Coach’s Corner

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.

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)