• 7/3/08 - Have a safe and happy 4th of July weekend!  Log in and check the forum for opportuntities to train with other Crabs.  Next up: T3 on Thursday, July 17.  Location TBD.

• 7/3/08 - Recent feedback : "Thanks so much!  I am brand new to the club and was so impressed with the open water swim clinic and the practice tri on Sunday.  Everyone was so great, thanks to all of you who put it on!  I look forward to more events in the future." - Laura    

• 7/1/08 - The practice tri was a success!!!  Congratulations to everyone who participated - you are now triathletes!  Check out the pictures here.  

• 6/27/08 - Tri-DC Magazine is giving away a free race entry to Luray Sprint or Olympic!  Details are here.  Offer expires June 30 so hurry!

• 6/26/08 - The Open Water Swim Clinic is TONIGHT!  Learn how to adapt your pool swimming to open water, including navigation, sighting and remaining calm!  Check the Calendar for details. 

• 6/19/08 - Planning to fly to a race?  Is it a possibility in the future?  You better learn how to pack your bike!  Luckily for you, the Education Committee is demonstrating How to Pack and Unpack Your Bike tonight!!!  Check the Calendar for details. 

   

• 6/18/08 - Get ready Crabs, T3 is tonight on the patio at the Sly Fox on Church Circle!!!  A few RAAM finishers are expected to roll through between 7PM and 10PM so get ready to cheer! 

• 6/15/08 - The "World's Toughest Bike Race" will end at City Dock between June 17-20 after riding 3000 miles from Oceanside, CA!!!  Check out the RAAM volunteer opportunities to get involved.

• 6/9/08 - Congratulatons to everyone who competed in very difficult conditions at Eagleman yesterday and many thanks to Bill and the tent crew for doing a great job in support!  Check out the race results here.

• 6/2/08 - The IronKids class wrapped up on June 1st -24 kids participated and work hard towards their goals of participating in the 2nd annual Truxtun Youth Tri. Much thanks to Ashley Halsey, Kerri Robbins, and Jenn Bistrack for their hard work and dedication for preparing these training sessions and getting the youth of Annapolis to start tri-ing. Great job!

• 5/18/08 - The Iron Crabs were out in force at the Silver Anniversary Columbia Triathlon today!!!  Congratulations to all who participated and thanks to everyone who helped at the tent and with the race.  Check out the pictures. 

• 5/12/08 - Join us at Fado for T3 on Thursday at 7PM!  This is your chance to pick up the new Iron Crab race gear before the Columbia Tri. 

• 5/11/08 - UPDATE: 11 new pictures added to the practice tri photo page(Thanks Steve and Pilar!) 

• 5/4/08 - Iron Crabs rocked the practice tri!!!  Congratulations to all of you!  Thanks again to all the volunteers and participants who helped make it a success.  Pictures are posted here.  Hint - you must log in to download high resolution pics. 

• 4/24/08 - Social Event tonight! Join us for the monthly T3 at Sam's Waterfront Cafe starting around 6:30 PM.  Non-members very welcome.  Can't wait to see you all there!    

• The 2008 Annapolis Triathlon is open for registration!  Register here!

• UPDATE: More copies of the new issue of Tri DC will be available at T3 tomorrow.  

• 3/18/08 - Wondering about the state of our club?  Want to get involved?  Have some ideas for the future of our club?  -----  MARCH 18th -----  Be at The Westin Annapolis for the Open Board Meeting where many ATC topics will be addressed.  A little crab told me there might even be some Annapolis Triathlon news.  Note - This event does require pre-registration, so please click on the link above to register prior to March 16th.

• The educational clinics have been a HUGE success! Check the Calendar for more upcoming clinics: Running, Nutrition and Periodization clinics are fast approaching.  Sign up before they fill up!!

• Another successful clinic was held on Friday, March 14th - The Bike Maintenance clinic was well attended and helpful for all members.  "I beat my previous tire changing record of 30 minutes, topping out at a mere 5 minutes." Jenn Bistrack.

• 3/5/08 - More RAVE Reviews for the Swim Clinic 102 - "I never realized how inefficient my stroke was until I took the Swim 102 class.  A new stoke, along with the more structured workout routine that we learned will certainly make me faster in the water.  I'm really excited about my new swim splits for this year's races"... Steve Varnum

• 1/30/08 - RAVE Reviews of Last Nights Swim Clinic 101 - A quote from one participant...

"Last nights workshop was beyond my best expectations!  I learned SO much and am actually swimming much, much better...."  Ellen McGee

• 1/20/08 - THANK YOU to everyone who came out for the Newbie Social on Friday the 18th.  Also, special thanks to Andrea Williams for volunteering her house and to Michael Marvin who gave an outstanding presentation.  Way to go Crabs!!  Pictures from the event will be posted soon.

• 1/2/08 - 2008 ATC gear party!  New jerseys and other great gear will be on the way soon.  Stop by Fleet Feet of Annapolis Friday, January 11 between 5-8PM to see what we will have and place your orders.   

• 1/1/08 - The Winter issue of Tri-DC will be in stores this week.  It includes an ATC club profile and pictures of our Iron(man) Crabs in the DC Kona report.  Check here for distribution locations.

• 1/1/08 - Happy New Year Iron Crabs!  Winter doesn't mean the fun has to end.  After an exciting 2007 we are working right now to make 2008 even better.  Regular workouts are ongoing, just be sure to call ahead since schedules have been adjusted.  Members can log in and check out the Documents sections for lots of valuable information and make connections through the Forum.  

• 12/1/07 - The next generation of Iron Crabs, seen at the Kona T3:  

• 11/29/07 - Get ready for next season!!!  CTA, Piranha Sports, and CGI Racing have all opened registration for 2008 races.  Irongirl registration is OPEN!  Sign up now, this race will fill.  Registration for St. Anthony's opened at 9AM on Saturday, December 1.  Set Up Events posted their 2008 schedule on December 1 and open registration January 2 by 5PM.    

• 11/16/07 - It was great to see so many familiar faces and new members at T3 last night - already there is a lot of excitment for 2008!  For those of you not hibernating over the winter months, log in and use the Forum to communicate and find training partners.

• 10/5/07 - What a great party last night!  Thanks to Richie and Cara for organizing it; to Jeff, Lakin, and Claudia for great live music; and to everyone else who made this a success!!!