Hey all, again

The registration for the Buckman Sprint is also open. This race is the newest
addition to our conference, in the response to the recent inclusion of teams
from NJ and PA. If you are skipping Lobsterman, this race will be a MUST to be
competitive in the overall competition!

    1. Go to the Website: http://www.greenbrookracing.com/Buck.html
    2. Clieck "TO REGISTER LIN-MARK.COM COMPUTER SPORTS" from the menu on the
left side.
    3. Follow the registration procedure at the lin-mark.us website.
       * You will need to create an online account for this.
       * In the "Event Entry Form" page, there is not "Collegiate" division
listed, so choose your age group.
       * Also, make sure to answer the optional question, specifying your school
and discount code. (Ask your team captain for the code.)

Thanks,

Keisuke Inoue
Director, NECTC

Hi all,

The registrations for the NECTC 09 Season Opener, Cranberry Trifest (Sprint), is
open to the NECTC members. To compete in the collegiate division and receive the
collegiate discount, you need to follow the instructions below:

    1. Go to the Website: http://www.cranberrycountrytri.com/.
    2. Clieck "Register" from the menu on the left side.
    3. At the Active.com, register for the "Cranberry Trifest Sprint".
    4. Choose the "Collegiate Men Sprint" or Collegiate Women Sprint".
    5. Before making the payment, redeem the coupon code. (Ask your team captain
for the coupon code.)


* VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY *
Also, starting this year, there will be volunteer opportunities at the Cranberry
Trifest, on the following day (Sunday) for the Olympic distance race. Volunteer
will receive $25 reimbursement, in exchange for 4-hour work. We'll probably have
a post-race party on the Saturday, for those who will be staying for the race,
too!


Let me know if you have any questions.

Hi all,

I am pleased to announce that the team registration for the Northeast Collegiate
Triathlon Conference (NECTC) '09 is open!

So if you are the captain of your team, please follow the following procedures.
(If you are not the captain, please make sure you captain is registering your
team. :-)

1. Go to the NECTC website: http://nectc.net

2. Follow the link "Captains" -> "Update Team Information" and update your
contact information.

3. Follow the link "Captains" -> "ADD/Update Team Members" and update your team
member information.

4a. Follow the link "Captains" -> "Pay Team Dues" and pay the team registration
due via Paypal or a credit card.

4b. If you prefer to pay by check and/or need the W-9 form filled, please
contact me (keisuke[at]nectc.net) individually.

* PLEASE NOTE *

- The team registration is due by Sunday, May 10th.

- Failure to register your team means that the team and team members WILL BE
DISQUALIFIED for the NECTC in the coming season and the National Championship in
2010.

Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks,

Keisuke Inoue
Director, NECTC
VP, Syracuse University Tri. Club

Hi all,

We are still looking for people who can serve for the NECTC Board for the coming
2009-2010 seasons.  We currently have six members, but with the rapid increase
in the size of the conference, we simply need more people!

Organizing our conference is a challenging task, but a rewarding experience and
absolutely great for your resume. All the positions are voluntary but members
will some benefit, such as, travel budget support for the races.

Especially, we are looking for someone who can manage our Web site and scoring.
Again, this will be a great experience on your resume, if you are pursuing
career in the web development, information management, information technology,
etc. The whole system has been pretty much setup by Bret, using a typical LAMP
(Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) setup. So you don't need to build the system from
scratch.

Let me (keisuke[at]nectc.net), if you are interested in helping us.

Following are the current board members:

- Keisuke Inoue (Conference Director)
- Stephen Poirier (Sponsorship Coordinator)
- Rori Alter (Race Coordinator)
- Michael T Fenoff (Communications)
- Bret Fortenberry (Webmaster)
- Zuzana Trnovcova (USAT Collegiate Regional Representative)

Thank you very much & I'm looking forward to hearing you.

Keisuke Inoue,
for the NECTC Board

PS: Below are the list of tasks for the board members. + indicates we already
have someone working on it, and - indicates we still need someone.

+ Race Scheduling
+ Sponsorship
+ Communication
- Volunteer Coordination at Cranberry and Mightyman
- Awards
- Treasury
- Scoring
- Web Management

I uploaded clips from Mightyman on:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO3ssLZQEU8

Happy holidays!

K

Hi all,

First of all, thank you very much for participating the NECTC in 2008.
The NECTC grew strongly over the 2008 season, becoming one of the
fastest-growing collegiate conferences in the US, hosting 17+ schools
and 170+ members.

