Nice, France. Think Cote d'Azur, the French Riviera. Twenty kilometers to one side is Monaco; just a little further going the other way to the Film Festival in Cannes. The Cote D'Azur (the French Riviera) is re-nowned for its beaches or more likely for the scantily clad beach goers. The swim follows the rich tradition long distance racing here in Nice. The bike course for the Iron-man France is, simply put, like no other. It's unforgetta-ble, sensational, scenic, hilly and arguably one of the great-est Ironman challenges. The four laps of the mara-

thon will most likely quickly drown out the pain of the bike leg, the scenery beach side casting a spell on many competitors. Then there are the sights, sounds and tour-ism of the famed seafront. The finish, with its pageantry, fireworks and expected huge crowds will be located at the Promenade des Anglais (avenue de Verdun) opposite the Hotel Meridien. This year we have 4 of our Coyotes participating in this great event. Alberto Toro Saenz, Jorge Coqui Ortega, Jean-Claude Constandse and Adan Contreras. They have been taking this race very seriously

and have trained their hearts out, and come June 22nd, they will put everything on the line to finish this incredible chal-lenge. This will be the first Ironman for all 4 so remem-ber to cheer them on via the internet on www.ironman.com and follow their every move live. As al-ways keep an eye for them with their coyotes uniforms and see the great spectator support that they will have.

Named after the Coeur d'Alene Indian tribe, this for-mer logging and lumber town boasts a population of 50,000 (although the sign on the way into town says 34,415), 150 restaurants, and enough out-door activities to keep anyone busy for a very long time. The two-loop swim course at Ford Ironman Coeur d'Alene has the potential to be tough, but has even more potential to be a really nice start to the day. It's become the norm to hear that the water is cold ...

the word is that the athletes can expect water somewhere between 63 and 64 degrees Fahrenheit (a little over 17 degrees Celsius). All of the courses at Ford Ironman Coeur d'Alene are two-loop affairs, and both the bike and the run pass by the finish line and transition area four times, so spectators are in for a great day. The bike course is more challenging than it initially would appear. The course is very technical, with enough difficulty to

keep things interesting. This year one of our coyotes Tim Wilson will be taking on this course as well as CEO of sponsor Ironman Coffee Kiko Caicedo. Make sure that you tune in to WWW.ironman.com for live coverage, two races same day.

Ironman France

Ironman Coeur d Alene

Ironman France June 22, 2008

Volume 3, Issue 6

Coyotes triathlon & bike club newsletter

Special points of interest:

Ironman France

Ironman Coeur d a l en e

Members & Birthdays

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News 2

Coaching Tips 2

Wildflower Re-sults

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Wildflower re-sults (Cont.)

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Wildflower Re-sults (Cont.)

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Wildflower Re-sults (Cont.)

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Wildflower Re-sults (Cont.)

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Wildflower Re-sults (Cont.)

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Inside this issue:

June 2008

Ironman Coeur d'Alene June 22, 2008

Please welcome this months newest Coyote

1. Steven Edwards

Our total number of coyotes is now to 64 with the potential to keep growing.

June has 5 coyotes celebrating their birthday on our coyote birthday tracker .

Alfredo Ramirez June 9th

Michael Campion June 14th

Clarissa Alba June 18th

Blaize Baehrens June 22nd

Steven Edwards June 24th

Happy Birthday to all, remem-ber to celebrate in style and be ready for a new age group chal-lenge in 2008.

June marks the 2nd anniver-sary of the coyotes. We are strong and continue to grow each month and our coyotes continue to appear in more and more races. Remember to use your coyotes uniforms as much as you can to get the club name and sponsors out there.

Before Every Rde:

Check tire air pressure

Check brakes and cables

Be sure your crank set is tight

Be sure quick release hubs are tight

After Every Ride:

Inspect tires for glass, gravel shards, and cuts on tread and sidewall

The following list of necessary maintenance items and recom-mended frequency of mainte-nance is designed to give a rec-reational or club cyclist an out-line for a schedule.

Those who often ride in rain and mud, or who put on very high weekly mileage, will need to perform routine maintenance more often to keep their bikes in optimal condition.

Check wheels for true

Clean the bike's mechanical parts as necessary. Once a week or every 200 miles: Lu-bricate chain (with dry lube; or every other week or 400 miles with wet chain lube)

Once a Month:

Completely clean the bike, including the drivetrain if necessary.

Members & Birthdays

time to socialize and meet your fellow coyotes. - Finally, June is here, which means re-ordering of the coyo-tes uniforms, I will be passing a form to fill out which will in-clude bike, and tri, as well as additional gear. Please make sure to pay particular attention and respond to the forms in a timely manner so that we can have the orders in time for our end of the 2008 year events.

- Coyotes are proud to an-nounce that the Coyote Web Page is up and running and available to all members. Please go visit your new home page at www.triclubcoyotes.com Special thanks go out to Baun-fire and Juan Sanches for his incredible support in making this page a reality and a com-plete success. Ahuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

- Coyotes will celebrate their anniversary with our second annual BBQ on La Jolla shores lawn. The proposed date for this event is Saturday July 12 at 8:30 A.M. so that we can do the cove to shores swim followed by a run, and then a nice BBQ. We encourage ALL of the coyotes to come out and play, meet your fellow coyotes, help out on the BBQ if you are not planning on running or swimming and just come out for a great time in the sun, perfect

Announcements

Coaching Tips

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2008 Sponsors

June 30th, 2008

Wildflower was again a huge success for our coyotes, who managed to have 23 members

present plus plenty of support during the 2 day weekend. In the Long Course we saw coyo-tes new comers Kim Schreiner and Jay Brant participate for their first time in this event and what a performance they pro-

duced. Kim Placed 11th in her age group and now holds the coyotes course record for the

ladies in the long course divi-sion. Jay did an incredible per-formance, and managed to claim the title of fastest coyote for the long course division as well.

