TEAM RIDE
Sunday, May 11, 10am, 3 hour group ride. That means we'll meet up at the top of hills and at stop signs. We'll be giving points for hills, sprints and puking! Meet at 29th and Amazon by the dog park. Open to anyone interested in riding with us tri folks and having some fun.

2XU Order is in!

Pick it up at the shop. If you're interested in getting it screen printed (and how could you not be?) contact Gina(ginadhom@earthlink.net). She has a killer deal with Gerda Shirts(gerdashirts@comcast.net) here in Eugene. They do fast, excellent work.

Details are:
It will be a two color design. We all got different color jersey's so the screening will be different colors:
black top: white and green print
white top: black and green print
blue top: white and green print

while it won't and can't be as nice as a factory produced print it is very reasonable.

COST per person per top:
if one person does this (ME!) - $18
if 2 people: $12.50
if 3 people: $10.50
if 4 people: $9.25
if 5 people: $8.60
if 6 people: $8.20
if 7 people: $8.00

GO TEAM LIFECYCLE! Gina:)

2xu Triathlon Suits

Listed below is the 2008 suit collection for 2xu. Once you send me an email about what suit you are interested in, I'll send you the price list for each item. Also, we'll be silk-screening so the cost will rise a few more dollars. You may pick any suit you’d like, but please keep in mind the suit color. Since we’ll be having a Life Cycle logo silk-screened on the jersey, let’s stick with Black, Silver, White, Light Blue, or Dark Blue (color availability varies for each specific style). For more information regarding the technology behind each suit, colors available, and for deciding which suit would work best for your race needs, check out their website: www.2xu.com/triathlon

Unfortunately I won't be able to put together a fit kit, but once you what you'd like, email me at ewegsche@gmail.com. As soon as I hear from everyone, I'll place the order.

One Piece Suits:
• Kona Fusion
• Super Elite Endurance
• Super Elite
• Elite
• Endurance

Tops:
• Elite
• Comp
• 3 Pocket

Shorts:
• Elite
• Comp with Pockets
• Comp

The Next Tri-Stud! Scott!

Hey all you Tri-Studs and Studettes! Here we are in late JANUARY already! Geesh! Time flies huh? I know that I'm about 4 weeks into my base training for the '08 season and things are truckin along slowly but surely. Hope all of your training is going well and I look forward to some group workouts/rides in the very near future!

On another note! Our first "official" meeting of 2008 is scheduled for Thursday, February 7th at 5:30 pm at LifeCycle! This will be our first opportunity to meet one another and share our overall vision of what we'd like this club to become! We'll also be collecting club dues for the '08 season so that you can take advantage of the OUTSTANDING benefits that the shop has to offer club members!

In addition, Steve Laurie, Excercise Physiologist will be joining us and giving an in-depth lecture about lactate threshold and VO2Max testing, what the benefits are, and ultimately how it pays off to train within the proper zones in endurance sports! It's going to be an amazing evening and I sincerely hope that you all can make it!

NOW! Onto our next featured "Tri-Stud"... Scott Downey!

1) When/Where were you born?

Madison Park Hospital, Brooklyn, New York 1959

2) Age? 48

3) Marital Status? Unmarried

4) Kids? Dogs? Cats? Rats?

No... none of those... but my brothers and I had a squirrel monkey when we were kids.

5) Profession?

Buy/move/fix/rent/and sell houses. Find me a house and I will give you $800... for real!

6) Favorite food/meal?

Bin #5056 at Capella Market/Carob Malted Balls... and ummm potato chips!

7) Favorite toothpaste? Jason Power Smile

8) Favorite color?

Any color that's metal flake... like a 60's drum kit.

9) Favorite quote?

I have a few... "Discipline is freedom.", "Slowly slowly catch a monkey.", "The law is no excuse for ignorance.", and one most of you can probably relate to, "Excercise, the more I get the more I want."

10) Favorite book?

Right now I'm reading, "The Four Hour Work Week", and "The Triathlete's Guide to Mental Training", and I just finished Scott Tinley's, "Racing the Sunset"... !CAUTION!... after reading this book I felt like quitting all competitive sports!

11) Favorite movie?

"Shaw Shank Redemption"... "Dog Town Z-boyz" and just about any documentary. I like stupid movies too... like, "Super Bad" and Deuce Bigalo American Gigolo"... dumb stuff like that.