In order to sustain this growing organization, the board members
(Bret, Zuzka, and myself) of the NECTC are calling for new board
members, who can help us in various capacities. We are specifically
looking for people who will be able to work with the current board
members through the coming 2009 season, and to take in charge for the
2010 season.

So if you are interesting in helping us, read the following
descriptions and drop me line at keisuke[at]nectc.net, with 1) Your
name; 2) School; 3) Year (Undergrad), Grad, or Alumnus and 4) Task(s)
you would like to take on. Please do it so by Jan. 5th, 2009.

We work hard, but it is a an exciting and well-rewarding experience.
You will get to work with various wonderful people from different
places, organizations, sponsors, and race organizers. It will surly
help you when you will be in a job market, whatever the career you are
seeking, as well. ;-)

Descriptions:

1. Term:  A two year term with a replacement of one half of the
members every year.

New members will be working for the positions listed below, guided by
senior members in the first year. As they become officers (i.e.
Director and Assistant Directors) in the second year, their roles will
shift to guiding new members and supervising the overall process.

2. Election Process:

New board members will be simply voluntary positions (, unless we have
an overwhelming number of people stepping up, in which case we will
need an election) and called for by the officers (directors and
assistant directors), during the off season or beginning of the season
(i.e. now). The officers will be nominated by the board members and
approved by the member schools' votes, at the end of the season. (We
skipped this process in 2008, because we are the only board members
anyway.)

3. Board Member Tasks:

Following are the tasks that we are looking for help. You are more
than welcomed to fill in multiple tasks (or creating new ones).

  - Race Scheduling
  - Sponsorship
  - Communication
  - Volunteer Coordination at Mightyman
  - Awards
  - Treasury
  - Scoring
  - Web Management

The first six task do not have particular requirements, but Scoring
and Web Management require basic knowledge of SQL and PHP.

Treasurer needs some work and close communication when they transfer
positions, so I personally think it should be taken by someone in a
large (sustainable) team or a big city (i.e. Boston). Needless to say,
it is a very important position, so I would consider the director,
assistant director, and treasurer are the executive officers of the
board. If

Other than that, I think each task is self-explanatory. If you would
like to know more details, send questions to me or to this list.  An
important thing is that although all these tasks require some time and
effort, and sometimes tedious, they are all important to the NECTC and
it will be a well-rewarding experience.

4. USAT Collegiate Commission

The representative for the USAT collegiate commission is also
considered as a part of the NECTC board. The position is two-year term
and currently held by Zuzka in MIT, who will be in the position until
the end of 2009. So we don't need someone to fill in this position
this year.

Thank you very much & I'm looking forward to hearing you.

Keisuke Inoue,
for the NECTC Board

The article features our champions Nick and Julia as well as the other
top finishers!

http://www.hamptons.com/detail.ihtml?id=5061&apid=10288&sid=35&cid=130&hm=0&iv=0\
&townflag=

Keisuke Inoue

Hi all,

Mightyman is filling up quickly this year, and we already have 71
athletes  registered, which is 20+ more than last year.

This will be, by far, the largest collegiate triathlon competition in
Northeast EVER. If you haven't done so, register for the race RIGHT
NOW. The registration will be closed by Tuesday, September 30th.

I pasted a list all the entrants so far below.

