Hi everyone.
We are discontinuing the Friday night rides for now. Seems as though everyone has a lot going on and Jenny and I have decided that we need to do a little longer training on Friday nights with Ironman getting ever so closer.
Thanks to everyone who has come over and rode with us this summer. We will do these again next year for sure.
Hope everyone is well and the training is going good. Keep at it.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Get Ready To Pedal For Paws!
Get your paws ready to pedal for a good cause! Registrations are now being accepted for the eighth annual Pedal for Paws bicycle event to benefit the Green County Humane Society.
The event will be July 11. Check-in and registration will be open from 7 to 10 a.m. at the New Glarus Railroad Depot, 418 Railroad St., New Glarus, WI.
P4P is back, and better than ever! There are several routes to pick from; including a 12, 15, and 2 routes that are approximately 35 miles long. I've seen all of the routes, and highly recommend the western 35 miler. While there certainly are hills, there are many sweeping descents with plenty of curves with smooth pavement. For those looking for the miles, hit the road on another route after. But you really have to see this route, because it is FUN! Jeff, (who many of you met riding to Iowa) has spend many hours checking and piecing this route together.
"After Ride Party" will be held at Toffler's 200 5th Ave New Glarus, Tofflers has partnered with the Green County Humane Society to donate a % the dollar amount off meals served on July 11th. Plus New Glarus Brewery will be providing beverages and the "Unadoptable" will be preforming for your listening pleasure..
It is all for a great cause. Hope to see you there!
The event will be July 11. Check-in and registration will be open from 7 to 10 a.m. at the New Glarus Railroad Depot, 418 Railroad St., New Glarus, WI.
P4P is back, and better than ever! There are several routes to pick from; including a 12, 15, and 2 routes that are approximately 35 miles long. I've seen all of the routes, and highly recommend the western 35 miler. While there certainly are hills, there are many sweeping descents with plenty of curves with smooth pavement. For those looking for the miles, hit the road on another route after. But you really have to see this route, because it is FUN! Jeff, (who many of you met riding to Iowa) has spend many hours checking and piecing this route together.
"After Ride Party" will be held at Toffler's 200 5th Ave New Glarus, Tofflers has partnered with the Green County Humane Society to donate a % the dollar amount off meals served on July 11th. Plus New Glarus Brewery will be providing beverages and the "Unadoptable" will be preforming for your listening pleasure..
It is all for a great cause. Hope to see you there!
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Happy 4th of July
Hi SWAT people:
Here is what is going on in the near future:
Friday night ride from Wimmers at 5:30. Ride for an hour and hustle down to courthouse park to hear the free concert. Bring your own picnic basket and we will hang out. Good times.
Saturday Milton 10K from the high school starting at 8am. Be early to register. Afterwards a group of us are heading out to Storrs Lake to OWS. My sister in law Michele has volunteered to kayak for support. Probably swim a couple times over and back across the lake.
Sunday bike from Wimmers at 7:30. 50+ miles. Possible Evansville route (hilly on the way back).
Tuesday Tri Out at Rockport at 5. Hopefully we can get some decent weather this week.
Next weekend is Trek Tri, and Pewaukee Triathlon. Following weekend is Spirit of Racine. Anyone who is freaking on the water temps...RELAX..Looks like a heat wave. Already over 60. That is so awesome. Click on the picture to make it bigger.
Hope everyone is having fun training. IMKY and IMWI are just around the corner. So far I have about 5 people who want hats/visors. Not enough to order yet. If you are interested, please get in touch with Mike Wimmer. bigmike600@charter.net
Any other questions, comments or suggestions..please feel free to email our group administration.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
WIBA 2009 Review
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Friday Night there was a kick off dinner for this event, but Mike and I thought we would be chaperoning Parker kids for Lineman Camp and did not go. We heard from folks today that Kitty and Brenda went to this dinner, so questions about it should be directed to them. )
Well Day 1 of the Wisconsin Brick Adventure (WIBA) is down, thought I would review the day for you in case anyone wants to go next year.
We started the day with a swim in Lake Monona, not quite on the IM course (that was not available) but swam from Olin Turville Park from the pier on the boat landing. Aside from being a bit weedy on the way out, it was not a bad swim - nice and warm, calm water.
We then met up again in firemans Park in verona, which was the biking home base. We had a choice of 2 loops from Firemans Park, 1 loop from the park, 1 loop from monona Terrace, or the full course. In the interest of time and weather, Mike and I rode one loop of the course.
If it can be said about the IM course (LOL) it was a nice ride. Although there were no formal aid stations, there were several vehicles circling the loops offering drinks, snacks, a ride back, or SAG support. The team that sponsors this (Team Evotri) are super people and this was well planned out and supported. For a rider who wants to try the IM course and check things out, this is an excellent first time rideon it, on your own at your own pace, yet still semi-supported with SAG help and cheering. Very Nice - would reccommend it if anyone wants to go next year.
Also riding the bike course were Dave and Kayla Hiller, we saw them at the start but not again, so I hope their day went well. I am not aware of anyone else attending from our group, but we may have missed a rider or 2 somewhere.
The best part of this training camp is that it is FREE. Aside from the cost of the dinner Friday night and a donation towards the cookout picnic after the bike ride, this is an event totally supported and organized by Team EvoTri, I think as a form of outreach to the tri community by thier sponsored athletes.
