Sunday July 5 Trek Class - Race Simulation

Class for this weekend is a final tune-up for the Trek race – we’ll be doing a race simulation. Bring everything you need for the race – swim, bike, run, hydration, nutrition, gear bag, transition towels, etc.

We will start with a full setup of transition, and then,

• 4 lap swim
• 2-3 laps of the park on your bike
• Run around lake (2.3 miles) or the 5K route (I will mark the road turn-around)

You should try to do this at your race pace or at the intensity you think you’ll do during the race.

We will meet at 7:00am at the beach.

Saturday July 4 Trek Class - Race Simulation

Classes for this weekend are a final tune-up for the Trek race – we’ll be doing a race simulation. Bring everything you need for the race – swim, bike, run, hydration, nutrition, gear bag, transition towels, etc. Everything you’ll be using on the 12th.

We will start with a full setup of transition, and then,

• 3-4 lap swim (I’d like everyone to try for 4)
• 1-2 laps of the park on your bike (try for at least two)
• Run around lake (2.3 miles) or the 5K route (I will mark the road turn-around)

You should try to do this at your race pace or at the intensity you think you’ll do during the race.

First class will meet at 7:00am at the beach.
Second class will meet at 10:00am at the beach.

Open Water Swim Workout, June 30

Please make sure you have registered (we opened up additional spots in the class) before tonight's class. You will need to be registered in order to continue to attend.

6:30-7:30pm at Lake Andrea Beach.

Trek Training Class for June 28

Bike + Run hill work. Bring running gear to take with on the bike. If you are wearing cycling shoes, then you’ll need to bring your running shoes in a backpack or something you can carry with you.

We will meet at 7:30am in the south end of the RecPlex parking lot

Remember that the Zion Cyclery Bike Clinic is Saturday @ 9:00am at the RecPlex, in the Blue/Yellow rooms, if you’d like to attend.

Also: if you bought a Tri Uniform, they have arrived and I will have them at classes this weekend.

Trek Training Class for June 27

First Class: meet at 7:00 at the beach. Open Water Swim + Optional Run.

Bike Maintenance Clinic with Dave from Zion Cyclery: 9-10am @ the RecPlex.

Second Class: we'll assemble after the Clinic and go back over to the beach. If not attending the clinic, plan on meeting us at the beach about 10:15.

Also: if you bought a Tri Uniform, they have arrived and I will have them at classes this weekend.

Trek Triathlon Open Water Swim workout

Class begins tomorrow (Tuesday, June 23) evening. 6:30-7:30pm. Met at the Lake Andrea beach on the grassy area. Please arrive a few minutes early to sign in.

Trek Triathlon Training Photo Gallery

I've created a photo gallery for our class pictures here. In the Gallery you can download or print any you'd like to keep. If you have pictures you would like to share, please email them to me.

Lake Andrea Swim Lane problem

The storm on June 19 has messed up the swim lane at Lake Andrea. The south half of the lane has "collapsed" - the inside and outside buoys have drifted together basically making the lane disappear at that point. The lifeguards were trying to move the buoys apart this afternoon but they were drifting back together. For now people seem to be swimming just inside the near lane line, or swimming in the lane where it's normal then just inside the lines where it is not.

Lake Andrea Running Path

The Lake Andrea running path has been re-routed around the pool construction. It now goes around the IcePlex/RecPlex buildings, out to Terwall Terrace. If running on the path, please use caution on the road, since that section is used for the Day Camp drop-off and pick-up.

The closed section is not part of the Trek or Danskin Triathlon run courses.

Training Classes for June 20-21

No classes on Saturday, June 20 due to the Tri Prep Camp. Optional workout at the lake on Sunday, June 21 at 7:00am for all classes.

• If you are nervous about your open water swim, you can just work on that Sunday morning. I would like you to swim 3 or 4 laps (ideally 4) as continuously as possible. If you need to rest, come into the shallows for a bit – similar to how you can hang onto a lifeguard platform and rest during the race. But get back out swimming as soon as you can.


• For others, I would like for you to bring all your gear and do a race simulation. Start with a 3 or 4 lap swim, then transition (at race speed, no lollygagging) to the bike and ride one or two laps around the park, then transition to the run – down to the boat ramp and back or around the lake.

I-94 Closures & getting to the RecPlex

Important note if you are coming to the RecPlex from the north: the I-94 southbound exit ramp to Hwy 165 will close on June 15 for 4-5 weeks. You will have to exit at Hwy C WESTBOUND (the exit before Hwy 165) and continuing traveling south on the West Frontage Road to Hwy 165. Please add some extra time when coming to classes.

The EASTBOUND Hwy C exit and the EAST Frontage Road are closed -- remember, you need to use the WESTBOUND exit.

This closure may still be in place for the Trek Triathlon weekend.

Classes for the weekend of June 13-14

Just a reminder that this weekend all classes will attend the Open Water Swim Clinics with Pro Triathlete Lauren Jensen on Sunday.

Sunday’s Intermediate Class should attend 7:00-8:30am. Saturday’s classes (both) should attend the session you signed up for, or which you told me. The times at 9:00-10:30am and 11:00am-12:30pm. If you didn’t indicate a session, then you should plan to attend the 11:00am-12:30pm session.

There will not be formal classes on Saturday. However, for all class participants, we will have an optional bike ride of the Trek course on Saturday morning. We will meet at the south end of the RecPlex parking lot (near the “Baby U” building, where we’ve met previously for class rides) at 7:30 and start riding no later than 7:45. While I’ll ride last as sweeper, this will not be a guided ride so please make sure you either know the route or bring your cue sheet with you.

Danskin Tri Training Class Registration is Open!

Registration for our Danskin SheROX Triathlon Training Classes is now open, at http://www.recplexonline.com/.

Beginner Class
Saturdays, 7:30-9:30am
Class runs July 25 through September 19
Registration #22353-62
$88 RecPlex Member / $123 Non-Member

Intermediate/Advanced Class
Sundays, 7:30-9:30am
Class runs July 26 through September 20
Registration #22353-72
$88 RecPlex Member / $123 Non-Member

Saturday, June 6 Classes

This Saturday’s classes will meet at the Lake Andrea beach. We are going to use the grassy area there as our “transition” area. Bring all your bike and run gear since we will be doing both. I would also suggest you bring a towel to lay your gear out on.

Last Tri Cycle Class

Just a reminder that the final Tri Cycle class for this session will be Tuesday, June 2. The class will return in the fall.

We start Tuesday evening open water swims in three weeks!