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Welcome
Welcome to Tuscaloosa Triathletes! This is the place for triathlon training in West Alabama.
New @ TuscaloosaTriathletes.org
What's New?
Thanks to all our sponsors, volunteers and athletes for participating on June 3rd:
Talk about it! The discussion forums are now open. Click on Forums on the menu bar to the left.
Announcements
Stuff you need to know!
June 3. The United Cerebral Palsy LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS Triathlon took place on June 3rd, 2006 at Lake Lurleen State Park. 1K swim, 25K bike, 5K run. Results are available here.
May 6. Saturday, Summerize Your Body HealthExpo, 5k Run, half and quarter century bike rides at Lakewood Baptist Church. Cost to run or ride or both (you can do the 5K and the 25 miler) is $15. Bike rides have rest stops and SAG support. More info here. Sign up online here. View the route maps for the half century and quarter century bike rides.
May 4. We met Thursday night, May 4 at Ying Yang Yoga and had yoga instruction with Bob. The minutes of the meeting are available here.
April 22. Congratulations to all our Mullet Man triathlon finishers! Amanda Beams' team of gals won the female team division. Justin Ladner was 5th overall. Laurie Hubbard won first place in her division. Justin’s dad won 3rd place in his division. Special congrats to those that participated and completed the race - we know the swim was rough! Congrats to Michael Moore’s dad, Richard Carroll, Brian Darr, Bryan Martin, Susan Lucas and Ray Hubbard! T2 was well represented! If your name is missing or results need correction, email the webmaster.
April 6. We met Thursday night, April 6 at VeloCity ProCycle and had a discussion of nutrition. The minutes of the meeting are available here.
March 11. The Camp Partlow Duathlon Results are here: Overall and Age Group. Our own Kendrick Gibson finished first overall!
Coming March 11. The 9th Annual Camp Partlow Trail and Road Duathlon will be Saturday, March 11, at 8 am at Camp Partlow, just outside of Tuscaloosa in Coker, Alabama. It will include a 2-mile trail run, a 17-mile road bike ride, and a second 2-mile trail run.1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards will be given to the top Overall Male and Female finishers and to the top three finishers in nine Women divisions and eleven Men divisions. Awards also to two-person teams in Co-ed, Male, and Female Teams. Minimum donation of $25 per person by March 4 or $30 on the day of race. For more information contact Larry Pierson at (205) 339-1010 or email at LDPierson@aol.com. Please sign up to participate or volunteer to help. To sign up online, go here. To volunteer to help, email Larry Pierson at LDPierson@aol.com
March 2. We met Thursday night, March 2 at 6p.m. at the future site of VeloCity Pro Cycle which is in Temerson Square, between Coffee Bean and Tanning Oasis, just down from Roly Poly (not far from Greensboro and University Blvd. Mark and Brian held a bike maintenance clinic. The minutes of the meeting will not be available due to hard disk crash.
March 1. Lots of updates to the Life Without Limits Triathlon page, including sponsors and course map.
February 28. The 1st Annual Columbus Pilgrimage 10K will be held in Columbus, Mississippi on April 8, 2006 sponsored by the Golden Triangle Running and Cycling Club. More info is available here.
February 12. A number of Tuscaloosa Triathletes ran in the Mercedes Half marathon. Most, if not all, bettered their times, and some completed their first half marathon. Congratulations everyone! Ty Cucarola (20) finished in 1:37:16.991(12th in his age group), Julie Black (36) finished in 1:39:16.267 (4th in her age group), Amanda Beams finished her first half in 2:23:20.077. If you know others who ran, email the webmaster, please!
February 7. Lake Lurleen State Park recently started offering annual passes. Cost is $60 per person, $30 per senior citizen 62 and over, and $125 per family of four. Annual passes are good Jan. 1 through December 31 no matter what date purchased. Until the entrance station is open (mid-March) annual passes may be bought at the office M-F 8:00 to 5:00. If you have any other questions, you can email the park manager at lakelurleenstpk@mindspring.com.
February 6. Online registration for the LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS Triathlon is available at Active.com. More details are available on the event website here. If you experience problems with online registration, email Amelia at abaldwin@cba.ua.edu
February 2. It is time for our monthly meeting! We will meet Thursday night, February 2 from 7:30-8:30 at the home of Amelia Baldwin. Map is here. The minutes of this meeting are available here.
