Brian Whelan will be competing in an Ironman race November 28^th in Cozumel, Mexico to raise $25,000 for Multiple Sclerosis research.  Brian was diagnosed with MS in 2004 so raising money for research is a high priority for him.

 “I was diagnosed with MS in 2004. I have numbness in my left hand and foot and sporadic weakness in my left leg. I can still run, bike, and swim, at this point, and am grateful for that (I have close friends with MS who have it much tougher).  For many years, I’ve watched the Ironman World Championships from Kona, Hawaii and, every year, another story touches me and brings tears to my eyes and I wonder what it would be like to cross an Ironman finish line with my own story to tell.  I believe that attitude is everything and the way we face the challenges that come our way demonstrates more about our character than any words ever could. 

My doctors and therapists have said that they’ve seen too many MS patients go downhill because they stop living when they’re diagnosed. If I can, by participating in this race, inspire someone else with MS or any challenge, really, to dream big and reengage in the game of life again, I will have fulfilled a big part of the reason why I want to do this.  But I can’t do it alone.  You can make an impact through your donations.  Please check out my site and join me in contributing toward a cure for MS.  You can provide additional motivation for me to finish this race by donating based on how far I get.”

To learn more about Brian’s efforts and to support him in this cause, follow the link below:

http://main.nationalmssociety.org/goto/brian.whelan

Interested folks can contact Lisa directly for more info (lisat@island-fitness.com), or check the Island Fitness website (www.island-fitness.com); registration should be open via the website later this week.

There is a Ride Of Silence May 19th.    May 19 @ 7:00 pm meet at the parking lot of Red Apple at Sheridan RD and Perry Ave over on the east side.   Please wear a black armband on your left arm in memory of our lost cyclists.  For more info – please click on the link below.

http://www.rideofsilence.org/main.php

Brian from HAMMER NUTRITION will be back for the May 18th Monthly Meeting!  The meeting will be at the Silverdale Community Center at 6:00pm.  Bring your nutrition questions!

We had an awesome turnout from WSTC at the Dolphin Dash on Bangor.  Congrats to Mike Eilmes finishing first overall.  Also to Jim finishing 2nd in his age group.

Thank You to Poulsbo Running (Chris and Brooke) for putting on the Lumberjack 50/100 miler race.  Congrats to Rob who finished in just over 10 hours in the Lumberjack 50 miler!

Hey everyone this month’s meeting is at SILVERDALE COMMUNITY CENTER (9729 Silverdale Way) at 6:00pm on April 20th!   Silverdale Cyclery will be showing you some trciks tips on changing tires and basic bike maintenance 101.  BRING YOUR TIRES so you can practice and pick up a couple of tips.  See you there.

A couple of us are doing a track trackout on Wednesday, 5:30p.m. at the Central Kitsap Junior High Track.  Show-up if you like, plan on running some 800s to get back into the swing of things.  We don’t plan on going to hard

Hi Everyone, if you ordered clothing you can pick it up at the next meeting.   Keep watching for the location, since HAMMER NUTRITION will be doing another presentation.

5K/10K TRAIL RUN    Sunday 28th at 8am. Stottlemeyer Trail Head 24950 Stottlemeyer Rd NE  $10 suggested donation / no shirts / no official timing / just run for a good cause.

Come RUN for a good cause!  All proceeds will go to Tatum Larson, a Poulsbo Running employee, who is going abroad to work at an orphanage.  Please visit www.abroaderview.org for more information.  Questions? Call Brooke 778-8757

Silverdale Cyclery is having its HUGE Spring sale this weekend.  LOTS of biking apparel at discounted prices.

Over the next couple of days the website will be going through some maintenance and cleanup. Sorry for the spam in the forums. The open nature of the forum has been locked up to members only.

-Edit-  I restored functionality to the site.  Again, I apologize for the spam in the forums.  The unfortunate thing about the internet is if you leave any BBS “open” for general public, you tend to gather the seedy and greedy of the world to post on it vice actually having legitimate postings.  There are still many items to update and tweak.  This is your site so if you have suggestions that would make it better please post it in the (now clean) forums.  Thanks.

