Monday, January 9, 2012

January 2012

Team K Members and Friends,

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Team K News for January 2012:
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Don't Miss It! - January 29th
When: Save The Date - Sunday, January 29th, 5pm
Where: Colony Hall, 3600 ElCamino Real, Next to Kennedy in Atascadero
What: Dinner and Social - Team Celebration of 2011 and 2012 Kick-Off.
Why: Have Fun, Celebrate 2011, and Ignite for 2012 (ALSO Members Get a FREE Surprise)
Who: Everyone! - ALL members, spouses, family, and friends
Cost: FREE for all 2011 or 2012 members, (others, $8 adults, $5 Children)-Dinner/Desserts Provided


BYO-Beverage


Agenda:
5:00 - 6:00 Social

6:00 - begin dinner
6:30 - begin banquet
7:15 - end of banquet

7:15 - 8:00 Social

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Want to be a continuing or new member of Team K?
You may join at our January 29 Social(see above)
OR better, sign up at our website teamkman.org.
Fees are $75/year and include:
Non-Member significant others are always welcome to our socials and events. 

----BENEFITS:
1) Support your Local Adult Multi-Sport Team
2) Join us for Team Socials with guest speakers(significant others always welcome to team events)
3) Entry in the Challenge Board, if requested,
4)
10% off any regular retail priced item excluding bikes at Kman Cycle and Run
5) Team Wear(varies)
6) Invitations to special events
7) Informal Coaching
8) Challenge AwardWear for members on the Challenge Board
In short - No money is made by anyone and all team wear is free or available at cost or less-than-cost. Taking advantage of all the team offers is worth much more than the $$. Guaranteed! "Team camaraderie, laughs, good times...PRICELESS".
Lots more information at our Membership Link
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Summary of The Team K Board Meeting in November.
1)The board realized the need for a more definitive schedule for events(see the included list below). You can now find the Team Google Calendar on our website.
2)The board decided to emphasize the the name "Team K".  Kman Cycle and Run is our primary sponsor and the board continues to appreciate the support of this LOCAL business.
3)The Board decided to keep the fee structure the same. $75 per year.
4)The attached Average annual Budget Report for 2009-2011(3 years)
Avg Income ----- $4,100(from dues)
Avg Expenses---- $4.200(including prior year award wear)

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SLO Half and Full Marathon Information
April 22 is the SLO Marathon and 1/2 Marathon and it fills up quickly!

Also below is a link to "Hal's Training Plan" for 1/2 marathon's. A reputable source notes, "Hal is probably the most noted guy out there for developing running plans. You will find at the bottom of the page additional links for advanced, novice, and walkers."
The SLO Half-Marathon is only 16 weeks away so now is the time to start to prepare. Here is the link to the training plan:
http://www.halhigdon.com/halfmarathon/inter.htm

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The 2011 Team Challenge Board has been updated.

The TOTAL TEAM Miles = 186,124 miles + 2771 Hours of Kinetic Exercise.
Check out the Challenge Board.
All Challengers ROCK, and help to make the Challenge Board a success - Thank you.

If you were NOT on the 2011 Challenge Board and would like to be on the 2012 Challenge Board send an email to mglenesk@charter.net and say "Please send me the Challenge Board information".


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In 2012 the Team Focus events are as follows:

TEAM SOCIALS
January 29, Sunday -   01/29/2012 - Team End of Year Celebration and 2012 Kick-Off
March 24   - Saturday - 03/24/2012 - Team Social
April 15,16 -Weekend - 04/15/2012 Lake San Antonio Training Weekend and Social
June 02     -Saturday - 06/02/2012 Team Social
July 21      -Saturday - 07/21/2012 Team Social at The Bickels'
Sept 22     -Saturday - 09/22/2012 Team Social at The Zappas'
Dec 01      -Saturday - 12/01/2012 Team Social

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SWIM FOCUS EVENTS
Jan/Feb:    1500 Postal Swim
•March 10 - Saturday, 03/10/2012 Senior Games, Swimming, at Stanford Avery Aquatic Complex!
•March 31 - Sat/Sun, 03/31-04/01 SLO LC Meet
•June 03  -  Saturday, SLO LC Meet (This meet is only one week prior to Nationals)
•July 5-8 -   Thursday - Sunday,  USMS LC Nationals, Omaha NB
•August 04 -Saturday, Donner Lake OW 2.4 miles Swim
•October 21-Sunday,  UCLA Short Course Yards Meet
•Nov. 16-18 Weekend, SLO Short Course Yards Meet
•Dec. 2012 - Trifecta begins!

BIKE FOCUS EVENTS
March 17 -  SLO 300K Brevet (180ish miles) for those folks who would like to try the brevet style of riding. This ride begins at 6am in SLO and proceeds up the Grade and travels to San Miguel then back to the Coast, up to Ragged Point and then back to SLO.  Vicky Bachman from SLOBC is organizing the ride for the PCH Randoneurs.  There is a $35 entry and I will have to check to see about registering without belonging to RUSA.  See the this link for further details:
http://pchrandos.com/html/brevets.html
March 31-  Hell's Gate 100 Miles(or 65 Miles) in Death Valley..Miles with 8600 feet of climbing; very scenic and quiet roads; reservations for rooms at the Furnace Creek Ranch should be made as soon as possible. See the attached link for further details
http://www.adventurecorps.com/hgh/index.html
May -  Date TBD -  Coast ride from Carmel to Paso Robles...Route and date to be determined...Three day ride option.
July  -  Three day bike trip to Solvang and back.
Early Aug -  Possible bike tour of Glacier National Park and Montana, including Yellowstone -  Dates and route TBD -

RUN FOCUS EVENTS
February 11 - (Saturday) Chains of Love 5K, 10K, 15K
March 25 - (Sunday) Wine Country Runs 1/2 Marathon and 5K March 25
April 22 - (Sunday) San Luis Obispo Half and Full Marathon
May 5 - 6 - (Saturday - Sunday) Wildflower Relay Run Leg
July 4 - (Wednesday)  Pozo 5K
September 30 - (Sunday) Heritage Oaks 5K and 10K
October 14 - (Sunday) City to Sea 1/2 Marathon (***Water station***)
November 18 - (Sunday) Monterey 1/2 Marathon OR Wine Vine Run in Paso (this depends on team desire to go to Monterey)



TRIATHLON

•March 03 - Saturday - 03/24,  March Warm Up Triathlon at Lopez Lake
•May 4      - Sat/Sun - 05/04-06, Wildflower Triathlon
•Sept 08   - Saturday, 09/08,  Triathlon at Pacific Grove Olympic Distance Triathlon
•Sept, 29  - Saturday, 09/29,  Tinley's Adventures On-Road Triathlon



Bring On 2012,

Team K Board:
Mike Zappas
Mike Aiello
Louise Comar
Mark Glenesk
Len Colamarino

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