Just wanted to follow up on the NCC that I mentioned briefly at the
team training. Is anyone already organizing this with our club?
Someone mentioned that Tim L might be. The reason Im checking so soon,
is because registration closes for the 1st session on Nov. 27th, with
it beginning Dec 1st. The first session focuses on swimming and the
benchmark is 100 miles, I believe. All of the information is on the
USAT website under the club section.
If someone is already organizing this that is awesome, if not, I can
get on it. If I dont hear anything by late on the 26th, I will go
ahead and register with USAT for our club.
I think this will be great motivation for those cold mornings with the
steam coming off the pool! :)
Thanks, Megan L

Bonness, Quinty, &  Damon Finish Strong at the Ford 70.3 Ironman World Championship in Clearwater (revised)

November 11, 2006 – Clearwater Beach, Florida

Naples Area Triathletes members Megan Quinty, Joe Bonness & Marc Damon took the honors of placing in the top three of their respective age groups.

Quinty placed second in the 30-34 age group (4:24:12), Bonness placed second in the 50-54 age group (4:18:12), and Damon finished third in the 25-29 age group (4:03:12). 

Other notables include:

Steven Gust – 12th (25-29) 4:15:11

Ron Avola – 131st (40-44) 4:51:30

Sara Weaver – 9th (40-44) 4:50:14 

Erica Szilagy-Norgart – 25th (45-49) 5:33:39

Mark Simpson – 23rd (55-59) 5:35:14

Kathleen Curtis – 6th (55-59) 6:07:19

Sue Fleshman – 48th (40-44) 6:32:00

The race results are available online at: http://ironman.com/events/ironman70.3/worldchampionship70.3?show=raceresults&year=2006&format=htm. 

Please be sure to check out the newly posted photos from the race at http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/naplesareatriathletes.

The Kids Turkey Triathlon is only two weeks away and I was hoping to
get a final count of those of you who would like to volunteer for this
event. The race will start at 8am at Sugden Regional Park on November
25th. I am planning on having a quick meeting a little before that so
we are all on the same page. Just give me a call or email me if you
think you can make it. I will also be happy to answer any questions
that you may have. Thanks a lot and I look forward to hearing from you!

Anni
273-3747

As the triathlon season is wrapping up this month I was thinking
about what I could write about that would help NATS succeed next
triathlon season or in the future.  So, the coaching tip for
November has more to do with keeping a balanced lifestyle than with
any specific triathlon skills.  As always, let me know if you have
any questions and I'll try to incorporate the answers into the
monthly tip.
November's tip.
Tell and show the people you love and care about how much you
appreciated their help, encouragement, and support throughout the
past triathlon season.  No amount of success can be achieved alone.
The time it takes to participate in this sport is tremendous.  As
triathletes, we sometimes get wrapped up in the yards or miles and
we forget that others are making it possible for us to train and
race.  That someone special is probably cooking healthy meals,
picking up the kids, making travel arrangements, and generally
making it possible for us to be our best.  Without the support of
those special people this lifestyle would be impossible.  So with
that said, make a special effort during the next few weeks to thank
those special people in your life.  I hope these tips help during
your off season.  Good luck with your training and racing.

Naples Pathways Coalition (NPC) will hold their Annual Public Meeting
at 6 pm on November 8, 2006, at the Norris Community Center ( 755 8th
Ave. South , Naples , FL ) at 6 pm.  The event will feature updates on
projects that are in the process of transforming the greater Naples
area into a more pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly community.  Speakers
will represent Collier County Transportation, the Gordon River
Greenway project, City of Naples staff, and Kimley-Horn (currently
designing a pathway plan for the city).  NPC is a non-profit group of
local citizens advocating a fully integrated and safe pedestrian,
bicycle and other non-motorized transportation network.
www.NaplesPathways.org

Robertshaw Takes Third Overall at the Boca Bop – Nov 5, 2006

Naples Area Triathletes member Darren Robertshaw gave one of his best efforts with a Third Place Finish Overall in this past

weekend's Optimist Boca Bop Triathlon in Boca Grande, Florida. Robertshaw's time for the sprint distance race was 1:07:33.

The course distances were: 1/4 Mile Swim/13 Mile Bike/3.1 Mile Run.

Fort Myers Larry Black took First Overall with a time of 59:49. 

Stacey Robertshaw, Darren's wife, took first in her age group, 35-39. 

Other notables include Chris Wilcox – first place, 45-49; Tom Hornyak – third place, 40-44; Larry Tomsic – second place, 50-54; 

Daren Larson – first place, Clydesdale 40-99; Ashley Fogg – second place, 20-24; Robert Corina – sixth place, 45-49.

Congratulations to all who participated in this past weekend's race.

To check out the race results online, go to: http://www.altavistasports.com/results/2006results/BocaBopTriathlon110506.html.

Thanks to Chris Wilcox for updating us on this race.

I thought it would be fun to put a group together to go to an
Everblades game. Looking at their schedule the best date seems to be
December 2nd. They will not be at home again until the 22nd, which
seems to be too close to the holidays. I would like to get some quick
feedback to see if this is something I should organize. It would be a
family event and potential members would also be welcomed. Please let
me know if you have an interest and how many would be in your party.
If I get enough responses I'll grab a block of seats. Hope to hear
back from all of you.

Steven Gust
stevengust@comcast.net
272-3785

Great Idea.  If it happens count me in, also good for two tickets.
I wasn't able to get to the GCR pot luck dinner how did it go?


"To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift."  - Pre

Count me in please, I'm looking forward to meeting you all.
I had my first ride out to Marco Island and back today....and my first flat
(lots of debris on the roads around here)
Take Care
Russell

"See the fear and do it anyway"


>From: "gulfcoastrunner" <stevengust@...>
>Reply-To: naplesareatriathletes@yahoogroups.com
>To: naplesareatriathletes@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [naplesareatriathletes] Everblades Game
>Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2006 02:50:16 -0000
>
>I thought it would be fun to put a group together to go to an
>Everblades game.  Looking at their schedule the best date seems to be
>December 2nd.  They will not be at home again until the 22nd, which
>seems to be too close to the holidays.  I would like to get some quick
>feedback to see if this is something I should organize.  It would be a
>family event and potential members would also be welcomed.  Please let
>me know if you have an interest and how many would be in your party.
>If I get enough responses I'll grab a block of seats.  Hope to hear
>back from all of you.
>
>Steven Gust
>stevengust@...
>272-3785
>
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>Yahoo! Groups Links
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I thought it would be fun to put a group together to go to an
Everblades game.  Looking at their schedule the best date seems to be
December 2nd.  They will not be at home again until the 22nd, which
seems to be too close to the holidays.  I would like to get some quick
feedback to see if this is something I should organize.  It would be a
family event and potential members would also be welcomed.  Please let
me know if you have an interest and how many would be in your party.
If I get enough responses I'll grab a block of seats.  Hope to hear
back from all of you.

Steven Gust
stevengust@...
272-3785

End of Tri Season Social Event – November 16^th at Trianon Hotel in Bonita – Lake House Bar & Grill

For Members & Future Members of the Naples Area Triathletes 

To celebrate the end of the triathlon season, the Naples Area Triathletes are inviting you to an enjoyable social outing on Thursday, November 16^th at 5:30pm at the Lake House Bar & Grill. The restaurant is located inside the Trianon Hotel in Bonita Bay.

A very special thank you goes to our newest member, Darren Robertshaw with the Trianon Hotel, for inviting members of the Naples Area Triathletes to his newest restaurant venture in Southwest Florida. We will have an opportunity to preview Trianon Hotel's new restaurant in Bonita Springs. The Lake House Bar & Grill is slated to open to the public around December 1^st.

Lake House Bar & Grill

3401 Bay Commons Dr.

Bonita Springs, FL 34134

You are encouraged to bring a guest, your significant other, future members, and individuals who are interested in getting involved with triathlons. It will be a very relaxed atmosphere to meet with your fellow triathletes, to reflect on this past year's season & your plans for the 2007 race season.

Please RSVP to Tom Kahl at thomas.kahl@... or on his cell phone (941) 928-1457, as we need to provide the restaurant with a head count. Please RSVP by Monday, November 13^th.   

Menu                              

GRILLED CHICKEN W/TERIYAKI SAUCE

BROILED MAHI MAHI W/ LEMON SAUCE

STEAMED MIXED VEGETABLES

RICE PILAF

PASTA SALAD

POTATO SALAD

FRUIT SALAD

KEY LIME PIE

SNICKERS PIE

Price $ 15.00 per person inclusive of tax, and includes two drink tickets.

Additional beverages will be available at the cash bar.

We look forward to seeing everyone there!

Hello,

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From: "acehanlin" <acehanlin@...>

Hello All !
I've just moved to Naples from balmy Connecticut and I'm looking for a
tri-group (preferably knuckleheads) and some info regarding where to
bike and swim in the area. I'm doing Placid again for the 2nd time and
have no information about the area. I'm a 4am riser and like to get my
bike and swim done early. I'm excited about being here and hope to
meet you all at some point..... any info that you can pass along would
be great !
Best Regards
Russell
"See the fear and do it anyway"

Welcome to sunny Southwest Florida!
Let me introduce myself, I'm Ben Crotteau a local rookie triathlete.
Our area is full of great areas to train, just depends on where you
start out from.  Down here there is very little need to travel to far
to train.  Let me know where you want to start from and maybe I can
help. Also if you tell me how far you want to bike & run that will
help.
Every third sat. of the month our club does a Olympic distance
training exercise.  This month we had about 20 - 30 people.  Not a bad
turnout considering it was only the second time we have done it.
Good Luck!

On 10/27/06, acehanlin <acehanlin@...> wrote:
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> Hello All !
>  I've just moved to Naples from balmy Connecticut and I'm looking for a
>  tri-group (preferably knuckleheads) and some info regarding where to
>  bike and swim in the area. I'm doing Placid again for the 2nd time and
>  have no information about the area. I'm a 4am riser and like to get my
>  bike and swim done early. I'm excited about being here and hope to
>  meet you all at some point..... any info that you can pass along would
>  be great !
>  Best Regards
>  Russell
>  "See the fear and do it anyway"
>
>


--
                       Zen

Hello All !
I've just moved to Naples from balmy Connecticut and I'm looking for a
tri-group (preferably knuckleheads) and some info regarding where to
bike and swim in the area. I'm doing Placid again for the 2nd time and
have no information about the area. I'm a 4am riser and like to get my
bike and swim done early. I'm excited about being here and hope to
meet you all at some point..... any info that you can pass along would
be great !
Best Regards
Russell
"See the fear and do it anyway"

Tom Kahl - 2:26:58
Mitch Norgart - 2:38:40
Joe Buckheit - 2:40:27
Brad Galbraith - 2:44:49
Erica Norgart - 2:45:52
Tom Hornyak - 2:55:34
Kevin Erndl - 2:56:43
Wayne Sakamoto - 3:21:13


Full results can be found at
http://www.escapetomiamitriathlon.com/results.htm

This year's Escape to Miami was well organized and one of the best
races I have done. I understand that last year's race, the inaugural
race, was not as well organized. But the race organizers did a great
job in changing the event to October and improving the course this
year...especially the swim course. The swim course was shortened
to .7 mile swim from the island to Miami. I really enjoyed the boat
ride to Escape Island, where we had to "jump ship" and swim to the
island before the start.

We had a number of members from Naples participating in the race,
from our top finisher Tom Kahl, to Joe Buckheit, Kevin Erndl, Tom
Hornyak, Mitch Norgart, Erica Szilagyi-Norgart, Brad Galbraith, and
myself. If there were any other members from Naples, please post
your information on this site.

You'll also find that I have posted some of the results and the
course on this site.

It was great seeing everyone in Miami for this race.

A Big Thanks to Kevin Erndl for coordinating our members for dinner
at the Nexxt Cafe in Miami Beach on Saturday night.

We look forward to seeing you at this Saturday's (Oct 21st) tri
training event at Lowdermilk Park!

Here's information on the following stories

Earthquake in Kona

http://ironman.com/events/ironman/worldchampionship/ironman-earthquake-update

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/states/events/1951_08_21.php

http://agent86.gps.caltech.edu/shake/hi/index.html 

Ironman Joe in the Naples Daily News

http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2006/oct/15/iron_joe/?neapolitan

We will be having a meeting at 5:30 p.m. on October 25th at Sugden
Park regarding logistics and volunteers for the Turkey Kids Triathlon.
Everyone is welcomed to join and share ideas!

The Naples Area Triathletes are now an official USA Triathlon club.  This means the club will be able to participate in many of the exciting programs offered through USAT and USAT Florida.  In addition we can feel good about supporting the national governing body of our sport.  Please visit the USAT website at usatriathlon.org and the USAT Florida website at usat-florida.com to view the available programs.  Let your board of directors know what programs you want the Naples Area Triathletes to participate in.

Attention All Members:

You can immediately support USAT and the Naples Area Triathletes by renewing or signing up for an annual adult bronze membership.  USAT will donate $2.00 to the Naples Area Triathletes for every club member that signs up for a USAT annual membership for the first time.  Additionally, USAT will donate $1.00 for all club members that renew their USAT membership.  When you renew, your membership is extended 12 months from your current expiration date.  Only memberships purchased through Active.com, the USAT official online registration provider will be eligible for this donation.  So visit https://www.active.com/register/index.cfm?event_id=1356736&customreg=blank today and help USAT and the Naples Area Triathletes.

Wayne Sakamoto

President, Naples Area Triathletes

www.nats.info

Hi,
In an effort to help our members I'm going to start a monthly
coaching tip post.  These tips will come from my experiences,
failures, and successes (a very few) in nearly 25 years of triathlon
training and racing.  If you have any comments please e-mail Wayne.
He is in charge of the complaint department.  Seriously, let me know
if you have any questions and I'll try to incorporate the answers
into the monthly tip.  So, here we go!
October's tip.
The day before a big race swim the race course or part of the race
course at the same time as your swim start.  This is a good time to
check out the possible winds, tides, currents, water depths,
lighting conditions, and to prepare your race strategy.  First,
determine buoy placement and the best line toward the first buoy.
Swimming a tight angle around a buoy will slow most of us down.
Remember that you will be starting in a wave with possibly hundreds
of other swimmers, so let your swimming abilities guide you in your
plan.  When you enter the water check the depth.  Decide if and how
far you can dolphin dive during your start.  I have found that I can
go farther, faster when I dolphin dive.  This usually helps me get
to the first buoy with the wave leaders.  If you don't know what a
dolphin dive is Kevin or I will show you at the next training
session on October 21 at Lowdermilk Park.   During your practice
swim look for landmarks that will help keep your swim straight and
guide you into the swim finish and the transition.  Tall buildings
or balloons at the transition work especially well for landmarks.
Do not depend on the buoys to guide you; they will be difficult to
spot on race day.  Do not swim at race pace, but do incorporate a
few pick-ups at race pace or faster.  Decide what color goggle lens
will be best for the conditions.  As you approach the swim finish
and the water depth decreases decide how far you are comfortable
swimming.  Some people like to stand and run as soon as possible.
This is not effective.  Instead incorporate dolphin diving or swim
until the water depth is only a few inches deep.  Finally, exit the
swim finish and jog the transition area to where your bike will be
racked.  Look for landmarks to help you determine where your bike
will be racked.  I've found that I can remember a landmark better
than a number or counting the number of bike rack rows.  I hope
these pre-race tips help during your fall racing season.  Good luck
with your training and racing.

Dear Triathele:

Thank you for your support of our local triathlon club. The Naples
Area Triathletes will be looking to you for your feedback on
programs and events you would like to see our local triathlon club
promote or establish. You are encouraged to contact your board
members if you are interested in participating on a committee.

It is our goal to be involved with the growth of this dynamic sport
and promote the Naples Area Triathletes role as a premier
credentialed club member of the USAT. We can all unite to put Naples
Area Triathletes on the map for the benefit of our membership &
triathlon community. Good luck with your ongoing training & upcoming
races. We look forward to seeing you soon.

Sincerely,

Wayne Sakamoto
President
Naples Area Triathletes
www.nats.info

Joe:

Nice photo of the first meeting for the Naples Area Triahtletes tri-
training session.

I look forward to seeing more photos on this site.

Wayne Sakamoto