2008 T-Shirt Design

All participants in the 2008 FV3 Triathlon will be receiving a t-shirt for their participation (with a small fee to cover the cost).

Following the urging of Triathlon Participant, Michael Richardson, the Triathlon Design Committee (FV3-TDC) is excited to announce a T-Shirt design contest! It is open to everyone with time and interest in the t-shirt design.

The winner will:

1. Have his/her design used on this years t-shirts
2. Have a picture taken with this years winner (or participant of his/her choosing)
3. Be given a prestigious design contract Crash Co Design

All designs should be submitted to Paul and Jen Hafen by May 10, 2008.

Noticeably Absent

Noticeably absent from the 2008 FV3 Triathlon Signup List are last year’s “co-winners”: Bob “Sandbag” John’s and Beau “Soviet Sub” Mc Craney.

But, the FV3 Triathlon Research Committee (FV3-TRC) has learned that each is following an established training routine:

Bob “Deny it All” Johns spends 45 minutes a day training and 55 minutes a day denying that he is training. He has even gone so far to suggest that he “might” participate but it will be for fun and likely will bike on a “beach cruiser”. Many will remember the same statements were made this time last year, right before the body-shave and co-victory.

Beau “Under the Radar” Mc Craney has been seen in LA Fitness morning, noon and night. Recently the night manager gave him a key and asked that he “lock up” on his way out. Young children now bring body boards to the pool to surf the wave like wake created from his swim. His wife has started training for the triathlon in order to get time with him.

Will the brotherly love continue? Will the Soviet Sub be able to get a big enough lead to hold off the expected "6 minute miles" from Sandbag? Only time will tell.

Triathlon Awards

Due to a large number of requests that "Everyone win something", the FV3 Triathlon Awards Committee (FV3-TAC) has released the following statement...

The 2nd Annual FV3 Triathlon will include winners in the following categories:


Best Overall Time: The person with the lowest combined times of swimming, biking and running

• Expected Male Winner: Bob "The Sandbag" Johns
• Expected Female Winner: Mindy "Call me Bruce" Stewart or Elizabeth Miller
• Dark Horse: Ritchie "Yes, this is a Cervelo" Blake / Jillyn "Mindy Who?" Huffmire

Best Overall Team Time: The team with the lowest combined times of swimming, biking and running

• Expected Winner: Team Kendrick
• Dark Horse: The Ruddies

Best Swim Time: The person with the fastest swim time

• Expected Male Winner: Beau "The Soviet Sub" Mc Craney
• Exected Female Winner: Shanna "Beau wishes he could swim like this" Jacobs
• Dark Whale: Brett "Mammy loves short'nin bread" Stewart

Best Bike Time: The person with the fastest bike time

• Expected Male Winner: Kaz "Stretchy Pants" Augustus
• Exected Female Winner: Mindy "I run and pull the bike" Stewart
• Dark Wheel: Ritchie "Did I mention this is a Cervelo?" Blake

Best Run Time: The person with the fastest run time

• Expected Male Winner: Bob "Six Minute Mile" Johns
• Exected Female Winner: Mindy "Bob who?" Stewart
• Dark Shoe: Jesse "8 foot stride" Walker

Other "Non-Winner" awards include:


Most Improved: The person with the biggest improvement from last year

• Expected Winner: Curt "Jillyn's going Down" Huffmire
• Dark Horse: Bruce "I'm not waiting for my kids this time" Richardson

Most Unexpected Finisher

• Expected Winner: John "Locke'd & Loaded" Ziebarth
• Dark Horse: Erica "I had a baby last week" Wilker

Spirit Award: The happiest loser

• Expected Winner: Brett "How many laps was that?" Greathouse
• Dark Horse: Kent "I don't need to train" Howe

Best Purchase Award: The person who made the best off-season Triathlon Purchase

• Expected Winner: Bishop "Technically, I didn't buy it" Johnson
• Dark Horse: Michael "Beach Cruiser for my mom" Richardson

Best Coordination Award: The competitor with the best coordinated outfit.

• Expected Winner: Jen Hafen
• Dark Horse: Paul Hafen
• Bonus Award: Jen & Paul Hafen for most coordinated couple.
  