Tomorrow, they plan to do a walk through of the transition area at Monona Terrace, then do a loop of the IMWI run course (1 half marathon loop or a shortened version), with some additional speakers on running form and such things at Endurance House. Should be a fun day. --
Friday Night there was a kick off dinner for this event, but Mike and I thought we would be chaperoning Parker kids for Lineman Camp and did not go. We heard from folks today that Kitty and Brenda went to this dinner, so questions about it should be directed to them. )Well Day 1 of the Wisconsin Brick Adventure (WIBA) is down, thought I would review the day for you in case anyone wants to go next year.
We started the day with a swim in Lake Monona, not quite on the IM course (that was not available) but swam from Olin Turville Park from the pier on the boat landing. Aside from being a bit weedy on the way out, it was not a bad swim - nice and warm, calm water.
We then met up again in firemans Park in verona, which was the biking home base. We had a choice of 2 loops from Firemans Park, 1 loop from the park, 1 loop from monona Terrace, or the full course. In the interest of time and weather, Mike and I rode one loop of the course.
If it can be said about the IM course (LOL) it was a nice ride. Although there were no formal aid stations, there were several vehicles circling the loops offering drinks, snacks, a ride back, or SAG support. The team that sponsors this (Team Evotri) are super people and this was well planned out and supported. For a rider who wants to try the IM course and check things out, this is an excellent first time rideon it, on your own at your own pace, yet still semi-supported with SAG help and cheering. Very Nice - would reccommend it if anyone wants to go next year.
Also riding the bike course were Dave and Kayla Hiller, we saw them at the start but not again, so I hope their day went well. I am not aware of anyone else attending from our group, but we may have missed a rider or 2 somewhere.
The best part of this training camp is that it is FREE. Aside from the cost of the dinner Friday night and a donation towards the cookout picnic after the bike ride, this is an event totally supported and organized by Team EvoTri, I think as a form of outreach to the tri community by thier sponsored athletes.
Tomorrow, they plan to do a walk through of the transition area at Monona Terrace, then do a loop of the IMWI run course (1 half marathon loop or a shortened version), with some additional speakers on running form and such things at Endurance House. Should be a fun day. --
Mike Aldrich (Tina's husband)
While riding last night with a few of us, Mike hit the solid metal bar sticking up out of the ground on the bike path leading from Rockport down to Afton Road. We were going downhill at about 15-20MPH. He sailed a good 20 feet in the air and landed on his shoulder. After several X Rays and spending a few hours in the Emergency Room, they sent him home. Nothing got broken but his helmet. Alison spoke to him today and he's sore and very lucky that nothing is broken.
Please be careful riding that bike path from Rockport down to Afton road. We all know that post is there. Also another good reason to wear a helmet. Mike's helmet got broken from the impact but saved him from a sure head injury.
Anyone know who we can talk to about getting that thing removed? I see no purpose for it. I know it is in the middle of the path and I am sure the city believes that as long as people are staying right it is not an issue, but if it's not being used to gate off the trail then my belief is that it needs to be removed.
Please forward a phone number or email address if anyone knows who is the person that would make that decision.
Please be careful riding that bike path from Rockport down to Afton road. We all know that post is there. Also another good reason to wear a helmet. Mike's helmet got broken from the impact but saved him from a sure head injury.
Anyone know who we can talk to about getting that thing removed? I see no purpose for it. I know it is in the middle of the path and I am sure the city believes that as long as people are staying right it is not an issue, but if it's not being used to gate off the trail then my belief is that it needs to be removed.
Please forward a phone number or email address if anyone knows who is the person that would make that decision.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
FNR-Reminders-Headsweats-Results
Attention:
This weeks FNR (Friday night ride) will be starting at 5:30 and there will be no cook out afterwards. We will ride the hour and then all go our separate ways. Jenny and I have to go to our son's girlfriends graduation party right after. Anyone wanting to move the ride to their house to have the cook out afterwards please let me know and we can inform the group.
Reminders:
Aquathon Thursday 7PM Warner Park Beach Madison
Pie Ride Saturday (weather is supposed to be super sweet). There is a group leaving at 6:30 with the intentions of getting done sooner than later. The ride itself starts at 8.
Goober McChicken 50 mile ride Sunday 7:30 AM. Mike and Jenny Wimmer's house. Hopefully the wind, or lack of wind, will allow us to ride to Whitewater and back. Otherwise it will either be Beckman Mill or Albion, or Evansville..depending on the wind. No wind or light winds we will ride to Whitewater.
Tri outs have started Tuesdays. Last night was awesome. Rockport pool is even warmer than I would have thought so by next Tuesday, no wetsuits will be needed. 5PM swim, 6PM bike and 7:30 run for anyone who might not be able to make the 5PM start. Come anyway. It was buggy on the bike so make sure to wear good eye wear.
Lap swim is now at Rockport from 11:30-12:30 and 5-6PM daily. 1.50 each time or you can buy a season pass. Morning lap swim is still going on at Marshall from 6-7:15 for 2 bucks.
Headsweats Hats and Visors- I have been given the o.k. to set this up so I found out what it would take to get headsweats brand hats and visors with the SWAT logo embroidered on them and here is what I know.
We need 25 minimum. Any combination of hats/visors.
