Endurance Training for the Gran Fondo CompuTrainer Class- Starts Next Wednesday April 4th at 6PM
Are you riding the Gran Fondo on May 20th or would like to? It’s a challenging 60 or 100 mile ride up and down Bear Mountain that requires training, endurance and strength. Join Coach Jason for high intensity interval training that will help you to maintain a higher pace and build a race strategy. Pacific Swim Bike Run is a proud sponsor of this race and this will be team focused. This class will also include an outdoor ride over a weekend on the actual course.
Contact Jason Twedt at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) if you have any questions.

We are very proud to announce that 2XU will be producing our team kits which are exclusively designed by Betty Designs.
Order yours Today for the end of April Delivery!

Men’s Tri Top $74.99 (reg.$105)
Men’s Tri Bottom: $79.99 (reg.$110)
Buy BOTH for $149 (reg. $215)

Women’s Tri Top ( see below) $74.99 (reg.$105)
Women’s Tri Bottom: $79.99 (reg.$110) 
Buy BOTH for $149 (reg. $215)

So far, January Twenty-Twelve has been one of the mildest on record.  Packs of cyclist were out on New Years day enjoying the 50 degree weather and even more were out in the afternoon last Saturday basking in the sun.  Who knew, tan-lines could be refreshed in the dead of winter!

Let’s face it, this isn’t going to last and unless you are a dedicated indoor rider (which many of you are), the bikes get packed away until after Punxsutawney Phil comes out and sees his shadow.  The winter months are the best time to build your base fitness to make the push into your best season ever.

“There are no such things as bad weather days, just poorly dressed people.”

Pacific Swim Bike Run now offers race distance specific training programs to enable athletes to meet their goals while combining group and individual training plans.
Each program is designed to prepare the athlete to compete in a specific triathlon distance, i.e. Sprint, Olympic, Half Ironman and Ironman, and is led by a USAT certified coach who will work with participants from the beginning of the program until race day.
The program combines online and onsite training where each participant will work with the program’s coach to tailor a plan based on the individual’s goals. The program’s participants will meet with other program members periodically and train towards their event; such group workouts include CompuTrainer sessions, indoor triathlon, outdoor rides, group swims, group runs and more. The programs are designed to work with athletes of all levels and abilities.

Read More http://www.pacificsbr.com/races_events/detail/overview_races_events

Maybe racing toward a Champs-Elysees finish line in Paris or huffing and puffing your way up volcanic Hawaiian hilltops Ironman-style is not within your aerobic range or ambitions. But there’s a way to make your fitness bike rides a little more competitive, challenging, scenic and even climate-controlled.
Multi-rider sports training classes for cyclists who range from serious triathletes to riders who want to stay off the streets are the latest workout rage catching on at fitness centers in Fairfield County. By strapping their own bikes into a stationary platform attached to a computerized tracking system and following carefully calibrated routes, Computrainers allow athletes to add intensity and a multitude of travel options to their rides without ever leaving the curb.
Tour de France, anyone? Most Computrainer facilities have a program that mimics the epic French countryside racing route that made Lance Armstrong famous. If that’s not your speed, how about early morning rides in New York’s Central Park? That’s a simulated option, too.

“I had a solid swim, I tore it up on the bike, and then I fell apart on the run! What
happened? How can I avoid this and have a strong run?” Triathletes typically
respond to this question and problem by running more, running harder, or both,
figuring they are just not very good runners. Sometimes this works—if the
athlete’s problem is simply that they are not as strong of a runner as they’d like to
be. If that sounds like you, then keep at it—there is not substitute for hard work.
But what if you already are a strong runner and you still seem to fade or fall apart
on the run in triathlons? What if you run great in running races, but don’t run so
well in triathlons? In this case, we need to identify what is holding you back and
go over how to solve your problem. Here are five common issues that cause
weak triathlon runs and their solutions.

Want a head start on spring training? Set up a form-focused race simulation at your local gym with a workout from coach Jared Gell of Competitive Instinct Multisport (and Director of Sales of the newly-opened Pacific Swim Bike Run) in Stamford, Conn. His Multisport Brick Class combines all three sports indoors—perfect for those Northeast winters. “Form is of the utmost importance and keep in mind that this is NOT a race,” Gell says. “Instead it is training your body to race well in the spring and summer

At what point is being an elite age group Ironman triathlete just out of the question? When do we, as coaches, tell an athlete that goal is unattainable? Even more important, what does a new triathlete have to do to get to the lava fields?

COMPUTRAINERS:
Pacific Swim Bike Run is a cutting-edge training facility with a group of top-flight coaches and trainers.
The cost of our membership is $120 for the entire year, gets you FREE Coffee, one week of savings pass of 15%* , beautiful locker rooms, towel service, free wi-fi and great staff!.
email Jared for class schedule and to book your bike .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

*Bike and wheels are excluded. Not to be combined with another offer.