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ontri.com Newsletter - Volume
4 - February 16, 2005
Welcome to the February 2005
edition of the ontri.com newsletter. Here in Boston, where we are up
to our aerobars in snow, it's hard to believe that triathlon season
is almost upon us. It is - and registration for many races is
already open so its time to sign up as the popularity of triathlon
is at an all time high and races will fill quickly. Putting my money
where my mouth is, I signed up this week with a friend for a half
Ironman race in August. Strangely, while that seems so far away now,
I fear I'll be staring out at the water the morning of the race
thinking “man I wish I had more time to train.” Since I find it
tough mentally to train for one continuous eight month block, I'm
now adding a couple of shorter races along the way to help break up
the training and to add some check points and some fun to the
process.
Find a triathlon in your area…
For those of you looking for races to fill your 2005 calendar,
you're in luck. ontri.com and
www.trifind.com have agreed to work together to provide a
comprehensive database of races all over the world. Check it out at
www.ontri.com/events.html
(click on the advanced search link to see the trifind and ontri
integration.) There are several hundred races listed and the list
grows every day so bookmark the link and check back often. There is
also a link there to suggest a race for the database so if you know
a great one that isn't listed, please let us know.
5,000 members and growing…
As of the end of January, we're up over 5,000 members and continuing
to grow fast. Thanks to all of you who've helped us grow by telling
your friends about ontri. Our goal is to get to 10,000 in 2005 so
please do continue to help us spread the word. In that, we've made
it easy for you to invite others to join your club. When you log-in,
click on the admin tab, there is now an “Invite New Members” link.
From there, simply enter a list of email addresses separated by
commas, add a personal note, click send and your friends will get an
email with a link to join your ontri club.
Anyone training with a group of friends, co-workers or a formal
triathlon club, please let us know and we can set up a private
ontri.com club for you for free. Triathlete Magazine, the world's
largest triathlon magazine, has set up an ontri.com club for their
readers. It's been a great success so far and we'd be glad to help
other groups take advantage of this great offer (see
http://trimag.ontri.com )
Also, check out the March 2005 edition of Healthsmart Today
Magazine, found at your local Whole Foods stores. There is a
terrific article about triathlon and ontri.com by writer, triathlete
and ontri.com member Bryce Edmonds.
The Triathlete Magazine training experts…
Triathlete Magazine has assembled a panel of triathlon training
experts who have offered to answer select training questions from
ontri members. If you've got an interesting training question, send
an e-mail to
feedback@triathletemag.com and the panel will post answers
to selected questions each month.
We've also added links to selected articles from Triathlete Magazine
at www.ontri.com/news.html -- Check out their article by T.J. Murphy
entitled “Nutrition: Making Weight” that is linked on our news page
now. T.J. provides some insights into eating right while training
for an endurance event.
10% off gear at trivillage.com…
As always, visit
http://www.trivillage.com for all your triathlon gear needs.
They're one of the few triathlon gear sites I've seen that ships
internationally and they've got some of the best deals around on
apparel, heart rate monitors, running shoes, bike accessories,
wetsuits and more. ontri.com members get 10% off all purchases by
entering the code ontri012004 at
checkout so do take advantage of this great opportunity.
Race results…
You may have noticed the new race results feature on ontri that we
launched at the end of December. This allows ontri members to share
race results from all types of races including triathlons, duathlons
as well a singe stage running, cycling and swimming events. There is
a notes section as well so you can post not only your times but also
any interesting tales from your race to share with your club
members. The results get logged as workouts and count towards the
competition so be sure to log your mileage and time accurately.
Don't be shy, there are many out there who would love to hear your
race day stories. And remember even if you are the last one to cross
the finish line you finished miles ahead of all those who have never
attempted a multi-sport event. No matter how long it takes you are a
triathlete the moment you cross the finish line of your first
sprint.
Coming soon, premium training programs including Ironman
distance…
We are excited to announce that we are working now with former
Ironman world champion Karen Smyers to offer premium training
programs to ontri.com members. These programs will offer much more
detail than our current free programs, will be customized based on
your heart rate zones and are being developed by one of the all time
great triathletes and one of the world's top triathlon coaches.
Karen is truly one of those incredible people and it was
inspirational for me just to talk with her about her training
programs. These programs will run between $59 and $129 per program
but I assure you will be well worth it. Stay tuned, they will be
available soon!
Thanks again for your support of ontri.com and please do keep the
suggestions and feedback coming. We are listening!
Happy training!
Jon Finegold
Founder, ontri.com
jon@ontri.com
ontri.com - triathlon training for
the rest of us
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