TARGETRAINING Tuesday Challenge

Congratulations to Libby Kaplan who is our 1st client to complete the TARGETRAINING Tuesday Challenge!
This consists of 4 straight hours of training:

7:30 TARGETourque
9:00AM TARGETBurn
10:00AM TARGETCore
and the finale,
10:30AM TARGETread

Way to go Libby!

Hardcore

At XTERRA Richmond, 3 time XTERRA World Champion, Conrad Stolz cut his foot just before the race started. Did he head off the nearest hospital as advised? Nope, he went out and won the race, bleeding the entire way.

Conrad Stolz bloody Shoe

Spots available for the NYC Marathon and Half Marathon!

Want to run the ING New York City Marathon November 1st, or the NYC Half Marathon August 16th?

These events are closed, and just about the only way to get a spot on the starting line is to run for a charity team.

Help support one of our TARGETRAINING clients and run for one of the most highly regarded cancer research charities, the MMRF!

Your contributions and athletic endeavor, helps the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation reach the ultimate finish line, a cure for multiple myeloma. All funds raised through the MMRF Marathon and Half Marathon Program support research that will result in new treatments and, one day, a cure.

To learn more visit: www.mmrfmarathon.org or e-mail hoffmannj@themmrf.org.
To learn about the team visit: Why Run for Team MMRF.

We thank you for your support!

Eneas Freyre

Xterra Atlantic Cup Wrap-up

TARGETRAINING had one client, David Booth, and two staff members, Suzie Snyder and Dominic Gillen compete in the Xterra Atlantic Cup race in Richmond, VA on June 14th. In its 11th year, the Richmond Xterra has become one of the all-time classic races on the Xterra global circuit, and my own personal favorite race. The 1k swim is done in the James River, which was swift due to the current rains. The 30k mountain bike is on the James River Trail System, one of the best urban parks in the country. The 11k trail run takes the racers through the city, back to the trails, and over the "mayan ruins," a 3 story quad burning stair climb.

Dave and I did not have the races we were expecting, early flat tires and mechanical maladies kept us from finishing the bike and were forced to add a DNF to our 2009 race resumes...bummer.

Suzie on the other hand had a great showing in her first Richmond Xterra. She took the win in the 25-29 age-group, and a top-10 overall, including the pro women! She completed the swim, bike, and run in a time of 2:37:49. Congrats! Next stop for the TT Xterra crew is Sugarbush, VT on July 12th. Hoping for fast racing and good luck.

Newcomer

Hello all, as a new member to the triathlon team, this is my first post. I thought I'd share what has been going on race-wise for me since becoming a TT-er.  First on the agenda was the Bronx Biathlon on 4/26/09- distances are 3-20-3, and the best part is being able to ride on the Hutch car free!  I was both excited and nervous for this race because I was defending my title (female winner for the past two years).  Luckily, the weather was dry, albeit a little hot, and I managed to shave almost two minutes off my previous time for the hat trick! 

Next up, the Greenwich Biathlon on May 3rd. Was looking forward to this local race because of how many TT-ers were racing (Yocks and Eneas) and cheering (thanks Meg!).  A 2.5-10-2.5 course, it was really a sprint. I went out a little fast on the run but eventually settled into a good pace that earned me 2nd overall and an improvement over last year by almost a minute. Eneas won by well over two minutes, and Yocks had a 6th place finish overall, 1st in his age group. 

Last weekend was the Rev3 70.3 which Eneas already posted about. I was nervous for this having spent the three days prior to the race up in Syracuse with my Varsity girls' golf team at the State Tournament.  Luckily, I was paired up with some of the most amazing athletes (Megan and Eneas) who were SO fast that I started the run in between Natascha Badmann and Rebeccah Wassner. What an experience on the killer out-and-back run cheering on Matty Reed, Richie Cunningham, and of course Jordan Rapp, and getting cheers in return!

Yocks grabbing H2O:   

Me starting the run:   

Finish:            

This past weekend on Saturday, I competed in the Mighty Montauk Olympic Distance Tri (with a 20 mile bike in lieu of the traditional 25ish).  Last year I finished 3rd overall woman (Laurel Wassner won) and earned free entry back this year...how could I refuse? So this year, I wanted to place again, but also see how my bike split improved over last year now that I'm riding a new Scott Plasma 10 Tri bike!  I ended up 2nd overall, improving my time by three minutes (~1.5 minutes on the swim and bike each for a PR of 2:08:27). That's it for now...next up, Stamford KIC IT Olympic Tri where Megan and I will go head-to-head for the first time in the same age group! Yikes!

 New bike:      

Awards Ceremony: