Team -

Believe it or not, this is a recovery week. Most likely a recovery from the busy-ness of Christmas week. There are no coached workouts this week. Look for the captains email for workout opportunities with your team mates - or send an email to the team with your plans. Lots of Ironteam sightings at Rancho on Sunday - good to see folks out there!
 
New Year’s Eve this year brings a rare astronomical occurrence in the night time sky - a blue moon. This rare sight is simply when there is a second full moon in the same month - nothing to do with the color although the light from a full moon seems to be silvery blue. If you plan to be out on this evening - please take extra care to watch for the crazies who think they can drink and drive. And as we all know, the full moon tends to send a signal to all weirdos that it’s their time to come out and play. Please be careful and remember you are in training - so careful on the libations!
 
Recommitment #1 happens next week - Jan 7 - Franny will send out more information on what this means to each of you.  The new training calendar will be available once you re-enlist. And next Saturday (Jan 9) will be our first spinnerval of the season - a wonderful morning spent spinning on our bikes, running on the track and also enjoying some core/strength workouts. We’ll introduce you to the bands, fire hydrants and tabata! More details will be in next week’s email but plan to be at Foothill College (near the track) for an 8 am start. The spinnerval will last until about 11:30 am.
 
A few dates to get on your calendar for the new year -
 
Jan. 9 - Spinnerval - Foothill college
 
Jan. 24 - Annual Louie Tri - an Olympic distance triathlon held in honor of Louie Bonpua and all of our honorees. A TNT only event with our North Bay Ironteam mates.
 
Feb. 6 - Spinnerval  - yes again!
 
Feb. 20/21 - Boot Camp #1 - 6-8 hour training days (Sat and Sun) with our NB team mates
 
Mar. 14 - Open Water Swim
 
Mar. 20/21 - Lake San Antonio training weekend - Half Ironman on the famous Wildflower course
 
Apr. 10/11 - Boot Camp #2
 
From all the coaches and staff - we are so grateful for your dedication and commitment to LLS and Ironteam. We hope you had the most wonderful holiday and are looking forward to ramping up our training once again!
 
Going long in the New year!
 
Ann, Ron and Dan