Training Workouts...for 2011 Season
Please meet with us this week.
Join our
Newsgroup for more info about training sessions
**Monday Open Water Swim (MOWS) Start in
Spring 2013
promptly at 6 pm at
Lake Ellis in Wilson, NC or on
Chocowinity
Bay.
Join with us to get some
Open Water Experience for your next
race! We usually swim an out-and-back, which can be 0.5 to 1.4 miles...your choice.
Follow this link to see which swim site.
NOTE:
YOU MUST SIGN this
W A IV E R in ADVANCE of swimming at Lake Ellis...No
Exceptions ! ! ! We
typically alternate weeks between salt and fresh water. Follow the
Newsgroup for carpooling opportunities.
Need
a wetsuit? 55% Team Discounts from
.
Use code C-TRICREDS
Select here to review the
Swim Water SAFETY Requirements
Remember
to bring a bright colored swim cap for visibility. Also, some swimming
experience is required, since no lifeguards are present during the swim.
Contact Bruce Richter at thechromedome@suddenlink.net for details
Tuesday
Bike Ride
6:00 pm at
Eastern Pines Church of Christ [MAP]. If you're
on the newsgroup you'll get plenty of info
about what's going on each week. There's also an
ECVelo ride from
Harris Teeter (Bells Fork) at 5:30 or 6:00....
Offroad Thrills:
want some real excitement?
Check out the girl on the tandem bike at 1:36 in this
offroad thriller.
**Tuesday Time Trial
6:00 pm. ...First Tuesday of
each month in the Summer at
Bradford
Creek Golf Course. What a great way to monitor your
ever-increasing level of cycle fitness. If you're on the newsgroup you'll get plenty of info about what's going on
each week. Same time as the Thursday ride. 2012
Results.
Wednesday Run 6:00 pm.
Elm
St Park or E B
Aycock Middle School
(Redbanks Rd). Nobody likes
doing speed drills by themselves so come out and work on
them as a group! Total around 5 miles, starting with warm-up, then
a series of half mile &/or 1 mile intervals, followed cool down. Just meet at the
Greenway or track. We taper away from speed drills in mid-October and will resume in
the spring. There will also be 800 intervals &/or
a fun 4.2 mile run through low traffic neighborhoods near EB Aycock. [see
route map].
**Thursday Indoor Cycling Night (resumes in
winter 2013)– Bruce Richter’s garage,
Map to 2741 Preston Lane near Simpson, 6
pm. Although a boring workout by yourself, indoor
training as a group can be lots of fun! These 1 hour training
sessions are geared towards giving you a more efficient pedal stroke and a
higher cadence. Bring your own stationary trainer and your bike. Short run
afterwards.
Thursday
Group Ride 6:00 pm. ...
Bicycle Post parking lot, downtown
Greenville (by Chicos
restaurant). 25 mile loop or 32 mile loop options, any speed can
be accommodated. These rides taper out for winter season by mid-October.
Info at http://www.ecvelo.org/
or just show up, ready to ride.
Saturday
Winter Group Ride 9:00 am @ Eastern
Pines Church Distance can vary,
but everyone starts together for a leisurely (no drop)
initial pace and then can break off into rides of 20 - 45 miles. View
the route map.
Sunday morning 10 mile Run
8:00 am. If you'd like to
meet for this great run that meanders in and around the ECU campus, join
us at Green
Springs
Park. You can run all
or any part of the course in the link below ! (until Fall/cooler
weather).
www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=338402
**Weekend Group Rides – Usually there's
a weekend ride from Eastern Pines Water Co or
South Central
High School.
Times and distance vary. If you're on the newsgroup you'll get plenty of info about what's going on
each week. Maps... SouthCentral High ... Eastern
Pines Church ... EPWCo24 ...Stokes to
Chicod 54
Off-Season Training Events
ECU
Swim Meet Schedule: Great way to spend a couple of
hours on a Saturday morning.