Join Raise the Bar for their fourth annual Multisport Kick Off. Date: Friday, February 24 Time: 6-8 PM Location: Road Runner Sport, Kent Station RSVP: kathy@weraisethebar.com (so we can hold a slice of pizza for you) Here’s what’s happening….. Pizza and drinks! Race entry giveaways for the Lake Meridian Tri, Friday Night Swim Race,…
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Run Heart Rate Testing Session with Alissa Anderson
Is your fancy heart rate monitor collecting dust? Do you want to know what your heart rate training zones are? Are you curious what your current “race-pace” is? If the answer to any of these questions is “yes,” then you need to be at Kentwood High School track at 8:30am on Saturday, February 25th. Coach…
Track Workout Options
1. Tuesday evening track workouts start up again next Tuesday, February 7th, 6:30pm at KENTWOOD High School (note new location). Here’s your chance to get started early in the season on improving your running economy and speed! Workouts are free for RTB members and $8/run or pay for the entire session at $7.25 per workout for…
Just Right, A Training Plan Fairy Tale
Once upon a time, in the magical land of Triathlon Training, there was a triathlete in search of the perfect half ironman training plan for her upcoming race. We’ll call her Goldie. Now as Goldie walked through the dense forest of training plans, she felt overwhelmed by the many options before her. Some plans were…
Hope Heart (Almost) 5K Wrap Up
The Hope Heart (almost) 5K was a big success this morning. At this point, the total raised is $3321 so it looks like Kathy, Patty and Brad will be swimming in Lake Meridian on Saturday, January 14 at 8 AM in wetsuits. (Though all 3 of us are searching for the right excuse to miss…
Oliver Half Iron Triathlon: RTB Team Focus Race
One of the true gems of long-course triathlon races in the Northwest is the Oliver triathlon in the beautiful Okanagan community of Oliver, BC. Although a comparatively “low-profile” course, the Oliver course has seen the likes of triathlon greats such as Michellie Jones, Tome Evans, Lori Bowden, Seattle’s Rhae Shaw, and in 2010, RTB’s notorious…
RTB Christmas Rush in Review
On the evening of October 11, 2011, over 30 RTB members descended upon Kentlake High School Track to test the limits of their bodies and minds. After warming up and performing some drills, they ran for 30 minutes straight, on the moonlit track, as fast as they possibly could. Why? For fun? Not unless your…
The Hull’s First Marathon (Seattle Marathon)
Tom and I completed our first marathon on Sunday! The marathon was the final goal that we had set for this year. Tom had wanted to take this year to do all of the pieces of an Ironman before actually taking on the challenge of an Ironman. We started with the 2.4 mile swim that…
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