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Comment by Julie Hochstadter on April 12, 2013 at 4:18pm

FYI - 

From: Keri Schindler [mailto:keri@dare2tri.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 12:36 PM
To: Susan Katz
Subject: Dare2tri 3 day Paratriathlon Camp 2013

 

 

 

Hello,

I am thrilled and excited to announce that registration is NOW OPEN for the 3rd annual Dare2tri 3 day Paratriathlon Training Camp.  The camp will take place June 7-9, 2013 at the RecPlex in Pleasant Prairie, WI.  All clinics are lead by USAT certified coaches, current and past Paralympians, national and international team members and coaches including Carlos Moleda and Patty Collins.  Clinics will include swimming (pool and open water), cycling/handcycling, running/wheelchair pushing, transition, nutrition, functional strength and more!!  The camp will conclude with a mini triathlon so you can put your new skills to the test!

 

Adaptive equipment can be provided for those athletes without their own.

 

Space at the camp is limited so please don't wait, sign up now!

 

You can find out more information and register for the camp using the link http://www.imathlete.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?fEID=16176

 

Camp will start at 10 AM on Friday June, 7 and conclude by 1 PM on Sunday June, 9.  The cost of the camp is $310 which includes your food, lodging and camp registration fees.  Partial and full scholarships are available, please email Keri at Keri@dare2tri.org prior to registering if you need a scholarship.

A generous grant has made it possible for us to offer full scholarships for any injured service member or wounded veteran.  If you qualify for this scholarship, please email me prior to registration for more information.

 

Thank you very much and we hope to see you at camp!  This will be a great opportunity to learn new skills, improve your skills and prepare yourself for the 2013 Triathlon season.

 

Thanks,

The dare2tri Team

 

 

 

Keri Schindler M.S.

847-942-6937

Dare2tri 

Executive Director

Helping ONE INSPIRE MANY

www.dare2tri.org

Comment by Julie Hochstadter on May 23, 2012 at 1:43pm

Anyone else doing the SheROX Naperville Tri on June 10th?  I just read that you have to pick up your packets in Naperville on June 9th.  Anyone want to carpool from the city?

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Comment by Julie Hochstadter on May 23, 2012 at 1:43pm

Anyone else doing the SheROX Naperville Tri on June 10th?  I just read that you have to pick up your packets in Naperville on June 9th.  Anyone want to carpool from the city?

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Comment by Dan on March 10, 2011 at 10:27am

To any newbies curious about triathlon. Get a Grip and the Chicago Tri Club are hosting a newbie bike clinic tonight March 10th at 6:30 p.m. This meeting also doubles as CTC's newbie kickoff meeting. Seasoned CTC members will be in attendance to answer any newbie questions.  You don't have to be a member to attend. More info at http://www.chicagotriclub.com/boards/showthread.aspx?whichboard=Tbl...

Comment by yaj 3.2 on November 22, 2010 at 1:41pm

Hey Julie,
I'm just returning to training after a few months off. I bike with PWP and swim all winter. I don't start running again until early spring. My Olympic distance this year was 2:45, so this trainintg plan works for me.
I highly recommend the Danskin at Pleasant Prairie for a beginner's race - it's women only, well run, and a good course. It acts like a gateway drug to more and longer races. I sign up for races in January to keep me motivated all winter. Bangs Lake is my target for 2011's peak performance.

Comment by Jasonk on November 22, 2010 at 1:20pm

Tom - Yes, the heat was horrible... I was so focused and in the moment I really didn't notice the heat until the run. And yes, next year we can both be sub 3! The olympic distance can be my 'practice' for the Half. lol

Hey Julie! I will admit that for the past 3 months now (holy crap, it's been almost 3 months since the tri!)... I haven't done a frickin' single thing. Once the quarter is finished at school, I am BACK in the gym. This has been my first experience with it all, but prior to 'official' training, I was in the gym 3 days a week, doing weight training, running, and swimming each visit. I'll do that again through the winter, and I felt really strong going into the training season.
Obviously I'm going to point you to the AIDS Foundation of Chicago for training, just because their training program was amazing. We all got a FREE membership to an FFC of our choice (different groups met at different clubs in the AM or PM), and an amazing group of coaches from TriMonster (http://www.trimonster.net/) who are totally passionate about the sport and are truly knowledgeable about nutrition, training, etc. TriMonster also provided those who weren't the strongest swimmers with a little extra help, but I know some people who had never swam before thought it wasn't enough. I would suggest getting private lessons for the swim. I did the South Short Tri, which is only about 500 people and many amateurs/beginners do this one as their first race. I had fun with it, even though I would complain it was disorganized this year, and at ~100 bucks for it... *shrugs* Enough of my babbling though - I'd suggest joining a group for the support or else another people or several who would be committed to doing it with you and training with you. You can definitely do it on your own, but I think it would be much more difficult to push yourself, get technique down, etc. Obviously it's all about practice, practice, practice!

Jason

Comment by Julie Hochstadter on November 20, 2010 at 11:59am

How do you guys train in the winter? and when do you sign up and which ones do you like? which is good for a beginner (who can swim, but not well)?

Comment by Tom H on November 19, 2010 at 4:28pm

Good Grief not sure how I missed this, sorry to hear that, but the heat was horrible ! Next year WE both can be sub 3 !

Comment by Jasonk on September 15, 2010 at 1:44pm

Hey Tom - Excellent time, congrats! And sorry about the black eye... I was not liking at all the people that were doing breast stroke. None of them got me though. lol
As for my race, I unfortunately did not finish. Le sigh.
I passed out, oh... About 150 yards from the finish line, so I'm told. Amazingly, a team mate saw me all woozy on my feet, and caught me and laid me down on the ground...! Basically the diagnosis was dehydration/heat exhaustion. Thankfully everything is fine with me - I got 3 bags of saline, an ekg, couple blood tests. Went down around noonish and was out of the hospital about 4. Oy vey!! The things we do for fun... hahaha
Other than that though, I'm 99% sure I would have had my sub 3 hour race. My swim time was about 33:30 and my bike time was about 1:10:30, both of which I was very happy about. I went off at 9:04 and remember going through the run out at 10:50.
Anyways... I will be back to the sport and definitely do it again. I was cursing it all in the ambulance and saying I'd never do it again, but an hour later I was like - I'll do it again. Hell, maybe a Half Ironman next year (that's what it's looking like, I think...).

Comment by Tom H on September 15, 2010 at 12:33pm

so how did everybody do? I completed it in 3:13 not my best time but considering the heat this year not my worse either. I witnessed a horrific bike accident and lost my timing chip, all slowed me down and was emotional ji jitsu that I was not prepared for... then can the 90 degree run !

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