Coach’s Corner

Congratulations to all of our teammates who raced this summer  Check out their awesome performances  – Team Results are posted on the Pauole Sport website.

Good luck to our athletes racing this month at: Ironman 70.3 Boulder, USAT Olympic Distance Nationals, Lake Tye Sprint, Black Diamond Triathlons, & Alcatraz Triathlon.  Go Team!

Congratulations to Mike Nelson who swam the most miles in July during our Swim Challenge.  Great job to everyone who participated!

Team workouts for August are:

• Wednesday, August 4th, 11th, 18th, & 25th at 6:00AM: Team Open Water Swim at Madison Beach
• Friday, August 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th at 6:00AM: Team Open Water Swim at Madison Beach
• Saturday, August 21st at 8:30AM: Team Ride + Run – Lake Wilderness (Ironman 70.3 Washington race course)

Check out the Team Calendar for more details.

Please join us for our Annual 4th of July Team Swim on Sunday, July 4th at Madison Beach at 8:00AM. Hope to see you there for a fun morning swim and meet-up at Starbucks!

Our Swim Challenge starts today, July 1st – July 31st. Choose one of these swim distance challenges:

* Half Marathon Swim Challenge: 13.1 miles

* Marathon Swim Challenge: 26.2 miles

* Ultra Distance Swim Challenge: 50K (31.25 miles)

* Crazy Ultra Swim Challenge: 50 Miles

Register for our Open Water Swim Clinic on Saturday, July 11^th at 7:30am – Madison Beach. 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 will be available June-September at Beaver Lake and Madison Beach.

Good luck to our athletes racing this month at: Lake Whatcom Olympic, Haag Lake Olympic, Seafair Triathlon, Ironman 70.3 Oregon, & Whidbey Island Triathlon.  Go Team!

Team workouts for July are:

• Wednesday, July 7th, 14th, 21st, & 28th at 6:00AM: Team Open Water Swim at Madison Beach
• Friday, July 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, & 30th at 6:00AM: Team Open Water Swim at Madison Beach
• Saturday, July 17th at 8:30AM: Team Ride – Entai Beach Park
• Saturday, July 24th at 8:00AM: Team Trail Run – Redmond Watershed
• Sunday, July 4th at 8:00AM: 4th of July Team Swim at Madison Beach

Check out the Team Calendar for more details.

Summer Open Water Swim Schedule: In June 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 9th. 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 Ironman 70.3 Hawaii and Lake Wilderness Olympic & Sprint.  We also have athletes racing this month at: Evergreen Half Marathon, Ironman 70.3 Des Moines and Ironman Coeur d’ Alene.  Good luck Team!

Register for our Open Water Swim Clinic on Saturday, July 11th: 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 will be available June-September at Beaver Lake and Madison Park.

Congratulations to all of our athletes who raced so far this year – Team Results are posted on the Pauole Sport Team website.

Team workouts for June are:

• Wednesday, June 9th, 16th, 23rd, & 30th at 6:00AM: Team Open Water Swim at Madison Beach
• Friday, June 11th, 18th & 25th at 6:00AM: Team Open Water Swim at Madison Beach
• Saturday, June 12th at 8:30AM: Team Ride – Marymoor Park
• Saturday, June 26th at 8:30AM: Team Ride – Marymoor Park

Check out the Team Calendar for more details.

Best of luck to our teammates: Monique Radman, Michael Levenson, Rachel Scheller, and Jeff Dolan who are competing today at Ironman 70.3 St. George!

Memorial Day Team Open Water Swim & Run – Join us for the first open water swim of the season at Beaver Lake at 8:00am. Following swim we will enjoy a fun run on trails.  See more details on team calendar.

Team workouts for May:

• Saturday, May 8th, 15th, 22nd, & 29th at 6:10-7:40AM: Masters Swim Workout at View Ridge Pool
• Saturday, May 22nd at 8:00AM: Team Run on Burke Gilman (following team swim)
• Sunday, May 2nd & 8th at 9:00-10:30AM: Team Zwift Ride
• Sunday, May 16th at 8:30AM: Team Ride – Marymoor Park
• Sunday, May 23rd at 8:30AM: Team Ride – Marymoor Park
• Monday, May 31st at 8:00AM: Team Open Water Swim + Run at Beaver Lake

This month there are a few more fun spring races to check out: Cascadia Gravel Grinder on Saturday, April 24^th: https://northwest.motion.social/event/cascadia-super-gravel-70-50-30/2021-04-24/

And a popular local favorite is Mt. Rainer Duathlon on Sunday, April 25^th: https://www.buduracing.com/events_detail.php?e=2047

The team workouts for April are:

•  Saturday, April 3rd, 10th, 17th at 24th at 6:10-7:40AM: Masters Swim Workout at View Ridge Pool

•  Sunday, April 4th, 18th, 21st, & 25th at 9:00-10:30AM: Team Zwift Ride

• Sunday, April 4th at 8:30AM Team Trail Run – Grand Ridge
• Sunday, April 11th at 8:30AM: Team Ride – Marymoor Park
• Saturday, April 17th at 8:00AM: Team Run on Burke Gilman (following team swim)

Racing opportunities coming up: North West Time Trial Series in April: NWTT Series Races – 53ELEVEN.  Several teammates are planning on racing and would be a fun one to get your racing legs back.  Also, Cascadia Super Gravel Races: https://northwest.motion.social/event/cascadia-super-gravel-70-50-30/2021-04-24/?fbclid=IwAR3EoC2tNRsDZgRsnbYRh5lRg9KnTxsJ0VKxVNSQrZsRUF2h-uJheIs1Vxg

Great job to all who participated in the February Plank Challenge!

