Coach’s Corner

Summer Open Water Swim Schedule: This month we will start our open water swims at Madison Park on Wednesday’s and Friday’s from 6-7am throughout the summer.  Our first swim will be on Wednesday, June 8th. These swims will be long endurance swims and/or include a variety of steady, tempo and fast interval sets.

Our summer race season is underway and this weekend we have athletes racing at Escape from Alcatraz, Ironman 70.3 Hawaii, and Lake Wilderness Olympic & Sprint.  We also have athletes racing this month at Ironman 70.3 Virginia and Ironman 70.3 Coeur d’ Alene.  Good luck Team!

Register for our Open Water Swim Clinic on Saturday, July 9th: 7:30-9:00am at Madison Park. This clinic will help improve your open water swimming skills and become a more confident swimmer. Clinic is $95 – please contact Kainoa to reserve your spot. Private open water swim lessons are available June-September at Beaver Lake and Madison Park.

Congratulations to all of our athletes who raced last month!  Team Results are posted on the Pauole Sport Team website.

Team workouts for June are:

• Wednesday, June 8th, 15th, 22nd, & 29th at 6:00AM: Team Open Water Swim at Madison Beach
• Friday, June 10th, 17th & 24th at 6:00AM: Team Open Water Swim at Madison Beach
• Sunday, June 12th at 8:30AM: Team Ride – Marymoor Park
• Wednesday, June 15th & 29th  at 5:30PM: Brick Workout – Seward Park

Check out the Team Calendar for more details.

Best of luck to our teammates racing this month at: Mt. Rainier Duathlon, Ironman World Championship St. George, Mother’s Day Half Marathon, Ironman Tulsa, Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga, and Ironman Victoria 70.3!

Congratulations to all who raced last month.  Check out their awesome race results!

Team workouts for May:

• Sunday, May 1st at 8:00AM: Team Ride + Run – Marymoor Park
• Saturday, May 14th at 8:00AM: Team Ride + Run – Marymoor Park
• Saturday, May 21st at 7:30AM: Team Open Water Swim – Beaver Lake
• Saturday, May 21st at 8:30AM: Team Run – Beaver Lake
• Saturday, May 28th at 7:30AM: Team Open Water Swim – Beaver Lake
• Saturday, May 28th at 8:30AM: Team Run – Beaver Lake

Check out the Team Calendar for more details.

We have some early season races in April, good luck to our athletes competing at Ironman 70.3 Oceanside, Ironman 70.3 Galveston, and Rain Run Half Marathon!

Congratulations to our teammates who ran the Lake Sammamish Half Marathon!  Check out their race results.

The Team Workouts for April are:

• Thursday, April 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th at 6:00PM: Track at Green Lake Track
• Saturday, April, 2nd, 9^th, 23^rd, & 30th at 6:00-7:30AM: Masters Swim Workout at View Ridge Pool
• Sunday, April 10th & 24th at 8:30 AM: Team Ride at Marymoor Park

Check out the Team Calendar for more details.

Pauole Sport Team Race – Seafair Triathlon on Sunday, July 24th.  Join your fellow teammates for a fun short and local triathlon!  It’s a great race for beginners as well as top age-groupers. Get signed up early at www.sea-tri.com and use our team code: PAUOLE15 to receive a 15% discount on any of the different events.

Good luck to our athletes running on Saturday at the Sammamish Half Marathon!

The Team Workouts for March are:

• Thursday, March 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th & 31st at 6:00PM: Track at Green Lake Track
• Saturday, March 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th at 6:00-7:30AM: Masters Swim Workout at View Ridge Pool
• Sunday, March 20th & 27th at 8:30 AM: Team Ride at Marymoor Park

Check out the Team Calendar for more details.

Team Track workouts will be starting back up again starting Thursday, February 3rd at Green Lake Track at 6pm.  Thanks to teammates Ellen Wiegand & Beth Williams for stepping up and leading the team workouts. All running speeds/abilities are welcome!

The Team Workouts for February are:

• Thursday, February 3rd, 10th, & 24th at 6PM: Track at Green Lake Track
• Saturday, February 5th, 12th,19th & 26th at 6:00-7:30AM: Masters Swim Workout at View Ridge Pool
• Sunday, February 6th & 27th at 8:30-10:00AM: Team Zwift Ride
• Sunday, January 13th at 8:30AM: Team Trail Run at Grand Ridge Tra

Check out the Team Calendar for more details.

Wishing you all a Happy & Healthy New Year!  Looking forward to a fun year of training and racing together.  May 2022 be your best year ever!

Pauole Sport Team Races for 2022: (More Team Races & Events will be announced later in the year)

Escape from Alcatraz – June 5, 2022

Ironman 70.3 Washington – September 18, 2022

Starting Saturday, January 8th our Team Swim’s at View Ridge Pool will be held from 6:00-7:30AM.  We will continue to have a sign-up sheet and assigned lanes.

The Team Workouts for January are:

• Saturday, January 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th at 6:00-7:30AM: Masters Swim Workout at View Ridge Pool
• Sunday, January 16th & 30th at 8:30-10:00AM: Team Zwift Ride
• Sunday, January 23rd at 8:30AM: Team Trail Run at Grand Ridge Trail

Check out the Team Calendar for more details.

Thank you all for a great year!  It was so good to have races back in full swing and see our athletes out racing again.  Congratulations on your hard work, dedication and outstanding accomplishments.  I am grateful for all of you and appreciate your continued support of Pauole Sport.  Look forward to another year together of fun team training and racing. Wishing you and your family a safe, healthy and wonderful holiday season!

Congratulations to teammate Ben Lane who finished 10^th in his age-group at Ironman Florida and qualified for the Ironman World Championships in St. George, Utah. Check out the rest of our team’s awesome  Race Results in November.

Team Workouts for December:

• Saturday, December 4th & 11th at 6:10-7:40AM:Masters Swim Workout at View Ridge Pool
• Sunday, December 5th at 8:30-10:00AM: Team Zwift Ride
• Sunday, December 12th at 8:30AM: Trail Run at Grand Ridge Trail, Issaquah
• Saturday, December 18th at 5:45-7:40AM:12 Day’s of Christmas Swim + Holiday treats at View Ridge Pool

Check out the Team Calendar for more details.

Good luck to our athletes racing this month at: Ironman Florida, Lake Washington Half Marathon, Ironman Arizona, Orange County Half Marathon and Seattle Half Marathon. Go Team!

Great racing by our teammates in October.  Check out their fantastic performances  – Team Results are posted on the Pauole Sport website.

Team workouts for November:

• Saturday, November 6th, 13th, & 20th at 6:10AM: Masters Swim at View Ridge Pool
• Sunday, October 7th at 8:30AM: Team Trail Run at Bridle Trail (Trail run meet-up at Sydnie & Dustin’s)
• Sunday, October 21st at 8:30AM: Team Trail Run at Grand Ridge Trail

Check out the Team Calendar for more details.

Congratulations to our teammates who raced Ironman 70.3 Washington.  All of your strong performances earned Pauole Sport 2^nd place in the Ironman TriClub competition!  In 2022, Ironman 70.3 Washington will again be a team race.  Look for early sign-up soon and join the fun: IM703Washington (ironman.com)

Good luck to our athletes racing this month at: Ironman 70.3 Muncie, Mud Mountain Marathon,  Ironman Texas, Boston Marathon, Salty’s Half Marathon, Ironman California, Paris Marathon, and Ironman 70.3 Oceanside. Go Team!

Great racing by our teammates in September.  Check out their awesome performances  – Team Results are posted on the Pauole Sport website.

Team workouts for October:

• Saturday, October 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, & 30th at 6:10AM: Masters Swim at View Ridge Pool
• Sunday, October 10^th at 8:30AM: Team Trail Run at Redmond Watershed
• Sunday, October 24^th at 8:30AM: Team Trail Run at Redmond Watershed

Check out the Team Calendar for more details.

Team Race: Ironman 70.3 Washington on Sunday, September 19th .  Pauole Sport has over 15 athletes racing at the Inaugural race in Maple Valley.  Come out on race day and support your teammates!

Please join us for our Labor Day Team Swim on Monday, September 6th at Madison Beach at 8:00AM. Hope to see you there for a fun morning swim and meet-up at Starbucks!

Team Open Water Swims will continue through September.  Starting Friday, September 3rd we will push back our start time to 6:15AM.  Our first Saturday back at the View Ridge Pool is September 25^th at 6:10-7:40am.

Congratulations to all of our teammates who raced last month.  Check out their inspiring performances  – Team Results are posted on the Pauole Sport website.

Team workouts for September:

• Monday, September 6th at 8:00AM: Labor Day Open Water Swim at Madison Beach
• Wednesday, September 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, & 29th at 6:15AM: Team Open Water Swim at Madison Beach
• Friday, September 3rd, 10th, 17th, & 24th at 6:15AM: Team Open Water Swim at Madison Beach
• Saturday, September 25th at 6:10AM: Masters Swim at View Ridge Pool
• Sunday, September 19th: Team Race – Ironman 70.3 Washington
• Sunday, September 26th at 8:30AM: Team Ride at Marymoor Park

Check out the Team Calendar for more details.