Boston Performance Coaching

This 1-mile run around the Boston Common was organized by Olivia Kalmanson, a  member of Boston University's Triathlon Team.  Project LACE works to end poverty and neglect of children all over the world.

Date
Monday, July 04, 2011 @ 8:30 AM
Address
Boston Common
Corner of Beacon St. and Charles St.
Registration Closing Date
Monday, July 04, 2011

Brief Description
This is a one mile race and half mile kids’ run through Boston Common celebrating the Fourth of July! The one mile race will be professionally timed – perfect for you to test your limits. Dress in your Red, White, and Blue to jumpstart your Independence Day the right way! All profits will go to the charity organization Project LACE (www.projectlace.org). To avoid processing fees for the kids’ run, which is free, simply register your child the morning of the race.

Race Day Information
Registration: 7:15am Race Start (1mi): 8:30am Race Start (kids’ run): 8:45am

To register go to:

http://www.active.com/running/boston-ma/stars-and-stripes-run-2011

Ready, set, go! Am off to the final desert of the Four Desert Series, Antarctica. Finally, after five years of trudging across deserts, the coldest deserts beckons. Under Ali’s watchful eye, I have been hiking, running, carrying packs, weight training, biking, swimming, and generally fiddling with equipment. Different from the other deserts, this one requires a whole new suite of gear for cold weather. Lots of layers and blizzard proof clothing await packing into waterproof bags for the ship that will take us to the Antarctic continent. 

Today we leave. Yes, we. Bob is joining me for the first time as a spectator. Today we fly to the lower tip of Argentina and depart on the ship on Nov. 17^th, headed across the Weddell Sea to the Antarctic peninsula. Almost 24 hours of sunlight will make our days long and nights short. Starting on Nov. 19^th, we will run six stages in six days across snow, ice, and frozen ground in what I imagine will be an incredible landscape filled with penguins and more.

There are some amazing athletes in this race, including several who are trying to cross the four deserts in one year. Ryan Sandes, an amazing ultramarathoner, wants to come if first in all four and has been training in an ice chamber for several months. One of the coolest aspects of these races is to be able to hang out with these amazing athletes.

My race plan is to finish, to take in the scenery, to hang out with the penguins, and to celebrate completing all four deserts. Whereas the other deserts required me to take much more gear on my back, precluding any real running for most of the race, this race might allow me to run or at least jog some, depending on the weight of my pace in relation to the terrain. If it’s icy, blizzardy, or on snow, traction will be limited and so may resort to shoeshoes and/or crampons. I have my hiking poles for stability. I have my nutrition plan ready and it includes powdered drinks, Clif bars and other snacks. Since I’m a food snob, I am bringing my own breakfast cereal, peanut butter, coffee, and chocolate in case any meal on the ship is below par.

So here’s my equipment, ready for packing into a huge waterproof bag for the zodiacs that will transport us to and from the ship. Each day, the boats will deliver us to a new location on and around the Antarctic Peninsula. We might do a longer stage and stay overnight on the peninsula….who knows. These races are full of unknowns and last minute changes. You never know what to expect, which is why these races are mostly a mental game. Keep smiling……is that order of the day.

You can follow the race on the website, www.racingtheplanet.com. You can even send me email if you go to the tab under “Race Coverage.”

See you all after the race at Ali’s end-of-the-year party on December 10^th.  I promise pictures and some good food and warmth.

 

Robyn

Ready, set, go! Am off to the final desert of the Four Desert Series, Antarctica. Finally, after five years of trudging across deserts, the coldest deserts beckons. Under Ali’s watchful eye, I have been hiking, running, carrying packs, weight training, biking, swimming, and generally fiddling with equipment. Different from the other deserts, this one requires a whole new suite of gear for cold weather. Lots of layers and blizzard proof clothing await packing into waterproof bags for the ship that will take us to the Antarctic continent. 