Thanks,

Keisuke Inoue
NECTC & Syracuse Tri. Club

----------          ----------          ----------

Aaron Williams stevens
Adam Bishop West Point
Adam Weinstein MIT
Alex Ewing Drexel University
Alfie Sundqvist UVM
Alon Goren MIT
Amy Gassman UVM
andrew webster west point
Andy Cahoy West Point
Austin Bay Boston University
Brendan Fox West Point
Chris Carper MIT
Christina Fenstermaker West Point
Christopher Vetter Northeastern University
Christy Lewis Boston University
Daniel Arbucias Boston University
Daniel Bell Drexel University
Daniel Bensen UVM
Daniel Benson UVM
Daniel Marinari UVM
David Berry Boston University
David Fobar West Point
Denise Fabian Boston University
Emily Gassman UVM
Gabby Chipot Boston
Grant Kadokura Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Hannah Wingate UVM
Jana Marjanovic MIT
Jennifer Stringfellow Northeastern
John DiMenna West Point
Jonathan Messer Boston
Julia Duval Boston
Julia Meurice UVM
Justin Burkholder Drexel University
Kari Vahle West Point
Katharine Binder MIT
Kathryn Bewley Boston
Kathy Schneider UVM
Katrina Tomecek Boston University
Kayla Angier UVM
Kevin Bouchard-Hall UVM
Kimberly Lehan Boston University
Kimberly Ann Zubris Boston
Lauren Looper United States Military Academy
Lee Peters UVM
Lindsey Holland MIT
marc delese stevens
Mark  Freeman West Point
Matthieu Talpe MIT
Max Metcalfe Boston University
Melissa Gymrek MIT
Michael Abbene Northeastern University
Natalie Moore UVM
Nathan Vaughan Northeastern
Nicholas Sterghos USMA
nicholas vandam West Point
paul knepley syracse
Phillip Samayoa MIT
Randy Wintermantel West Point
Rastislav Racz ?
Robert Sherry West Point
Rori Alter Boston University
Ryan Jackson MIT
Sarah Florer West Point
Sarah Taylor Northeastern University
Shannon Bradley UVM
Steven Kusy Stevens Inst. of Tech
Thomas Frantzen Drexel University
Tim Glickman Northeastern University
William Eggers West Point
Zuzana Trnovcova MIT

Following the URL below and you will get the 50% discount for the
XTerra Wetsuits. The offer ends on September 30th!

   http://www.xterrawetsuits.com/sale

Keisuke

Congrats to Lindsey Holland of MIT!


Out of 39 entries to the Lobsterman and Finger Lakes Triathlon,
Lindsey was chosen by some very fair and random process* as the winner
of the XTerra wetsuit gift certificate ($256).

Zuzka (or anyone in the team), will you tell me her e-mail or tell her
to e-mail me, so that I can give her the certificate?


Thanks,

Keisuke Inoue
Director, NECTC



*  I assigned a number to each entry and used a pseudo random number
generator of perl, to decide the winner.

Congrats to Dalessio (Boston Univ.) and Kim Zubris (Boston Univ.), for
winning the collegiate division of the Cranberry County Triathlon and
receiving the first leader jerseys of the NECTC point series in 2008!

Dalessio came out of the water 47 seconds behind Paul Knepley
(Syracuse Univ.), who had the fastes swim time of the division at
18:44, but while Knepley was knocking down the bike racks in
transition, Dalessio took off and increased the lead with the fastest
bike time (1:03:06) and the fastest run time (38:27) in the division.
Dalessio finished at 2:03:47, with a 6:23 margin to Knepley, who
finished the second at 2:10:03. An Ironman Lake Placid 2008 finisher
Russ Erickson (Colombia) finished the third with 2:13:12.

Kimberly Zubris (Boston Univ.), similarly finished with a 6:24 margin
to the second place finisher Melissa Gymrek (MIT). Kathryn Bewley
(Boston) finished the swim section the first in the division with
22:59, while Zburis was the second at 28:59 and Gymrek was the third
with 37:55. Zubris and Gymrek caught Bewley during the bike section
with 2nd and 1st fastest bike split respectively. Gymrek closed in to
Zburis during the bike and the run, but Zubris held the lead and
finished at 2:39:28. Gymrek followed Zbris at 2:46:04 and Bewley
finished the third at 2:55:17.

Boston Univ. became the leader of the team point competition, by
bringing five strong members. Congrats to all the BU members!

Norwich and Northeastern joined the NECTC for the first this season.
So my warmest welcome to both teams!

The results from the Cranberry County Triathlon has been posted at:
   http://nectc.net/results08/race_results.php?race=cranberry

For more information about the Cranberry County Triathlon:
   http://www.cranberrycountrytri.com/


Keisuke Inoue
Director, NECTC
SU Tri. Club

Hi all,

As you might have noticed that the Finger Lakes Triathlon has been
already sold out. Linda, the race director has saved 25 slots for us,
but they have over 100 people on the waiting list.

In order to make Linda's job a tiny bit easier, I will collect all the
registration forms from NECTC and then send them to Linda as one
packet. So if your team is interested in the race but you have not
sent forms yet, please send forms and checks to the following address:

Keisuke Inoue
218 Grenadier Dr. Apt.B
Liverpool, NY 13090

Please make sure your forms and checks will get here by September 1st.
I will send them to Linda on September 2nd and will be out of town for
the rest of the week. So I won't be able to help you if it comes late.

Thank you very much,

Keisuke Inoue
NECTC & SU Tri. Club

Hi all,

I have three people on the participant list that I still cannot
identify their teams:

Alexander Cenmaj
Justin Landers
Senbastian Tong

Let me know if you happen to know them. Otherwise we will cout them
our from our point calculation.

