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SPOKES Club Fraser Newsletter – May 2013 SPOKES Club Fraser Newsletter – May 2013 Club Events BOARD OF DIRECTORS Key Upcoming Event – Mark these on your President Wayne Cook calendar! Vice President Bob Rossbach (http://www.fraserbicycle.com/?pid=63) Treasurer Sue Caltrider Secretary / Touring Captain Elaine Frydrych Events Coordinator Laura Grudzien Tour de Ford – September 15, 2013 - Club Fraser Membership Director Patty Logan will be providing course marshals. More Assistant Membership Director Jennifer Madej information in the coming months about Project J Liaison Bonnie Karas Tri Captains Erik Golbiw/Tom Maliszewski/David Zaran volunteering! Mountain Bike Captain Mike Riffe Fraser Bicycle Rep/Sponsor Paul Rogers 6 & 12 Hour Race at Stony Creek Metro Park – May 11, 2013 - Sponsored by Club Fraser! This Contact us at: [email protected] event allows for individual riders and teams so it is great opportunity to try out MTB with friends! GROUP RIDES/TRAININGS THIS MONTH (www.funpromotions.com) Mountain Bike Rides Invasion Events - Come see how the other groups SCHEDULE COMING SOON ‘ride’! This is an opportunity to hang out with club Touring Rides members, check out the other disciplines STARTING IN JUNE (cheering or participating) and enjoy some food Sundays – Macomb Orchard Trail (meet at Stony Boat Launch and beverages! at 7:30AM / Ride starts promptly at 8am) o Mountain Bike – June 8th at Addison Group Swim Oak Park (www.tailwind-racing.com) STARTING IN JUNE Tuesday and Thursday - Heart of the Hills Swim Club from 5:30-6:30am. Fee is 10 sessions for $85. o Triathlon – June 16th - Motor City Tri At Belle Island Fridays - Lake Swims at Lake Voorheis. Time to be (http://www.3disciplines.com) announced. o Touring/Road – July 13th - Helluva Ride Group Run at Chelsea Fairgrounds Tuesday – 2-6 miles (depending on length of warm-up, climbs, and cool-down). Depart from Willits Parking Lot at (http://www.aabts.org/ohr/) 4:00 if warming up and should be back to hill by 4:15-4:30. Join for the entire run OR just pick us up at the bottom of LIFE IS LIKE A TEN SPEED BICYCLE. the hill! Good times. MOST OF US HAVE GEARS WE NEVER USE. Group Ride SCHEDULE COMING SOON ~ Charles M. Schulz Page | 2 Club Fraser - Spokes Triathlon News General Update -While the water is still a bit cold here in Michigan, club members are either finding other types of events or traveling out of state in search of a good time! Club Members have competed in the IMTX 70.3 in Galveston, the Boston Marathon, Fisk Knob TT, Knoxville TN Tri and taken on the Martian Races in Dearborn. Even had 2 members run 100 miles! Team Green Invasion of Motor City Tri: Motor City Triathlon on Belle Isle will be our Triathlon invasion event of 2013. If you've never been to one, it's a great way to connect with other members of the Club both in Triathlon and the other Cycling Disciplines. Even if you're not racing please come down and cheer on your fellow Team Green Members! Look for the final details in the next newsletter Personal Bests, Personal Records and Firsts Upcoming Events - Triathlon Loren Scribner – 1St Half Marathon!! May 11th (Saturday) Willow Duathlon Erik Golbiw – Martian Half Marathon PR May 18th (Saturday) Grosse Isle Duathlon John Lauchlan – Martian Half Marathon PR May 25th (Saturday) – Island Lake (Brighton) Jen Gorski – Martian 5K – 35 Minute PR May 26th (Sunday) Seahorse (Climax)** Podiums/Results June 2nd (Sunday) – Hot Pursuit (Monroe)** Loren Scribner – 1st place AG Rock CF ½ Marathon June 9th (Sunday) – Big Fish Triathlon (Hadley Twp) Well, maybe not exactly a podium but it should be! June 9th (Sunday) – Holly Triathlon (Holly)** Dave Potter and Beth Gilday – Completing the June 16th (Sunday) – Motor City Tri (Belle Island)** Indiana Trail 100! June 30th (Sunday) – Anyone Can Tri (Harrison Twp) LIFE IS LIKE RIDING A BICYCLE. TO KEEP YOUR BALANCE YOU MUST KEEP MOVING. ~ Albert Einstein Page | 3 Club Fraser - Spokes Road/Touring News General Update The warm weather has the Road/Touring Riders looking for reasons to get out and ride! With the season just starting out - a number of club members took on the Willow Time Trail and the Metro Grand Spring Tour. Tech Tip for all Disciplines Upcoming Events – Road/Touring As we are getting into race and riding season and time in