Poker run at kathy and matt's tomorrow morning!! 8:00. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
Friday, January 22, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Go RTBers in Arizona
The Rock n Roll in Phoenix is under way... do not have a complete list of who is running but Connie Many is in the Marathon and Cindy McGonigal, Debbie Cederwall and Cathy Chirstian are in the half marathon. Email Kathy if you know of more. Go ladies go! Follow live results here: http://arizona.competitor.com/liveresults/.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Raise the Bar Dedication
Last night the Madeoy's came over to visit Matt Morrisson. The Madeoy's live up near Beaver Lake (about 40 minutes away) and Jenny was also signed up for the Team Swim this morning. So as they were leaving about 8:50 PM last night, the Morrisson's said, too bad you could not just stay here so you could be closer for the swim in the morning. Jenny Madeoy then stated- that is why we brought our trailer. Seems their plan was to park in some nice quiet parking lot in Covington and then be in town for the swim. Now that is RTB dedication.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Hey matt morrisson- we would have given you a little attention without a major ankle explosion
But since you went to all the trouble- attention you shall have!!! Matt's headed for surgery tomorrow-big break and dislocation while riding - of all things- a mountain bike. Knowing matt he won't be down long. Speedy recovery to you matt!!!
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Friday, January 08, 2010
To all the eager, unemployed cocktail waitresses who keep calling RTB
No, we are not hiring right now. Nope, not bartenders either. But we'll gladly offer the next job-seeking spirits-industry guy or gal that the yellow pages sends our way a free RTB membership! At least you'll have something to do in your free time!!
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Don't miss out on the Oatmeal Run tomorrow!
Starts at 7:30 AM at Lake Wilderness Lodge on Saturday. You can go any distance up to 14 miles and expect a warm bowl of oatmeal served up by Cliff Richards. RTB meets the Cedar River Runners!
Happy Birthday Elvis - Sorry we can't celebrate with this....
Yipes!!! Turns out Elvis’ favorite treat was this treat – The Elvis Donut. Peanut Butter Glazed with Bananas and Bacon. Holy Coronary! The Hope Heart Institute is celebrating Elvis’ Birthday by fighting heart disease….join their Facebook page!!!
Thursday, January 07, 2010
Triathlete Magazine STEAL!!
If you don’t subscribe to Triathlete magazine yet, you might want to take advantage of this CRAZY deal!!!
https://subscribe.pcspublink.com/subscribeFormGeneric.asp?track=JNYT&pub=TRIA&term=12 1 year for $19.95. That’s 72% off the newsstand price. WHUH????
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Who RUNS the best track workouts in Kent? Toby and Mary of course...
There was a great group out at Toby’s workout tonight…he’s got a plan in place that has runners setting a pace goal for the tri season based on a 3-mile test and is putting a diabolical plan together to get each of them there. Stopwatches, spreadsheets, heckling… he’s got a full repertoire of skills in this area. If you can clear 6-7 on Tuesday nights and need a great coach and an encouraging bunch of runners….get there!!! www.weraisethebar.com/runworkouts.html.
Mary Hanna is gearing up for her first track workout of 2010 tomorrow morning. Word on the street is that Mary will continue to use that sweet smile and welcoming demeanor to woo runners into believing she won’t prescribe workouts that will hurt. But we’re onto her. Of course those workouts also make people faster…..
Need a good group to run with? Give Mary or Toby a whirl!!!
I found this on an all-girls bike club site
Thank you, Richard J., for sending this…..