Thanks,
Keisuke Inoue
NECTC & SU Tri.

Hi all,

We are raffling off a gift certificate for an XTerra Wetsuit (Vortex
2, MSRP $259) to those who will have registered for either Lobsterman
or Finger Lakes by the end of August.

The rule is simple: just enter either of the races following our
normal procedure. Make sure your captain has sent me the team roster
with your name. I will check the participant lists as of Sept. 1st and
randomly choose one lucky fellow triathlete. I will announce the
winner on this mailing-list. Entering both races will double the
chance of winning.

We are hoping this will boost early registration for these races and
give a wetsuit to a beginner or an athlete who doesn't own one yet.
We are looking forward to seeing many entries, so spread the word to
your team mates!

Thanks,

Keisuke Inoue
Director, NECTC


PS: Just FYI: We received two gift certificates from XTerra Wetsuits,
based on the number of wetsuits we purchased last year using the NECTC
discount. The more we purchase this year, the more free wetsuits we
will get. We will have a similar (50%) discount once the semester
begins and, as in this give-away, we will give back the free wetsuits
to the athletes.  So stay tuned if you are planning to purchase a
wetsuit this year.

PPS: And yes, we will have another wetsuit give-away later in the
season...

In order to figure out the individual and team scores, we need to have
a team roster from each team. So far, Norwich, Northeastern, Syracuse,
Vermont, Bostom, and MIT have sent me their rosters.

If your team is not listed above, TELL YOUR TEAM CAPTAIN TO SEND ME
THE ROSTER ASAP.

The format is avaiable at:
   http://nectc.net/documents/NECTC_teamRoster.xls

The roster does not have to be complete. We can update it once the
semester begins.

Thanks,

Keisuke Inoue
Director, NECTC

Here are the details of the registration for the Mightyman Sprint, our
final race:

The online registration is available at:
   http://www.eventpowerli.com/2008/index.cfm?ID=52

- All the NECTC participants will be receiving a $30 discount for the
entry fee. In order to recieve the discount, you need to type in the
passcode, which I already sent to your captains. (If you captain does
not have one, please tell him/her to e-mail me (keisuke[at]nectc.net).

* Please do not share the pass code with non-collegiate athletes. *

- This will be the Collegiate Regional Championship race: the overall
winners in the male individual, female individual, and team category
will be awarded at the award ceremony, in addition to the top three
finishers of the race.

- A limited number (30) of athletes will be allowed to camp at the
race site for saving the lodging. If you are interested, please
contact me (keisuke[at]nectc.net).

- We are looking for a collegiate discount at a nearby hotel. More
information will come shortly.

- As in the previous message, we require each school to provide two
volunteers at the Mightyman Half Traithlon, which is held on the
following day. For more information, please read the previous message
that I post.
   http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/NECTC/message/195



Thanks,

Keisuke Inoue
Director, NECTC

Hi all,

I would like to annonce a new requirement for all the NECTC member
schools, so please read the following carefully.

This year, we will require each NECTC team to provide two volunteers
for the Mightyman Half Triathlon, which is held on the following day
of our race, Mightyman Sprint. Each volunteer will be paid $25* and
will be elligible for the staff party after the race, so although I
said "requirement", it will be a fun experience.

This decision was made for a couple of reasons:

1) In order to raise funds for the conference. The race organizer will
pay us $15* per volunteer, which in turn can be spent improve the
conference such as plaques, banners, posters, etc. By doing this
volunteering, we can avoid collecting dues.

2) To help the race organization and continue the good relationship
with the community. I am hoping this event will be like Wildflower in
the west coast, where hundreds of collegiate triathletes race,
volunteer and have a great time.

Of course, more than two people from one team can volunteer as well.
In fact, I encourage all of you to volunteer!

In case none of your team mates can volunteer, we will ask you to pay
a membership due ($50*). Failing this requirement will disqualify your
team and teammates from the NECTC (and thus Collegiate Regional)
ranking so please be careful.

* All the prices are subject to change. But I will try to keep the
volunteer's pay as high as possible while the membership fee is kept
reasonable.

I will start collecting the information for the volunteers once the
race date is closer. For now, I would like you to be aware of this
requirment and discuss with your teammates (who to volunteer, etc).

This is a new attempt and I am willing to hear feedback from any of
you. So let me (keisuke[at]nectc.net) know if you have any comments.

Thank you,

Keisuke Inoue
Director, NECTC

If you haven't looked at the Summer 2008 issue of  Triathlon Life,
check out the page 36. You will find an article (written by, hem
...me)  about NECTC.

With the picture of you and/or your friends, you will find how the
idea of regional collegiate competitions started three years back and
how much we have achieved since then. By all means, we are still under
development, but as I tried to tell in the article, we have been
supported by many people in the loca triathlon community: race
organizers, USAT officials, team captains, and athletes and have built
a strong foundation for a good conference. Now is the time for you to
come out and race. The numbers are showing that the conference is
growing strongly heading towards the start of the 2008 season. (We are
getting new sponsors, so look for the cool prizes, too ;-)  I hope to
see many of you at the races.

Keisuke Inoue
Director, NECTC
SU Triathlon Club

Hi all,

Here are the details about the Finger Lakes Triathlon, our race #3.

*** I'm afraid that you may want to skip this race because of the
travel, but the race is held at a very beautiful venue and the race
organization is always excellent.  I am sure this race will be worth
traveling for you all and you will never regret doing the race! ***

Finger Lakes Traithlon (Sprint)
Date:  Sunday, September 21st  2008
Place: Canandaigua, NY

REGISTRATION:

The discounted race entry fee for collegiate athletes is $65. In order
to receive the discount, you need to sign up using the attached race
entry form.

Also, this race offers and an interesting program, you or your team
might want to consider.

TRAIN FOR TREATMENT:

Train For Treatment is a program through which your team can enter the
race by raising donations for the Hemophilia Center. Every $300 a team
raise will be counted towards one entry fee for the race. As a team,
you can raise as much as you can, and pay whatever the rest you need
to pay (if any).

This is a great program that gives us an opportunity to help our
community through triathlon (and to race cheaply :).  $300 is really a
generous amount, compare to other similar programs, and I am sure as a
team or even as a individual, you can raise more than that.

If you are interested, please contact Linda
(linda.miller@... or (585)922-4168). She will setup a
website and stuff.

ACCOMMODATION:

If you need information for accommodation please let me
(keisuke[at]nectc.net). Our school is 1.5hr away from the area, so I
may arrange a place of our tri. club member or contact the Canandaigua
Chamber to get more information.

Thank you,

Keisuke Inoue

Director, NECTC
Syracuse University Triathlon Club

Oops, sorry, one more thing. Last time I asked for the team
information, all the captains responded promptly. I really appreciated
it. Thank you very much. I think we are going to have a great season!

As for the roster, please send it by the end of next week, Saturday Agust 2nd.

Thanks again,

Keisuke




On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 4:19 PM, Keisuke Inoue <kinoue@...> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> As of today, we have 23 particpants listed for the Cranberry County Triathlon.
> In order to update our point system we need to know the team
> affiliation of all the participants.
>
> So if you are the team of captain of your team, please send me your
> current team roster, using the following format:
>
>  http://nectc.net/documents/NECTC_teamRoster.xls
>
> I understand that once the semeter begins, we will need to update the
> rosters but, for now, just fill in with the current members and send
> it to me (keisuke[at]nectc.net).
> Thanks,
>
> Keisuke Inoue
> NECTC
>
> PS: Here are the confirmed list of participants for the Cranberry
> County Triathlon
>
> Alexander       Cemaj
> Bret    Fortenberry
> Chris   Vetter
> Chris   Vetter
> Christopher     Oravetz
> Evan    George
> Jeffrey Keys
> John    Posillico
> Jonathan        Messer
> Justin  Landers
> Luca    D'Alessio
> Russell Erickson
> Sebastian       Tong
> Annie   Crane
> Audrey  Perlow
> Elena   Glassman
> Kathleen        Foley
> Kimberly Ann    Zubris
> Kristen Naegle
> Lindsey Holland
> Melissa Gymrek
> Rebecca Keys
> Rori    Alter
>

Hi all,

As of today, we have 23 particpants listed for the Cranberry County Triathlon.
In order to update our point system we need to know the team
affiliation of all the participants.

