Now that your off-season training has carried you through the holidays, 2016 is here and ready for you, and so is SB Tri Club. Whether you're looking to survive your first triathlon ever or slay your 20th Ironman, there's no better way to get connected to Santa Barbara's endurance community.
Join us for our first meeting of the year at our home base, Hazard's Cyclesport and get plugged in. Oh and save some time and register to join us prior to the meeting. Register by clicking HERE.
See you soon!
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sponsor Kristen and Mike Desmond of Flagstone Pantry (located in the SB Public Market) are catering our event. If you haven't had Flagstone fare yet, it's a good opportunity to see what you've been missing. Learn more about the Desmond's and Flagstone Pantry by clicking their charming photo.
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Our April Meeting will be happening at The Lab, just behind Hazard's, on Gray Street. Appropriately so, as our April speaker, is none other than Mike Swan, owner and practicing physical therapist at Elite Performance and Rehabilitation and gracious sponsor of the club. Mike's been on many podiums and has been training and rehabilitating athletes from finisher to Kona qualifier even before Elite's inception in 2002. With gifted athleticism, grit, and persistence, Mike has been honored the title of All American, 5 times, qualified and participated in Hawaii's Ironman World Championship, a club record of 7 times, and still holds the age-group record (1994) for long course (4:23:07) and (1990) for the Olympic (1:33:17) at Wildflower. An active ultra-marathon runner, Mike also enjoys trail running, spending time with his wife and 3 athletic dogs.
Please arrive early for food service and social at 6pm.
Meeting promptly begins at 6:30pm.
We've held the title for the last few years against the young whippersnappers of the UCSB Tri Team, and our Rincon Triathlon friends. All levels are welcome in this friendly swim/run relay. Race or represent, enjoy paradise, and show true Blue by cheering everyone on.
Let us know you'll swim / run / or help out by RSVP'ng HERE!
We deviate from our normal Thursday meeting in June!
SB Tri Club is so pleased to welcome Triathlon Legend, Julie Moss as our featured speaker for our June Meeting.
Julie Moss, a passionate surfer (not previously drawn to competitive sports), embarked on a day in 1982 that would give first-hand insight to her graduate work, a thesis on training and physiological requirements of endurance sports. Little did she know, her race, her heart would impact the sport of triathlon with the most epic finish in Triathlon history.SB Tri Club invites you to welcome and be inspired by Julie Moss.
Redefine core.
Elevate your game.
Stay injury free.
Two prominent local legends, Peter Park and Mike Swan discuss how core strength and flexibility can elevate your game, help you get fast, go long and keep you injury free.
About our speakers:
Peter Park
(bio and photo from platinumfitnesssummerland.com)
Peter is the Founder of the Platinum brand and co-owner of Platinum Fitness Summerland. He brings a past rich with his own professional athletic achievements to his 23 years of experience training elite athletes, big-screen celebrities, top touring musicians, and common citizens that are serious about their fitness, mobility, and longevity. Peter’s training style teaches people about proprioception, which means "one's own" sense of their relative position in space as compared to the strength of effort being employed in their movement.
- 4 time All-State Volleyball player in high school
- College volleyball at University of Hawaii.
- Graduated BS degree from UCLA
- Numerous top 10 finishes in Ironman Triathlons
- 3x Worlds Toughest Triathlon winner
- 3x Catalina 50 mile ultra run winner
- 3x Nine Trails Ultra Winner
- Worked with numerous athletes in wide variety of sports
- Author of Foundation: Redefine your core, conquer back pain, and move with confidence
- Husband and father of 2
Mike Swan
An active ultra-runner, Mike spends time on the trails apart from his calling as owner and practicing physical therapist
(bio and photo from eliterehab.com)
at Elite Performance and Rehabilitation and gracious sponsor of the club. Podiums are quite commonplace for our April Speaker. With gifted athleticism, grit, and persistence, our speaker has been honored:
- the title of All American, 5 times,
- qualified and raced Hawaii's Ironman World Championship, a club record of 7 times,
- still holds the age-group record (1994) for long course (4:23:07) and (1990) for the Olympic (1:33:17) at Wildflower.
- All the while, training and rehabilitating athletes from finisher to Kona qualifier even before Elite's inception in 2002.
Scott Tinley, a 6th generation Southern Californian, is an accomplished teacher, author, and athlete. He teaches sport humanities courses at San Diego State University and California State University, San Marcos and has authored several books, including Racing the Sunset: An Athlete’s Quest for Life after Sport, a personal and in-depth study of life transition. Tinley has also written for CBS News and Sports Illustrated, among other popular and academic sources. He is a member of the Triathlon Hall of Fame, a two-time Ironman World Champion, and has competed professionally in over 400 triathlons since 1976.
Join Santa Barbara Channelkeeper for the first annual Santa Barbara AQUATHON on Saturday, September 17th, 2016 at Leadbetter Beach from 8am-1pm! In collaboration with Waterkeeper Alliance’s SPLASH event series, this family-friendly, multi-sport, on-the-water event will bring the Santa Barbara community together to raise awareness and funds to protect and restore our beloved ocean. Everybody is invited to dive in, so register to participate or volunteer, help spread the word, bring your family, bring your friends, and most importantly, have fun out on the water!
- SURFATHON - Catch all the waves you can in a soft top competition. Ages 14 and under. Click for details!
- SWIMATHON - 500 meter or 1K ocean swims for all ages (under 18 requires parent permission).
- SUPATHON - 1.5K SUP races for boards 12' and under or open to any size. Ages 18 and over.
- MEGA-AQUATHON - 1K swim followed by the 1.5K open SUP paddle. Ages 18 and over.
Whether you are a serious athlete in training, a water-lover looking to have a salty good time, or a family (or group) with both, the Santa Barbara AQUATHON is the place to be on Saturday, September 17th. Bring your friends, rally your company or club, get registered, (maybe send some vendors and sponsors Channelkeeper's way) and we'll show how truly committed Santa Barbarians raise funds to protect our beautiful beaches, coastline and community.
Sandy and Elke have more than earned their spots to Kona and we've been itching to celebrate their huge accomplishments this year. Come join us for dinner and a bit about their journey. Dinner and drinks served. Francisco will be cooking up an amazing dinner for us so don’t miss out. Enjoy a few drinks and have a good time! This is one of our favorite events of the year!
Everyone is invited. Contribution is $10. Click the button below to respond and let us know you'll be there.
