Mid Maryland Triathlon Club

Enjoy the off-season! Weekly club training will resume this winter.

For all weekly club training, please keep an eye on the Yahoo group for details, including calls for alternate leaders and any weather-related changes to start time, etc.

Resume Winter 2009

Come participate in some fun rides and keep your base through the winter months. All levels of riders are welcome to come and ride at your own pace. The distance is 32 miles along an out and back course. There are usually two groups, the A group (faster riders) and the B group (enjoying the route more around 14-16 mph) and there are people in between, too. To see where we ride, check out the map of the ride and the cue sheet.

Resume Winter 2009

Meet in diffferent areas and trails of Patapsco State Park every Sunday to run around 10 miles. Pace is between 10-12 minutes per mile.

Resume Summer 2010

Arrive after work when you can and enjoy a few loops around Gateway with your fellow MMTC riders. This is a "do as you like ride" - that's the beauty of Gateway, it's a 2.1 mile circle so you can't get lost, you can't get dropped, you can ride as long and as fast or slow as you like. We'll be parking on the dead end cul de sac at the bottom of the hill on the east side of the loop. Look for the MMTC sign and wear club colors to show your spirit!! (This is the same loop as the RBR.)

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Resume Summer 2010

All club members are welcome to get out and ride the IronGirl Triathlon bike course. The course is 17.6 miles and MMTC will provide a ride leader to hand out cue sheets and point you in the right direction. Princeton Sports will provide a support van for the ride leader to call if anyone has trouble on the course. This is a no-drop ride for members of all abilities, so no one will get left behind on the course.

Resume Summer 2010

Starting near 7130 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD at 6:00 pm on Wednesdays

The RBR is a timed training course where you run the first loop (2.1 miles) of Columbia Gateway Drive. Transition from run to bike. Then bike five loops (10.5 miles). Transition from bike to run. Then finish up with one last run loop (2.1 miles). It is a 14.7 mile duathlon. We try to finish up before 8pm. This is your training, so you can customize the number of loops. For your safety, we will cancel RBRs for rain.

Timed distance: run (2.1 miles), bike (10.5 miles), run (2.1 miles)

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This a free event, but you MUST bring a signed waiver! Click here to print the waiver

Directions:
From Snowden River Parkway near the Home Depot:
Take Robert Fulton Drive until it ends. Take a left on Columbia Gateway Drive. Take the 2nd right (across from the blue Renaissance at Gateway sign) into the RBR parking lot. Look for the orange cone at the entrance. Park next to the building with the address 7130 on the side.
From Route 175:
Take the Columbia Gateway Drive exit. Once on Columbia Gateway Drive, go through the first two traffic lights. The 3rd light will also be Columbia Gateway Drive--take a right at this light. Follow this road until you see a blue Renaissance at Gateway sign on the right. Across the street from the blue sign, you will see an unmarked entrance (there should be an orange cone at the entrance). Take a left into this parking lot. Park next to the building with the address 7130 on the side.

Bob Reid leads free sessions in the Spring to cover the proper technique for climbing hills. These sessions are suitable for all levels, from beginners to advanced cyclists. The ride leaves from Ten Oaks Tavern parking lot (formerly know as MD's Country Pub) at the corner of Ten Oaks and Triadelphia Road. After an easy 2 mile ride to warm up the legs, Bob will cover hill technique on the Green Bridge hill of the Columbia Tri course. Those who are interested can stay for hill repeats to practice correct technique.

Session 1: March 22, 2009, 9 am - no registration required
Session 2: April 21, 2009, 6 pm - no registration required

Speed workouts are held each Spring and Fall with Doug Mock, manager of Road Runner Sports, at various locations in Howard County. This series of eight workouts is designed to improve your running speed, and the assumption is that you have already established a foundation of running conditioning. The first workout is at Howard High School, and the following locations are announced each week in an email from Doug to registered participants.

The cost for 8 speed workouts is $40.

Spring Workouts: start March 19, 2009, 6 pm at Howard High School

Swim technique clinics will be held at the McDonogh School Pool in Owings Mills, MD. Each clinic is limited to 12 people.

The instructor is David Amato, a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and professional personal trainer, who has coached swimming at both the club and college levels.

Cost is $100 per person (+ Active.com fee), which includes a video of your session.

Session 1: January 25, 2009, 10 am - 12:30 pm - Registration closed
Session 2: February 22, 2009, 10 am - 12:30 pm - Registration closed
Session 3: March 29, 2009, 10 am - 12:30 pm - Registration closed

Resume Summer 2010

The water temp is usually in the mid 50s early in the season, so be prepared with a wetsuit (long sleeves recommended). Distance of the swim is very flexible and the location has almost no boat traffic.