Coach’s Corner

Wishing you all a Happy & Healthy New Year full of fun & exciting new adventures, races, and goals! We hope you can join us at one of our many team races we have planned in 2020. Looking forward to having as many Pauole Sport teammates together to race and continue to show our strong team presence.

Pauole Sport Team Races – 2020
• Lake Sammamish Half Marathon – Saturday, March 7th
• Ironman 70.3 Victoria – Sunday, May 31st
• Ironman 70.3 Coeur d’Alene – Sunday, June 28th
• Fat Salmon 3.4 Mile Swim – Saturday, July 11th
• Seafair Sprint Triathlon – TBA
• Ironman Canada – Sunday, August 30th

Masters Swim Workouts: Our week day swim workouts at the Medgar Evers Pool start on Monday, January 6th. Workouts will be held Monday’s and Wednesday’s from 5:30-6:45am. We will also resume our Saturday morning swims at View Ridge Pool from 7:00-8:30am on Saturday, January 11th. Look forward to seeing everyone back at the pool soon!

The team workouts for January are:
• Monday’s & Wednesday’s, January 6th,8th, 13th, 15th, 22nd, 27th, & 29th: Masters Swim at Medgar Evers Pool at 5:30-6:45AM (No workout on 20th – MLK Day)
• Saturday, January 11th, 18th & 25th: Masters Swim Workout at View Ridge Pool at 7:00-8:30AM
• Saturday, January 11th & 25th at 8:45AM: Team Run – Burke Gilman (following team swim at View Ridge Pool)

Check out the Team Calendar for more details.

Thank you for another amazing year! Huge congratulations to all on your hard work, dedication and outstanding accomplishments. We appreciate your continued support of Pauole Sport and look forward to another year together of fun team training & racing. Wishing you and your family a wonderful holiday season!

Masters Swim Workouts: I am excited that the Medgar Evers Pool is finally reopened. We will restart our week day swim workouts at the Medgar Evers Pool on Monday, January 6, 2020. Workouts will be held Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30-6:45am. We will also continue our Saturday morning swims at View Ridge Pool. Lots of opportunity to join us at our swim workouts and look forward to helping you improve your swimming!

Congratulations to all of our athletes who raced last month – Check out our Team Results on the Pauole Sport Team website.

The team events for December are:

• Saturday, December 7th & 14th at 7:00-8:30AM: Masters Swim Workout at View Ridge Pool
• Saturday, December 7th & 14th at 8:45AM: Team Run – Burke Gilman Trail (following team swim)
• Saturday, December 21st at 6:45AM: 12 Days of Christmas Swim + Holiday treats

Check out the Team Calendar for more details.

Shout out to Kris Stolmeier who had a fantastic race at Ironman Louisville. She placed 2nd in her age-group and qualified for the Ironman World Championships in 2020. Congratulations Kris!

Good luck to all our athletes racing this month at: Aqua Bike National Championships, Ironman Arizona, Seattle Marathon & Half Marathon.

Congratulations to all of our athletes who raced this fall – Check out our Team Results on the Pauole Sport Team website.

The team events for November are:
• Saturday, November 2nd, 9th, 16th, & 23rd: Masters Swim Workout at View Ridge Pool at 7:00-8:30AM
• Thursday, November 7th & 21st at 6:00PM: Track workouts at Green Lake Track
• Saturday, November 9th & 23rd at 8:45AM: Team Run – Burke Gilman Trail (following team swim at View Ridge Pool)

Check out the Team Calendar for more details.

Masters Swim Program – Time to get back to the pool after a great summer of open water swimming.  We will start our swim workouts on Saturday, October 5^th from 7:00-8:30am at View Ridge Pool.  Sometime in November we will also start our workouts during the week at Medgar Evers Pool.  Hope to see everyone soon!

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

Good luck to all our athletes racing this month at: Twin Cities Marathon, Leavenworth Half Marathon, Ironman Louisville, Chicago Marathon, Dog Dash 5K, and Rivalry Half Marathon.

