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About The Club

Submitted by ethosadmin on Fri, 08/27/2010 - 11:27

The members of the Salt Creek Triathlon Club hail from the greater Chicago metropolitan area. Most of our members live in the western suburbs, though we have members from all over the region.

We meet three seasons out of the year for training rides every Sunday in Brookfield, IL and gather for Open Water Swims every Thursday during the summer downtown in Lake Michigan. Follow us on Facebook and check back here for updates and our schedule of events.

Team Ethos is a high-performance team, which is a part of Salt Creek Tri Club. More information on the team and current members can be found at the Team Ethos link at the top of the page.

We compete in the USAT Mideast region.

SCTC Transition Clinic

Submitted by glarson on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 20:47

Salt Creek Triathlon Club will be hosting their annual transition clinic at Bemis Woods in Western Springs. The entrance to the woods is off Ogden. Enter and go to the end of the drive. Bring your bike and running gear, as we will be practicing transitions.After the clinic, the there will be a social starting at 3:00 p.m. at Irish Times in Brookfield.

Club Kickoff Party

Submitted by bpetersen on Mon, 03/28/2011 - 20:23

Annual Club Kick Off - April 16 - 5PM
Calling club members! On April 16th, the club will be hosting our annual kickoff party at Runner's Soul. This get together is designed to introduce new members to the club and to get current members goosed for the season ahead. Tell your friends!!! April 16th from 5-6pm. Drinks and appetizers and lots of triathlon know-how provided free of charge. And if that's not enough to get you out the door, we will be heading over to Santiago's afterward for eats and drinks.

Winter Cycling Class

Submitted by glarson on Mon, 10/25/2010 - 07:44

As the weather turns colder, the ability to adequately train outdoors will become increasingly difficult and eventually impossible.

Starting November 30, Petersen Performance Lab will be offering indoor cycling classes at Peak Performance located at 1400 W. 47th Street in La Grange.

This is not your typical "Spin Class". The training progression is designed to improve different physiological systems with a goal of making the rider stronger by spring. The training blocks will target endurance, power and speed using the latest scientific research.

Methods of Monitoring Training Intensity

Submitted by bpetersen on Thu, 02/04/2010 - 19:30

In the last decade a growing number of athletes have shifted to using power to monitor and pace their bike training sessions and races. Training by power has a lot of benefits. However, my professional opinion is that training by power should not be done exclusively and is most effective only when incorporating heart rate (HR) based training and monitoring by rating of perceived exertion (RPE). In this newsletter I will provide the benefits and limiters of each type of training and then provide what I see as a balanced training approach of combining power, HR, and RPE into the training paradigm. The majority of this article will pertain to cycling training. However, I will briefly mention the pros and cons of monitoring run training by use of the HR monitor and run pace.