Wednesday, December 31, 2008

DTC's last update of 2008!




SLR on Saturday, December 20th was quiet as most DTC'ers were away for the holidays. Robin ran a 3-mile stealth run and met Dave at the ARA at 6:30AM. Together, they ran 17 miles. It was REAL slow and hence no real soreness, just extreme HUNGER (big surprise there)! Breakfast was taken at the ARA where Gilbert sandwiches were promptly ordered!

Bike ride on Friday, December 26th led by Ken with Robin, Dave and Lauren in hot pursuit. We had nice weather, although a bit foggy at the start. We explored some nice trails and were gone about 4 hours.

SLR on Saturday, December 27th was another quiet long run with Robin and Dave. Thankfully, it was a step back week and they only ran 12 miles.

Join us for a New Year's SLR on Saturday, January 3rd at 6:30AM in front of the ARA. Dave and Robin will go 20, but join for any distance you like!




Friday, December 12, 2008

Vicotry Day Fun Run

The Gulshan Youth Club is organizing a Victory Day Fun run on December 16th at 8AM. There will be an 8K run and 4K run/walk beginning at the Youth club playground located behind Wonderland on Road 109.

Entry fee is 200 Taka and 400 Taka the morning of the race. There will be 2 water stops during the race and refreshments afterwards.

The proceeds will benefit street kids.

PLEASE JOIN THE DHAKA TRIATHLON CLUB IN SUPPORTING THIS RUN/WALK ON VICTORY DAY!

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

DTC NEWS

SLR change in day and time-ONLY for this week-end!!!

Due to the upcoming Duathlon, SLR will be run this FRIDAY morning at 6AM. Note that is a change in day AND time! There will be a group going 14 miles and one running 20 miles. Please join us for either distance or something shorter if you like.

The duathlon is being hosted by the American International School of Dhaka (AIS/D) and will be a 400m pool swim and 4K run. YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER BYTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 11. Please see previous post for more details.


EID mountain bike ride
We had a great nearly 4 hour ride led by Ken yesterday afternoon. Not too much blood and guts in the villages. In fact, it was nice seeing the shamiana’s up and hearing the blaring upbeat music. It kept us riding hard. Ken really knows the trails and took us on some new ones even for him. Ken is a super strong rider and while you are huffing and puffing to keep up through the sand, along the brick paths and rice paddies, he is way out in front pedaling like he is on a beachcomber cruising along the beach boardwalk! Dave thinks his nickname should be “Gonzo” because no matter how hard the terrain is and how hard you are pedaling, Ken is just Gone!


DTC hopes to begin an official Friday morning ride that would begin around 7 or 7:30AM probably from the Aussie club (FYI: there is another group that leaves from there Saturday morning at 8AM). Stay tuned for details. A Friday morning ride and Saturday long run would be great additions to anyone’s training regime!


SLR reports: November 29 and December 6
11/29-The group headed to Basunsdhara and over the bamboo bridge for an out and back run of 12 miles. I think this group could find and run across the bamboo bridge BLIND FOLDED! Someone asked me the other day, “About how far is it to the Basundhara playground?” I replied “3 miles”. They said “oh, okay, about 3 miles?” and I said “no, it is exactly 3 miles!” we have covered the ground enough times to know! (for those who don’t know WHERE the famed bamboo bridge is…it is just over the hill from the large basundhara playground, which sits in the NE corner of Basundhara).


12/6-A contingent of 2 runners opted for the stealth run today of 3 miles and met the others at the ARA at 6:30AM sharp. We finally made it over the BIG bridge (7 miles out from ARA) and turned around at the 7.5 mile marker. So, two runners logged 15 miles, while the early birds logged 18! Dave and Robin could not keep the 18 miler folks in their sights as they dropped the hammer a mile or so BEFORE the bamboo bridge. Great job JR and Bob for getting in such a super long run. Maybe that should be the new name of SLR? Join us for a SUPER long run! (note to newbies: super fun, NOT super long!)

PHOTO: this is not OUR bamboo bridge but is very similiar. Our bamboo bridge is the 'bridge' that we run and bike over to get into 'the country' in Dhaka.

Sunday, December 7, 2008

EID mountain bike ride

For those looking for a little relief from the 'slaughter' come and join us for an EID mountain bike ride.

We will be leaving from Road 79, House 1/C (Eastern-Seventy-nine) at 1:30PM on Tuesday, December 9th.

We will be gone 3-3 1/2 hours, so please bring plenty of water. Not sure the condition of the backroads vis a vis the animal carcasses, etc. so wear some old clothes! See you then!

Monday, December 1, 2008

Splash and Dash December 13th

The American International School of Dhaka (AIS/D) is hosting a charity Swim/Run Duathlon!

The event will be on Saturday, December 13th at 9:00AM and includes a:

400 meter pool swim and a 4 km run

Pre-Registration is REQUIRED. No registration allowed on day of event. You must pre-register by noon on Thursday, December 11th.

ENTRY FEE is 500 taka per person.

Pick up a registration form at AIS/D in Baridhara and submit the form with money to the AIS/D Activities Office NO LATER than 12 noon on Thursday, Dec. 11th.

Meet in Gym C on Dec. 13th for pre-race organization 7:30-8:30 a.m.
Pre-race meeting at 8:40 a.m. Pre-registration REQUIRED.
Event begins promptly at 9:00 a.m.

Registration form includes the following:

Check One:
Individual________
Two-Person Team ________
Email: ______________________________ (to receive results)
Person #1: _____________________________Gender: ■ Male ■ Female Age: _______
Person #2: _____________________________Gender: ■ Male ■ Female Age: _______

Combinations of two-person teams are unlimited. Some examples are: boy/boy, girl/girl, girl/boy, man/man, woman/woman, man/woman, mother/daughter, father/son, etc.
Groups will be assigned according to the types of responses we get.

Must be at least 10 years old to compete in this competition.

Estimate your anticipated times (be as accurate as you can):
Person #1: 400-meter swim: __________4 km-run: ____________
Person #2: 400-meter swim: __________4 km-run: ____________