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Issue 097 - October 2010

Dear Athlete,

It's October, a month when the sport of triathlon is centered on one event, the Ironman World Championships. It's inspiring to watch, first hand and on-line. We had athletes racing, some cheering and Coach A.J. even covered the event for New Zealand Triathlon and Multisport. His access to the sport's best athletes gave him some great tips that age group athletes could use, and he passes those along to you in his article this month. Coach Mark Dillard writes about triathlon and being a kid. He shows us that being a kid can be a useful training tool when done correctly.

Keeping with the Kona theme, we interview Coach Curt as our athlete of the month. Coach Curt raced the Ironman World Championships and placed 1 st in his age group! Read how he balances his training with responsibilities and what motivates him.

Moving into colder months, we've chosen the Off-Season Winter Program as the D3 Training Plan this month. It will keep you fit over the Holiday season and then you can use a Winter Bridge plan to get race ready. Find it at online at TrainingPeaks.com.

Read through the newsletter to learn more, get some great tips and get inspired! Train Happy,

Coach Mike

Coaching Articles:

Learning from the Pros

Coach AJ was at the Ironman World Championships writing about the race. He was at the Pro Press Conference after the race and heard some interesting things from the top pros. He gives us some key tips to learn from those racing for the win that you can use to race and train better.

Read his article online »

Everything I Know about Triathlon, I learned in Kindergarten

Coach Mark Dillard reminds us that triathlon is supposed to be fun. His article relating triathlon to being a kid again is perfect for this time of year. It reminds us not only to enjoy your training, but how to incorporate drills and play into it as well. Read his article and be taking back to your childhood.

Read his article online »

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.”

-- Aristotle

D3 Athlete of the Month for October: Curt Chesney

Our athlete of the month is also one of our coaches. Coach Curt Chesney has raced bikes in Europe as a teenager, been a professional triathlete and now races as an age grouper.

At this year's Ironman World Championships he won the 40-44 age group in a time of 9:07:58. We asked him a few questions about his training, racing, balancing work and training and what it's like to be at the top of the sport.

Read his interview online »

Community News & Event Results

What better way to finish off the 2010 season than by racing with your friends! We’ve chosen the Pumpkin Man Triathlon on Oct. 23rd in Boulder City, N.V. to end the year right. The race offers Sprint, Olympic and Half Ironman distances so there’s something for everyone!

D3 group at Pumpkin Man in Las Vegas

Will Flanagan finally gets to rest after finishing the Ironman World Championships.

Josh Otstot on the run at the Columbus Marathon.

D3 Athletes have great races in Kona! We had five athletes race the Ironman World Championships on Oct. 9th. It was a tough day but our athletes raced smart and fast!

Coach Curt Chesney won the 40-44 age group in 9:07:
Whitney Henderson: 10:01:58 and 5th in the Age Group!
Kirk MacDonald: 15:45:19
John Lloyd: 10:11 in his first Hawaii.
Will Flanagan 11:56:41

Congratulations to these athletes for first qualifying for this race then going strong!

more results this month! Check them out online: Weekend of 10/17 | Weekend of 10/23

D3 Multisport is proud to announce that the D3 Energy Lab is OPEN!

Classes start November 1st and run for 8 weeks. All time slots are available for sign-up now. Sign up today at www.d3energylab.com and guarantee yourself a convenient time slot to get a quality ride in without watching the weather channel. Ride while you watch Monday Night Football and sign up to make sure that you get in that long Saturday ride! The options are limitless and we hope to bring a new experience to indoor power based training with CompuTrainers. Along with 10 CompuTrainers, the Energy Lab boasts two treadmills for brick workouts, two large screen HDTVs, state of the art six foot projector screen, shower, changing room and core strength area with specific workouts for you to create a strong core this off-season.

We hope to see you at our Grand Opening on November 12th - mark it on your calendar TODAY! www.d3energylab.com

Training Plan of the Month

Off-Season Winter Maintenance Program
Our Training Plan of the Month is our Off-Season Winter Maintenance Program. The snow may not be falling yet, but this plan ties in well with our Winter Bridge plans. Start up now to keep your fitness, then use the bridge plans to transition into race season.

Preview the plan at TrainingPeaks.com™

Winter Camps

The cold winter months can make training a chore. Bundling up, setting up the trainer, running in the dark, it all adds up. This winter take advantage of the sun and warmth in Tucson , Az. At The Cycling House. D3 is looking to set up a winter camp in January for our athletes to put in great base miles and learn from the coaches. Click here to read more details.