You can order any color hat or visor you want but the embroidery will be ORANGE. So please remember this when ordering. If your color hat/visor won't look good with orange letters than you should make a different choice. White always seems to be the best choice because for one it doesn't show the sweat salt as easy, and for two it doesn't attract the sun as much as a colored one does.
20 bucks each and they need to be PREPAID for. Once I get enough money to order them, I will.
You can go to http://www.headsweats.com/ and look at the supervisor or the race hat. Those are the two items I had quoted.
Anyone who has ever used a headsweats product knows how great they are for keeping sweat from running into your eye and for keeping the sun off your face.
Last weekend we had some SWAT members participating in some events.
Mike and Jenny Wimmer did the Capitol View Olympic Distance Tri and Tom Peterson did the Sprint at the same event. Tough run, semi tough bike but really fun.
Results can be found at http://www.capitolviewtriathlon.com/
Phil Gredler and CJ Hartman did an Olympic Distance Tri in Minnesota. Maybe CJ can fill the group in on how that went. I know they both did great.
Anyone else who may have completed an event please let us know how you did and how the course was. Makes it nice for following years plans.
Hope everyone is getting into full swing as the tri season is underway. Be sure to check this blog often as it gets updated regularly. You can join the RSS feed and it will e mail you every time the blog gets updated. Remember to check the calendar often as well.
Any questions, comments or problems you can e mail me or any of the other members by just clicking their names on the side bar.
Mike
This weeks FNR (Friday night ride) will be starting at 5:30 and there will be no cook out afterwards. We will ride the hour and then all go our separate ways. Jenny and I have to go to our son's girlfriends graduation party right after. Anyone wanting to move the ride to their house to have the cook out afterwards please let me know and we can inform the group.
Reminders:
Aquathon Thursday 7PM Warner Park Beach Madison
Pie Ride Saturday (weather is supposed to be super sweet). There is a group leaving at 6:30 with the intentions of getting done sooner than later. The ride itself starts at 8.
Goober McChicken 50 mile ride Sunday 7:30 AM. Mike and Jenny Wimmer's house. Hopefully the wind, or lack of wind, will allow us to ride to Whitewater and back. Otherwise it will either be Beckman Mill or Albion, or Evansville..depending on the wind. No wind or light winds we will ride to Whitewater.
Tri outs have started Tuesdays. Last night was awesome. Rockport pool is even warmer than I would have thought so by next Tuesday, no wetsuits will be needed. 5PM swim, 6PM bike and 7:30 run for anyone who might not be able to make the 5PM start. Come anyway. It was buggy on the bike so make sure to wear good eye wear.
Lap swim is now at Rockport from 11:30-12:30 and 5-6PM daily. 1.50 each time or you can buy a season pass. Morning lap swim is still going on at Marshall from 6-7:15 for 2 bucks.
Headsweats Hats and Visors- I have been given the o.k. to set this up so I found out what it would take to get headsweats brand hats and visors with the SWAT logo embroidered on them and here is what I know.
We need 25 minimum. Any combination of hats/visors.
You can order any color hat or visor you want but the embroidery will be ORANGE. So please remember this when ordering. If your color hat/visor won't look good with orange letters than you should make a different choice. White always seems to be the best choice because for one it doesn't show the sweat salt as easy, and for two it doesn't attract the sun as much as a colored one does.
20 bucks each and they need to be PREPAID for. Once I get enough money to order them, I will.
You can go to http://www.headsweats.com/ and look at the supervisor or the race hat. Those are the two items I had quoted.
Anyone who has ever used a headsweats product knows how great they are for keeping sweat from running into your eye and for keeping the sun off your face.
Last weekend we had some SWAT members participating in some events.
Mike and Jenny Wimmer did the Capitol View Olympic Distance Tri and Tom Peterson did the Sprint at the same event. Tough run, semi tough bike but really fun.
Results can be found at http://www.capitolviewtriathlon.com/
Phil Gredler and CJ Hartman did an Olympic Distance Tri in Minnesota. Maybe CJ can fill the group in on how that went. I know they both did great.
Anyone else who may have completed an event please let us know how you did and how the course was. Makes it nice for following years plans.
Hope everyone is getting into full swing as the tri season is underway. Be sure to check this blog often as it gets updated regularly. You can join the RSS feed and it will e mail you every time the blog gets updated. Remember to check the calendar often as well.
Any questions, comments or problems you can e mail me or any of the other members by just clicking their names on the side bar.
Mike
Monday, June 15, 2009
TRI-OUT
Our first tri-out of the year will be tomorrow at Rockport Pool. Swimming will begin at 5 PM. Biking will start at 6 PM. This means that your transition will have to be between 5:45 and 6. Running will begin around 7:30 (depending on length of ride). As in the past on the first night, we will do an out and back ride. We will ride straight out Afton Road to the stop light and turn around. This will allow us to see everyone's ability level a this point in the season. Hope to see you there.
Dubuque Ride
Thank you to all who went along on this ride and were not scared off by the 13,588 feet of climbing and 170 miles of scenic territory without a single flushing toilet. Just so you know, that is 2,888 feet more climbing and 45.6 more miles than the 200 K at Horribly Hilly Hundreds. All this, and we still made it to church more than once. While I didn't plan for any medals or t-shirts for you, you all have my respect as fellow cyclists. This is the course that after driving it the first time, Mike said "some people are probably not going to be able to do this" (I think he meant himself). Angie wanted to know "what did these people ever do to you?"
