Wednesday, December 23, 2009
MTB Duathlon
the central valley's first Mountain Bike Duathlon is going to be hosted by Tri-This! Inc. on February 21st at Hensley Lake. There will be beginner (1 mile run, 6 mile MTB, 1 mile run) and advanced (2 mile run, 18 mile MTB, 2 mile run) courses and both will be low-cost. I filled out some of the USA Triathlon sanctioning paperwork today and talked to other event directors to make sure we all work together to make all of our events successes! (Valentines day run on the 13th and MTB race on march 7th)
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Almost end of the year!
The end of the year report is languishing because I moved into a house december 4th! The past week I've had no internet at home but now am BACK!
Last tuesday night four students and I rode the 4 miles in the dark and cold (33 degrees) to Fresno State from my new house to go to swim practice for an hour, then rode back! we lost feeling in our hands but it was a lot of fun! This coming tuesday we will do a similar thing except go further and faster at night! (ride to woodward park probably, do some sprint drills up there, and head home.)
We are also in contact with several uniform suppliers (mainly oomphsports.com who donated a bunch of tri tops and shorts a couple of years ago that have been the tri-gear glue that holds our team together:
http://picasaweb.google.com/trithisfresno/Night
We need to raise about $100 per kid, and not quite sure how to do that obviously! that's a ton of money for these kids, but I believe that making them pay for the uniforms is a good way also of ensuring their investment - they will keep the uniforms unless they drop out of the team, in which case I will take them back. we'll order some extra shorts probably/keep them pretty generic so it's easy to re-order.
My half ironman training is taking a break because I'm sick again; so I've been lifting weights...
Last tuesday night four students and I rode the 4 miles in the dark and cold (33 degrees) to Fresno State from my new house to go to swim practice for an hour, then rode back! we lost feeling in our hands but it was a lot of fun! This coming tuesday we will do a similar thing except go further and faster at night! (ride to woodward park probably, do some sprint drills up there, and head home.)
We are also in contact with several uniform suppliers (mainly oomphsports.com who donated a bunch of tri tops and shorts a couple of years ago that have been the tri-gear glue that holds our team together:
http://picasaweb.google.com/trithisfresno/Night
We need to raise about $100 per kid, and not quite sure how to do that obviously! that's a ton of money for these kids, but I believe that making them pay for the uniforms is a good way also of ensuring their investment - they will keep the uniforms unless they drop out of the team, in which case I will take them back. we'll order some extra shorts probably/keep them pretty generic so it's easy to re-order.
My half ironman training is taking a break because I'm sick again; so I've been lifting weights...
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
opportunities
With the Marathon and the fiscal 2009 behind us (yikes, first tax season for Tri-This! coming up!), minds are turning towards 2010 for Tri-This!
I have sent some emails out about the Kids Tri Camp and ways to get more kids - and volunteers - involved. Also, this week I have been able to get five kids so far fitted with brand or mostly-new shoes! Thank you Sierra Running Company for setting this up!
Tonight (Thursday) I'm going running with some students (after some Algebra II meetings after sixth period) at 4pm then swimming with the Fresno State Triathlon team at 6pm. Last night to get ready I went to the gym and did some weights then some light swimming. Wow, now I remember what people experience when they first start swimming! I hadn't swam much at all since the Shaver Lake Triathlon in September so felt very uncoordinated and 'ugly' in the water! Still managed to churn out a 1:05 100 yard freestyle though, but was sprinting and really tired afterwards!
Ahh, post-season! It's fun to reconnect with experienced kids that I haven't talked to in a while (Gabe, Vanessa, Betzaida, Benny, Lindsey, Sovann) and new ones that are just starting to get involved in this triathlon craziness (Jadiel, Adrian, James, Josh, Marcos)! Pictures will probably follow tomorrow at the picasaweb address: (Pictures)
-brandon
I have sent some emails out about the Kids Tri Camp and ways to get more kids - and volunteers - involved. Also, this week I have been able to get five kids so far fitted with brand or mostly-new shoes! Thank you Sierra Running Company for setting this up!
Tonight (Thursday) I'm going running with some students (after some Algebra II meetings after sixth period) at 4pm then swimming with the Fresno State Triathlon team at 6pm. Last night to get ready I went to the gym and did some weights then some light swimming. Wow, now I remember what people experience when they first start swimming! I hadn't swam much at all since the Shaver Lake Triathlon in September so felt very uncoordinated and 'ugly' in the water! Still managed to churn out a 1:05 100 yard freestyle though, but was sprinting and really tired afterwards!
Ahh, post-season! It's fun to reconnect with experienced kids that I haven't talked to in a while (Gabe, Vanessa, Betzaida, Benny, Lindsey, Sovann) and new ones that are just starting to get involved in this triathlon craziness (Jadiel, Adrian, James, Josh, Marcos)! Pictures will probably follow tomorrow at the picasaweb address: (Pictures)
-brandon
Friday, November 6, 2009
Hope
Recently, there's been a lot of bad news.
- a 14 year old boy from Mendota molested then drowned a 4 year old neighbor boy and put the body in the dryer afterwards.
- the killing rampage on servicemen in Fort Hood, Texas
- rising apathy towards sex and life and death
and for myself, walking around the campus of mclane this morning on my prep, with the sun shining, I just had one thought:
We are here to provide hope. We are here to love people not because of what they do, but despite what they do. Being a coach and teacher who pretty much spends all of my waking hours with kids and communicating about kids after school, it's easy for me to get wrapped up in setting my worth with 'how' the students are doing. To tie my performance to theirs.
It is important how they do, but that's not the point! :-) For myself at least, I was reminded to keep trying and not to give up on kids no matter how many times they 'let me down' because it's not about me! For many kids, that 'third time' was the time that stuck, and now they're succeeding.
Have a great, restful weekend!
- a 14 year old boy from Mendota molested then drowned a 4 year old neighbor boy and put the body in the dryer afterwards.
- the killing rampage on servicemen in Fort Hood, Texas
- rising apathy towards sex and life and death
and for myself, walking around the campus of mclane this morning on my prep, with the sun shining, I just had one thought:
We are here to provide hope. We are here to love people not because of what they do, but despite what they do. Being a coach and teacher who pretty much spends all of my waking hours with kids and communicating about kids after school, it's easy for me to get wrapped up in setting my worth with 'how' the students are doing. To tie my performance to theirs.
It is important how they do, but that's not the point! :-) For myself at least, I was reminded to keep trying and not to give up on kids no matter how many times they 'let me down' because it's not about me! For many kids, that 'third time' was the time that stuck, and now they're succeeding.
Have a great, restful weekend!
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