Today we leave. Yes, we. Bob is joining me for the first time as a spectator. Today we fly to the lower tip of Argentina and depart on the ship on Nov. 17^th, headed across the Weddell Sea to the Antarctic peninsula. Almost 24 hours of sunlight will make our days long and nights short. Starting on Nov. 19^th, we will run six stages in six days across snow, ice, and frozen ground in what I imagine will be an incredible landscape filled with penguins and more.

There are some amazing athletes in this race, including several who are trying to cross the four deserts in one year. Ryan Sandes, an amazing ultramarathoner, wants to come if first in all four and has been training in an ice chamber for several months. One of the coolest aspects of these races is to be able to hang out with these amazing athletes.

My race plan is to finish, to take in the scenery, to hang out with the penguins, and to celebrate completing all four deserts. Whereas the other deserts required me to take much more gear on my back, precluding any real running for most of the race, this race might allow me to run or at least jog some, depending on the weight of my pace in relation to the terrain. If it’s icy, blizzardy, or on snow, traction will be limited and so may resort to shoeshoes and/or crampons. I have my hiking poles for stability. I have my nutrition plan ready and it includes powdered drinks, Clif bars and other snacks. Since I’m a food snob, I am bringing my own breakfast cereal, peanut butter, coffee, and chocolate in case any meal on the ship is below par.

So here’s my equipment, ready for packing into a huge waterproof bag for the zodiacs that will transport us to and from the ship. Each day, the boats will deliver us to a new location on and around the Antarctic Peninsula. We might do a longer stage and stay overnight on the peninsula….who knows. These races are full of unknowns and last minute changes. You never know what to expect, which is why these races are mostly a mental game. Keep smiling……is that order of the day.

You can follow the race on the website, www.racingtheplanet.com. You can even send me email if you go to the tab under “Race Coverage.”

See you all after the race at Ali’s end-of-the-year party on December 10^th.  I promise pictures and some good food and warmth.

 

Robyn

Our very own Robyn Metcalfe will begin her final Racing the Planet Desert Race:  The Last Desert


Robyn Metcalfe, 61
United States

Dr Robin Metcalfe is a Professor of History at Boston University in the United States. The mother of 23-year old Julia and 21-year old Max entered her first 4 Deserts event in 2005 with the Gobi March. She says it was the toughest of all the races: “because I knew nothing about these events, was totally unprepared, was by myself and made all sorts of mistakes.” Things were entirely different in the Atacama Crossing in 2006. Competing with her son Max by her side, Robin says the experience was worlds apart. “It is also just an amazingly beautiful place.” By 2008, Robin was completing the Sahara Race. Her greatest memory of the events is “walking across the desert with Max at night, long talks, long silences, stars, lights, breeze, laughing.”

Training now for The Last Desert 2010, Robin is doing “lots of cross training, running, hiking, swimming, biking and strength, six days a week.” She says the event series has changed her in many ways: “expanding my horizons by seeing places with a purpose. Knowing that I can help others by using my experiences, both positive and negative, patience, added faith, appreciation for the details in life.” Robin has raised money for a faith-based group for young people, which has added to the sense of helping others. Her perception of the desert has also changed, particularly from her perspective as a historian: “Since I’m a historian of good markets in cities, I also used the events as a way to go to places where I could visit old markets, which I did in China, Chile and Egypt.” She says these are “very enriching events, aside from the racing part. The events are good at including cultural connections on many levels. I can only imagine how difficult it must be to pull it all together.”

Duxbury Beach Triathlon Pre-race Instructions

Some key points are listed here to keep you updated and informed as the 2010 Duxbury Beach Triathlon approaches. We’re in the final stages of putting on the best Duxbury Tri ever so bring your energy to the beach on Saturday, September 18.

Registration

Registration will take place on Friday, Sept. 17, from 3-7pm, at the Kingsbury Club in Kingston, MA. Registration is also on Saturday, Sept. 18, 6:30-8:05am exactly, at Duxbury Beach. If you registered online via Active.com, you do not need to sign the USAT 1-day waiver form, you did it electronically when registering. However, you must have a driver’s license when you register. You cannot pick up another person’s packet. If you are a USAT member, do not forget your membership ID. Finally, if you registered online and provided a fictitious USAT number, bring $10.