January 28.The UCP LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS Triathlon is a go! Woo hoo! It will take place on June 3rd at Lake Lurleen. Swim 1K, bike 25K, run 5K. EVERYONE is needed to work the triathlon. If you want to compete, you'll need to provide someone to work in your place on the day of the triathlon. EVERYONE will need to stay after to help clean up. If you want to help with pre-event work or you are willing to take responsibility for a single area, contact Mike Higgins at HIGrun@wmconnect.com. More details are available on the event website here.
January 9. A calendar page is under development here.
January 6. Membership forms are online. Click Join!
January 5. Check updates on the Training page and also read the Training Forum.
January 4. It is time for our first meeting of 2006! We will meet Thursday night, January 5 from 7:30-8:30 at the home of Gina and Mark Simpson. Directions are attached. Call Gina at either 343-0703 or 799-4137 if you have questions. The minutes of this meeting are available here.
December 2. The club Christmas party will be 730pm, Friday, December 2 at Amelia's house (4532 Smithfield Drive, Northport, turn left on 43 after you pass Hicks BBQ). A map with directions is posted here. The party is Potluck so if you have not signed up to bring something, just bring something or email Julie Black at jablack@bama.ua.edu. Children and spouses are welcome.
November 30. See results from our last survey question.
November 12. Several club members participated in the Firehouse 15k run in Coker to benefit the local volunteer fire department. 10k of the 15k is over a very hilly dirt/gravel road. Julie Black was the fastest overall female @ 1:11:23.27 (7:41 pace). Will Peveler won the 30-34 Men at 1:11:22.07 (7:40 pace). Amelia Baldwin won the 40-44 women at 1:55:35.12 (12:26 pace). We won't go into how many runners were in each age group.... Several T2 club members worked the race! Thanks y'all! Complete results are here.
November 5 - Local Ironmen. David Williams and Hiroshi Smith (Both of Northport) completed the IronMan Florida. Full results can be viewed here.
10:43:47 PETERS TORALF M35-39 60/353 11:48:20 SMITH HIROSHI M45-49 69/219
13:42:11 WILLIAMS DAVID M35-39 281/353November 6. ... was the most recent club meeting. Minutes are available here (.pdf). The Constitution/Bylaws was/were enacted. You can read them here (.pdf).
November 5. 10k results. A few T2 folks ran in the Vulcan Run 10k. Julie Black cruised in at 9th female over all with a blistering pace of 7:08 for a total time of 44:21. Amelia Baldwin jogged in much later in 1:07:36, setting a PR by almost 13 minutes and finished in 437th out of 575 females. If you were there and your name is missing, email the webmaster, please.
October 30 - Awesome Justin. Justin Ladner completed his first half ironman today at the 2005 SOMA 1/2 Ironman Triathlon in Tempe, Arizona. Awesome!!! He finished 4th out of 65 in his age group (25-29). Full results can be viewed here.
October 13. Some marked bike routes with maps and cue sheets are now available on the bike route page.
October 22. The Roger Pritchett Five Miler was run today. This is the state five mile championship. A number of our members competed. Tuscaloosa Triathlete Julie Black won the women's division in 0:35:04.33(7:01 per mile pace), Will Peveler placed second in the 30-24 age group with a 0:34:23.51 (6:53 pace), Susan Lucas won the 35-39 division in 0:43:20.97 (8:40 pace) and Amelia Baldwin finished 4th in the 40-44 age group in 0:53:47.59 (10:46 pace). Several TT members volunteered at the race, including Mike Higgins, Richard Carroll, and Ray and Benjamin Hubbard. If you were there and your name is missing, email the webmaster, please. Full official results are available on the Tuscaloosa Track Club website.
October 11. The first meeting of the Tuscaloosa Triathletes was October 16, 2005 and the minutes are available here (.pdf).
September 29. In this month’s issue of Triathlete, the newly formed B’ham tri club is featured. You should check it out. It’s cool to see so many Alabamians interested in the sport!
September 29. The application and initial club roster was sent in today. We should be a USAT registered club very soon!