On Sunday, the remainder of the coyotes came out in force to play in the Olympic distance triathlon, and what a perform-ance we saw out in the course. In the women s divisions, we saw new comer Mary Riley-

Hagan participate in this event for the first time and not only do a new course record for the

ladies with a time of 2:59:00, but also managed to get on top of the podium in her age group and make it 4 out of 4 races that she has won for the coyo-tes. The rest of our ladies, also managed to do an incredible

job. Monica Lewis placed 30th in her age group and was a first time wildflower participant.

Wildflower Results

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Jay Brant 5:37:03

Kim Schriner 5:40:57 Jay Brant 5:37:03

Jay Brant 5:37:03

Kim Schreiner 5:40:57

Kim Schriner 5:40:57

Nancie Constandse, managed to improve her time by 3 min-utes from last year; impressive

task for not having trained prior to this race. We also saw Mary Riley participate in her first triathlon ever and come out with a smile at the end of the day. I got a feeling that this coyote is now hooked and

ready for the next challenge. In the Guys division, we saw some very fast performances

by all our members. Jean-Claude Constandse did a per-sonal best time of 2:22:31 and managed to crack the top 10 in his age group. He was closely followed by Blaize Baehrens who finished a mere 10 seconds

behind him at the finish chute, and placing 24th in his age group. This also was the first time blaize has participated in this event. The next coyote to cross the line was Alberto Toro Saenz, with a time of

2:37:02 and placing 23rd in his division and setting a personal best time. Jorge Ortega fol-

lowed with a time of 2:42:01 and placing 31 in his division, he too did a PR and is ready to tackle IM France this month. Glenn Kaplan decided to tackle the Olympic course this year and not only managed to place

35th in his division, but vindi-cated himself with a time of 2:45:32 and setting a new PR.

Wildflower Results (Cont.)

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Jean-Claude Constandse 2:22:31

Blaize Baehrens 2:32:56 Jean-Claude Constandse - 2:22:31

Jean-Claude Constandse 2:22:31

Blaize Baehrens 2:32:56

Blaize Baehrens 2:32:56

Nico Prieto and Rich Osman where the next ones to come across. They two had great re-

sults in this event. It was Nico s first wildflower appearance and managed to crack the 3:00:00 hr barrier here at Wildflower. Rich Osman had a PR with a time of 3:12:27 and an out-standing performance overall.

Thomas Gal, Marc Guerra and Omar Zurita all came within

minutes of each other with times of 3:20:05, 3:24:44 and 3:26:19 respectively. For Tom this represented an improve-ment of over 1 hr in his time, and posting a PR. Marc fol-lowed the footsteps of Nancie

Constandse and decided to not train that hard for this event, he did not manage to improve his time by 3 minutes, but did fin-ish strong and collected and with a trademark smile at the finish chute. Omar completed

his first ever triathlon with the Wildflower Olympic, making all of us proud in his debut. In the

team competition, Coyotes Tri-athlon & Bike Club managed to crack the top 10 as well, placing 10th overall and improving their club performance from last year by over 20 spots. Con-gratulations to all of our coyo-

tes for an outstanding perform-ance and a great club showing. AHUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

Wildflower Results (Cont.)

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Alberto Toro Saenz 2:37:02

Jorge Coqui Ortega 2:42:01 Alberto Toro Saenz 2:37:02

Alberto Toro Saenz 2:37:02

Jorge Coqui Ortega 2:42:01

Jorge Coqui Ortega 2:42:01

Wildflower Results (Cont.)

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Glenn Kaplann 2:45:32 Nico Prieto 2:58:55 Maggie Riley-Hagan 2:59:17

Glenn Kaplann 2:45:32 Nico Prieto 2:58:55 Maggie Riley-Hagan 2:59:17

Wildflower Results (Cont.)

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Monica Lewis 3:07:48 Tom Gal 3:20:05

Monica Lewis 3:07:48 Tom Gal 3:30:05

Rich Osman 3:12:27

Rich Osman 3:12:27

Wildflower Results (Cont.)

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Marc Guerra 3:24:44 Omar Zurita 3:26:19 Nancie Constandse 3:29:59

Marc Guerra 3:24:44 Omar Zurita 3:26:19 Nancie Constandse 3:29:59

Mary Riley 4:44:15

Mary Riley 4:44:15

Mary Riley 4:44:15

Coyotes Triathlon & Bike Club is an organized club dedicated to the educational, recreational and social pursuit of triathlon, cycling and general physical fitness of all ages and abilities, enabling them to achieve their athletic goals and represent the sport of triathlon within the community .

It was founded by a group of friends sharing a common interest to have fun

and socialize at the same time while doing something good for our health.

Coyotes triathlon & bike club was founded on June 2006 and continues to

grow.

Coyotes triathlon & bike Club 6096 Citracado Circle Carlsbad CA, 92009

Phone: 619-307-0900 Fax: 858-642-2554 E-mail: triclubcoyotes@yahoo.com www.triclubcoyotes.com

Coyotes Triathlon & Bike Club

Coyotes at Wild-flower

(L-R) Nico Prieto, Jorge Ortega, Monica Lewis, Tom Gal, Marc Guerra, Glenn Kaplan, Blaize Baehrnes, Omar Zurita, Jean-Claude Con-standse, Nancie Constandse

Thank You to our 2008 Sponsors: