January 2023 Blog

 

Hello, Bay State Tri Team!

For those of you who are new here, welcome! And for the returning team mates, glad to see you back! In the blog this month, our BSTT Board have some messages for you:

John Cali and Zach Samuels- TRAINING COORDINATORS:

For anyone going long this year, especially those doing IM Mont-Tremblant or IM Lake Placid; Sea to Summit; IM 70.3 Western Massachusetts; or IM 70.3 Mont-Tremblant, these first few months of the year are critical to building your base. More importantly, building your leg strength on the bike is key to each of these courses. So join me Saturday mornings on ZWIFT at 8am for my weekly edition of “The Saturday Morning Pain Cave”. This weekly ride is dedicated to climbing and focus’s on building climbing strength, both mentally and physically!!
Tour de Zwift is also underway through Feb 5. If long hill climb is not what you’re looking for, try signing up for the longer TDZ stage on Saturday morning at 8am and ride (or race) with your some of your teammates.

—-Shout out Cycle Life- if you are interested in training with friends, there are many indoor rides are available at Cycle Life- especially on Saturday mornings.

For those not interested in the Saturday morning “Sufferfest" I also host a Tuesday evening 25 mile ride, that is flat and meant to be an easy recovery ride.

Both rides are set up on ZWIFT as “events” so you need to be connected to me (and I you) on ZWIFT, for me to be able to invite you on the ride. If your connected with me, the invite is automatic, as I will just include you.

If you're interested in participating in these rides and are not connected to me, you can find me on ZWIFT @ “JC R#5 HTFU #BSTT”.

Look forward to seeing you all in the Metaverse!?


Amy Carlson- SPONSORSHIP COORDINATOR:
We are excited to announce we have received continued support from our past sponsors.

Please visit our team web page for the list of discount codes.

Thank you to our 2023 sponsors:

Bikebarn

Samuel Adams

Keezer Sportswear - Landmark Graphics

Morse Insurance Agency Inc

Dubin Chiropractic

Healing Art Chiropractic

S&B Mechanical

PowerBar

BayCoast Bank

New England Endurance Events

Sun Multisport Events

Max Performance

Streamline Events

CycleLife Studio

Rudy Project

Xterra

Running Warehouse

Tom Cloutier- VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR:

On the volunteer front…..we currently have 8 BeSSTies signed up for Race Mania on March 12th. Two that will be there the whole day (thanks Greg!, and myself), five more for the 9-1 slot (Jim, Kevin, Hillary, Joe) which will give us a huge presence in the morning when everyone is coming into the event, one for the changeover from 11-1 (Maria), and one more for the afternoon slot of 1-5 (Carl), giving us 3 in the afternoon. I do have one response from 9-1 that has no name associated with it, so if you did volunteer, and forgot to put your name, please let me know!

Robin Ireland- MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR:

Membership is BANGING! Lots of new and returning members to the club which is awesome. The club benefits are updated on the team website, as sponsors come in. If anyone has any membership issues or questions, please reach out and I will help you!

Bill Roth- RESULTS COORDINATOR:

Just a reminder- when registering for CRS races, let's make sure you are putting Bay State Triathlon Team as your team. It makes compiling data easier.

Debi Caprio- TREASURER:

The state of the budget is STRONG! We are ready to have some fun this season. Look forward to lots of swag, and lots of fun.

Darcey Fahey- VP:

Something's brewing for the fall... Finalizing some details but get ready for a cool event that is gonna take ALL DAY. In addition to triathlon trianing, I am giving tutorials on building chicken coops due to the rising cost of eggs. On a good day, you'll get plenty of eggs. On a bad day, you'll get plenty of smiles.

Jackie Francisco- EL PRESIDENTE:

As you know, we have a few cool training events coming up to look forward to. The TT at Cycle Life, the Cabin Fever Du, and Race Mania are all within the next two months, so get involved- sign up, challenge yourself in the off season so you will be ready when the season starts. As a member, you have access to discounts on races and stuff, you have a select set of training partners to choose from if you wish to be pushed by a coach, and you have a network of "BSTTies" to lean on. If you are not yet on the Facebook page, consider getting on there. We post lots of updates, reminders and events.
At the last board meeting, we discussed the "Volunteer Races" that give members entry to the "Bike Grid" and agreed to make a change to the "bike entry mandatory volunteer responsibility". In order to be added to the bike grid, you need to either:
Volunteer for Season Opener- (approx) 4 hour full shift
Volunteer for Patriot- (approx) 4 hour full shift
OR Volunteer at TWO other 4 hour volunteer shifts at Champ Race Series races
We feel that this will continue to provide volunteer support for SO and Pat, but also open up more opportunities for volunteering that can get more people on the grid!


See you out there,
Jack Wagon