The team workouts for March are:
• Saturday, March 6^th & 27th at 6:10-7:40AM: Masters Swim Workout at View Ridge Pool

• Sunday, March 7th, 14th, 21st, & 28^th at 9:00-10:30AM: Team Zwift Ride
• Saturday, March 27th at 7:45AM: Team Run on Burke Gilman (following team swim)
• Sunday, March 21st at 8:30AM: Resolution Run

Check out the Team Calendar for more details.

Hope everyone is off to a wonderful start to the New Year!  It’s great to see so many athletes joining our Saturday swim workouts and Sunday Virtual Zwift Rides.  There are numerous opportunities this month to join your teammates for a socially distanced swim, bike or run.  Please see the team workouts scheduled for February and check team calendar for more details.

February Plank Challenge starts today! Join your fellow teammates for 28 days of planking. Get signed up and commit to the challenge: https://tinyurl.com/y5g9vnhv

The team workouts for February are:
• Saturday, February 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th at 6:10-7:40AM: Masters Swim Workout at View Ridge Pool

• Sunday, February 7th, 14th, 21st, & 28^th at 9:00-10:30AM: Team Zwift Ride

• Sunday, February 7th at 8:30AM: Team Trail Run

• Saturday, February 13th at 8:00AM: Team Run on Burke Gilman (following team swim)

• Sunday, February 21st at 8:30AM: Resolution Run

Check out the Team Calendar for more details.

Happy New Year!

Wishing you all a happy and healthy New Year!  Looking forward to a fun year of training and racing together.  May 2021 be your best year ever!

Our 2021 Team Races & Events will be announced later this year.  In the meantime…. set your goals, train like there will be races in the near future, join your teammates for a socially distanced swim, bike or run, stay positive and have fun!

Zwift Team Workouts – Join your fellow teammates virtually for a challenging and fun weekly Sunday ride.  Workouts will vary in type and intensity from week to week.  Monthly Time Trials and Alpe du Zwift Climbs are some of the upcoming workouts.  To get set up and connected to the team please follow team leader, Michael Levenson’s linked instructions:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aGIJhGVqpEeFSPa6_VvyRDL_rWnvCV8HV7KaWSLo52g/edit?usp=sharing

The team workouts for January are:
• Saturday, January 9th, 16th, & 23rd & 30th at 6:10-7:40AM: Masters Swim Workout at View Ridge Pool
• Saturday, January 16th & 30th at 8:00AM: Team Run on Burke Gilman (following team swim at View Ridge Pool)

• Sunday, January 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, & 31st at 9:00-10:30AM:Team Zwift Ride

Check out the Team Calendar for more details.

2020 will definitely be one to remember!  Despite our tough and challenging year, we have still had many fun and memorable times together.  I am thankful for one of the best open water swim season’s ever that had so many of us swimming into October.  I am so impressed with our team’s positive outlook and continued dedication & motivation to stay fit, strong, and healthy.  Hope you are taking this time to relax more and spend quality time with your family.  I am grateful for all of you and thank you for your continued support of Pauole Sport.  Wishing you and your family a safe, healthy and wonderful holiday season!

Congratulations to teammate Heidi Slomer who finished her 7^th Ironman at Ironman Florida on November 7^th.  Check out a few Team Results for November.

Team Workouts for December:
• Saturday, December 12th, 19th, & 26th  at 6:10-7:40AM: Masters Swim Workout at View  Ridge Pool
• Sunday, December 6th at 8:30AM: Trail Run at Redmond Watershed

• Sunday, December 20th at 8:30AM: Trail Run on Tolt Pipeline Trail

Check out the Team Calendar for more details.

Masters Swim Workouts – Great to see so many teammates excited to get back to the pool.  Due to Covid space is limited to only 3 per lane.  I hope we can increase this in the future to accommodate everyone.  In the meantime, sign-ups will go out Monday morning between 8-9am.  Please pay fee before Thursday to secure your spot as there are always many on our waitlist.  If your plans change and you can’t make it, please let me know ASAP so I can get someone else to take your spot. Thank you for being so patient with all of our new rules so we can keep everyone safe and swimming!

A few races are back….Congratulations to all of our athletes who raced last month – Check out our Team Results on the Pauole Sport Team website.

Team Workouts for November:
• Saturday, November 7th, 14th, & 21st  at 6:10-7:40AM: Masters Swim Workout at View  Ridge Pool
• Sunday, November 8th at 8:30AM: Trail Run at Cougar Mountain – Sky Country Trail Head

• Sunday, November 22nd at 8:30AM: Trail Run at Cougar Mountain – Sky Country Trail Head

Check out the Team Calendar for more details.