So if you are the team of captain of your team, please send me your
current team roster, using the following format:

   http://nectc.net/documents/NECTC_teamRoster.xls

I understand that once the semeter begins, we will need to update the
rosters but, for now, just fill in with the current members and send
it to me (keisuke[at]nectc.net).
Thanks,

Keisuke Inoue
NECTC

PS: Here are the confirmed list of participants for the Cranberry
County Triathlon

Alexander Cemaj
Bret Fortenberry
Chris Vetter
Chris Vetter
Christopher Oravetz
Evan George
Jeffrey Keys
John Posillico
Jonathan Messer
Justin Landers
Luca D'Alessio
Russell Erickson
Sebastian Tong
Annie Crane
Audrey Perlow
Elena Glassman
Kathleen Foley
Kimberly Ann Zubris
Kristen Naegle
Lindsey Holland
Melissa Gymrek
Rebecca Keys
Rori Alter

The registration for Lobsterman is now open.
    http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1500120

The race organizer (Tri-Maine) gave us a very generous $40 discount
and reserved 50 slots. The race is very well-organized and sell out
quickly every year, so don't wait until the last minute and register
now!

In order to receive the discount, you will need to enter a passcode at
the online registration, which I e-mailed to all of your captains. If
your captain did not receive my e-mail, please let him/her know to
e-mail me (keisuke[at]nectc.net).

A quick info. about the race:

Date: Sat. September 13, 2008
Start Time: 8:30 A.M.
Where: Winslow Park in Freeport, Maine
Distances: Olympic Distance race

Thanks,

Keisuke Inoue
SU Tri. Club & NECTC

As you know, the collegiate registration for the Cranberry County
Triathlon is closing soon, JULY 1st!

We are originally given 30 slots, and if we fill-in the slots by then,
we may have more slots. So I am hoping many of you will register quickly.

The collegiate price has been discounted to $60 and we have a separate
wave for the collegiate athletes to enable everybody to race against
each other, which, as you know, is always a blast.

The registration form is on a password protected section on the NECTC
website.  So if your school doesn't have an access, email to Bret
Fortenberry (bret[at]nectc.net) to have it setup.

The Cranberry Triathlon is a very well run race, which serves as the
regional club championship, too I'm many of you will take this
opportunity!

Keisuke Inoue, Director

Hey all,

I am working for the Collegiate Triathlon Association (CTA) of USA
Triathlon and need the following information from all the
participating schools ASAP, preferably by end of this week, which is
tomorrow.

I understand you are busy with training, studying, drinking beer, or
whatever but I really appreciate your response. So here is the
information I need:

School Name:
Primary Contact:
Primary E-Mai:
Adviser:
Adviser E-Mail:
Uniform Supplier:
State:
City:
Conference:
Nationals Participant (Y/N):
Nationals Place:
Member Count:

PLEASE REPLY ME (kinoue[at]syr.edu)  even if your team is small, like
1, or 2 people. Every school counts! Also, if you are a previous
captain, please make sure to forward this information to a new
captain.

Thanks!

Keisuke Inoue
The conference director, NECTC

If you are a team captain (or a lone triathlete in your school), please
let me (kinoue[at]syr.edu) your or your team's plan for the 2008 season.

I would like to know the estimation of how many teams and people are
participating which races. If you are not sure, just tell me so, too.
This will help us a lot when we negotiate with the race directors about
the entry fees, etc. or with prospective sponsors.

Thanks!

K

Hi all,


Here is the final version of the NECTC 2008 race schedule.

I know it's end of the semester and you are all busy, preparing for the
finals, but please communicate with your team members and make up a plan
for the exciting second season of the NECTC before the summer break!


We basically selected the most-attended races from the 2007 season. As
in the last season, let's make it a requirement to attend the
championship race (Mightyman) to win the overall regional title, while
you can count in scores from at most two races prior to the
championships. (If you attended all the three races before the
championship, you can use the score from the two best races.) Let me
know if you have any questions.


1) Aug. 24 Cranberry County (MA)
    Website:  http://www.cranberrycountrytri.com/
    Format: Olympic

2) Sep. 13 Lobsterman (ME)
    Website: http://www.tri-maine.com/Lobster.html
    Format: Olympic

3) Sep. 21 Finger Lakes (NY)
    Website:  http://www.fingerlakestriathlon.com/
    Format: Sprint

4) Oct. 4 Mightyman Sprint - Regional Championships (NY)
    Website: http://www.eventpowerli.com/2008/index.cfm?ID=52
    Format: Sprint

The registration procedures for the races are not fixed yet. I'll keep
you updated as we negotiate with the race organizers.
(Wait for my next post for the Cranberry Triathlon registration.)

Have a good summer and I'm looking forward to see you all in the fall
(if not at a race in the summer)!

K