The team events for October are:

• Saturday, October 5th, 12th, 19th, & 26th Masters Swim Workout at View Ridge Pool at 7:00-8:30AM
• Thursday, October 10th & 24th at 6:00PM: Track workouts at Green Lake Track
• Saturday, October 26th at 8:45AM: Team Run – Burke Gilman Trail (following team swim at View Ridge Pool)

Check out the Team Calendar for more details.

Please join us for our end of the season Team BBQ on Saturday, September 28^th at 11am at Kainoa & Chris’s house.  Great time to celebrate and relax with your teammates!  There will be a team swim and run that morning at Beaver Lake.  You can head over to the party after the workout.  Hot tub available for post workout recovery and relaxing.

One of our team races for next year will be Ironman 70.3 Coeur d’Alene on Sunday, June 28th, 2020.  Get registered and join your teammates at this great summer race!

Check out our Team Race Reports for Seafair and Ironman Canada & Ironman Canada 70.3.

We have many athletes still racing this month at: Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz, Labor Day Half Marathon, Ironman 70.3 World Championships, Lake Stevens Sprint & Olympic, Best of the West Collegiate Nationals, Ironman Wisconsin, Gran Fondo Whistler, Ironman Maryland, Boise Jack & Jill Marathon, Kukio Swim, Black Diamond Half Ironman & Sprint.  Keep up the great work team and have fun out there!

The team events for September are:

• Wednesday, September 4^th, 11^th, 21^st, 18^th, & 25^th  at 6:15AM: Team Open Water Swim at Madison Beach
• Thursday, September 12^th & 26^th  at 6:00PM: Track workouts at Green Lake Track
• LOCATION CHANGE: Friday, September 6^th, 13^th, 20^th, & 23^rd, at 6:15AM: Team Open Water Swim at ***Madison Beach***
• Saturday, September 28th at 8:45AM: Team Swim + Run at Beaver Lake
• Saturday, September 28^th  at 11:00AM: Team BBQ at Coach Kainoa’s

Check out the Team Calendar for more details

Congratulations to all of our athletes who raced in July – Team Results are posted on the Pauole Sport website.

Check out the Team Race Reports for Eastside Triathlon & Fat Salmon 3.2 Mile Swim.

We have many athletes racing this month at: Ironman Boulder 70.3, USAT Nationals, Lake Tye Sprint & Olympic, Lake Meridian Triathlon, Tacoma Narrows Half Marathon, Tunnel Marathon, Lake Union 10K, & Bonney Lake Sprint.  Keep up the great work team and have fun out there!

The team events for August are:

• Wednesday, August 7^th,14^th, 21^st, & 28^th  at 6:00AM: Team Open Water Swim at Madison Beach
• Thursday, August 1^st, 15^th, & 28^th  at 6:00PM: Track workouts at Green Lake Track
• Friday, August 2^nd, 9^th, 16^th, 23^rd, & 30^th at 6:00AM: Team Open Water Swim at I-90
• Saturday, August 31st at 8:00AM: Team Ride + Run at Marymoor Park
• Sunday, August 25^th: Park to Park Swim

Check out the Team Calendar for more details

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

We have a super busy July with four Team Races this month: Eastside Sprint on Saturday, July 6^th, Fat Salmon 3.2 Mile Swim on Saturday, July 13^th, Seafair Sprint on Sunday, July 21^st and Ironman Canada & Ironman 70.3 Canada on Sunday, July 28th.  Look forward to seeing everyone out racing…GO Team!

Summer is in full swing with lots of racing, check out your teammates awesome results!

The Team Workouts for July are:

• Wednesday, July 3^rd , 10^th, 17^th & 24^th & 31^st at 6:00AM: Team Open Water Swim at Madison Beach
• Thursday, July 4^th   at 8AM: 4^th of July Team Swim at Madison Beach
• Thursday, July 18^th at 6:00PM: Track workouts at Green Lake Track
• Friday, July 12^th, 19^th , & 26^th at 6:00AM: Team Open Water Swim at I-90
• Saturday, July 6^th : Team Race – Eastside Triathlon
• Saturday, July 13^th : Team Race – Fat Salmon 3.2 Mile Swim
• Sunday, July 21^st : Team Race – Seafair Sprint
• Sunday, July 28^th : Team Race – Ironman Canada & Ironman 70.3 Canada

Check out the Team Calendar for more details.

