Free Beginners Triathlon Clinic!!!

Team Luna Chix is hosting a FREE beginners triathlon clinic this Sunday, June 14th from 2-3 p.m. at the Concourse Athletic Club (8 Concourse Parkway Atlanta 30328) we will be covering basic topics including transitions, what to expect, what to bring, bike safety, tips on what to wear, nutrition, USAT rules and regulations, and much more! We will have Luna product to share and will be accepting donations for the Breast Cancer Fund.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Team Luna Chix Swim Clinic!!!

Swim Clinic for Women

Where: Marist High School Pool - 3790 Ashford Dunwoody Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30319 When: 05-31-2009 Session One: 12pm-3pm Session Two: 3:30pm-6:30pm
Whether you are a beginner swimmer or advanced, join the women of Team LUNA Chix Atlanta Tri Team for a fun and highly educational swim clinic to benefit the Breast Cancer Fund.Each swimmer will experience extensive pool time and the clinic includes the following:
• Videotaping of each swimmer
• Analysis of each swimmer’s stroke and “limiters”
• Specific drills to improve stroke
• Proper stroke technique and drills will be demonstrated and practiced
• Suggestions for further swim training to achieve individual goals
• Free samples of LUNA sports nutrition products

Clinic Instructor: Coach Tim Storsteen
• Former All American and scholarship swimmer at Clemson University
• Ten years of coaching experience for U.S. Swimming, U.S. Masters Swimming, YMCA, and Triathlon Swim Coaching and certified with American Swim Coaches Assn.
• Masters Coach for Westminster Killer Whales

Registration
*ONLY 10 SPOTS AVAILABLE IN EACH SESSION*
Please register by May 24th. Send an email to teamlunachixatl@gmail.com and additional details will be provided. Pre-payment is required to reserve your spot otherwise the clinic is first come first serve! Note: must be able to swim 100 yards to participate. Cost is $100 per swimmer and 50% will be donated to Breast Cancer Fund! Cash is preferred. We will also accept checks, but no credit or debit cards.

Yes, I am alive!!!!

I have been having fun, working training really hard half the time and not at all the rest of the time, went to California for Team Luna Chix Summit and had the most amazing time! The pic above shows me riding in Saulsalito which was SO beautiful. My blogger is acting somewhat weird, so I cannot edit the pics, but hopefully there is another pic on here that shows Sarah and I riding our bikes over the Golden Gate Bridge. It was scary looking out over the water but at the same time totally amazing and incredible! Training in California was for sure WAY different than being in Georgia! I was afraid that once I got back I would not want to do anything here, but it turns out that I was able to suck it up and did 70 on the Silver Comet all by my lonesome self!

Questions for those of you still reading: What is the most awesome running sock ever created? Preferrably with arch support? I am in need of some new socks. I have tried most brands already. I like thin socks but they seem to make my feet really hot when I run. Running right now has been tough for me because of a nasty fall I took last weekend at Stone Mountain on the covered bridge portion of the trail. Ugh. I attempted to run this week but this was all I was able to do: 10 min warm-up at 6.5 mph, 16 min at 8.0, then I had to stop...knee was just acting too crazy and I was over compensating for the bad knee with my hip and didn't want to jack that up too! I have been doing some meridian stretching which has been interesting and helpful. It's a workout too though and leaves me pretty sore.

I am having to hold myself back from going into a training frenzy right now! Gulf Coast is going to be here so soon (May 9th!) and I am sort of freaked out about my knee and the fact that I took 10 days off from swimming due to an ear infection. Ugh. So far this week I have already trained almost 5.5 hours and it's only Thursday, AND I still have to do a 90 min bike and 30 min run. The good news in all of this is that I have finally figured out my nutrition and cleaned up my eating habits once and for all! I have been getting my body fat testing and work and went from 20% to 19% to 16.8%!! So excited about that! The 16.8% in 8 weeks is awesome, but the best part is that I have only lost 1 pound! This means that I have turned fat into muscle, which is okay because more muscle equals higher VO2 Max, metabolism, and hopefully more strength on the bike and run!

Luna Swim Clinic!!

The Atlanta Luna Chix Triathlon Team Presents
a Women-Only Training Event...
Swimming Clinic for Triathletes
Improve your time, stroke and strength!
Choose from two sessions...

Date: Sunday, July 27, 2008
Times: 9a.m.–Noon OR 1–4p.m.
Location: Marist High School Pool
3790 Ashford Dunwoody Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30319

About: This clinic will include extensive pool time beginning with videotaping of each
swimmer. Based on analysis of each swimmer's stroke and "limiters", the coach
will assign specific drills and offer suggestions for further swim training to achieve
individual goals. Proper stroke technique and drills will be demonstrated and
practiced during the session.
Cost: $100 per swimmer; 50% of the cost will be donated to Breast Cancer Fund.
CASH is preferred. We will also accept checks. No credit or debit cards.
Coach: Tim Storsteen is a former All American and scholarship swimmer at Clemson
University. He has ten years of coaching experience for United States Swimming,
United States Masters Swimming, YMCA, and Triathlon Swim Coaching. He is
certified with American Swim Coaches Association and has over 25 years
experience in competitive swimming. He is currently the Masters coach for
Westminster Killer Whales in Atlanta.

