently at 130 active members, plus nine members needing to renew from 12/31/09 expirations.

* SPECIAL EVENT *

24-Hour SWIM-A-THON

2^nd Annual 24 Hr Swim-A-Thon For the NW YMCA Strong Kids Campaign

Men vs. Women Continuous 24 Hour Relay

Saturday, Feb. 13^th starting at 6PM and ending on Sunday, Feb. 14^th at 6PM

Raffle entry and t-shirt for all swimmers with a minimum of $30 in pledges

Trophy (bragging rights) for winning team

A special finisher t-shirt for individual’s swimming 10,000 yards in one shot

The person who swims the most yardage will win a prize

3 Dedicated Lanes: Men, Women, Overflow

Men’s Captain: Jed Ecord / Women’s Captain: Chrissy Usher

$30 Minimum Pledge Required

Sign up for time slots at the NW Y or via e-mail as indicated in the schedule link below by Thursday, February 11th. Sign up sheet is located on Jay’s office window or contact one of the team captains. Pledge forms are available at the NW Y or can be printed from the link below.

Scoring will based on yards swam. Any half-hour time slot not swam will have a 1000 yard penalty. All yardages for team scoring will be doubled during the 11PM to 4AM time slots. Also during this time all 8 lanes can be used. Only adults will be allowed to swim 11PM to 4AM.

Pledge forms and money will be turned in when you swim. There will be a place to put your money and yardage form by the guard stand. All checks should be made out to the YMCA.

May the best gender win! We all know who that is!

FLYER/RULES PLEDGE FORM SCHEDULE

SPONSOR NEWS

**4 SLOTS LEFT**

For those individuals planning on participating at the 2010 Kansas 70.3 race in Lawrence on June 6^th the time to get serious about your training is fast approaching. If your goal is to compete at your highest level then a customized race specific program is a must! Morrowfit Triathlon Coaching has just 4 openings available for the Kansas 70.3 race so don’t wait any longer to reserve your spot. Training starts February 15^th. For more information go to http://www.morrowfit.com/files/IM70_3RACES.html

So, you have finished your first few triathlons and are looking to take it up notch. Maybe you’re considering an IM 70.3 race or possibly a full Ironman. If you are looking for a challenge and want realize your true racing potential, then you should consider Morrowfit Triathlon Coaching. Join a growing list of triathletes who have come to realize anything is possible. MFIT Coaching offers “truly” customized training programs based on each individual’s abilities, needs and goals. In addition to a limited number of month to month clients, MFIT Coaching provides 12-week programs for all local and regional races as well as 16 and 18 week programs for all IM 70.3 Races and domestic, Full IM Races. For more information please go to WWW.MORROWFIT.COM or contact Matt at morrowfit@cox.net

Bicycle X-Change: Patrick Scanga of the Bicycle X-Change was certified as a bike fitter the week of October 26. He attended Trek's certification school which was taught by Michael Sylvester, one of the industry's leading fitters with over 20 years experience. Also, Bicycle X-Change has Compu Trainer! Stop by to check it out.

XTERRA WETSUITS: New Sponsor! XTERRA WETSUITS is now a KRVTC Sponsor. Their sponsorship provides members with year-round deep discounts on wetsuits. Now you don't have to wait for a sale. Members will be receiveing an e-mail providing the login and password credentials to XTERRA's web site for purchasing.

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

JAY's W.o.W.

SWIM WORKOUTS

Workouts Of the Week by Jay Buckmaster, Executive Director, Northwest YMCA

TRACK WORKOUTS (<click here)

The organized 2009 Track workout season is over. Wednesday evening runs will continue at First Gear and begin at approximately 6:10 pm. It's a lot more fun to run in the dark and winter cold with a group. Come join us. There are 5, 7 and 9 mile loops and usually several differently paced groups.

2009 Mudwater Results

Need a little inspiration? Watch the 2008 Mudwater Video by member Mark Hoyle (Windows media)

NORTHWEST YMCA KIDS & FAMILY TRIATHLON

video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFmc6yRWnJw

Kansas Duathlon

Go to www.kansasduathlon.com for details of the grass-roots series designed to challenge all levels of multi-sport athletes with an exciting series featuring duathlons throughout Kansas.

2009 OFFICERS

President: Alan Farrington

VP-Treasurer: Kim Conlee

VP-Secretary: Heather Haines

VP-Marketing: Tom Trusdale

VP-Race Coordinator: Jesse Hermreck

VP-Recruiting: Chrissy Usher

VP-Training: Matt Morrow & Jeff Usher

Web Masters: Alan Farrington & Jed Ecord

Club Officers are a one-year term with elections at the end of the year.