Our summer race season is underway and this Sunday, June 2^nd we have one of our team races,  Ironman 70.3 Victoria .   We have a lot of athletes racing and it will be great to have Pauole Sport well represented. Good luck to all of our athletes racing this month at: Ironman 70.3 Hawaii, Lake Wilderness Olympic, Black Hills, Ironman 70.3 Boulder, Mosses Lake Olympic, Escape from Alcatraz, Seattle Rock & Roll Half Marathon, Yakima Valley of the Sun Tri, and Ironman 70.3 Coeur d’Alene.

Next month we have several more team races and still time to join your teammates at: Eastside Triathlon, Fat Salmon Swim, Seafair Triathlon, and Ironman Canada, and Ironman 70.3 Canada.

Few More Spots available for our Open Water Swim Clinic on Saturday, June 15th at 7:30-9:00am at Madison Park 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 May-September at Beaver Lake and Madison Park.

The Team Workouts for June are:

• Wednesday, June 5^th, 12^th, 19^th & 26^th at 6:00AM: Team Open Water Swim at Madison Beach
• Thursday, June 13th & 27th at 6:00PM: Track workouts at Green Lake Track
• Friday, June 7^th, 14^th, 21^st, & 28^th at 6:00AM: Team Open Water Swim at I-90
• Saturday, June 15^th at 7:30AM: Open Water Swim Clinic at Madison Beach
• Saturday, June 29th at 8:00AM: Team Ride + Run at Marymoor Park

Check out the Team Calendar for more details.

Our next team race is Ironman 70.3 Victoria on Sunday, June 2nd. We have many athletes racing and it will be great to have Pauole Sport well represented. A team dinner is planned for the night before the race and more details will be sent out to the athletes.

Register for our Open Water Swim Clinic on Saturday, June 15th at 7:30-9:00am at Madison Park 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 May-September at Beaver Lake and Madison Park.

Spring/Summer Open Water Swim Schedule: Our first early season open water team swims will be on Saturday, May 18^th and May 25^th at 8:30am at Beaver Lake. In June we will start our summer open water swims in Lake Washington on Wednesday, June 5^th from 6-7AM at Madison Beach. These open water swims will include a variety of steady, tempo and fast interval sets while improving your sighting and drafting skills. Our Friday swims will start on Friday, June 7^th at 6AM from the Day Street Park under the I-90 bridge on Lake Washington Blvd.  Swims are held every Wednesday and Friday through September.

The Team Workouts for May are:

• Thursday, May 16th & 30th at 6:00PM: Track workouts at Green Lake Track
• Saturday, May 18th at 8:00AM: Team Open Water Swim + Run at Beaver Lake
• Saturday, May 25^th at 8:00AM:  Team Open Water Swim + Run at Beaver Lake

Check out the Team Calendar for more details.

NEW Team Triathlon Kits!  Our newly designed Pauole Sport Team uniforms are now available to order at: Pauole Sport Team Store.  There are several options to choose from: short sleeve and sleeveless tri tops, tri shorts, short sleeve tri suits and running singlets.  This will be our only order for triathlon kits this year so please get your order in by this Tuesday, April 2^nd.  If you need help with sizing reach out to me. Expect orders to be delivered to you by early May.

Excited that our new Pauole Sport Website is now live! Check it out at: www.pauolesport.com. Get signed up so you can receive all of our team discount codes from our generous sponsors.

Team Race: Tenacious 10 Mile or 10K on Saturday, April 20^th.   Come join your teammates for a fun local race that starts and finishes at Gas Works Park.  They also have a kids race too!

The Team Workouts for April are:

• Saturday, April 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th Masters Swim Workout at View Ridge Pool at 7:00-8:30AM
• Sunday, April 7th, 14th, & 28th at 8:30AM: Computrainer workout at Cycle U
• Thursday, April 11th & 25th at 6:00PM: Track workouts at Green Lake Track
• Saturday, April 13th & 27th at 8:45AM: Team Run – Burke Gilman Trail (following team swim at View Ridge Pool)
• Saturday, April 20th: Team Race – Tenacious 10 mile & 10K

Check out the Team Calendar for more details.