Danskin Triathlon and Fall Tri & Run Training News

3-Fitness & Wellness

August 2012, #2
Danskin Triathlon Updates

Lake Swim Updates

Thursday, August 23, 6pm - 1/4 mile SuperSprint & 1/2 mile Sprint out-back courses, from the beach.
Saturday, August 25, 7am & 11am - both swims will be the 1/4 mile and 1/2 mile out-and-back courses, from the beach (updated).
Important Parking Note for Saturday 7am swim:

The Pleasant Prairie Junior Triathlon is being held Saturday morning. Park Drive be closed to traffic.

Park in the south Ballfields parking lot, then walk over to the lake for the swim. Be sure to allow time for this; the swim will start as close to 7am as possible! We have to be out of the water at 8:00.

Thursday, August 30, 6pm - 1/2 mile out-back course, from the beach (updated).
We hope to continue the lake swims though the middle of September, for those preparing for Ironman Wisconsin, Lake Geneva Triathlon, or other late races. Details soon!

Danskin Triathlon Info & Updates

Danskin Logo For full details, click here. Race course maps are online here.

Packet Pickup

Thursday: Dick Pond Athletics,29 S Prospect Ave., Park Ridge, IL. 4:30-8:00pm
Saturday: RecPlex Fieldhouse, 10am-3pm
Sunday: at race site, 5:00-6:30am

T-shirt and goodie bag will be distributed at the finish line, not on Saturday at Packet Pickup.

Don't worry, you can wear one of these!

Wetsuits will be allowed.

Bike racking Saturday, 10am-3pm, or Sunday, 4:30-6:30am. You must have you race number on your bike to enter transition.

Transition opens at 4:30am on Sunday, and closes at 6:45am. It will reopen for athletes to remove bikes when all athletes are off the bike course.

Parking Sunday onsite from 4:30am until full (or 6:15am, whichever comes first). Enter Prairie Springs Park from Hwy H (88th Ave.).

Offsite / Overflow parking at the Premium Outlets, Hwy 165 and I-94, in the south lots. Shuttle buses will run 4:30am until Noon. (No bikes on buses; ride your bike in.)

SuperSprint waves go first, at 7am. Sprint waves will start when the SuperSprint athletes are out of the water and on the bike course.

Hwy 165 will be closed at 4:30am on Sunday, and the park entrance at Terwall Terrace will be closed Saturday night.

The frontage roads will be closed during the race. One lane of Wilmot Rd (Hwy C) will be blocked off for the bike course.

Fall I Training Classes

Registration is now open at RecPlexOnline.com or in person at the RecPlex Guest Services Desk.

Cycle, Run, Repeat

Sundays, 8:30-10:00am

$19 RecPlex member, $29 Non-member

Session 1: Sep 16 & 23

Session 2: Oct 21 & 28

Session 3: Nov 4, 11, & 25

Session 4: Dec 2, 9, & 16

Indoor Triathlon Prep Workouts

Sundays, 7-8am

$49 RecPlex member, $59 Non-member (includes entry fee into the race)

Session 1: Sep 9, 16, 23, plus Oct 14 Indoor/Outdoor Triathlon

Session 2: Oct 28, Nov 4 & 11, plus Nov 18 Turkey Triathlon

Tri Cycle

Thursdays, 7-8pm

$24/ $34

Class starts September 6

Water Running

Saturdays, 7-8am

$19 / $29

Session 1: Sep 15 & 22

Session 2: Oct 20 & 27

Session 3: Nov 3, & 10

Session 4: Dec 1 & 8

5K Run Training

Saturdays, 8:30-9:30am

Oct 20 thru Nov 10

$49 / $59 (includes entry into the Run with the Turkeys 5K on Nov 17)

Coach Ken's Examiner.com Columns:
Milwaukee Triathlon Examiner
Chicago Wellness Examiner

Wetsuit Rentals

Rentals for RecPlex classes, clinics, and lake swims: $10. We will bring the wetsuit to the session.

Rental for Danskin race weekend: $45 + $50 deposit. Pick up wetsuit on Thursday night at Lake Andrea swim, return to us after the race at our onsite tent.

Payment in full is required to hold a reservation.

Reservations

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3-Fitness T-shirts

Sale on the remaining 3-Fitness T-shirts in inventory.

All are made of performance fabrics:

Black w/ white logo
Gray w/ blue logo
Blue w/ light blue logo

$10 + tax if you pick up from Coach Ken at the RecPlex. Add $6 for s/h to be mailed to you.

Purchase here

3-Fitness Uniforms

Sale on the remaining 3-Fitness 2011 Triathlon Uniforms in inventory.