Announcing the inaugural “BEAT Ride of the Week”_

In the coming weeks and hopefully as an ongoing, year ‘round routine, BEAT will be partnering with our sponsors to have a “Ride of the Week”. RB Cycles was the first to jump on board and as such, we will feature their 3 primary recurring rides over the next 3 weeks.

On Saturday, May 12th at 8 a.m.: the aptly named “RBs Ride” leaves from the store.

On Saturday, May 19th at 8 a.m.: “Beginner Ride” leaves from Berry’s Chapel Church of Christ

On Tuesday evening, May 22nd at 6 p.m.: “Hills of Hell” leaves from the store. Relax, it’s not as bad as the title implies……………It’s worse. Just kidding……..No, I’m not…….Seriously, its not that bad…. Or is it? Come find out about the route and you’ll discover something about yourself, too.

See below:

http://rbscyclery.com/articles/r.b.s-group-bike-rides-pg70.htm#nashgroupride

Where: Sun Ski & Sport Cool Springs
Date: May 20th
Time: 4:00-5:30
Topic: “Baby your Bike; Easy Bike maintenance and tire repair”

Please bring a lawn chair to chill in.

FREE BEER: def- consuming gratuitous fermented boiled gains and malt extract

HAPPY HOUR: def- consuming fermented boiled gains and malt extract betwixt the hours of 6 and 8pm

KERSTETTER: def- German for gracious and distinguished hosts of said happy-hour on May 10th at their honorable habitat.

Normally our Happy Hour is the first Thursday of each month however, we are meeting next week for a pool party and free drinks. Feel free to bring the family, and get ready for the first annual BEAT Cannonball Contest!

BEAT members – come join us for the May happy hour. Bring your spouse, bring your kids, bring a date – just let us know how many are coming. Free food & drinks for all!!

Thursday, May 10 from 6-8pm

at the home of Sherri Kerstetter

Please respond to the Evite or contact Sherri if you haven’t received it!

Email: kerstettersl@comcast.net

Happy Training

Christopher

Chrissie Wellington

Join us Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 4:30 pm as BEAT, along with HEAT and NTC sponsor a run starting at 4:30pm from ACME. After the run, enjoy beer and BBQ while we meet Chrissie.

Chrissie Wellington is one of the most gifted athletes of our generation. She has won every Ironman distance race she has ever entered. She has won the Kona World Championship four times. She holds the women’s world record for the Ironman at 8:18:13. Consider this. During an Ironman race she typically runs a 2:50 marathon after completing a 2.4 mile swim and 112 mile bike. If you come to the event, I’m sure some of her Mojo will rub off on you.

Rolf Zettersteen, local triathlete, is publishing Chrissie Wellington’s memoir “A LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS.” The book just came off the press and they are sending her on a national book tour. One of her tour stops will include Nashville on Tuesday, May 22 at 6:00 p.m. We have made arrangements for her to appear at the Acme store due to its size and multi-sport emphasis. We are anticipating a crowd of 400 or more based on the responses we are seeing in other cities. Of course, we are hoping that Nashville will have the biggest turn-out of all. The guys at Acme are planning to have a beer and barbecue tent set up that night. Please RSVP HERE!

One of BEAT’s missions is to promote the sport of triathlon and healthy lifestyles in our community. Over the past three months, BEAT has sponsored a triathlon club in the Harvest Hands after school program in East Nashville to learn swim/bike/run skills that will last a life time. Eleven students participated in a Mini Triathlon in April 2012.

BEAT members – come join us for the May happy hour.  Bring your spouse, bring your kids, bring a date – just let us know how many are coming.  Free food & drinks for all!!

Thursday, May 10 from 6-8pm

at the home of Sherri Kerstetter

Please respond to the Evite or contact Sherri if you haven’t received it!

Champions!

The countdown is ON for the Greatest Tri Clinic for Beginners Ever Given… BEAT’s own “TRI 101″.

This Sunday, April 15th at 4:00-5:30pm we will meet at R and B Cyclery on Franklin Rd. (3078 Maddux Way Suite 300 Franklin, TN 37069 615-567-6633)

We will cover the following:
Beginner Races
Nutrition
Swim Gear
Bike Gear
Run Gear
Transitions
Finishing Photo Poses

What to bring:
A chair
A friend
Questions
If you want to bring a beverage of any sort, feel free.

Other reminders:
1) Kit and Jersey Reorders
Please have them to Janet Byers by April 16th.

2) Mark your Calendars for July 22 weekend, Music City Tri. Participate in the Sprint or Olympic Distance or Volunteer. It will be our premier event of the season.

Keep Training!!
BEAT President
Christopher McClintock

Lisa Starmer during the Powerman Alabama (Birmingham News Photo/Jeff Roberts) — at Oak Mountain State Park, March 2012.

Here’s the link to order yours!

http://www.voler.com/custom/ordering/li/2318

Back by popular demand, Healthlete founder and sports nutritionist extraordinaire, Mari-Etta Parrish will speak at the March Meeting.  Please join us Sunday, March 18 from 4-5:30 at the Brentwood YMCA on Concord Road.

Save the Date for the next BEAT Meeting – Sunday, April 15th 4:00-5:30

Title: Triathlon 101
What you need and don’t need to do your first Triathlon. We are going to strip away all of the shiny objects and get to the heart of why we race and how to have fun with it. This will be the most talked about Tri Clinic of the Season. Mark your Calendar.