Red Dolphie Award: The competitor with the brightest red dolphin shorts

• Expected Winner: Bishop Johnson
• Dark Horse: None

Congrats on Being a Man Winner: The person who wore a speedo in 2007 and didn't in 2008

• Expected Winner: Beau Mc Craney
• Dark Horse: None

2008 Easy Training Schedule

Week 1 (April 28-May 4)

• Monday and Thursday: Swimming
  Begin with a 5-minute continuous warm-up (your choice of stroke). Then swim 10 50-yard laps with 20 to 40 seconds recovery between. The entire workout should be at low intensity. One longer swim (15 50-yard laps with a 5-minute cool down) can be substituted for the first few weeks.
  
• Tuesday and Friday: Running
  Ease into running to reduce risk of injury. The objective is not distance, but time (walk if you need to). Run 15 minutes on both days.
  
• Wednesday and Saturday: Bicycling
  The objective of your first few weeks of bike training is to build your aerobic base. Workouts are not for distance, but time. Complete a 20-minute easy ride on Thursday and 30-minute easy ride on Sunday.
  
• Take Sunday off
  

Week 2 (May 5-11)

• Monday and Thursday: Swimming
  5-minute warm-up. Swim 14 50-yard laps with 20 to 30 seconds recovery between. Low intensity.
  
• Tuesday and Friday: Running
  Run or walk 15 minutes on Wednesday and 20 minutes on Saturday.
  
• Wednesday and Saturday: Bicycling
  30-minute easy ride on Thursday and 30-minute easy ride on Sunday.
  
• Take Sunday off
  

Week 3 (May 12-18)

• Monday and Thursday: Swimming
  5-minute warm-up. Swim 10 75-yard laps with 30 to 40 seconds recovery between. Low intensity.
  
• Tuesday and Friday: Running
  Run or walk 20 minutes on both days.
  
• Wednesday and Saturday: Bicycling
  30-minute easy ride on Thursday and 40-minute medium intensity ride on Sunday.
  
• Take Sunday off
  

Week 4 (May 19-25)

• Monday and Thursday: Swimming
  5-minute warm-up. Swim 12 75-yard laps with 30 to 40 seconds recovery between. Medium intensity.
  
• Tuesday and Friday: Running
  Run or walk 20 minutes on Wednesday and 25 minutes Saturday.
  
• Wednesday and Saturday: Bicycling
  40-minute easy ride on Thursday and 40-minute medium intensity ride on Sunday.
  
• Take Sunday off
  

May 26 - Compete

Joke of the Day

What do you call 3 blonds who race the Bishop around the block?

1st Place Finisher
2nd Place Finisher
3rd Place Finisher

Stewarts Dueling Training Regiments

Brett Stewart, not wanting to follow in the footsteps of his brother-in-law (the unfortunate Curtis Huffmire) has entered the 2nd Annual FV3 Triathlon with one goal only...to defeat his own wife in open competition. To do this, he believes, will take an unconventional approach. An approach that begins with an overpowering swim performance. A swim rarely seen beyond the depths of the great blue sea. A swim like that of his childhood idol, Willie the Operatic Whale.

To see his training routine, click the link below and fast forward to view from 3:30 to 4:20 minutes.



Mindy Stewart, on the other hand, expects to win on her innate athletic ability, killer instinct, and never-say-die mentality. Rather than "wasting" her time swimming, biking and running she focuses on the mental toughness needed to drive a win. Her expectation is to "Bruce Lee" the competition: (the FV3 Tri Bloggers recommend viewing only a portion of the below video as Mindy Stewart is the only person with the constitution to watch it's entirety.)

Two Lives, One Triathlete

You don't need 20/20 hindsight to see some of the individual benefits from the First Annual FV3 Triathlon. One such example is participant 116, Rico Gubernick.

1. Receding Hairline
2. Party Ball
   
3. Dodgeball Shorts

1. Hairline: Regrown.
   
2. Party Ball: Gone.
3. Dodgeball Shorts: Replaced.
4. Interest from Females: Significant.