Our next meeting, and the last meeting before Nationals will be Monday, April 13 in The Ferg Room 301 (not 313). This meeting is mandatory for all those going to Lubbock (even spectators)! We will be going over EVERYTHING...T-shirts may also be ready by then, so hopefully we can hand those out also.. See you there!

Congrats to everyone who raced at the Natchez Trace Tri! Despite the ice bath and the mountain bike trail run we had a very successful weekend, with a first place win for the boys team, second place win for the girls team, and first place overall for the coed team! Keep up the good work. Nats is just around the corner!!!

MANDATORY MEETING- Monday, March 9 at 8:30 PM, in the Ferguson Center room 313. If you are attending Natchez Trace, this meeing is mandatory! Plus, if you want your uniform, this is your opportunity to pick it up. See you there.

Uniforms are coming this weekend!!! Alex will contact you via email when the uniforms arrive. Be prepared to pay $69 before recieving your uniform. And don't worry, your hiney is guaranteed to be fully covered this year.

Make sure you turn your money into Elizabeth ASAP for club t-shirts. They are $12 a piece. You must order a minimum of 5 if you are hoping to race at nationals.

L to R -- Alex Woodard, Kendrick Gibson, J Bruhn, Coston Perkins, and Justin Yoho pose in front of the Ford sign at Ironman Florida.

PANAMA CITY -- On October 31, 2008, twelve triathletes from the University of Alabama opted to forgo the usual college Halloween parties in favor of a volunteer trip to Panama City's Ironman triathlon.

Once at the triathlon, on November 1, the five male triathletes donned speedos and jumped into PCB's 60-degree waters.  They frolicked around for almost 2 hours, splashing each other, chasing girls, and posing in manly pictures.  Passersby stopped and watched the happy scene unfold.

 "We're hotties with great bodies," said club president Alex Woodard, in response to a question about his skimpy clothing choice.  "And we're not afraid to show it."

"It's quite liberating," added J Bruhn, another club officer.

The female triathletes remained on the beach during this time to take pictures for future evidence.

Fall Tri season has sadly come to an end. Great job to everyone who went to races and represented the Alabama Triathletes! Congratulation to our guys who came out with a win at the SEC championships at Hickory Knob! Now is the perfect time for everyone to take a few weeks off, and get ready for some LSD (long slow distance) this winter! If anyone is interested in doing a full or half marathon, or training for a half ironman, talk to Kendrick, and he will hook you up with a plan. 

Club Affiliations

University of Alabama www.ua.edu
USA Triathlon (USAT) usatriathlon.org
Southeast Collegiate Triathlon Conference (SECTC) sectc.usat-se.org

Local Clubs

Tuscaloosa Triathletes www.tuscaloosatriathletes.org
Druid City Bicycle Club www.druidcity.org
Tuscaloosa Track Club www.tuscaloosatrackclub.com

Sponsors

VeloCity Pro Cycle velocityprocycle.com
Southern Sole southernsole.com

Alabama Triathletes is a sport club whose goal is to introduce the student population at The University of Alabama to the sport of triathlon. Triathlon is a sport that includes swimming, cycling, and running combined in one event. Members of Alabama Triathletes not only train and compete in triathlons, but also open running, cycling, and swimming competitions. In addition, members may also train and compete in duathlons (run and cycle), aquabikes (swim and cycle), or any combination of multi-sport events. Alabama Triathletes is a USA Triathlon (USAT) registered club.