Rob Bug

Last chance to get a WSTC uniform.  If you want to order a jersey, you only have until Friday.  If you want to place an order drop it by Poulsbo Running by the end of the day on Friday!

We are still doing the Saturday morning Group Runs from Silverdale Waterfront Park.  We normally leave from the head of the pier at 7:30am.  FOR THOSE LAZY BUMS, we will also have a group leave at 8:30 on the 26th!

HEY CLUB MEMBERS! The “END OF THE YEAR” Party is just around the corner, Dec 19th @ Sons of Norway.  It is a Hawaiian theme and should be fun!  Make sure you reply to the E-Vite that Sue sent out, we need to know what dish you are bringing.  She has been working hard on the party. Take the quick survey below to vote for some of the end of year awards.

Monthly meeting: This month’s meeting will be hosted by one of our principal sponsor’s, Poulsbo Running. The meeting is scheduled for 6:00pm on Tuesday, 17 November and we will have some very special things happening this month. Our guest presenter will be Kevin from COMPUTRAINER!!!!!!!!!!!!! They rock and he will bring in a couple of trainers to set up and allow you to demonstrate or at least see how they work and could seriously improve your cycling for next year. Remember the races you PR in next season will be prepared for this Winter. He will also be throwing some schwag out to the crowd.    http://www.poulsborunning.com/

Finally, Poulsbo Running…did I mention principal sponsor? Well, again they have gone above and beyond and they will be raffling off some new running shoes and providing pizza. So, bring your own bottle of water or whatever to drink, maybe a chair or sit on the floor and join your club mates for another fabulous West Sound Triathlon Club training session.

Please consider donating a non-perishable to the food bank at this months meeting. 

Oh yeah, and we will have the new hats for sale at $10 bucks per hat and the shirts remain $20 bucks per shirt. Remember, the 21st of November is the Turkey Trot on base 5K wear your WSTC gear proudly.

Mark your calendars and grab your goggles for the upcoming WSTC Swim Clinic on Sunday, December 13th from 0900-1200.)

Congrats to Jim Felty on completing his 3rd IRONMAN in Florida last weekend.  The wind was brutal and it was typically hot (especially for us in the PACNORWEST).

We had a great turnout from the WSTC at the RootsRock Spooky 12K.  We’ll get the results posted as soon as they are available.  One of the pictures is posted on recent pictures.

West Sound Triathlon Shirts with “suck it up & keep moving” are in! When you are out shopping at Poulsbo Running Store or Silverdale Cyclery you can pick one up for $20.

The interactive calendar is up and running… Check it out

The October meeting (OCT 20th at 6:00p.m.) will be at the TRACYTON SCOUT HALL the link to it is on the calendar. Bring your ideas and desires for the club for next year… because that is the main focus of the meeting. Look at previous posts and race results for inspiration!

We are still working on it but the calendar is up and working. Still a couple of things to fix, but just click on an event or add your workout for others to join in. All of the functionality isn’t there yet, but it is up! To modify an event just click on it or add one by clicking the date. The details will be at the bottom of the page! If there is something you think would be cool for the calendar to do just e-mail!

Reply to this post to add ideas for next year or send an e-mail.  We will formulating plans and “club” races for next year at the October meeting.  Ideas so far (without any volunteers to coordinate them so far) are:

Poulsbo Running Store is having a wetsuit sale.  Some of their new wetsuits (ORCA & Blue Seventy) are 30% off.

Congrats to everyone who raced Tri Turtle Tri Sprint Triathlon. Lisa Ballou put on a great race! We had over 20 people from the club race and another handful volunteer. — With 3 of the top 4 finishers from WSTC!

Also a strong finish from Kristen, Nicole, and Chris at the Fort Lewis 1/2 Marathon.

TUESDAY (September 15 at 6:00p.m.) is the next club meeting.  Beth Brewster has a presentation from her experience at ULTRAMAN CANADA, the new shirts and hats are in, and we will be discussing the end of season party.