Welcome to the UofA Triathlon Club Annual General Meeting

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Welcome to theUofA Triathlon ClubAnnual General
Meeting
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Who We Are
President Erin Crocker Vice President Becky
Watchorn Treasurer James Montgomery Secretary
Dan Miller Head Coach Katie Hegan Bike Coaches
Jeanine Hoffart Christie Dewar
Andy Wensel Swim Coaches Stacy Wall
Jill Dewar Simmon Hofstetter Run
Coaches Katie Hegan Matt
Mazurek Social Convenor Graham Lettner
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Sign-up for the Mailing List!

• Go to Tri Club website www.ualberta.ca/tri
• Click Mailing List
• Fill in name and email address (ignore password)

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Club Benefits

• Clothing Discounts
• Jerseys
• Shorts
• Water bottles
• Socks
• River Valley Cycle
• 10 off _at_ Tech Shop
• Trainers 20/semester
• (100 deposit)
• See website for more info
• www.ualberta.ca/tri

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Where is everything?
Van Vliet
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East Pool Across from the equipment desk
Women enter from locker room Men enter from hall
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Revving RoomBottom Floor of Van Vliet (hall to
arena)
Revving room
Down hall
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Training Schedule
- Explanation of the Build/Down Cycle
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SWIMMING

• 3 Groups
• Beginner
• For those who have limited swimming background
• or want to ease back into it
• More time will be spent on technique and drills
• Intermediate
• For those who have some swimming background
• More time will be spent on speed, distance and
  technique
• Advanced
• For those who have swam in clubs before or are
  comfortable in group lane swims
• More time spent on speed, distance and technique

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SwimmingWhat to Bring?

• Goggles
• Bathing Suit
• Waterbottle
• Swim Cap
• Towel
• Shorts/t-shirt for core workout (optional)
• Pool sandals
• lane etiquette

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REVVING

• All workouts done on stationary bikes
• Bike or Run first
• It will be busy for the first few weeks so be
  prepared that you might not get in the first
  biking group (May even have 3 groups for a bit!)
• Arrive early

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RUNNING

• Done either before or after rev
• We run outside up to -20C
• Dress for the weather
• (whatever you have is fine. sweatpants work
  nicely for cold days)
• Variable routes around the University
• Choose a pace group
• NOBODY GETS LEFT BEHIND!

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What to Bring to Rev/Run

• Small towel
• Water bottle
• Change of clothes and layers depending on
  weather
• Snack or sport drink when practices become more
  intense
• Matching polyester jogging suit.

Gross!!
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General Tidbits

• Dont come to practice on an empty stomach!
  Have a piece of fruit or a granola bar. Stay away
  from anything high protein/fat/simple sugar until
  after the workout
• Label your waterbottle
• Listen to your body! This is not a contest!
• No question is a stupid question. The coaches
  are here to help.
• COME TO THE SOCIAL EVENTS! This club is as much
  about meeting people and having a good time as it
  is about sport and fitness. Throw yourself in
  there!
• (Whats a transition!)

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SOCIAL EVENTS
Opening Night Wed, 5 September Head up to RATT
after tonights General Meeting and meet some of
your 100 new training partners! Tri-Club
BBQ Sat, 15 September The Tri-Club hosts an
autumn BBQ down in Hawrelak park. Burgers, hot
dogs and drinks will all be there, so bring
yourself, a friend and/or a significant other,
and a dish to share. And dont forget frisbees,
footballs and the like for some post-BBQ
action. Turkey Trot Sat, 22 September The Turkey
Trot is a 4K run/walk or 8K run hosted every year
through Campus-Rec. 10 gets you a race, a
t-shirt, post-race snacks and a shot at winning a
turkey. Afterwards the Tri-Club will head to
somewhere local for a post-race brunch. Tuffest
Three Sun, 14th October Put on by Campus-Rec,
this race is a run-bike-run team event at
Hawrelak park. Grab three other tri-clubbers and
register earlythere are only 32 spots. You can
find more info on the Tri-Clubs website, and at
the main Campus-Rec website.
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SOCIAL EVENTS
Tri-Club Slide-Run-Slide Sat, 3-7 pm, 3
November Not a bona fide triathlon, but it goes a
bit like this slide down, run up, slide down
again, repeat. The tickets will be big-time cheap
(maybe even free!) and well meet on campus
before heading over to West-Ed Mall. After-Pract
ice Social 4 October, and 1 November After the
first Thursday practice of each month the
Tri-Club is off to RATT, or another fine (and
nearby) drinking establishment, for a little Club
bonding. Eats, as always, are on the club.
Drinks, to be fair, are at your
discretion. Tri-Club Christmas Party Sat, 8
December One final to-do before the Club breaks
for the holiday season. Hosted by one intrepid
Tri-Clubber (TBD), the Club will get together for
a potluck and gift exchange. Whip up your
favourite dish, purchase a gift for less than
10, and come and take a Yuletide study break.
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And a heads-up
Cross Country Races September - October _at_ 545
pm Run by Frank McNamara, a series of
cross-country races are hosted all across the
city every Wednesday night for the first two
months of the fall. The schedule of all the races
is included along with this schedule. Tri-Club
Ski/Snowboarding Trip Fri-Sun, 25-27 January At
the fabulous Kimberley Apline Resort get away for
a weekend and hit the slopes. Two Tri-Clubbers,
Jeanine Hoffart and Katie Hegan are organizing,
so contact them for more details. The cost will
come in around 260 per person.