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April 23, 2008

News and Workouts This Week!

Hello,

I want to send out congratulations to club members Michael Parker and Tom Fitzsimmons on their great race performances! Michael Parker finished the Boston Marathon on Monday with a time of 3:05:51! Outstanding! And Tom Fitzsimmons also gave a strong performance in the Arizona Ironman. Please join me in congratulating Tom and Michael on their awesome efforts.

Annual Meeting is Tomorrow, April 24th at the NEW Center:
As you all know by now, the annual meeting is tomorrow at the NEW Center in Ann Arbor at 7pm. Join us for food, fun, and friends! Come pick up your member packet (I just picked up the shirts at the screen printers and they are amazing!) and meet with the following club sponsors and partners:

* 3 Disciplines
* Running Fit
* Body Specs
* HyperFit
* Heart of a Warrior
* The Ride Boutique
* Cadence Cycle

Please join us!

Conference Call with 2007 Kona Ironman Champ, Chris McCormack:
(Thanks to Dave Vannette for sending this to me!) Here's a link to a downloadable 60-minute conference call with Chris McCormack (Macca) who was the 2007 Ironman World Champion at Kona. In the call he describes his strategies for both training and racing:

http://www.freeconference.com/RecordingDownload.aspx?R=5541464&C=688&E=593594

****WORKOUTS THIS WEEK****

Wednesday Evening Brick Tonight at 6pm:
Join us at Barton Park at 6pm for a 17-mile bike ride followed by an optional 2-4 mile trail run. Cookies and Gatorade at the finish. All members and all paces are welcome.

Note: Use EXTREME CAUTION on the ride. It's early in the season and lot of potholes haven't been patched yet. Also, traffic can be heavy at times and drivers aren't used to bike rides on the road yet.

Thursday, April 24th at 6:00pm: Free Body Specs Powerball Performance Class
Free to Tri Club members! Bring your member card (email me at 'rusty@aatriclub.org' if you need one.) Original class designed by the founder of BSI. Involves progressive sport performance techniques using a weighted sphere. Class will be held at Body Specs, 3723 Plaza Dr # 4, Ann Arbor, MI 48108 (734) 285-8620 or http://www.bodyspecs.net/.

Thursday, April 24th, 6:30pm: Free CrossFit Class at HyperFitUSA
Doug Chapman, owner of Hyperfit USA, continues to offer a weekly CrossFit class that is free to A2 Tri Club members. This class meets every Thursday at 6:30pm at the Hyperfit Studios in Ann Arbor. Please arrive early on your first time to fill out a waiver form and remember to bring your membership card. (Email me if you need one.) Visit the Hyperfit website below for more information. Thanks to Doug for his generous support of the club!

http://hyperfitusa.typepad.com/

If you enjoy the CrossFit classes, you can take advantage other classes for a special discounted rate of $125 per month. This will get you into all regularly scheduled classes, or nearly 200 classes per month!

Thursday, April 24th at 7:00pm: Body Specs Yoga Class for Triathletes
$12 for Tri Club members. Classes will include a variety of dynamic as well as restorative poses, using breath work as our basis. The breath work and mental focus of these practices have direct applicability for everyone, and especially for athletes. No prior yoga experience necessary. Limited number of yoga mats available at class. Email instructor Lisa Hesse at lisa@womeninmotion.us for details. Class will be held at Body Specs, 3723 Plaza Dr # 4, Ann Arbor, MI 48108 (734) 285-8620 or http://www.bodyspecs.net/.

Saturday, April 26th at 9:00am: Free Body Specs Powerball Performance Class
Free to Tri Club members! Bring your member card (email me at 'rusty@aatriclub.org' if you need one.) Original class designed by the founder of BSI. Involves progressive sport performance techniques using a weighted sphere. Class will be held at Body Specs, 3723 Plaza Dr # 4, Ann Arbor, MI 48108 (734) 285-8620 or http://www.bodyspecs.net/.

Tuesday, April 29th at 6:30am: Free Body Specs Max 30 Sport Class
Sport-specific, group training for triathletes in just 30 minutes! Get in the extra performance training every triathlete needs. Prevent injuries, race strong! Class will be held at Body Specs, 3723 Plaza Dr # 4, Ann Arbor, MI 48108 (734) 285-8620 or http://www.bodyspecs.net/.

Whew! That's a lot of stuff. Hope to see you there!

--Rusty

Posted by admin at April 23, 2008 11:00 AM