There are many
small groups of endurance athletes working out in Northern Colorado, and even
more people working out by themselves. What if these groups could be brought
together for training, racing, educational and social activities?
Two local coaches,
Jon Mason & Eric Neilsen had a vision of a triathlon club that would
unify the endurance athletes of Northern Colorado. They also wanted to
make a difference in the community they live in. After some further
discussion it was decided to move forward and start taking the necessary steps
to forming the club. Knowing they would need the support of other
like-minded individuals in the community, a meeting was held in mid-December to
see who might want to be involved in the leadership as the club was being
formed. Fifteen people showed up
for the first meeting and from that group they filled roughly 2/3 of the
officer and committee chair positions that would lead the club in 2014.
Next up was
planning for the first meeting and filling the remaining leadership positions.
Jon and Eric along with the club officers Brent Phinney, Michelle Alexander,
Jennifer Schneider and Diane Schultz worked on the agenda and logistics for the
kick-off party to be held on January 15th. They had a great turnout for the event with 85-90 people
showing up. The evening consisted
of socializing, seeing old friends, and meeting new friends along with hearing
about the nuts and bolts of why the club was being formed. The turnout of people for the
first meeting exceeded expectations and is a good sign that the people of
Northern Colorado are interested in making this happen.
People join clubs
for many reasons: social, training groups, education, racing. We envision
the NoCo Tri Club serving all these needs and more as interest continues to
build in 2014.
For more info on the Northern Colorado Triathlon Club please visit www.nocotri.com
or check out the Facebook page www.facebook.com/nocotri
Make it a great week of training where ever you're at and take a few minutes to check out your local triathlon club.
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