Riding as a group offers the great opportunity to see how other cyclists take on the same challenges while enjoying each others company. Hopefully, you learned a few new things and gained some confidence in your abilities while having a good time and challenging yourself. You are all stronger than you give yourselves credit.
There were many new names generated for the ride and the rumor was that there were a few new names for me as well that were not publishable. I have a few new names for you, as well. Devilish Descender, Hot Topic, Magic, E-Machine, Pink Panther, and always the Viking.
Special thank you to Angie, Savannah (my daughter) and Martin. Your support along the route was awesome and very appreciated. They brought water, gatorade, chips, sunscreen and even ice cream! It is a lot of hanging out in the car; but we really needed that support! A special thanks to Jeff (a good friend to have)for taking care of bike and especially dog problems!
This was way too much fun to not repeat. There were two ideas out there. Possibly Milwaukee or heading north. Let me know what ideas you might have, if you haven't shared. We will keep the same weekend, same take off point. Put it on your calendars; you guys were great!
Jen Brady
Riding as a group offers the great opportunity to see how other cyclists take on the same challenges while enjoying each others company. Hopefully, you learned a few new things and gained some confidence in your abilities while having a good time and challenging yourself. You are all stronger than you give yourselves credit.
There were many new names generated for the ride and the rumor was that there were a few new names for me as well that were not publishable. I have a few new names for you, as well. Devilish Descender, Hot Topic, Magic, E-Machine, Pink Panther, and always the Viking.
Special thank you to Angie, Savannah (my daughter) and Martin. Your support along the route was awesome and very appreciated. They brought water, gatorade, chips, sunscreen and even ice cream! It is a lot of hanging out in the car; but we really needed that support! A special thanks to Jeff (a good friend to have)for taking care of bike and especially dog problems!
This was way too much fun to not repeat. There were two ideas out there. Possibly Milwaukee or heading north. Let me know what ideas you might have, if you haven't shared. We will keep the same weekend, same take off point. Put it on your calendars; you guys were great!
Jen Brady
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
FNR (Friday Night Ride)
FNR (Friday Night Ride) will take place at the Viemeister's house this week. Wimmers are busy partying with other friends, but the tradition must continue. Start at the same time - 6:00 PM. Bring your own meat to grill, we will supply salad and Crystal Light. Let us know if you plan to attend, so we know for whom to wait.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Upcoming Weeks
Hi everyone. Sorry about the short notice on the Sunday ride. We should have rode too. Stupid weatherman.
Here is what is going on this week:
First and foremost...WE HAVE ENOUGH CLOTHING TO ORDER!!!!!! I am taking the samples to work to send back tomorrow. If anyone of you has last minute requests or needs to try something on, let me know (bigmike600@charter.net) and I can leave the samples at my house until Tuesday but if I don't hear from anyone, the stuff goes in the mail tomorrow. Thank you Alison for getting that done. It is a big project and dealing with the clothing rep can be a hassle. Much appreciation for doing that.
Second: No Friday night ride or Sunday ride for Mike or Jenny this week. Feel free to set something up among yourselves. We have a graduation party to go to Friday night and Sunday is Capital View Triathlon.
Third: Open water swimming this Thursday at 5:30 at Storrs lake in Milton. I will bring a kayak and we can figure out someone to be the safety person. Take turns or maybe I can recruit a non triathlete type to come along just to paddle. Please let me know who all plans to attend and we can get something set up as to where to meet. I am going to try to do something open water at least once per week. Possibly doing Lake Monona swimming area on weekends. Also Lake Ripley should be opening soon. Anyone swimming or wants to set up a group swim, let us know. I can bring the kayak for safety.
Fourth: Free masters swimming this Tuesday and Thursday from 8-9 at Marshall Middle School in Janesville. Come and check it out and see if it is something you may want to get signed up for.
I am thinking of changing up the Friday night, Sunday bike rides. With Ironman fast approaching (99 days for us) I think I would like it if we did a Friday night ride one week and then a Sunday ride the following week. With the Tuesday tri out starting I may start to use Fridays for me as a longer ride or longer run on a bi weekly basis (people can still come along but I doubt we will have time to cook out and hang out). We will be getting the camaraderie on Tuesdays that we are now doing on Friday. Input?
Last: Tuesday the 16th should be our first tri out at Rockport. I think the water will be cold so wetsuits may be a good idea for the first couple tri outs.
Happy Training Everyone.
Here is what is going on this week:
First and foremost...WE HAVE ENOUGH CLOTHING TO ORDER!!!!!! I am taking the samples to work to send back tomorrow. If anyone of you has last minute requests or needs to try something on, let me know (bigmike600@charter.net) and I can leave the samples at my house until Tuesday but if I don't hear from anyone, the stuff goes in the mail tomorrow. Thank you Alison for getting that done. It is a big project and dealing with the clothing rep can be a hassle. Much appreciation for doing that.
Second: No Friday night ride or Sunday ride for Mike or Jenny this week. Feel free to set something up among yourselves. We have a graduation party to go to Friday night and Sunday is Capital View Triathlon.
Third: Open water swimming this Thursday at 5:30 at Storrs lake in Milton. I will bring a kayak and we can figure out someone to be the safety person. Take turns or maybe I can recruit a non triathlete type to come along just to paddle. Please let me know who all plans to attend and we can get something set up as to where to meet. I am going to try to do something open water at least once per week. Possibly doing Lake Monona swimming area on weekends. Also Lake Ripley should be opening soon. Anyone swimming or wants to set up a group swim, let us know. I can bring the kayak for safety.
