For 2008, the GGTC Tuesday Night Track workouts will run from February 12 through September 30. The focus of our track workouts in May and June will be to prepare GGTC members for the Escape From Alcatraz triathlon and other events. The workouts will incorporate a variety of distances on the track with the addition of some road and hill work. There will be times when the workout will be prescribed differently for the different distances that athletes are targeting (i.e. Olympic, Half, or IM). In addition, we will call attention to the fundamentals of good running technique as well as understanding how to properly fuel, hydrate, and allow for sufficient recovery between training sessions. Coach Duane Franks' coaching philosophy is that training and competing in triathlon should enhance our lives. To race fast, we must train at the appropriate pace to stimulate the proper training adaptations. A quality workout is only as good as the recovery that follows it. Train well, - Coach D Track is 6:45pm every Tuesday, usually at Kezar Stadium. Tuesday Track prices are $100 for a full season pass, $50 for a 10-use pass, and $8 for drop-in ($10 for non-members). The 1st track session for each member is FREE. Track Passes are now available.

• The GGTC Ironman Training Program!

Bruce made a video of the GGTC Ironman training program and IM Brazil and posted it to YouTube: Road to Ironman


Congrats to our recent IM athletes:
Dian, Gordon, Norm, Rob, Anne, Jill, Malik, Peter, Jamie, Mary, Ryan, Monica, Nate, Brian, Kelvin, Ariane, Chris, Duane, Jessica, Kara, Jennie, Bruce, Colleen, Francois and anyone else I might have missed!

• GGTC Tri and Give Program

Registration is open for the fall Tri and Give program! This ten-week training program will help prepare you to complete the Sentinel Olympic-distance triathlon in Santa Cruz on September 21. Many of those Ironman athletes were complete newbies when they did this program a few years ago. An information meeting on the fall TAG program will be held at 6:30 on July 7 at Breakaway Fitness.

Check out the GGTC TAG Program Page