June 2008 Archives
Tent Sale
This weekend Endure It! will be having it's first ever Tent Sale. June 28th and 29th during normal store hours, Endure It! will have expo style pricing on apparel and some bikes on close out (bike fits not included in pricing and not available during this event). Accessories will also have great pricing so no matter what you need, come out this weekend and find out if we can help.
Hope to see you this weekend,
The Endure It! Staff
June 27, 2008 | Permalink
Endure It! Club Barrington Ride (part deux)
Sorry, small details...the ride is this Saturday, June 28th.
June 26, 2008 | Permalink
Endure It! Club Barrington Ride
The Endure It! Club will be offering a challenging and beautiful ride again up north. The ride will begin at 7:00am from the White Hen parking lot at Route 59 and Kelsey road just north of Barrington. The ride will continue north to Hebron at the Wisconsin border we have had a lot of requests to continue with this ride as it is very challenging and offers a training stimulus not offered anywhere around here, this is important because our bodies are very quick to adapt to training routines. If we change things up with terrain, scenery, distance, speed, and training partners, we will improve.
The course will be marked so we may all go at our own pace.
I look forward to seeing you all there! This will not replace any of the other endure it! rides, they will all continue as planned.
If you are planning on attending the Endure It! Barrington ride please rsvp so I may have a head count.
Sincerely,
David Fix
Owner and Founder of Endure It! Sports LLC
June 26, 2008 | Permalink
Introducing a New Endure It! Ride
Beginning this Saturday and continuing throughout the summer, Endure It! will be adding a new group ride. This ride is being called the "intermediate" group and has been brought to my attention a lot recently by our customers. As you know we currently offer a beginner's ride and the traditional Endure It! ride. The issue recently has been glaringly obvious, we need to fill in a much needed gap. The traditional Endure It! ride has attracted many of the top cyclists in the area and the speed has been escalated to an elite pace. This is fine and of course encouraged, cycling is about personal challenge. The downfall has been many athletes are not ready for this type of riding and thus the "intermediate" ride is born!
The ride will begin at 7:30am from 111th and 248 in the School parking lot in the southwest corner. The mileage will be approximately 40 and the ride will be no drop. This means nobody will be left to ride alone or lost in the south west suburbs to fend for themselves. Endure It! Club member Mary Mars will be the group leader and has a lot of experience with organizing, developing, and leading cyclists safely to and fro.
In a nutshell, for all of you who have expressed interest in group riding but have been intimidated or have been dropped from the get go here is your ride! For those who have expressed moving on from the beginners ride, here is the next step.
As a business owner with an emphasis on bicycling training, sales, service, and coaching. I am very pleased to have the opportunity to share cycling with as many athletes as possible. Please feel free to email me with any questions about this exciting new group ride.
Sincerely,
David Fix
Owner and Founder of Endure It! Sports LLC
June 24, 2008 | Permalink
Introducing a New Endure It! Ride
Beginning this Saturday and continuing throughout the summer Endure It! will be adding a new group ride. This ride is being called the "intermediate" group and has been brought to my attention a lot recently by our customers. As you know we currently offer a beginner's ride and the traditional Endure It! ride. The issue recently has been glaringly obvious, we need to fill in a much needed gap. The traditional endure it! ride has attracted many of the top cyclists in the area and the speed has been escalated to an elite pace. This is fine and of course encouraged, cycling is about personal challenge. The downfall has been many athletes are not ready for this type of riding and thus the "intermediate" ride is born!
The ride will begin at 7:30am from 111th and 248 in the School parking lot in the southwest corner. The mileage will be approximately 40 and the ride will be no drop. This means nobody will be left to ride alone or lost in the south west suburbs to fend for themselves. Endure it! club member Mary Mars will be the group leader and has a lot of experience with organizing, developing, and leading cyclists safely to and fro.
In a nutshell, for all of you who have expressed interest in group riding but have been intimidated or have been dropped from the get go here is your ride! For those who have expressed moving on from the beginners ride, here is the next step.
As a business owner with an emphasis on bicycling training, sales, service, and coaching. I am very pleased to have the opportunity to share cycling with as many athletes as possible. Please feel free to email me with any questions about this exciting new group ride.