Fourth: Free masters swimming this Tuesday and Thursday from 8-9 at Marshall Middle School in Janesville. Come and check it out and see if it is something you may want to get signed up for.
I am thinking of changing up the Friday night, Sunday bike rides. With Ironman fast approaching (99 days for us) I think I would like it if we did a Friday night ride one week and then a Sunday ride the following week. With the Tuesday tri out starting I may start to use Fridays for me as a longer ride or longer run on a bi weekly basis (people can still come along but I doubt we will have time to cook out and hang out). We will be getting the camaraderie on Tuesdays that we are now doing on Friday. Input?
Last: Tuesday the 16th should be our first tri out at Rockport. I think the water will be cold so wetsuits may be a good idea for the first couple tri outs.
Happy Training Everyone.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Tomorrow's Ride
Tomorrow the ride is cancelled. Weather is too iffy.
Congrats to everyone who did the Evansville Duathlon.
Mike Wimmer 1st Clydesdale
Jenny Wimmer 2nd Athena
Brenda Knighton-Slatter 1st in age group
Kitty Cole -2nd in age group
Robin Blackburn 2nd in age group
It was tough but fun.
Reminder that clothing needs to be tried on and ordered by tomorrow night.
Congrats to everyone who did the Evansville Duathlon.
Mike Wimmer 1st Clydesdale
Jenny Wimmer 2nd Athena
Brenda Knighton-Slatter 1st in age group
Kitty Cole -2nd in age group
Robin Blackburn 2nd in age group
It was tough but fun.
Reminder that clothing needs to be tried on and ordered by tomorrow night.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Stuff
Friday night ride is still on. Keep an eye to the sky. Chance for rain. We'll be riding about 20 miles or less. Mike, Jenny, Brenda and Kitty are doing the Great Evansville Duathlon Saturday AM if anyone wants to come and scream for us. Starts at 8AM at Leota Park.
Sunday ride is still on unless it is raining. Keep your ears open and use good judgement. We will be riding 50 and hopefully the wind will be going the right direction. Last Sunday was AWESOME. We had a great ride and the weather was perfect. This weekend is calling for scattered rain all weekend. The weatherman is wrong most of the time so let's hope that trend continues.
Be advised that the outdoor tri-outs start June 16. Rockport is scheduled to open Jun 15. We will have to pay attention to be sure that it opens. Can't imagine the water will be warm yet so bring a wetsuit. In fact I am pretty sure the water there won't warm up until the end of June because they still don't have any water in it yet and it will probably take a couple weeks of warm weather to get it above 70. Just my 2 cents.
Mike and Jenny and whoever will be doing some open water swims somewhere in the very near future. If anyone can get something set up, let the group know. I will soon have a kayak and we can take turns being the safety person.
Happy Training.
Sunday ride is still on unless it is raining. Keep your ears open and use good judgement. We will be riding 50 and hopefully the wind will be going the right direction. Last Sunday was AWESOME. We had a great ride and the weather was perfect. This weekend is calling for scattered rain all weekend. The weatherman is wrong most of the time so let's hope that trend continues.
Be advised that the outdoor tri-outs start June 16. Rockport is scheduled to open Jun 15. We will have to pay attention to be sure that it opens. Can't imagine the water will be warm yet so bring a wetsuit. In fact I am pretty sure the water there won't warm up until the end of June because they still don't have any water in it yet and it will probably take a couple weeks of warm weather to get it above 70. Just my 2 cents.
Mike and Jenny and whoever will be doing some open water swims somewhere in the very near future. If anyone can get something set up, let the group know. I will soon have a kayak and we can take turns being the safety person.
Happy Training.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Sorry for the late notice
Tomorrow's ride is leaving from Palmer Park at 7:30 going 45 miles and heading to Albion and back. Sorry for the short notice. I just had time to figure out the route and decided based on the wind it would be best to ride form Palmer.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Ride Still On
Friday night still riding at 6pm from Wimmers weather permitting. Bring something to grill if that's your thing. We will be hanging out for a little while after.
Jenny and I have to be in Madison at 6:30AM Saturday for the Tour de Cure diabetes ride.
Sunday Goober McChicken ride is on too. Probably heading to Whitewater Lake and back or Evansville and back depending on the wind.
My goal this weekend is to beat the crap out of my legs so feel free to come and help.
Tuesday night Rockport night is approaching fast. I can't wait.
For those interested, The Great Evansville Duathlon is next Saturday the 6th. 5K, 20 mile bike, 5K. Hard bike, no joking. 3 big climbs. Mike, Jenny, Kitty and Brenda are doing it as far as I know. Please feel free to sign up. It's only 30 bucks and you get a T shirt. Plus it's on a Saturday.
Jenny and I have to be in Madison at 6:30AM Saturday for the Tour de Cure diabetes ride.
Sunday Goober McChicken ride is on too. Probably heading to Whitewater Lake and back or Evansville and back depending on the wind.
My goal this weekend is to beat the crap out of my legs so feel free to come and help.
Tuesday night Rockport night is approaching fast. I can't wait.
