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Welcome to the club! If you are interested, we have a small Sunday running group on Facebook and we periodically run from Pierce Mill. We will be running Rock Creek Park this weekend if you get this in time!
Haven’t seen anyone posting yet on bikearlingtonforum.com but usually some folks doing Freezing Saddles will do some laps on New Year’s Eve
We’ll be meeting at Union Pub across the street from Union Station at 6:15 PM. Hope to see both of you there!
Hi Quentin, yes it was just posted that will be on Wed, Dec 14th. Kelly is checking whether we can go back to the Union Station Shake Shack as they had reduced their hours during the pandemic. We might have to run faster!
I would like to nominate myself, David Jiang, for another term on the DC Tri Club Board. I’ve been a member of the club since 2014 when I did NTP and was hooked. I have been on the board the past 4 years helping out with communications as well as being one of the co-leads of the winter running group. The club has been such a welcoming community when I first started and I would love to continue to give back. I would also encourage anyone interested to join–it’s a great way to become more involved with the club!
I didn’t realize that our website is blocked outside of the US and wasn’t able to submit some nominations. Fortunately everyone that I wanted to nominate has been listed!
For the Spirit of DC Tri, I second Juene Radar. She is always cheering on others, particularly NTP’ers, and encouraging folks to get more involved with the club. She also brought and setup all the club gear for Eagleman which was supposed to be her 2nd half, was all checked in, but then came down with COVID and had to withdrawal which was pretty heartbreaking. Despite the setback she came back to do some other half’s later in the year.
For club member of the year, I second Jules Bilowich who helped out a ton with training including being the camp lead for both camping weekends, organizing lots of activities including a brewery ride and a swim that later became a picnic/bricknic (those darn jellyfish), and being one of the co-leads of the Hains Point and Georgetown ride.
Also Kelly Lefler without which the training camps wouldn’t be possible. She drove to both training camps the morning of including a 3 hour drive to Deep Creek Lake since we didn’t have a SAG. It was a good thing since we ended up with 2 people having mechanical problems!
For Most Improved, Verna. As Bryan mentioned, she hasn’t been able to do a triathlon since her stroke. Despite that she has found a way to still be involved through volunteering and cheering on DC Tri folks at races. She volunteered at most of the featured races including Diamond in the Rough, Luray, Ironman Maryland, and Waterman’s.
For Rookie of the year, Mijal for spearheading the Hains Point rides and a B group for the Sat ride.
Welcome Danny! Don’t think we have a happy hour this month but if you are looking for a shallow race, you could look into Ft Ritchie and Rock Hall/Waterman’s. At Rock Hall/Waterman’s there’s a sand bar in the middle.
If it’s any consideration, I think the swim is nicer at Luray as I remember Fort Ritchie having some shallow spots and grass. On the other hand, the run seemed less hilly at Fort Ritchie.
Hi Susan, I’ve only ridden the Ft Ritchie sprint course but from what I can tell the olympic is very similar: a short but steep climb in the beginning, then a long descent, then a long climb on the same road towards the end. Elevation wise it seems roughly the same as Luray so it might depend on whether you like rolling hills or a long climb like Ft Ritchie.
Yes the Centennial Tri which I think has the same bike course as the old Columbia Tri (not the new Columbia Association Tri). We used to do the bike loop for the spring Bricknic when they were in Columbia.
Hi Susan, I would say the Luray bike course is rolling. Some people consider it hilly but I didn’t think it was too bad, less hilly than Columbia Tri if you are familiar with that one. There is a hill at the start and finish but in between there’s a nice descent and then a false flat/gradual climb to go back up and do it again. The only steep hill that I remember is the last one before the finish. We have the bike course here in the club library if you’d like to check it out.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34435020
The run felt more rolling to me than the bike and also got a bit hot with the lack of shade on the backside. Otherwise it’s a pretty course!
I hear Culpepper is rolling too but don’t know how it compares.
Oh no, sorry to hear! Try emailing gear@dctriclub.org. With NTP starting later this year, I think a lot of them weren’t able to get a club kit so maybe there is enough interest for a fall order.
Welcome Lucie! For open water swim practice, you could try checking out the Wave One weekly swims. Dennis the organizer and quite a few of the swimmers there are experienced in swimming in cold water and can probably give you tips. A tip that I recently learned with swimming in cold water is to put on 2 swim caps!
Hi Heather, did you mean a pannier or a saddle bag? If it’s pannier for commuting or bike packing and you would like something waterproof, you could look into Ortlieb or Banjo Brothers (not as pricey as Ortlieb). If it’s a small saddle bag for a spare tube and tools, you could look into Topeak Aero Wedge.