Sincerely,
David Fix
Owner and Founder of Endure It! Sports LLC
June 24, 2008 | Permalink
Endure It! Club Meeting Announcements
The new confirmed date for the 2nd Annual Endure It! BBQ is Wednesday, July 30th. Festivities will begin at 6pm and last until 9pm. The location of the event will be under the Grand Pavilion at Centennial Beach in Naperville. Parking is located off of Jackson on the North/West Side of the Beach. For better directions, visit www.napervilleparks.org SRAM & Zipp will be present with some new toys and other vendors will be present as well. Food, beverages, and fun will be there in large quantities.
There is also a Club Meeting in July. On the 2nd at 7pm Endure It! will host a bike clinic with a bit more technical information, but still teaching basics as well. Drew & Jason will have a couple different presentations and if you know anything about Drew & Jason, it should be a good time.
August will have it's own Endure It! Club Meeting with details to be announced.
Hope to see everyone at the July meeting on the 2nd and if not, we'll see you at the BBQ on the 30th.
Cheers,
The Endure It! Staff
June 24, 2008 | Permalink
Endure It Race Results
As we near the midpoint in the season, the Endure It! triathlon and cycling teams continue to impress. These past couple weeks Endure It! has had strong showings at the Batavia Triathlon/Duathlon, Rockman Half Ironman, and Tri-Shark Sprint Triathlon (duathlon). Aaron Simms, Pattie Darling, Tim Schertz, Brian Pour, Kevin Young, Mary Tobiason, Neil Charleston and Kathleen Wiseman all won their respective age groups in route to a total of 26 podium finishes for Endure It! Racing in just one weekend of competition. Congratulations on all of your finishes and keep up the great work.
Endure It! Racing now has over 175 members with everyone from beginners to professional athletes. Take advantage of our group training sessions and get to know your fellow teammates/club members. Check out the calendar at endureitsports.com for more information. Also, if your medals, plaques and trophies are piling up, bring them to endure it and we’ll find them a happy home amongst others of their kind.
If you do not see your results posted please Email Dan at Dan@endureitsports.com with your results each weekend and any pictures you would like to see in our results update newsletter. Please see the results posted below.
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Batavia Triathlon
| 11 | Todd Byers | 1:15:59 | |
| 13 | Caleb Spencer | 1:16:31 | (2nd age group) |
| 23 | Kevin Sheasgreen | 1:18:17 | (2nd age group) |
| 45 | Aaron Simms | 1:21:14 | (1st age group) |
| 51 | Pattie Darling | 1:21:48 | (1st age group) |
| 53 | Chad Beert | 1:21:49 | |
| 64 | Glenn Rolbiecki | 1:22:35 | (2nd age group) |
| 83 | Jason Campbell | 1:25:12 | |
| 89 | Rob Coopman | 1:25:39 | |
| 115 | Derek McDaniel | 1:27:53 | |
| 141 | David Hubbard | 1:29:33 | |
| 172 | John Jones | 1:31:25 | |
| 371 | Mike Spillane | 1:46:38 | |
| 440 | Colleen Trinko | 1:54:05 | |
Batavia Duathlon
| 3 | Neal Charleston | 1:20:56 | (3rd overall) |
| 38 | Jennifer Werneke | 1:38:17 | (2nd age group) |
Eagleman 70.3
| 3 | Josh Gerry | 4:53:40 |
| 7 | Bob Scott | 6:22:19 |
Rockman
| 24 | Kendall Jackson | 4:54:56 | (2nd age group) |
| 75 | Tammy Daniele | 5:28:09 | (3rd age group) |
| 76 | Jim Maas | 5:28:15 | |
| 80 | TJ Krzmarzick | 5:31:54 | |
| 88 | Joel Warren | 5:34:03 | (4th age group) |
| 105 | Sue Talbot | 5:41:17 | (3rd age group) |
| 118 | Amy Ladd | 5:46:16 | (2nd age group) |
| 175 | Brian Fredircks | 6:29:16 | |
| 227 | Leo Manning | 6:39:04 | |
| 250 | Burt Zak | 6:55:54 |
Tri Shark – Age Group Results
| 1 | Brian Pour | 53:08 | (1st overall) |
| 6 | Kevin Young | 54:12 | (1st age group) |
| 7 | Noel Price | 54:29 | (3rd age group) |
| 16 | Chris Hagenbaumer | 55:45 | (4th age group) |
| 23 | Tim Schertz | 56:56 | (1st age group) |
| 29 | Kevin Kulak | 57:28 | |
| 30 | Mary Tobiason | 57:36 | (1st overall) |
| 51 | Josh Callahan | 59:41 | (4th age group) |
| 61 | Joel Warren | 1:00:28 | |
| 86 | Kathleen Wiesman | 1:02:25 | (1st age group) |
| 114 | Carla Axt Pilon | 1:04:20 | (2nd age group) |
| 175 | Mary Perkins | 1:08:49 | (2nd age group) |
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Winfield Critirium
| Mike Will – 4th, 17th | (men’s cat 4 and masters race) |
| Jason Addante – 29th, 10th | (men’s 30+ race) |
| Katie Dumford – 1st | (women’s cat 5 race) |
| Jerel Waide – 2nd | (women’s Cat 5 race) |
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Monsters of the Midway Critirium
| Ron Good – 3rd | (men’s 50+) |
Escape From Alcatraz
| 89 | Doug Gibson | 2:34:16 |
Horribly Hilly Hundred
Endure It! also had a massive presence at the Horrible Hilly Hundred up in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin. The blue and white were dancing on their pedals for hours on end while conquering some of the areas most challenging terrain. Below are just some of the guys and gals who represented Endure It! at the HHH.
June 18, 2008 | Permalink
Endure It! Horribly Hilly
The next Endure It! focus ride is tomorrow morning, the legendary Horribly Hilly Hundred. Please work on even power, high cadence, proper nutrition, and a friendly positive attitude. Endure It! Club will have a large presence so, please wear your jerseys and look for the Endure It! tent near the finish.
Also, for those not attending the Horribly Hilly, we have three group ride options including a new 28 mile newbie ride. This starts at Endure It! at 8:00 am. Otherwise the 60 mile option starts at 7:00am from Endure It! and the 40 mile option begins at 7:30am from route 59 and 103rd.
Last weekend we had a scary amount of crashes, lets not repeat it this weekend. Be careful!
David Fix
June 13, 2008 | Permalink
Tri Shark
This weekend is a very busy weekend for Endure It! We have many club members participating in Tri Shark, Batavia, and Rockman. The bulk of you are racing Tri Shark in Bloomington Illinois. This has been one of the most popular races in recent times for the Chicago area primarily because it is a CLUB race. Endure It! won the overall last year for both the men and women and I have asked multiple year winner Dave Irion to write a preview for us who are not familiar with the race. I wish everyone the best of luck and I am hopeful you all race to your potential! Wear the Endure It! Kit so you will be recognized! You represent one of the best clubs in the country!
Tri-Shark – The Best Little Triathlon in the US (in my opinion)
I really, really like this race. I’m not sure why exactly. Maybe it’s because this race always seems to go off without a hitch. The race director (Colleen Klein) does a great job with this race, as she does with her other race - Evergreen Lake. She knows what it takes to put on a race – she pays close attention to all the details. Not only is it a great race but this race also has the best triathlon website I’ve ever seen (especially the results page) and the food after the race really hits the spot. The fact that registration sells out faster and faster every year speaks for itself.
Packet Pick-up:
Packet pick-up has never been a hassle and I’ve always done it the morning of the race. However, if you prefer to get it over with the day before the race, packet pick-up is open Friday evening (at the race site) between 5:00 and 7:00 pm.
Driving and Parking:
As you approach the race site (traveling east on Rt. 9 anyway) follow the signs. They may be small, but they’re accurate. After you enter the park and after you drive around the south end of the lake (over the dam) you’ll soon see cars parked along both sides of the road. I recommend that you don’t park at this location, unless you arrive extremely early. If you park here, mostly likely you’ll have a fairly long walk to the transition area. Keep driving. Soon you’ll be directed to a grass parking lot close to the transition area. If this lot is full, continue driving, and then you’ll soon see more parking along the road.