Relay Teams

All RELAY team members must fill out a 1-day USAT waiver form at registration on Friday or Saturday when registering. Nearly everyone on relays has pre-paid the 1-day USAT insurance so you only need to fill out the 1-day waiver. Please do that before getting in line to register.

Swim Course

The swim course will return to the pre-2009 swim course, i.e. alongside the Powder Point Bridge. The race begins promptly at 8:30am. 6 waves will go and those will be determined and posted on the website soon. Please ask for a WHITE swim cap if you feel you need special attention during the event so safety personnel can keep an eye out. If this makes you feel more secure in knowing you are being helped and thus it gets you across the bay, no shame in wearing one so that you can continue cycling and running!

Water Temperature

Water temps are expected to be 65-70 degrees, depending on weather that week and overnight temps as well. Wetsuits are highly recommended since morning air temps could be below 60 and water not much warmer. If you need one, now’s the time to go to a local tri/bike shop or go online and purchase one (google ‘triathlon wetsuits’). We’re predicting low 70’s at race start, low 80’s by noon – somewhere.

Parking

All beach parking will be at Blakeman’s lot, completely separate from the main lot and transition area. Please observe the no parking signs and no drop-off’s so that everyone can make it to the race a little sooner. If you choose to park at the Duxbury schools, be aware that this year you cannot return using the run-out lane on the bridge until every runner has crossed the bridge for the first time. It’s not recommended that you use the sidewalk on the bridge either since that’s for pedestrians without bikes. So, please plan on hanging out until the final cyclist has run over the bridge onto the run course. At that time you will be allow to use the bridge. Or just park at Blakeman’s!

Refunds/Transfers/Changes

Unfortunately we can no longer process any refunds, transfers or switches into relay teams or out of relay teams. Charity Entries remain open through Friday, September 17.

6th Annual Wild Fish One & Two Mile Swims

August 22nd

$500 Cash Purse!! 

August 22, 2010

Start Time: 10:15am

Race Day Registration and Packet Pick-up: 9am

Location: Collins Cove Beach, Salem, MA.

Cost: $25 pre-reg (before august 10th) $30 post reg & race day (Register EARLY! Save Cash and Get Your SWAG!)

Contact: Brandi Dion bnsfitness@yahoo.com for more details and information

With the tremendous support of local communities and businesses, Ford Ironman Lake Placid continues to be one of the most popular triathlon events in North America. The 2010 race course features a 2.4-mile swim in the calm, pristine waters of Mirror Lake, a 112-mile bike ride through Lake Placid and surrounding areas and a 26.2-mile run along a fast and fair, spectator-laden course. Below is the list of schedule of events. A complete view of the Athlete Information Guide can be viewed by clicking here.

Schedule of Events

Thursday, July 22, 2010
Start End Event Location
9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Ironman Village Olympic Speed Skating Oval
9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Race Information Booth Olympic Speed Skating Oval
9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Ironman Store Olympic Speed Skating Oval
9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Ironman Bike Store & Tech Service Center Olympic Speed Skating Oval
10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Athlete Check-In Lake Placid High School Gymnasium
10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Ironman TV Ironman Village
10:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. Massage Tent Olympic Speed Skating Oval
12:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. VIP Check-In Lake Placid High School Gymnasium

Friday, July 23, 2010
Start End Event Location
9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Ironman Village Olympic Speed Skating Oval
9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Race Information Booth Olympic Speed Skating Oval
9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Ironman Store Olympic Speed Skating Oval
9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Ironman Bike Store & Tech Service Center Olympic Speed Skating Oval
9:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. Massage Tent Olympic Speed Skating Oval
10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Athlete Check-In Lake Placid High School Gymnasium
10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Ironman TV Ironman Village
12:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. VIP Check-In Lake Placid High School Gymnasium
2:00 p.m. Kid’s Fun Run Mirror Lake Public Beach
12:30 p.m. Pro Athlete Briefing Lake Placid High School Auditorium
5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Welcome Dinner Lake Placid Horse Show Grounds
7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Mandatory Athlete Race Briefing Lake Placid Horse Show Grounds