For those interested, The Great Evansville Duathlon is next Saturday the 6th. 5K, 20 mile bike, 5K. Hard bike, no joking. 3 big climbs. Mike, Jenny, Kitty and Brenda are doing it as far as I know. Please feel free to sign up. It's only 30 bucks and you get a T shirt. Plus it's on a Saturday.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Madison Marathon Updates
Gary Clark ran a 3:28 marathon which according to everyone I talked to, qualified him for Boston. WHICH IS AWESOME.. Nice job Gary.
Robin Blackburn ran a 1:58:36 half marathon, Mike Wimmer ran a 2:40 half marathon, Jenny Wimmer ran a 3:01 half marathon.
Weather started out cool and very hazy and cloudy. Almost like rain. Then around 8:30 the sun broke through and burned off the haze and it got pretty warm and sunny. The course changes are for the better for sure.
Great job to everyone.
Current session of Masters Swim ends June 4th. Watch for updates to where the next session is going to be.
Robin Blackburn ran a 1:58:36 half marathon, Mike Wimmer ran a 2:40 half marathon, Jenny Wimmer ran a 3:01 half marathon.
Weather started out cool and very hazy and cloudy. Almost like rain. Then around 8:30 the sun broke through and burned off the haze and it got pretty warm and sunny. The course changes are for the better for sure.
Great job to everyone.
Current session of Masters Swim ends June 4th. Watch for updates to where the next session is going to be.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Some race updates
Jen Brady ran the Green Bay Marathon today and ran a 3:53. She needed at 3:45 to Boston Qualify. Great Job Jen. That is really amazing.
Mike and Jenny Wimmer did the Beloit Biathlon (duathlon). Jenny placed 3rd Athena.
Great Job to the Jennys. Anyone else who raced or did an event please let us know how you did.
We did do a short Friday night ride as the weather was very scary. We did not go far. Sunday we did the Goober McChicken 50 miler to Beckman Mill and back and it was great. No ride this Sunday as we are doing the Madison Marathon. We will do a short (20-25) mile ride Friday night depending on the weather. These Friday night rides are not to be used for anything more than an easy spin and for us to come back and eat some food and enjoy each others company and to share race stories and get input on upcoming events. Hope more of you can make it.
This upcoming weekend is the Madison Marathon. Al Helgestad and Gary Clark are running the full marathon. Mike and Jenny Wimmer, and Robin Blackburn are running the half. Good Luck to everyone.
Alison has assured me that clothing samples are going out this week. We will need a quick turn around from everyone if you need or want clothing. Jenny Wimmer and Mike Wimmer want SWAT gear as we attempt IMWI and in order to get it, we will need to get it ordered. Please consider getting gear if you have any needs at all. The wind jackets are amazing and very nice. Thank you to Alison for getting that together.
Condolences to Dave Viemeister whose father passed away this past weekend. Please keep the Viemeisters in your thoughts as we go forward this week.
Mike and Jenny Wimmer did the Beloit Biathlon (duathlon). Jenny placed 3rd Athena.
Great Job to the Jennys. Anyone else who raced or did an event please let us know how you did.
We did do a short Friday night ride as the weather was very scary. We did not go far. Sunday we did the Goober McChicken 50 miler to Beckman Mill and back and it was great. No ride this Sunday as we are doing the Madison Marathon. We will do a short (20-25) mile ride Friday night depending on the weather. These Friday night rides are not to be used for anything more than an easy spin and for us to come back and eat some food and enjoy each others company and to share race stories and get input on upcoming events. Hope more of you can make it.
This upcoming weekend is the Madison Marathon. Al Helgestad and Gary Clark are running the full marathon. Mike and Jenny Wimmer, and Robin Blackburn are running the half. Good Luck to everyone.
Alison has assured me that clothing samples are going out this week. We will need a quick turn around from everyone if you need or want clothing. Jenny Wimmer and Mike Wimmer want SWAT gear as we attempt IMWI and in order to get it, we will need to get it ordered. Please consider getting gear if you have any needs at all. The wind jackets are amazing and very nice. Thank you to Alison for getting that together.
Condolences to Dave Viemeister whose father passed away this past weekend. Please keep the Viemeisters in your thoughts as we go forward this week.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Route for Sunday Ride is ready
Here is the link for the route Mike has planned on MapMyRide.com
http://www.mapmytri.com/ride/united-states/wi/janesville/204124252787412752
http://www.mapmytri.com/ride/united-states/wi/janesville/204124252787412752
Sunday ride
Ride time is moved to 8:30 AM to accommodate the temps. Supposed to be down to 35 tonight.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Friday Night Ride/Sunday ride
Please keep an eye to the sky. If we get thunderstorms, the Friday night ride will be cancelled. I will send out an e mail Friday as soon as possible.
Jenny and I are going to go to our sons track meet at Monterey at 4:30 to watch him throw the shot put. It is the first event and we will be back in plenty of time....(famous last words). If we are running late (which I doubt will happen), I will get a message to someone and perhaps someone can lead the ride and we will either ride out and meet you or meet you back at our place after. I do not see us as being late as we are always done with the shot by 5 and Monterey is a 5 minute car ride back to our house, but I wanted to put that out there.
Sunday is the first Goober McChicken 50+ mile bike ride leaving from our house at 7:30 sharp. We will either be riding to Beckman Mill in Beloit and back or doing the Whitewater Lake route. Both are right about 50 miles. As the weeks progress, we will start shooting for 75 miles on these rides. We like to leave at 7:30 so we are back in time to get other things done in the afternoon.