12) What draws you to endurance sports?

The skin. This is the sexiest sport in the world. Oh... and of course all the trivial stuff like having something to identify self with, goals, something to live for and focus on... ya know... stuff like that.

13) Years cycling/running/swimming?

Really, the only bike experience I have is, (besides riding a sting ray with a sissy bar and banana seat as a kid), I biked across the country in 1983 with a friend, East to West, camping every night. Swimming... my dad taught me as a kid. Right now Gina's clueing me in with some coaching. THANKS GINA! And running... about 5 years.

14) Other interests outside of endurance sports?

I love surfing and I'm working on breaking the worlds record for the oldest person to ever live.

15) Short/Long-term fitness/competition goals?

Short term goals right now would be , show up, stick to the plan and have a good time! I'll be doing local Olympic distance races throughout the season, like Blue Lake, Pacific Crest, Deschutes Dash, and Portland (Downtown) but my "A" races will be Lake Stephens 70.3 in July and USAT Age Group Nationals in Sept. For long term goals I want to compete in a 70.3 that will qualify me for Kona. (Yeah right). I figured I would like Kona to be my first full iron, just in case I don't like the longer distance and decide to never do another one... I can at least say I did an Ironman!

16) Favorite piece of gear?

Compression socks

17) Favorite workout?

28 mile bike/4 mile brick on Lorane Hwy on a really sweltering hot day.

18) What's your vision for the tri-club?

Really cool race outfits, friends to connect with for training and travelling and hangin out. Seeing that I live right on Lorane Hwy, I would love to do some long early morning team rides then do a big breakfast at my house!

19) Secret little-known talent?

I can whistle with any combination of any finger on any hand. I just about got the one finger whistle.

THANKS SCOTT! I'm REALLY looking forward to that long ride and breakfast at your cool pad!

Breathe....

Tri-Stud Profile: DAN!!!

Hey everyone! Things are moving a bit slow due to the holidays but a lot of us have entered into our first couple of weeks of base training for our '08 season! You know what THAT means... LOTS of BORING low-intesity mileage! YUCK! Just remember... your patience now will pay HUGE dividends heading into race season... so stick with it!

On another note... you might have noticed that there hasn't been a lot of team activity... don't sweat it... things will ramp up as we get closer to Spring. In the meantime I'll continue to post athlete profiles AND if you have anything that you want to post about... lemme know!

Finally... here's another team-mate that we should all get to know a bit better: Dan Schmitt! Thanks for taking the time to fill out the profile Dan! I for one am looking forward to getting some training in with you!

1) When/Where were you born?

I was born in Seattle Washington, November 29, 1973.

2) Age? 34

3) Marital Status?

Divorced, currently dating the “shop girl”

4) Kids? Dogs? Cats? Rats?

Two crazy high energy dogs. Anyone looking to adopt two cute dogs?

5) Profession? Potter, adjunct professor at UO, and swim coach

6) Favorite food/meal? Sushi

7) Favorite toothpaste? Crest regular with cavity protection

8) Favorite color? Pretty much anything earth toned

9) Favorite quote? “All things in moderation including moderation”

10) Favorite book?

Hmm, that’s a tough one. A couple recent favorites have been the Harry Potter series, The God Part of the Brain, Blink, and Stumbling on Happiness.

11) Favorite movie?

Another tough one. Probably Dead Poet’s Society, the Squid and the Whale, most Wes Anderson films, and Amelie.

12) What draws you to endurance sports?

I enjoy the training and it is something I have been fairly successful at.

13) Years cycling/running/swimming?

Cycling 3, running 3, swimming 7.5

14) Other interests outside of endurance sports?

My main interests outside of endurance sports is my artwork and renovating my house.

15) Short-term/Long-term fitness/competition goals?

My main short-term goal for this year is to work on my running and staying injury free as much as possible. My long-term goal is to keep endurance sports and physical activity a part of my life whether I’m competing or not.

16) Favorite piece of gear? What I don’t own yet

17) Favorite work-out?

Swim Dorena Lake, have breakfast in Cottage Grove, and bike home. My other favorite is biking down the backside of Briggs Hill.

18) What’s your vision for the tri-team?

To develop an established team and have fun training together.

18) Secret little-known talent…

I can cook some pretty awesome crepes!

THANKS Dan! Next time the team gets together... we'll ALL expect to be sampling some of your mad crepes!