the saddle is starting to increase, now is the time May 5th (Sunday) Metro Grand Spring Tour (New when you want to review your on-bike comfort. It is Boston) important to do this now so you have time to test your new position and give your body time to adapt before May 18th (Saturday) Zoo-de-Mack (Boyne to Mackinaw your important events of the season. In addition to City) thinking about your overall bike fit, pay specific attention to the contact points (shoes, saddles and June 15th (Saturday) Tour de Cure (Brighton) aerobars). If you need to make any changes, try to only change one thing at a time so you can see if it July 13th (Saturday) One Helluva Ride (Chelsea) makes you more or less comfortable. July 28th (Sunday) WAM 50 (Brooklyn) August 25th (Sunday) Peach of a Ride (Memphis) TOLERATION IS THE GREATEST GIFT OF THE MIND; IT REQUIRES THE SAME EFFORT OF THE BRAIN THAT IT TAKES TO BALANCE ONESELF ON A BICYCLE. ~ Helen Keller Page | 4 Club Fraser - Spokes Mountain Bike News The race season got off a cold start at Barry Roubaix in March. Cold and snow made for a difficult race but Team Green was well represented with about 7 riders beating the cold to complete the race! (And even the ladies getting involved (You go Ann and Diane!). Race day for the Yankee Springs Time Trial was a lot better even though snow was falling the day prior! It was the first outing for the Moore’s new Motorhome (to keep the MTB Teams fleet growing) with a number of club members camping together the night before. Now all eyes turn the 6 & 12 Hour Race at Stony Creek Metropark sponsored by Club Fraser! (May 11th). This is an all day event (12 hour race starts at 8am with the 6 hour race starting at 2pm – both end at 8pm). If you are interested in mountain bike racing, this is a great opportunity to get together at team (can have up to 4 riders) and rides a loop or two at Stony and maybe even gets a prize or two! Otherwise if you are in the area, stop by the Mountain Bike Trails/West Branch at Parking Area ‘C’ and look for the Club Fraser compound! Personal Bests, Personal Records and Firsts Upcoming Events Curtis Prohaska – Yankee Spring Time Trial – 9 minutes faster than 2012! May 11th – 6 and 12 Hour of Stony Mike Remsburg – First MTB race in Club Fraser Green! May 25th – Stony Marathon (MTB Race) And he did a great lap at Yankee Springs! May 25th – Hansen 100 Podiums/Results June 8th – Addison Oaks MTB Yankee Spring Time Trial rd Curtis Prohaska – 3 (Expert Men 30-39) June 15th – Lumberjack 100 nd Matt Gorski – 2 (Sport Men Clydesdale) Fort Custer Stampede Chris Goddard – 4th (Expert Men 40-49) GREAT JOB! LIFE IS LIKE RIDING A BICYCLE. TO KEEP YOUR BALANCE YOU MUST KEEP MOVING. ~ Albert Einstein Page | 5 Club Fraser - Spokes May Calendar of Events and Upcoming Volunteer Needs . Calendar of Events Week of Events/Activities May 6-12 May 11th – 6 & 12 Hours of Stony Creek (Shelby Township)(MTB) May 11th – Willow Duathlon (Triathlon) May 13-19 May18th – Grosse Isle Duathlon (Triathlon) May 19th -Zoo-de-Mack (Boyne to Mackinaw City) (Road/Touring) May 20-26 May 25th– Island Lake (Brighton) (Triathlon) May 26th Seahorse (Climax) (Triathlon) May 25th – Stony Marathon (Shelby Township) (MTB) th May 25 – Hansen 100 (Grayling) (MTB) Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities – Get Involved! Opportunities Description/Details Club Fraser Scholarship We are in the process of putting together a Committee to help review scholarship Committee applications and interview candidates to provide recommendations for awarding the first Annual Club Fraser scholarship. If you are interested, contact us at ‘[email protected]”. Mentorship Program We are in the process of formalizing a mentorship program to share our collective (Triathlon) knowledge and help our fellow Club Members. We are still working through the details on how this will be organized, but if you would like to be involved please contact one of the Tri-Captains. Tour De Ford For this Sept. 15th ride, Club Fraser will be providing resources to help with Course Marshalling and other Start/Finish activities. Mark this on your calendar! More information to come! TOLERATION IS THE GREATEST GIFT OF THE MIND; IT REQUIRES THE SAME EFFORT OF THE BRAIN THAT IT TAKES TO BALANCE ONESELF ON A BICYCLE. ~ Helen Keller .
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