Top 100 reasons why girl cyclists are great
100. Because we're girls. Durrrrrr---railluer!
99. Because we won't date a dude that rides a recumbent.
98. Because women's cycling is so hot right now.
97. Because your girlfriend wants to be like us. Or with us? She's kind of psycho. You should dump her.
96. Because Cranksgiving is the shizz. You. Must. Be. There.
95. Because Ali is a bit off, she might hug you or she might shank you. You never know. Insult her and find out.
94. Because Ana is so freakin tall. Have you seen her feet? Like a set of flippers, for real.
93. Because time is money. But luckily we don’t need your time. Just your money baby.
92. Because women are the new men. Only tougher, less hairy, and we don't adjust our crotch constantly.
91. Because we ride Specialized.
90. Because I said so. Now go to your room. No dinner for you. You eat your pillow for dinner.
89. Because no one on the team has a butterfly or unicorn tattoo. Yet.
88. Because we put on our bibs just like you. Except that after we put on our bibs, we win bike races.
87. Because Maria will sue you if you do. Or don't. Really, it's best not to upset her.
86. Because we will apply it liberally to the inflamed area.
85. Because we got 99 problems but a bitch ain’t one.
84. Because we do everything with 100% effort. But only 73% of the time.
83. Because we won't wear low cut skinny pants. Ugh. Seriously? Who thinks that’s a good idea?
82. Because we’re filled with facts. Did you know opossums have 13 nipples?
81. Because like EPO, we're habit forming. We get results. And we're not cheap!
80. Because we'll give your wife something to do other than hold your crap while you race.
79. Because it's 11pm. Do you know where your women's cycling team is?
78. Because we wonder if we should begin every sentence with the word "because".
77. Because Emily always looks likes she's high or drunk. Or both.
76. Because Rasmussen Bike Shop is better than your bike shop.
75. Because we know Star Wars is a gazillion times more believable than Star Trek.
74. Because we own the email address lancearmstrong@gmail.com and Lance is pissed.
73. Because we’re hot. Seriously. We’re hot. Does your AC work in this stupid car?
72. Because you say tomato. We say bacteria-laden-death-fruit from Hell.
71. Because we don't do push ups. We just move the earth.
70. Because Kelli will put you in the hurt locker. And won't tell you the combination to get out.
69. Because we evolved from apes. Sexy, female, bike-riding, apes.
68. Because we're the #1 non-pornographic website. Placing us 4,374,683rd overall.
67. Because at 15 degrees of yaw, we create -81g of drag. Eat that Zipp!
66. Because without cycling us poor little girls would get lost between the kitchen and bedroom.
65. Because we got a fever. And the only prescription... is MORE COWBELL!
64. Because if we wanted your opinion. We'd tell you what it is.
63. Because we know alcoholism is not a disease. Rickets is a disease. Get it straight.
62. Because every time you have lewd thoughts about us, God kills a puppy.
61. Because every time you have genuinely nice thoughts about us, God kills two puppies.
60. Because one of us grew up on a pig farm.
59. Because we’re geniuses. Did you know lightning flashes go up, not down? Of course you didn’t.
58. Because our uniforms look like Pop Rocks packages.
57. Because we are an attractive vessel from which the lactic river of pain shall flow.
56. Because we're on a long and lonely highway. East of Omaha.
55. Because we will dump a guy ONLY if he caught us hooking up with another guy. That's just unacceptable.
54. Because everyone is a certified coach right now. But they can't coach what is already awesome.
53. Because Kelli works in IT. But she can't fix your PC. Set up your own network nerd.
52. Because we put the mess in messenger and then we shot the messenger.
51. Because the last reason really didn't make sense.
50. Because we’re all girl rolling role remodeling. Say it three times fast.
49. Because we’re always ready to work. Except we’re never at work. In our stead: DANCE PARTY!
48. Because we don't have a lame excuse for losing. We just got it handed to us. Straight up.
47. Because we know the truth will set us free. Unless we’re being truthful about the time we killed a guy.
46. Because we're lazy. Racing a bike is easy... and dating you is too high maintenance.
45. Because we’re more afraid of you than you are of us. Wait, no, that’s snakes.
44. Because we have a lot of friends. Over 70 according to MySpace.
43. Because we won’t tell the press about Boonen’s little “party favors”. (wink-wink Tom- call us!)
42. Because we will, we will, ROCK YOU! We will, we will- ugh, this song really sucks.
41. Because we provide torsional stiffness AND vertical compliance.
40. Because we use Tabasco sauce instead of Visine.
39. Because we did not make a soft-core calendar. But the night is young and we’re quite broke.
38. Because if we weren't amazing, why would you still be reading this?
37. Because we can rhyme with discombobulate. Punk Rock Crisco Ovulate. See, it's easy.
36. Because Keri is totally preggers. Sorry bro, someone beat ya to it.
35. Because we know SPD sandals are NOT acceptable at this party.
34. Because if you've ever been a girl in a cycling-saddle world, you already know.
33. Because our prize purses are lower. Who wouldn't want to compete for less money?
32. Because this list is getting long and tiring. We should have stopped at 50.
31. Because we are one can short of a six pack. Hey… Ali was thirsty. So what.
30. Because Keely is pretty on the outside, but a full-on butkicker on the inside.
29. Because Kelli has eaten concrete. And she liked it.
28. Because we know the nail that sticks out the most is bound to get hammered.
27. Because "sorry" doesn't put the Triscuit cracker in my stomach now does it Karl?
26. Because we once ate spicy burritos called the "rear derrailluer".
25. Because we got hos in every area code. Except the 608. That's just not a safe playing field.
24. Because if you’re looking for a good time, call 1-800-PUNK-ROCK 1-800-PUNK-ROCK . Seriously, try it.
23. Because we can bench press 370 pounds. Not individually, but as a team it's cake.
22. Because we're the most beautiful girls in the whole wide room.
21. Because without us, who would you mock to help draw attention away from your inadequacies?
