From: Debra Monahan [Debra@OTTC.org]
Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 3:40 PM
To: 'Debra Monahan'
Subject: News from the Old Town Tri Club - November 11, 2011
Happy Friday
everyone! I hope this fine November afternoon is finding you well.
OTTC would like to extend a big THANK YOU to all of our veterans! You are
loved and appreciated and we are grateful for your service.
On Today’s Agenda:
1.
Happy
Hour
3.
Beginner
Triathletes
4.
Beginner
Swim Classes
5.
Yay
Team OTTC
6.
Thanksgiving
Races
7.
Hot
Chocolate 5k/15k
8.
Recent
Event Participants
9.
Newest
Members
10. Swim Coach Dominic out till 11/21
11. Aqua Velo Race Report 2011
1.
Happy
Hour – Monday, November 14, 2011
First
things first: There will be an OTTC
Happy Hour on Monday at Columbia Firehouse. **Note the new
location** We are excited to welcome the Neighborhood
Restaurant Group back as a sponsor for 2012. Be sure to visit
their other locations including Buzz, Rustico, Evening Star and Vermillion all
near Old Town. Among other things we will be
raffling off an entry to the Columbia Triathon donated by Tri Columbia.
Come and hear about OTTC happenings and chat with your other triathlon
compadres!
2. Matt Tourville resumes winter spin
classes: Coach Matt has once again resumed
teaching spin classes and he’s got a new home at Spin Cycle, Alexandria’s newest cycling work-out
and training facility. Matt’s next class is being held this Wednesday at
6am. OTTC is currently working on a partnership with Spin Cycle that will
bring additional benefits to our members. We will announce it as soon as
it is finalized.
3. Calling all beginner triathletes
Our pilot
beginner triathlete program is set to start in January. We’re excited to
be able to help you reach your goals and hope you’ll join us for the Kinetic Sprint in May. We will
have a kick off meeting in January but for those that would like to get a jump
start on training we have mentors available for you to chat with. Simply
send me an email, I’ll have you fill out a very short questionnaire and
we’ll get you all set up!
4. Beginner Swim Classes
Coach Dominic is offering a Beginners Swim Class beginning in January at Chinquapin Park Recreation Center, 3210 King St. (2 miles west of Old Town) Details: 12 Sessions, January 9th to February 15, 2012. Monday and Wednesday evenings from 7-8pm. Cost: $99.00 This class is very limited for enrollment and registrants will be taken on a first come, first served basis. Email me if you would like to register.
5. Team Fisher House @ The Marine
Corps Marathon
Wow, Wow
and wow again. OTTC was the TOP fundraising team for Team Fisher
House at the MCM. Our members raised and donated a whopping $18,440.00 to
benefit our injured soldiers and their families. How awesome is
that? Special thanks to the dynamic duo, Christian and Leigh Ann
Schultz – together they raised $15890.00. What an amazing
accomplishment. We will recognize all fund raisers at Monday’s meeting.
6. It’s Turkey Trot Time
Wanna
Turkey Trot? If you happen to be in town on Thanksgiving Day there are
two races in our local area. OTTC is not participating as a group in
either of these but we want to let you know about them so you can be proactive
in the fight against Thanksgiving dinner food comas. Here are the races
in a nutshell: Alexandria Turkey Trot, 5 miles, 10am
start, 4000 participants, $20.00 with no T Shirt * Arlington
Turkey Trot, 3.1 miles, 8am start, 2000 participants, $26.00 T-Shirt
is not guaranteed if you register after November 1.
7. Hot Chocolate 5k/15k @ National
Harbor – December 3, 2011
So far
we’ve got 30 OTTC’ers participating in this race, what fun! The race is
now sold out – if you’re going please RSVP
HERE Volunteer members Lisa Letke and Dawn Idstein are
working on a place for us to gather and meet for brunch afterward. Be on
the lookout for upcoming details.
8. Shout out to recent event
participants!
Congratulations to our members who completed the following events:
Marine
Corps Marathon:
Rae Fischer, Christian Schultz, Leigh Ann Schultz, Heather Myers, Brian
Bushick, Gray Weaver & Jennifer Hetherington
Marine
Corps Marathon 10k:
Marjorie Strayer, Dawn Idstein, Patty Reich, Mindy, Soranno, Tobias Fehlhaber
& Rebekah Stroman
Baltimore Half Marathon: Timothy Recher
Hershey Park Half Marathon: Deb & Darryel (this race
rocked!!! Look for a write up soon!!)
Congrats to Sue Himes who completed the
Army 10 Miler! (sorry I didn’t catch that last month)
(Participants are taken
from MeetUp RSVP’s. Omissions are not intentional – please let me know if
you completed one of these races and I didn’t include you)
9. I’d like to give a warm welcome to
our newest members!
Lisa
McWhirter, Kimberly Moore, Kelly Menozzi, Patty Reich, Silke Taylor & Patty
Munson. Welcome to the family! How soon can you volunteer? J
10. Swim Coach Dominic out until 11/21
Dominic
is out of town until 11/21. Please expect that there will be substitute
coaches at all of Dominic’s swim practices until 11/21.
11. Race Report: 2011 Aqua Velo @ The
ChesapeakeMan Endurance Festival
One of
our members, Margie Auer, completed this Swim/Bike biathlon in September and
was kind enough to do a race report for us. Click Here if you’d like to read about her
experience at this event. We encourage all members to share their
knowledge and write a race report. We will have a designated section on our
website for these in the coming months. THANK YOU Margie!
Debra
Monahan
Administrator
Old
Town Triathlon Club
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