Saturday, July 24, 2010
Start End Event Location
7:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Pancake Breakfast Olympic Speed Skating Oval
9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 2011 Ford Ironman Lake Placid On-Site
Registration for 2010 Register Athletes Only Lake Placid High School Gymnasium
9:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Ironman Village Olympic Speed Skating Oval
9:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Race Information Booth Olympic Speed Skating Oval
9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Ironman Bike Store & Tech Service Center Olympic Speed Skating Oval
9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Massage Tent Olympic Speed Skating Oval
10:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Mandatory Bike & Gear Bag Check-In Transition Area
12:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. VIP Check-In Lake Placid High School Gymnasium

Sunday, July 25, 2010
Start End Event Location
5:00 a.m. 6:30 a.m. Transition Area Open; Body Marking Transition Area
6:50 a.m. Pro Start
7:00 a.m. Mass Start
7:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Ironman Store Olympic Speed Skating Oval
7:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Race Information Booth Volunteer Tent
7:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Ironman Bike Store & Tech Service Center Olympic Speed Skating Oval
9:20 a.m. Swim Course Closes
1:30 p.m. 1st Lap of Bike Course Must be Completed
4:00 p.m. 12:00 a.m. Massage Tent Olympic Speed Skating Oval
5:30 p.m. Bike Course Closes
6:00 p.m. 12:00 a.m. Mandatory Bike & Gear Check-Out Transition Area
10:00 p.m. 12:00 a.m. Finisher Party: Come Out & Cheer on the Final Finishers Finish Line
12:00 a.m. Race Officially Ends

Monday, July 26, 2010
Start End Event Location
7:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Ironman Bike Store & Tech Service Center Olympic Speed Skating Oval
7:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Ironman Store Olympic Speed Skating Oval
8:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Massage Tent Olympic Speed Skating Oval
9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 2011 Ford Ironman Lake Placid On-Site Registration for 2010 Volunteers & General Lake Placid High School Gym
9:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. ASI Photography - View & Order Race Photos Lake Placid High School Gym
9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Race Information Booth/Lost & Found Transition Area (Moves to Awards Banquet)
9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 2010 Ford Ironman World Championship Registration Lake Placid High School Gym
11:05 a.m. 2010 Ford Ironman World Championship Roll Down Lake Placid High School Gym
2:30 p.m. ASI Photography - View & Order Race Photos Awards Banquet
12:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Awards Banquet Lake Placid Horse Show Grounds

Tuesday, July 27, 2010
5:30 p.m. Volunteer Appreciation Party: Free to all volunteers who wear their volunteer t-shirt. Lake Placid Horse Show Grounds

Follow Boston Performance Coaching athletes live as they compete in the AppleMan Triathlon on Sunday July 18 in Littleton, MA at 8am. Live video streaming will be made available for this race at http://www.applemantriathlon.com/  This event is sold out with over 500+ athlete schedule to compete in the 0.5-mile Swim, 10-mile Bike, and 3-mile run.

Hosted by FIRM Racing, this race is a fundraiser for the Littleton Rotary Club. The Littleton Rotary Club raises funds to support the Littleton High School scholarship fund, Loaves and Fishes, The Children's Hands-On Art Museum, Indian Hill Arts, SADD and other local civic and charitable organizations. The Rotary Club also contributes towards Rotary International's efforts to eradicate Polio throughout the world. Over the years the Rotary Club of Littleton has contributed over $200,000 to these community and international projects.

Massachusetts State Triathlon™
July 18, 2010
Lake Dennison Recreation Area
Winchendon, MA
8:00AM Start

Sprint: 1/3 Mile Swim, 12.5 Mile Bike, 3.1 Mile Run
Olympic: .9 Mile Swim, 24.4 Mile Bike, 6.2 Mile Run

Lake Dennison Recreation Area includes 4000 acres of land with a clean, spacious body of water for swimming and tree lined park roads. The courses include rural and park roads with rolling terrain. 2008's race was selected by USAT as Massachusetts Club Championship and boasted some of the best age group and elite triathletes in the state. Come and celebrate the serenity of Lake Dennison Recreation Area in Winchendon, MA!