20. Because if you’re a jerk to one of us… your rep is totally ruined in this town.
19. Because we get a 10% discount on any Blockbuster movie that has a bike in it.
18. Because we built our own bikes. Then paid professional mechanics to do it right.
17. Because we're against picketing. But we're not sure how to show it.
16. Because everything cool that Susan just said. You wrecked it.
15. Because we just saved 15% by switching our car insurance to Geico.
14. Because everyone knows that women's cycling is where all the glory is. Right Tammy Thomas?
13. Because this mild-mannered cycling gig protects our true identity as Wonder Woman.
12. Because Death Metal Cycling and Jazz Fusion Cycling would have sounded even dumber.
11. Because our speakers go to 11.
10. Because top 10 lists suck. We'll do 10 times that. Easy.
9. Because we know that web administrators with long goatees are total bad asses.
8. Because we’re hoping no one will notice this list is primarily stolen movie quotes.
7. Because we majored in Hustlin and gotz a minor in the Game from the Skool of Hard Knockz!
6. Because at this moment we’re declaring August 12th as Ignore Emily Day.
5. Because we like big butts, and we can not lie. You other brothers can't deny.
4. Because you get around in a Hummer fueled with gas. We use bikes and we're fueled with Irish Whiskey.
3. Because we can stretch a very thin premise into 100 mediocre punchlines.
2. Because we're modest and humble and think only of the betterment of others.
1. Because we're great and awesome and super and you know you love us.
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Sunday, January 03, 2010
RTB's 7th Season set to begin....
Registration for RTB’s triathlon team begins Monday morning, January 4th. 2010 marks the 7th year of RTB’s presence in Puget Sound Multisport and we’re looking to build on a fantastic 2009 season marked by a record high of 217 members, national recognition from USA Triathlon, and an explosion of team events and workouts in our growing community of athletes, staff, sponsors, retailers, coaches, educators, and health care providers. The 2010 season promises our athletes deeper and more numerous discounts, a calendar full of educational, training-related, and social events, and valuable programs unique to Raise the Bar.
Especially exciting is the Premier Sponsorship of RTB’s triathlon team by an organization who is ‘Setting the Bar’ in fighting heart disease - The Hope Heart Institute. The mission of the Hope Heart Institute is serving humanity through cardiovascular research and education. They are dedicated to preventing and treating heart and blood vessel disease, and to improving the physical, emotional and spiritual quality of life for all at risk of - or afflicted with - cardiovascular disease.
“Heart disease doesn’t have to be the No. 1 cause of death, and Raise the Bar athletes are proving it,” said Fianna Dickson, Director of Public Relations. “The Hope wants people to lower their risk of heart disease. Our partnership with Raise the Bar allows us to support those who are already making healthy choices, and encourage those who have a strong desire to make their hearts healthier.” The 2010 RTB uniform will position our athletes as warriors fighting heart disease.
From 2007-2009, “The Hope” made RTB’s program, “Raise the Hope” possible. RTH has helped more than 60 women lower their risk of heart disease through education on exercise and nutrition, and built a strong community of support to help each other succeed. RTH will return in 2010 with enhanced training plans & programs, the regular presence of a doctor and nutritionist, a that same community of support.
Raise the Bar team members will enjoy deeper sponsor discounts than ever from our other sponsors, as well as some great benefits open to our team members only – including the return of RTB’s Team Bike Rental Program made possible through Specialized Bikes and Center Cycle. Team members without triathlon bikes who are interested in riding or racing on one, will be able to rent Specialized Transition Comps for a full week at a time for around $30. They’ll be able to train and race on them, or use the week-long opportunity to help them become informed and experienced purchasers of their own Specialized Bike.
Other sponsors confirmed to partner with the 2010 triathlon team at this time are Northwest Swim Shop, Roadrunner Sports (in Kent and Seattle), Kent Easthill Physical Therapy, XTERRA Wetsuits, Spencer Chiropractic, Velopress, Voler, & PowerBar. Check back on the RTB website for exciting additions throughout the winter months.
A new member to the Raise The Bar Staff is Coach Jason Jablonski of SET Coaching. Jason has been a competitive athlete for the last 15 years racing at the elite level in both cycling and triathlon. In 2007 Jason decided to retire as a professional athlete in order to focus on his growing coaching business. Jason works full-time as a coach and biomechanical specialist, offering bike fits, video movement analysis for running, swimming, and all types of sports. He’ll be providing personal coaching to interested RTB athletes at a team discount and will also provide a growing number of generalized training plans tailored for the RTB training schedules to our team members through the members only pages on the website.
Participating in triathlons is certainly at the heart of the RTB team. Email strings, Facebook posts, and the chatter at team workouts indicate that our members are already putting together their diabolical 2010 race plans. Every year the RTB race participation grows in every distance from Sprint to Ironman - and our team members remain in agreement that taking on a challenge in the recreational area of our lives makes our overall lives better. Watch for the 2010 team to up the 461 triathlon entries accomplished by the 2009 team, and add hundreds of entries in various duathlons, aquathlons, swim, bike, and run races.
Any adult of any level of experience can register for the RTB triathlon team beginning January 4th. Our athletes are as far north as Shoreline and as far south as Olympia. Find out more about the team, RTB’s growing list of events, classes, workouts, and training programs at www.weraisethebar.com.
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