Flat Tire & Basic Bike Maintenance Repair Night - Save the Date!

Spring is here and most of us are ready to start riding outside. However, the winter weather has wrecked havoc on the roads leaving potholes everywhere. Make sure a flat doesn't leave you stranded.

Learn how to quickly and effectively change a flat tire and the basics of bike maintenance at our two upcoming clinics. Conveniently located at our Greenwich and Westport locations.

Wednesday, 4/13/11 7:30-9:00 PM TARGETRAINING Greenwich

1374 East Putnam Ave, Old Greenwich, CT 06878

Monday, 4/18/11 7:30-9:00 PM TARGETRAINING Westport

772 Post Road East, Westport, CT 06880

The clinics are free for active TT clients. $10 for non-clients - can be used towards purchases at Tri & Cycle the night of the clinic.

The Not So Common Care for Tendonitis

With the start of a new season just about ready to kick off, many of us have been putting in some great training over the off-season in our TARGETRAINING indoor program. The results are clearly evident as many of us are hitting the spring season in excellent form, but when you push your body to gain fitness, sometimes it pushes you back. This push back can often be seen in strains and tears of the muscular system which means TENDONITIS.

Tendonitis is essentially a muscular strain/inflammation at the point of connection with bone. One of our TARGETRAINING clients, who is an orthopedic surgeon, forwarded us this article from the NY Times that discussed this often chronic injury for endurance athletes.

Full article >>

What struck us most about this article was the lack of evidence shown to support the standard care healing practices of tendonitis (rest + corticosteroid shot to affected tendon). When thinking about how we manage our TT client base, it occurred to us that the everyday evidence of healing was apparent as we help to stabilize and ultimately reduce tendonitis symptoms through the use of strength training and controlled exercise of affected tendons with specific volume and intensity goals.

We all know of someone who, for example, has suffered from a classic running tendonitis injury of an inflamed IT band which manifests itself as knee pain and more specifically outside knee pain. Often these individuals takes weeks, months, and at times an entire year off of running only to have the symptoms return once they resume activity. Why and how tendonitis occurs is still not fully understood, but what we are coming to realize is that the human body is very adaptable and that with alternative care (massage, stretching, acupuncture) and a modified exercise program, our systems can often overcome tendonitis injuries without the use of medication and inactivity.

No matter what your symptoms, if confronted with a possible tendonitis injury, it is always best to consult your coach and schedule a visit to your doctor to develop a comprehensive plan of attack.

Targetraining Sherwood Island Sprint Triathlon

The inaugural Targetraning Sherwood Island Sprint race will be held at beautiful Sherwood Island State Park in Westport, CT. Sherwood Island is Connecticut's oldest state park and has some of the best beaches on Long Island. The 13 mile bike course will take you on a tour of Westport's beachside communities and the 3.1 mile run will be held entirely within the state park. Sherwood Island is a great spot for the whole family, come for the race and then stay all day.

A portion of race proceeds will go to Memorial Sloan-Kettering.

Sunday, June 19, 2011 at 6:30 AM

Sherwood Island, Westport, CT

.5 mile Swim – 13 mile Bike – 3.1 mile Run.

Register now.

We are looking for volunteers and sponsors, email chris@trincycle.com for information.

K-Swiss - Check Out The Shoes

Targetraining is selling K-Swiss, come see the shoes.

TARGETRAINING Group Class Schedule Weekend of 3/11-3/13

Yoga Update!
There will be no Friday 6:30AM Yoga sessions this week. Beginning next week 3/14, the Monday night yoga session will move to Wednesday night at 6:30PM.

Cycling Schedule Update!
Outdoor 8:00AM Ride for Criterium Race Practice work at Sherwood Island meeting at TT Westport.
Special Saturday Mountain Climb Indoor Ride up the “Soulor”!
New Sunday 9:00AM Greenwich indoor cycling session!

Run Program Update!
The Sunday Compo run will have 6 and 12mile groups. Our new running coach Timothy Milenkevich will be helping to lead the session!

Greenwich Open for Training!
Our Greenwich facility is open for group class and personal training sessions. Classes with a "G" are also held at our Greenwich training center.

TT Online Self Booking:
http://secure.ezfacility.com/TMSSelfService/NoAuth/Login.aspx?FID=568

Friday:
5:45AM TARGETide Indoor Swim Session (Norwalk HS)
6:30AM TARGETYoga (cancelled for the week)
8:30AM TARGETorque Indoor Cycling "G"
9:00AM TARGETBurn General Fitness Training
10:00AM TARGETYoga
12:00PM - 6:00PM Open Cycling Session (cycling studio available for use for non instructed training) "G"

Saturday:
5:30AM TARGETri Long Course Indoor Cycling Session
6:00AM TARGETorque Indoor cycling "G"
8:00AM TARGETour (Outdoor ride at Sherwood Island, Westport, for Crit. Race practice)
8:00AM TARGETorque Indoor cycling "G"
7:30AM TARGETri Long Course Indoor Cycling Session
10:00AM TARGETorque Indoor cycling "G"
12:00PM - 4:00PM Open Cycling Session (cycling studio available for use for non instructed training)"G"

Sunday:
7:30AM TARGETread (Compo Beach Main Pavilion)
8:00AM TARGETorque Indoor Cycling
9:00AM TARGETorque Indoor Cycling (Greenwich Only)
10:00AM TARGETorque Indoor Cycling
2:30PM TARGETide Indoor Swim Session
12:00PM - 3:00PM Open Cycling Session (cycling studio available for use for non instructed training)"G"