This weeks training 7/31

We will be back at Hines Park this week. Meet at Nakin Mills parking lot, the bike will begin at 7:30 and run at 8:30. All paces and levels are welcome. Distance of the run will be determine by those who attend. Let me know if you have any questions or are planning on attending. I can bring some waters.

ralph

734.502.7925

New Data for the STR Pub Run!!!!!!!

Since we picked the most busiest day of the summer for most members we decided to change the pub run to 10/2/10. The new start time will be 2:50 (get it 10 to, it was Nordberg's idea, he is so smart and funny) All other details should be the same. Get your entry in now to be sure you get an official STR Pint glass. Let me now if have any questions.

Ralph

734.502.7925

sparetireracing@gmail.com

2nd Annual STR Pub Run

This years STR Pub Run will be held on August 7th in Royal Oak. The pub run will start @ 3:30 at STR head quarters. There will be a choice of a 3 or 5 mile course with rest stops at Mr. B's and Royal Oak Brewery to fill up with your choice of adult sports drink. The race will end with BBQ (with more adult sports drinks) and prizes! The cost which includes an official STR pint glass, is $10 for STR active members and $15 for others. Runners will be responsible for the cost of the drinks at the bars. You must be 21 to participate. Please let us know if you are interested send an email to sparetireracing@gmail.com or call 734.502.7925

Saturday's Training (7/17/10)

Hey STR! This Saturday's training will be back at Kensington Metro Park. The bike ride will begin at 10 am and the run starts at 11 am. Come for the bike and/or the run and stay to enjoy the park. We will meet at the Martindale Beach Parking lot (near the water slides). The later start time is to help accommodate the family and those who like to sleep in a bit on the weekend. All are welcome, bring the family and some friends. I will have Carter with me in the stroller, so feel free to bring the little ones. There is also a great splash pad with water slides and beach at this location. There is a small fee to enter the park and water park. Let me know if you are planning on coming or if you have any questions. 734.502.7925.

Training for the week of 6/21/10

Thursday night track nights are back! Come to the track at the Royal Oak Middle School at 6pm for a great track workout. Track workouts are a great way to work on your speed or to start running.

Saturday training will be at Kensington Metro Park. Meet at the South Martindale Beach Parking lot at 10 am for the bike, 11 am for a run, and stay for lunch or enjoy the park. Everyone is welcome, the later start time is to help accommodate the family or the members who do not want to wake up so early. Come out for a run, bike, walk or just to enjoy the park. Everyone is welcome!

Have a great week

STR Jerseys

We have teamed up with Aevero MultiSport for some STR tri jerseys. They are running a great special for the month of June (and had extended through August because they have had such a great response). Tri jersey and shorts for only $42 and they will put the STR logo on the Jersey. Visit their website for more details www.aevero.com . They will put the STR logo for combo 2, (sorry it does not included combo 1 deal). You can choose any color that you would like. You will just need to put "Spare Tire Team" in the comment section when ordering. Let me know if you have any questions or email Brent at Aevero.

This weeks training

Hey STR this week's training will be on Saturday morning. We will meet at Nakin Mills in Hines Park (Near Farmington and Ann Arbor Trail). Early bike will be at 7am, Run at 8am and late bike will be at 9am. We can do a casual ride to plymouth for breakfast for the later bike if people would like. Let me know if you have any questions or are interested in joining. Everyone is welcome, friends and family all paces and ability levels.

Ralph

734.502.7925

Thursday Track Night

Come and join me for Track Night this Thursday, 5/27 at the Royal Oak Middle School Track. ROMS is located on Washington between 11 mile and Catalpa at 6pm or at STR headquarters at 1202 Lawndale Dr. in Royal Oak at 5:50pm. This weeks workout will be mixture of 400's and 800's (400, 800, 400, 800, 400).

Hope to see you there.

STR Early Season Race

Vinnie and I both PR'ed in our first ever DU. The skies opened up the morning of the Willow Du with pouring rain, hail, and 40+ mph winds, but the weather cleared up (some what) for the race. We started out too fast on the run and both PR'ed our 5k times. Vinnie had a strong bike on his new ride. We battled through the strong winds to get to the the second 5k where vinnie put the hammer down to have a 4th place in the big kids division finish and I held down for 6th place. The Duathlon is a great way to get an early season race to get ready for the tri season or a great way to try something new if you are not a swimmer.

STR kicks off the season at Corktown

The official start of the STR season will be this weekend at the Corktown St. Paddy's Day 5k and parade. The 5k begins at noon and the parade starts at 2 pm. The STR tent will be in the Firestone Station parking lot off of Michigan Ave across from the old tiger stadium. We will be firing up the grill and enjoying some post race refreshments. All are welcome to join the fun, whether you are running, cheering, or enjoying the St. Patrick's Day events. Let me know if you have any questions, send an email to ralphellispt@hotmail.com or call 734.502.7925.