News:
9/6/08
Five members of the Whitman Tri Club traveled to the The Dalles, OR to race the Aluminum Man Triathlon and came back with 100% age group victories!

5/16/2008
Woohoo! School's out! Let us know your summer racing plans and send us your race reports. Good luck!

5/4/2008
The tri club had a strong showing at the Spring Swim Team Triathlon yesterday. Thirteen club members raced and we took the top 3 spots in the mens race and the top 2 spots in the women's race.

4/20/2008
This weekend, Carolyn Atwood, Lauren Flynn, and Ysbrand Nusse traveled to Tuscaloosa, AL for the Collegiate National Championship. We had a successful race and plan to return next year in better shape and with a full team.

3/31/08
Over the weekend, ten members of the Whitman Tri Club traveled to Lewiston, ID to compete in the Snake River Triathlon. The event was a great success. Many team members completed their first triathlon and as a team we brought home six age group medals.

3/24/08
Spring Swim Team Triathlon
On May 3, the swim team will be putting on a triathlon right here at Whitman College. It's a fun, low key event with a 500 yard pool swim, 10 mile bike, and 3.1 mi run. For more information, contact Katharine (curleske).

3/3/2008
We are pleased to announce our partnership with Train-Or-Tri.
Check them out here!

1/31/2008
Spring Race Registration
Please register for the Snake River Spring Triathlon (3/28) and the Portland Classic Duathlon (4/5) online by 2/12. Then forward me the confirmation (atwoodcp).

12/16/07
Clothing Order Due 12/23
We will be ordering Orca team singlets. $60 Nationals Team, $70 Everyone else. Email Lauren (flynnlm) by 12/23 with your size, nationals status, and promise to pay.

12/6/07
Announcing the December Break Challenge
The Whitman Triathlon Team challenges you to improve your flexibility and core strength over break. You get a point for every 10 minutes that you spend stretching or doing core work. Set a goal and get in on this winter training challenge.

11/18/2007
Triathlete selected for Team USA!
On June 8, 2008, Carolyn Atwood will compete in the ITU Age Group World Championships in Vancouver, Canada. She will race against top age group triathletes from all over the world. Just 16 athletes per age group qualify to represent the USA in this premier Olympic distance event of 1.5k swim, 40k bike, and 10k run.

11/5/2007
Training Plans Are Up!
Training plans are now online. Check the training tab for more information. They will be updated regularly, so check back often.

11/1/2007
Announcing the November Swim Challenge
Throughout the winter, members of the Whitman Triathlon Club will be participating in various training challenges to keep each other motivated. The first is the November Swim Challenge. At the beginning of the month, each participant will set a challenging yardage goal and then swim a 500 yard time trial. Then they will swim throughout the month to prepare for another 500 yard time trial at the end of the month. Scoring for this challenge will be primarily based on percentage improvement for the time trial, but may also include factors based on total yardage or percentage of yardage goal achieved.

9/30/2007
Whitman Fall Triathlon
On 9/22/07, eight members of the Triathlon Club participated in the fall triathlon put on by the swim team. The triathlon consisted of a 500 yard swim in the pool, followed by a 10 mile bike and a 5k run. Ysbrand "Ice" Nusse led the way with a total time of 53:58 winning the whole race by nearly 5 minutes. He is followed by Jonathan Loeffler and Ryan Finnegan on the men's side. In the woman's race, Carolyn Atwood is followed by Lauren Flynn (who had the fastest swim split), Gwen Leslie, and Gabrielle Vance. Abby McCoy did the bike portion of the race as part of a team. What a fantastic first showing for the new club!

9/21/2007
Triathlon Club is Up and Running!
So it's official. The paperwork is in and we have a website. The Whitman College Triathlon Club exists. There is still plenty of work to do, but we can do it. We are very excited to start training now and race in the spring. Collegiate Nationals 2008, here we come!