Register: Space is limited! You must have basic swimming
skills to participate (be able to swim 100 yards).
Be sure to reserve your spot by e-mailing
teamlunachixatl@gmail.com and be sure to indicate which session you are attending! Reminder: This is a ladies only event!

Tour De Cure....

Ouch. Ouch. Ouch. Ouch. Tour De Cure raised money for the Diabetes Association. The ride took place on Silk Sheets hillier cousin, Satin Sheets in Tyrone. The Luna Chix were out today. We look very serious in our outfits. We got some Luna Moons and Luna Bars that I look forward to eating.

The plan was to ride the 100k (60ish miles) at a high aerobic pace. Around mile 10 Olga, Maria-Lana, and Don went VROOM past me. I contemplated.....stay with my Luna ladies or chase them down? The back of Olga's jersey was taunting me and my ego made me chase them down. I thought that maybe they would slow down once they saw that I was with them, but no, they kept hammering it. Olga was out in front riding like a madwoman. Then Dan got in front and I thought that they were going to drop me. Surely we wouldn't hold this pace for 45 more miles right? There was a good bit more climbing than I thought there would be out there today, and my legs just aren't into climbing right now. It was my ego that kept me riding today and I reluctantly even took turns pulling my 3 fast comrades.

At one point the RBM team passed us and one of the #$%holes almost ran Olga off the road. What is it with guys on bikes that makes them so rude? Well she drops it into the big chain and latches onto the last guys wheel. Oh. No. Are we really doing this? I had no choice but to downshift and tuck in behind them. I looked down at my computer-31 miles per hour. I did hill repeats yesterday and trust me, my legs weren't exactly loving this. We got to a climb and they guys dropped us. Thank goodness!

Around mile 45ish I got a second wind and no longer felt the need to suck anyone's wheels. We were gobbling up riders left and right and it was fun to sprint the hills when they tried to latch on our wheels. There was a minor incident at the end when we sprinted and Don cut me off and we almost crashed, but we didn't so that's all that matters.

I was very surprised to see my avg HR was only 140 for this ride. I swear that I felt like I was working harder than that. I certainly went a lot faster than I thought I would today. It was a good ride though, very well organized and they put big signs up warning us of holes, RR tracks, etc, which was nice. This course reminded me of Macon, and I wouldn't mind riding down there again.

The same only different....

Since my last race didn't go as planned, I wanted to be better prepared for Gulf Coast. So Sunday I woke up and ate the exact same thing I plan to for race day. I wore the exact same outfit (new Luna tri kit) and headed out to the Silver Comet. Last week after my long ride I ran six miles. My stomach didn't feel too hot, it was a mix of nausea and feeling really heavy. Bob was telling me about his race day nutrition and it sounded like a good idea so I stole his nutrition plan and tried it out for myself.

Things were going great until I realized that my bottle of perpetum was gone. I was not a happy camper because that was 250 calories that I was going to need to make it back in. Thank goodness I found it coming back in, randomly sitting on the side of the trail.

Spotted Reger riding with some people, and almost hit a big turtle coming back in. I thought about going back to get it, but then didn't have a good place to put it so I kept going.

I was really disappointed that it wasn't hotter. It was actually almost chilly. So I hopped off the bike, practiced a quick transition, and decided for some added heat I would put on my compression socks and Luna Jacket. Seriously?!? It was hotter than Haiti and while I was thankful that my stomach felt fine (thanks Bob!) I was pouring sweat and my jacket was soaked through after only 10 minutes. Boo-Yah Joe!

56 miles total ride.....let the magical taper begin!

Team Luna Chix!

Pro Luna Tri Team

I am so very excited to announce that I will be racing as part of Team Luna Chix for the 2008 season! This is the first year that they have an Atlanta team and I haven't had a chance to meet all of the other members yet, but I know a couple (Tat and Sarah) and of course, our team captain Jenny Selan. We also have two honorary members, Kate and Jill who are preggo and will race with us next year! Team Luna Chix primary goal is to encourage women to get out and do something! We will be hosting clinics and doing weekly group rides and runs. Team Luna encourages women from all levels of fitness to become active-so don't be worried if you aren't super-fast and would still like to join us!

Another obvious goal is to turn people on to Luna products. If you haven't tried them yet they are wonderful, and although their labeled for women, I know men that eat them too! Luna is owned by Clif Bar and has the same really high standards for ingredients and quality. I will have plenty of samples in the near future for everyone to try!

Some team members are going out to San Franciso for Summit, three days of training with the pros and meeting with coaches and nutritionist. Unfourtunately it's the same weekend as my first race so I can't make it this year which is too bad because it looks like it will be really fun! I am a big fan of Heather Gollnick, who won IM Arizona and IM Louisville and races for Team Luna and would love to train with her! I will hopefully be able to make it in 2009!

More details about groups rides, runs and clinics as we plan them!