Transition Setup:
Make sure everything is set up just the way you want it for a fast swim-to-bike transition and a fast bike-to-run transition. Make sure your bike is in the right gear -- an easy gear. There’s a slight incline where you’ll be mounting your bike so make sure you’re in a gear slightly easier than usual. After setting up your transition area, verify you have everything and it’s set up properly, by imagining yourself running up to your spot (after the swim… and after your bike…) and mentally visualize everything you need to do to get ready for the next leg. This should weed out any problems.
The Swim:
This is a typical lake swim. There’s nothing out of the ordinary (that I can think of anyway) that you need to be aware of. The swim starts on a beach (an in-water start) and it finishes on the same beach. Usually the water temperature is “just right”. The temperature of the water typically hovers around a temperature where you can either wear or not wear a wetsuit and you’ll be comfortable either way. It’s a simple clockwise loop, where you always keep the buoys on your right.
I recommend you get in the water well before your wave start – to warm up. It’s hard to warm-up too much for such a short swim. The vast majority of your warm-up should be easy swimming; with just a few short, hard efforts.
Remember: If you get punched or kicked during the swim, the chances of it being intentional is almost zero, so don’t retaliate. Retaliation won’t help the situation, or teach anyone a lesson.
The Bike:
The bike course is also pretty basic. The course is relatively flat – with a few easy rollers on the east and south sections of the course. There are lots of right-hand turns, maybe 10, and only a few left-hand turns. The strangest thing about this course is a “false flat” along the south side of the loop (after you ridden about ¾ of the loop). Here, you’ll just feel slow. You’ll think you’re running out of gas. Actually, you’re riding uphill, but your surroundings are telling you differently. When this happens, don’t start thinking you’re running out of gas, because you’re not. Just keep your effort consistent and before you know it this feeling will be gone. From start to finish, try to stay in the aero position -- it’s your fastest position. However, don’t worry about staying in the aero position around corners, especially if you’re not comfortable doing so. I’d hate to see anyone crash, trying to save just a few seconds. If it’s wet, take extra time on the corners.
It’s always a good idea to drive around the course before the race (preferably the evening before) looking for loose gravel, potholes, etc.
The Run:
It’s an out-n-back, shady run, with a few easy rollers. Nice course. The only thing deceptive about the run is the “running back” part. After the turn-around and you run back around the lake, you’ll think you have just a few more curves in the road and then you’ll see the finishing stretch. However, it’ll seem like they added a few more curves in the road!!!
I’m looking forward to watching the race.
Race fast. Race smart. Enjoy the pain.
Dave Irion
June 4, 2008 | Permalink
Quick Announcements
No Club Meeting this Wednesday the 4th. The Annual Endure It! Club BBQ will be held in June and is tentatively scheduled for the 25th. Details to be announced. Comments & Suggestions are welcomed. Send them to tom@endureitsports.com
The Group Ride Newsletter that went out just recently was incorrect. Saturdays will start at 7am in front of Endure It! for a 60-ish mile ride and then at 7:30 am we'll pick up another group at 103rd and Rt 59 for a 40-ish mile ride. This ride is technically a drop ride, but we'll do everything we can to make sure you get back to where you started. Then at 8am in front of Endure It!, we'll have a beginner/newbie, no drop, easy paced ride that will be approximately 25-30 miles. This ride will have an emphasis on group riding development.
On Mondays at 6:15 pm we'll have a recovery ride beginning at Endure It! that is approximately 25 miles. No drop. Easy pace.
On Wednesdays at 6:15 pm we'll have a faster paced, drop ride beginning at Endure It! We'll start at 6 pm and go as long as the day let's us.
At each of these rides, we will make every effort to have an Endure It! Coach or Representative leading the ride. However, due to our busy racing schedule, working schedule, or family schedule this may not be possible all the time.
The Ride information will be posted on the endureitsports.com calendar for it's respective day.
Cheers,
The Endure It! Staff
June 3, 2008 | Permalink
