Hello all,

With race season well under way and 70.3 this weekend, I thought it would be a great time to do an open water swim. This Thursday, July 28, instead of the regular swim run workout, there will be an open water swim session available to the first 20 people to respond to grantburwash@gmail.com.

Tushar has graciously offered to open up Lake Bonavista for us to use. We will meet at 6:30pm Thursday night (May 28th) at the address below. Wetsuits will be required and I will be in the water with you to provide feedback, support and a little push. Hope to see you there and all the best to those of you racing this weekend.

Grant
Here is the address -


757 Lake Bonavista Dr SE, Calgary, AB T2J0N2


The link below can provide directions -

http://www.canpages.ca/page/AB/calgary/lake-bonavista-home-owners-association-ltd/1758146.html#mapdirections
The general direction - From Anderson Road East take Acadia South. On the first set of lights, you will see Esso gas station on the right. There is small shopping center behind it and lake entrance is behind the shopping center.

VOLUNTEER FOR IRONMAN 70.3 CALGARY - July 31, 2011

If you are not participating in this years Ironman 70.3 Calgary, maybe consider volunteering.

IRONMAN 70.3 CALGARY has an URGENT need for volunteers particularly for the following events:
- Canoeists or Kayakers for the Swim
- Marshals for the bike course

If you are interested in getting involved and volunteering for IRONMAN 70.3 CALGARY, please email the following people today:

Scott Allan - sallan@swagelok.com
Cheryl Lowery - cheryl@tricalgary.com

www.ironmancalgary.com/volunteers.htm

70.3 Training Ride

Hi everyone, hope you all had a great long weekend and are now sporting great tans.

I will be riding most of the Calgary 70.3 race course this Saturday starting at 8am. I plan on leaving the parking area no later than 8:15am to beat some of the traffic and for everyone to get back at a reasonable time.

Meet at Westhills shopping complex behind Second Cup and in front of Indigo bookstore.

Route will start off as the reverse of the course which will provide you a different perspective of the ride. Once we get to Grand Valley Road we will now be riding the course in the correct direction and heading back to to our start point in Calgary. This would be a great opportunity for Club members to ride the hardest portion of the race route at their planned race pace as well as dial in hydration and nutrition plans.

Last year when we rode this route it was roughly 135km.

Please ensure you have enough spare tubes, water/fluids, food and money on board to be self sufficent if you find yourself dropped. We will make a stop or two in Cochrane to re-fuel as needed.

The intention is NOT to hammer or drop anyone however it is my experience in group rides that this is inevitable. Please be prepared and ready. Also make sure your bikes are in good working condition.

Please rsvp to me by Thursday July 7th at 6pm so I know you are coming and won't be riding alone. I can then make alternative arrangements if no one is interested.

Thanks and hope to see Club members come out!

Jack

jvandyk@talismancentre.com