From: Debra Monahan [Debra@OTTC.org]
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 12:38 PM
To: 'Debra Monahan'
Subject: News from the Old Town Tri Club - October 12, 2011
Happy Wednesday
everyone! I hope this fine October afternoon is finding you well.
On Today’s Agenda:
1. Happy Hour
3. Team Fisher House @ The Marine Corps Marathon Weekend
5. Swim Clinics
6. Rock N’ Roll Marathon & Half in DC
8. New Members
9. New Website
Happy
Hour – Wednesday, October 19, 2011
First
things first: There will be an OTTC Happy Hour next
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at King Street Blues. Due to scheduling
conflicts we weren’t going to be able to host a happy hour in October.
Plans have changed and we hope to see you next week! We anticipate adding
2-3 other Old Town/Del Ray restaurant partners for 2012 to add variety to our
meeting locations. Please email me if you can volunteer some time to work
on restaurant sponsors for 2012. Mark your calendar for November 14 for our
next Happy Hour.
Our beginner
triathlete program is set to start in January and it’s gaining momentum.
Some participants are already getting a jump on things and have started
training. If you are willing to be a mentor, guide, sounding board,
advice giver etc. to another member (beginner-advanced) please step up and let
me know who you are! (For those that raised their hand at the meeting in
July I do have your names and will connect with you shortly) We are
looking for mentors at every skill level.
OTTC
member Marjorie Strayer has offered to match each member’s contribution up to
$100.00. Both the Marathon and 10k are sold out but there is still time
to raise money for a very worthy cause. You can check out the
instructions on our MeetUp
site and email Marjorie
with additional questions.
Hot
Chocolate 5k/15k @ National Harbor – December 3, 2011
When we
had our general meeting in July members were quite vocal about their enthusiasm
for this event. Hmmm, is it the swag? Yes, they have a pretty cool
swag bag jacket for each finisher. This has the potential to be a really
fun day. The National Harbor will be all decked out for Christmas and I
was thinking we could plan a group lunch after the run to bask in some holiday
cheer. I’d like to get some feedback on the idea of a group lunch so
please email me with your thoughts/ideas. RSVP HERE for the Hot
Chocolate 5k/15k
·
OTTC
Swim Coach, Dominic Latella, has added swim sessions on Tuesday and Thursday at 8pm
at George Washington Recreation Center. The rec center is located
approximately 6.5 miles south of Old Town off of Route 1.
·
For
the early risers Dominic offers sessions 4 mornings a week, Monday through Thursday at
6:30am at the Audrey Moore Recreation Center. The rec center is
located approximately 11 miles west of Old Town.
· For Beginners: 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.
Discount
Deadline October 31, 2011: Rock N’ Roll Marathon and Half Marathon –
March 17, 2012
The
Rock N’ Roll series has taken over management of the “National Marathon and
13.1” Personally I’ve participated in about 10 Rock N’ Roll events and I
love how they do things. From the entertainment to the organization they
know how to put on a great event! Sign up by 10/31 and receive
a $15.00 savings off of the marathon or half marathon. (I’ve also heard
that if you sign up at the Marine Corps Marathon expo you will receive an
$18.00 savings)
Shout out to recent event participants!
October
has been a very busy month for our members and I wanted to give a shout out to
our members who completed the following events:
Pocono Mountain 70.3: Brian Bushick, Heather Myers,
Christian Schultz & Leigh Ann Schultz
Giant
Acorn International:
Matt Pellerito, Bering Tsang, Jenny Lagerquist & Marjorie Auer
Giant
Acorn Sprint:
Dawn Idstein & Mark Hayes
Army
Ten Miler:
Katherine Hayes, Mark Hayes, Steve Coren, Rae, Marjorie Strayer, Kari Szewczyk,
Darryel & Me J
(Omissions are not
intentional – please let me know if you completed one of these races and I
didn’t include you)
I’d
like to give a
warm welcome to our newest members!
Jenny
Lagerquist, David Calico, Kay Hallenbeck, Jennifer Hetherington, Steve Coren,
LaDawn Fronapel, Kimberly McCarty, Margie Auer & John Womack. Welcome
to the family! How soon can you volunteer? J
We
are working on a new website that we hope to have online by the end of the
year. We will be integrating a calendar and forums that will end the need
for our members to continue to switch back and forth between MeetUp and
OTTC.org. If you are interesting in volunteering some time to review and
test the new website over the coming months please let me know. Oh – and
if you happen to be proficient in Wordpress.org we need you!
Debra
Monahan
Administrator
Old
Town Triathlon Club
Owner
of OTTC Sponsor - www.ShopLaMuse.com
Use
coupon code 'OT10' for 10% off.
703.473.3165
Debra Monahan
Administrator
Old Town Triathlon Club
Owner of OTTC Sponsor - www.ShopLaMuse.com
Use coupon code 'OT10' for 10% off.
703.473.3165