Robin's last SLR!

SLR WILL BE TOMORROW 7AM FROM IN FRONT OF THE ARA!

There are lots of holiday and going away parties Friday night, so let's get our long run DONE. Since many of us are running long this week-end, please meet us FRIDAY morning at 7AM in front of the ARA. We will be going 18 miles at/around 10 minute/mile pace.

This could be your last chance to say good-bye to the DTC!

Co-founder, Dave Martz, will not be running.

Wednesday, December 16th Victory Day 8K & 4K Run and Walk

Please click on the flyer to see the details. Come out for this fun event! With a short and fast course, this will likely be the fastest 8K you ever run!

SLR DAY & TIME CHANGE next week-end

First of all, congrats to all the runners that ran SIXTEEEN MILES today! Doesn't it feel GREAT?!

Great job Emily, Christine Marie, Robin, Kelly and JR. Next week is a step back week for most

and an important time to let the body recover. Because many folks will be participating in the annual Splash and Dash next Saturday morning, we will be doing SLR Friday morning December 11th and leaving at 7AM from the American Club gate. Join us for an easy 7-10 miles.

SLR

Friday, December 11th

7AM

Spash and Dash*

Saturday, December 12

9AM

*You MUST pre-register for this event. See last post for details.

Splash N Dash

Don't miss this annual event put on the by the American International School of Dhaka. A fun thing for the whole family. Relay teams welcome! Make sure to sign up by the date listed. Click on the flyer below to view it larger. See you there!

Dear multi-sport athletes,

The time is fast approaching that Dave and I will get on an airplane with the girls and move to Bhutan! We are looking forward to this new adventure in our lives, but are also sad to leave Dhaka and our friends here (otherwise known as training partners!).

When we came to Dhaka over 2 years ago, we started the Dhaka Triathlon Club so we could find other like minded multi-sport athletes to train and compete with. We have been lucky enough with our training to run the Chiang Mai & Khon Kaen marathons, Phuket and KL half marathons, Mt. Kinabalu Climbathon half marathon and the China 70.3 Half Ironman. We have had a blast swimming, biking and running with all of you!

We have really enjoyed planning road races & duathlons, donating money to charity, organizing training runs and rides, informing the community of athletic related resources such as Re-Fit gym & local PTs and lastly our biggest joy of encouraging newbies to try their first 5K, 10K, marathon and triathlon! It has been well worth the time and effort and sacrifice of Dave and I never getting to run one local road race with you! :)

Now it is the time to pass on the torch and we are reaching out to the athletes (multi-sport or otherwise) in Dhaka. You are the ones that train and race and compete and have (hopefully!) gotten some benefits from the Dhaka Triathlon Club and so we need you to continue what we started.

What does this all mean? Well, it means agreeing to keep the spirit alive however you can! It might mean hosting a road race in Baridhara, duathlon in Bashundhara, or triathlon from ISD or AIS/D, inviting others on your weekly long runs (let’s face it-it’s easier with others!) and/or talking up good races in the region.

Please watch this site for more information on the future of the Dhaka Triathlon Club.
Thanks for everything!
Robin Martz
rmartz@umich.edu

An update from the DTC!

We are still doing SLR (Saturday Long Run) leaving at 6:30AM from the American Club.

Robin & Dave leave for Bhutan December 20th, so come out and join us for only THREE more SLR's! December 5, December 12, and December 19. More details on blog coming soon about future of the DTC.

Pictured: Robin and Christine Marie running 13 miles.

Photographer: Lorinda (also ran 13 miles that day!)