Race Day Schedule

6:00      Park and Transition Area Open

6-7:30   Late Packet Pick Up and Body Marking

7:45      Pre-race Announcements and National Anthem

8:00      Race Starts

10:15    Results start being posted at Awards Tent

10:15    Post Race BBQ, Sponsor Giveaways, and Awards

12:30    Race Activities Closed

Bike Course Highlights

Sprint Bike Course is one loop measuring 12.5 Miles and has one climb beginning at Mile 4.3.You will re-enter the Park at approx Mile 11.5 – Left Turn to re-enter the park.

Intermediate Bike Course is two loops measuring 24.4 Miles. The course is 24.4 Miles and is a 2-loop course. All athletes will Start/End the bike course thru access of the Main Entrance of Lake Dennison. At approx Mile 11.5, Olympic racers will continue STRAIGHT past the main entrance of the park to begin the 2nd loop. When reaching the Park Entrance a 2nd time, Olympic will make a Left Turn to re-enter the Park.

NANTUCKET TRIATHLON

The course is fairly flat with a few rolling hills. There may be a headwind on the bike in one direction depending on the weather. The roads are in good shape with several areas recently paved. As with many races, the race course WILL BE OPEN to traffic. Race organizers will do their very best to provide signage on the race route, but athletes will need to be aware and alert for traffic on the race route as well as traffic entering the race route from driveways and feeder roads.

Swim (.25 miles):
The race start will be on the beach to the left of the West Jetty. Racers will be corralled to the right of the boardwalk in a "chute" down towards the water and "penned" in groups by age pending a "wave" start format. Swim waves will be sent off at approximately three (3) minute intervals on a buoy-marked course to the left of the West Jetty. Water temperatures are expected to be between 63-65 degrees. We highly recommend wetsuits. When the athletes have completed the swim they will exit the water, run up the beach to the upper parking to the tennis courts and into the transition area. The way will be clearly marked.

Bike (14 miles):
The athletes will exit the transition area and mount their bikes in a designated "mount" zone near the entrance to the upper parking lot. The athletes will ride their bikes out Bathing Beach Road to North Beach Street, down North Beach to Easton, make a SHARP right on Easton to Cliff Road, turn right up Cliff Road to the intersection of Madaket Road and Cliff Road. At the intersection of Madaket Road and Cliff Road, the racers will bear right and head out Madaket Road to the Westender where they will turn around in the middle of the road and head back to Jetties Beach via the same route. Athletes should remember that there is a SHARP left turn at the bottom of Cliff Road on the return on the bike route as well as a SHARP left turn back onto North Beach Street.

Run (3.5 miles):
Once back at the upper parking lot, athletes will re-rack their bikes and head back out on their run.
Athletes will head back out taking a right onto Bathing Beach Road onto North Beach, bear left onto North Beach to the end, right on Easton, right up Cliff Road, right on Cabot Lane, left on Grant Ave., around Lincoln Circle, right on Nantucket Ave., left back onto Cliff Road, left on Chester Street at the bottom of Cliff Road and onto Easton, down to the end of Easton near Brant Point, left on Hulbert Ave., at the Brant Point Rotary right on Bathing Beach Road and finish in the finish chute on Bathing Beach Road.

Saturday, July 10th
8:00 am	Bathing Beach Road closed. No car access to Jetties Beach. No drop-off's allowed - athletes must ride their bike to the race venue.
8:30 am	Transition Area opens. Registration opens. Body Marking opens.
11:30 am	Registration closes.
11:45 am	Mandatory pre-race meeting with head USAT Official.
11:55 am	Final call for 1st wave. All athletes need to be out of the water and ouf of the Transition Area.
12:00 pm	Race starts.
2:00 pm	Post-race Party.
TBD	Ferry Boat to Hyannis (for those racers leaving the island on Saturday).