Hello Everyone,

 

I must apologize for the notice that went out yesterday.  We recently decided to change our Monday bike ride to a run.  So this week, all you need to bring is your running shoes!  We will run anywhere between 3-6 miles and will base that on who shows up.  We will also make sure no one runs alone.

 

The Luna Chix will do these Monday runs through the end of September.  Then we need to start working on LunaFest, our main fundraiser for LunaFest.  We will also be helping to organize a local adventure race, RAYOR, and hope many of you will come out to participate.  Details will be coming shortly!

 

We hope to see you out there!

 

MJ

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Reminder from:		ChiTriLunaChix's Calendar
Title:		Luna Chix Bike Ride
Date:		Monday August 21, 2006
Time:		5:45 pm - 7:00 pm
Repeats:		This event repeats every week.
Next reminder:		The next reminder for this event will be sent in 2 days, 12 hours, 3 minutes.
Location:		Waterfall Glen/Argonne
Street:		Entrance closest to I-55 and Cass Avenue
City State Zip:		Darien
Description:		Please join the Chicago Triathlon Luna Chix team for our weekly bike ride. All abilities welcome. This is open to both women and men.

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For the month of August, I will be leading a Wednesday night road bike
ride for the Downers Grove Bike Club.  We usually ride 25 miles along
the frontage roads and the speed is 16-18 mph.  Anyone is welcome to
come to these free rides, so bring your husbands, neighbors, and
friends.  Please try to join us for these or the Monday night rides.

Get out there!

-Karen

Welcome to all the new members of this YahooGroup!  If we haven't
met you already, we look forward to meeting all of you at some (or
all) of our upcoming events!

We'd like to announce a weekly bike ride we will be having starting
this Monday, July 31st.

WHAT:   Weekly Bike Ride (all levels welcome!)
WHO:    Anyone interested in getting in some biking miles!
WHERE:  Waterfall Glen/Argonne
         Parking lot at I-55 and Cass Av.
         **Please note we will be riding on roads, not the trail
WHEN:   Every Monday - 6:30pm - 8:00pm
         **Please arrive by 6:15pm as we will be leaving promply at
           6:30pm
IMPORTANT:  YOU MUST WEAR A HELMET TO RIDE WITH US
QUESTIONS:  Please email us with any questions!

See you out there!

MJ

I just wanted to send out a reminder and make sure that our newest
group members hear about the open water swim clinic on Saturday August
12 (that's coming up soon!).  We will have Mary Jo, masters swimmer
and Ironman Triathlete available to give tips on handling the group
start, sighting, and wetsuit techniques.  It's also a good chance to
get some actual open water practice with your wetsuit so you feel more
comfortable when you get to your race.

When: Saturday Aug. 12 at noon
Where: Ohio Street Beach in Chicago
Bring: Wetsuit, swim cap and goggles.
Recommended donation: $5 for Breast Cancer Fund

If you are interested, please reply to this message and we can get
some carpool groups put together.  Also, if you know other people who
might be interested, please encourage them to come.  Men are also
welcome at any Luna event!

Please join our Luna team at a seminar at 7:00 pm on Tuesday August
29th.  The seminar will be held at Running For Kicks, 7158 West 127th
Street, Palos Heights.  Sample Luna bars while a representative from
Polar discusses the benefits of training with a heart rate monitor.  If
you have a heart rate monitor and have questions about how to use it,
bring it with you.  Enter a drawing for a Polar Heart Rate Monitor to
be given away at the seminar!

Mark you calendars, this one is HOT!

What: Open Water Swim Clinic
When: Saturday August 12, noon
Where: Ohio Street Beach, downtown Chicago
Bring: wetsuit, swim cap, goggles

This would be a great tune-up for the Chicago Triathlon.  Our very
own Mary Jo, Ironman Triathlete and Masters Swimmer, will be on hand
to give tips on everything from managing the chaos at the start to
taking off the wetsuit at the end.  Be sure to take advantage of
this opportunity to test out your wetsuit and work on those open-
water skills.  It's also a great way to meet some other triathletes
from the area.

Also note this clinic is open to men as well as women.  We will be
taking donations for Breast Cancer Fund.  A $5 donation is
suggested.  The more people who come, the more money we can raise to
fight breast cancer.

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> I am coming on July 19!  I may be one of the walkers by the end, but
my husband says I need all the help I can get with running....Lisa
Reidenga (one of MaryJo's swimmer friends)

They say the 4th discipline of triathlon is transition!  Please join
us for a Transition Clinic where you can learn how to shave valuable
seconds (maybe even minutes!) from your transition times.

WHEN:           Thursday, July 13th, 6:30pm

WHERE:          Bemis Woods, Western Springs
                 Bemis Woods is located just north of Ogden Avenue
                 between I-294 and Wolf Road.

WHO:            Anyone and everyone looking to improve their transition
                 times

WHAT TO BRING:  Everything you need for transitions, including a
                 wetsuit (if you have one), your bike, helmet, bike
                 shoes, run shoes, and anything else you might use.

COST:           FREE!!!  Donations to the Breast Cancer Fund will be
                 accepted

Hope to see you there!

Please join us for a track workout at 6:30 pm on Wed. July 19th.  This
will be held on the track at Trinity Christian College, 6601 West
College Drive, Palos Heights.  Runners are broken into groups based on
speed and levels vary from a run/walk group to 6+ minute miles!

Please join our Luna team at a seminar at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, July
25th.  The seminar will be held at Running For Kicks, 7158 West 127th
Street, Palos Heights.  Sample Luna bars while we discuss tips for
training and running a marathon.

The ChiTri Luna Chix will be meeting at North Avenue Beach this
Saturday, 6/17.  Details as follows:

7:45am    Meet at North Avenue Beach
8:00am    60-75 minute bike ride, easy/moderate pace
9:30am    Open water swim at Ohio Street Beach (we will simply walk
there from North Av. Beach)

As always, we will be giving away samples of Luna bars.
If anyone is interested in caravaning, a couple of us will be leaving
from Rt. 83 and I-55 at 7:00am sharp!
Come and join us for a refreshing Saturday morning downtown!

Let us know if we should be on the lookout for you!

MJ
ChiTri Luna Chix

Thursday, June 22nd at 5:30 pm
128 Commons Drive, Palos Park
Call 630.880.8017 for questions

Learn about setting up your transition area, your swim to bike
transition, and your bike to run transition.  Remember that your
transition time is part of your overall race time and these tips will
help prepare you for race day.  Bring everything you plan to use during
your race.  As part of the clinic, we will have a level 1 bike and run
workout.

Please join the Salt Creek Runners for a run starting in LaGrange
Park.  We run through neighborhoods and the beautiful Salt Creek
Trail.  All levels of runners are welcome.

When:   Saturday morning, 7:30 am
Where:  LaGrange Park, corner of Oak and Sherwood

Directions:
From LaGrange Rd. & Ogden
North on LaGrange Rd about 1 mile.  You will pass Panera Bread on the
right.  At the next intersection, turn Right on Oak.  The LaGrange
Park Library is on the right.  Drive down the hill and park in the lot
before the stop sign.

We normally run 5.3 miles but there is a short cut and some people run
more.