I have 2 sons at home that I can call for support in case something happens and we need a ride back.
Jenny and I are going to go to our sons track meet at Monterey at 4:30 to watch him throw the shot put. It is the first event and we will be back in plenty of time....(famous last words). If we are running late (which I doubt will happen), I will get a message to someone and perhaps someone can lead the ride and we will either ride out and meet you or meet you back at our place after. I do not see us as being late as we are always done with the shot by 5 and Monterey is a 5 minute car ride back to our house, but I wanted to put that out there.
Sunday is the first Goober McChicken 50+ mile bike ride leaving from our house at 7:30 sharp. We will either be riding to Beckman Mill in Beloit and back or doing the Whitewater Lake route. Both are right about 50 miles. As the weeks progress, we will start shooting for 75 miles on these rides. We like to leave at 7:30 so we are back in time to get other things done in the afternoon.
I have 2 sons at home that I can call for support in case something happens and we need a ride back.
Monday, May 11, 2009
2009 Wisconsin Ironman Brick Adventure
Hi
For those who don't know, there is an event at the end of June put on by a group of sponsored triathletes as a get together and to hold several training sessions (these are self paced) for Ironman. They have listed the agenda and schedule on the website. I invite you to go to the website and check it out. Please consider signing up. ITS FREE and it gives you the chance to do some longer training.
http://robbyb.com/wiba/
Jenny and I are signed up.
For those who don't know, there is an event at the end of June put on by a group of sponsored triathletes as a get together and to hold several training sessions (these are self paced) for Ironman. They have listed the agenda and schedule on the website. I invite you to go to the website and check it out. Please consider signing up. ITS FREE and it gives you the chance to do some longer training.
http://robbyb.com/wiba/
Jenny and I are signed up.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
New SWAT Member
Hello all!
Glad to be a part of this club! Look forward to training with everyone.
Jeff
Glad to be a part of this club! Look forward to training with everyone.
Jeff
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Events upcoming
Here are a few events that are upcoming. These are ones I plan to do. Please be sure to check the google calendar for more events and information.
May16th Beloit Biathlon
May 24th Madison Half Marathon
May 28th Fleet Feet Aquathon
May 30th ADA Tour De Cure 62 mile bike ride
June 14th Capital View Olympic Distance Tri
June 18th Fleet Feet Aquathon #2
June 20th Rotary Pie Ride 62 mile bike (riding extra to get 100 miles in)
June 27 - Prairie Springs Open Water challenge - Pleasant Prairie. (long run afterwards)
July 12th Pewaukee Sprint Tri
July 16th Fleet Feet Aquathon #3
July 18th Spirit of Racine Half Ironman Tri
August 1st- Festival of Summer Century Elkhorn, WI
August 6th Fleet Feet Aquathon #4
August 16th Pleasant Prairie International (olympic) Tri
August 20th Fleet Feet Aquathon #5
August 23 - Madison Open Water Swim. 2.4 mile open water swim around the IM course (running part of the IM marathon afterwards-or biking the IM course-or both)
September 13th Ironman Wisconsin-The big daddy.
May16th Beloit Biathlon
May 24th Madison Half Marathon
May 28th Fleet Feet Aquathon
May 30th ADA Tour De Cure 62 mile bike ride
June 14th Capital View Olympic Distance Tri
June 18th Fleet Feet Aquathon #2
June 20th Rotary Pie Ride 62 mile bike (riding extra to get 100 miles in)
June 27 - Prairie Springs Open Water challenge - Pleasant Prairie. (long run afterwards)
July 12th Pewaukee Sprint Tri
July 16th Fleet Feet Aquathon #3
July 18th Spirit of Racine Half Ironman Tri
August 1st- Festival of Summer Century Elkhorn, WI
August 6th Fleet Feet Aquathon #4
August 16th Pleasant Prairie International (olympic) Tri
August 20th Fleet Feet Aquathon #5
August 23 - Madison Open Water Swim. 2.4 mile open water swim around the IM course (running part of the IM marathon afterwards-or biking the IM course-or both)
September 13th Ironman Wisconsin-The big daddy.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
REMINDER---REMINDER----REMINDER
This Friday starts the Mike and Jenny Wimmer Friday night social. Bike ride from our house at 440 Willow Springs Court (just past Parker on Mineral Point between the student parking lot and Austin Road) starting at 6PM sharp and riding about 1.5 hours (hilly and we usually average 15MPH for the hour and a half but we will stick together and turn around at the 45 minute mark). After the ride we will congregate back at my house. I will have the grill fired up. I will provide a salad and all the utensils and condiments needed. I also almost always have water, milk and lemonade or something similar. You just bring what you want to cook and beer or whatever if you want that too and we will hang out and socialize. You can bring food to share if you want also. This is the usual route. Click on it to make it bigger.
Please either drop me an e mail or give me a call and let me know if you plan to show up.
bigmike600@charter.net or 608-295-8741
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Reminder SWAT MEMBERS MEETING
This Wednesday at 7PM at the Hedberg Public Library in the lowest level conference room. Many cool things will be discussed. Hope everyone can make it.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Signs the USA needs
I took these photos while in Spain. The Spanish are extremely pro-biking. They have signs posted like these stating that cars must beware of the cyclists on the roadways. The USA needs to legislate for such signs. It would make us safer on the roads.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Friday night rides/Sunday morning rides/Masters Swim
Hi everyone...
Jenny and I would like to help chip in and give people some good reasons to bike this summer.
Mike and Jenny Wimmer
440 Willow Springs Court
Janesville, WI
Starting May 8th and every Friday night be at our house ready to ride at 6PM. We will bike ride either an hour or hour and a half and come back to our house and I will fire up the grill.
Bring something to cook on the grill for yourself and we will provide salad (or other side dish) and all the utensils. This gives us all a chance to hang out and discuss where everyone is with their training. I always have diet coke/diet mountain dew/water on hand and if you want something other than that, feel free to bring it.
Also I have a pretty good sized hot tub that holds 7 or 8 people. Bring a suit (I have plenty of towels) and feel free to soak as long as you want. I generally keep it at 99 degrees so it's not so scalding hot.
And to add more fun, starting May 17th, Jenny and I will start our Sunday Goober McChicken rides. We will do 50+ miles leaving from our house at 7:30AM. We will head which ever way gives us a tailwind back. Last year we went to Whitewater a few times, Beckman Mill in Beloit a few times and we did the Pie Ride route too once. Always funner with more people and we had a ton of fun and laughs on this ride last year. Pace is usually 13-15MPH and it generally took about 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 hours depending on how far we went. As we inch closer to Ironman Wisconsin, we will probably do some rides of the Ironman bike course and on those Sundays we will meet in Madison at 7:30 for one loop and eventually a couple 2 loop rides.
We like to leave at 7:30 so we are back by noon so we can take care of other stuff and not waste all day biking.
Please feel free to contact me at any time at bigmike600@charter.net
Remember to use this board to let others know how you are doing and if you want to SBR.
There should be an announcement coming around about a Masters Swim program being started here in Janesville. We need to support this so it sticks around. Details to follow.
Jenny and I would like to help chip in and give people some good reasons to bike this summer.
Mike and Jenny Wimmer
440 Willow Springs Court
Janesville, WI
Starting May 8th and every Friday night be at our house ready to ride at 6PM. We will bike ride either an hour or hour and a half and come back to our house and I will fire up the grill.
Bring something to cook on the grill for yourself and we will provide salad (or other side dish) and all the utensils. This gives us all a chance to hang out and discuss where everyone is with their training. I always have diet coke/diet mountain dew/water on hand and if you want something other than that, feel free to bring it.
Also I have a pretty good sized hot tub that holds 7 or 8 people. Bring a suit (I have plenty of towels) and feel free to soak as long as you want. I generally keep it at 99 degrees so it's not so scalding hot.
And to add more fun, starting May 17th, Jenny and I will start our Sunday Goober McChicken rides. We will do 50+ miles leaving from our house at 7:30AM. We will head which ever way gives us a tailwind back. Last year we went to Whitewater a few times, Beckman Mill in Beloit a few times and we did the Pie Ride route too once. Always funner with more people and we had a ton of fun and laughs on this ride last year. Pace is usually 13-15MPH and it generally took about 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 hours depending on how far we went. As we inch closer to Ironman Wisconsin, we will probably do some rides of the Ironman bike course and on those Sundays we will meet in Madison at 7:30 for one loop and eventually a couple 2 loop rides.
We like to leave at 7:30 so we are back by noon so we can take care of other stuff and not waste all day biking.
Please feel free to contact me at any time at bigmike600@charter.net
Remember to use this board to let others know how you are doing and if you want to SBR.
There should be an announcement coming around about a Masters Swim program being started here in Janesville. We need to support this so it sticks around. Details to follow.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
More Updates
WHOO HOOO
We are getting closer to the tri season so we did some updating. For new members, I sent out blog invitations for you to sign up to be a contributor to this forum. You will need a google ID and password. All that should have been explained in the blog invite.
For those old members, if you have not paid you dues, I have removed you from posting. Please pay Kitty and you will be reinstated.
Please be sure to check out the google calendar for the SWAT site too. There is useful info there. I have now set up permissions for all paid members to be able to enter and edit events on the calendar.
If you find that you are having trouble making these things work, please e mail me with a phone number and I can help.
Mike Wimmer bigmike600@charter.net
We are getting closer to the tri season so we did some updating. For new members, I sent out blog invitations for you to sign up to be a contributor to this forum. You will need a google ID and password. All that should have been explained in the blog invite.
For those old members, if you have not paid you dues, I have removed you from posting. Please pay Kitty and you will be reinstated.
Please be sure to check out the google calendar for the SWAT site too. There is useful info there. I have now set up permissions for all paid members to be able to enter and edit events on the calendar.
If you find that you are having trouble making these things work, please e mail me with a phone number and I can help.
Mike Wimmer bigmike600@charter.net
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Calendar Update
Hi Y'all!
I spent some time last night entering as many events as I am currently aware of in the area from active.com, silent sports, and various flyers I had lying about. You can find them on the Google Calendar for the SWAT team from the sidebar at right or the team website.
Feel free to add whatever else you or other members of the team might be interested in or aware of.
I spent some time last night entering as many events as I am currently aware of in the area from active.com, silent sports, and various flyers I had lying about. You can find them on the Google Calendar for the SWAT team from the sidebar at right or the team website.
Feel free to add whatever else you or other members of the team might be interested in or aware of.
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