I am pleased to announce that Full Throttle Endurance Racing coach Scott Berlinger will be hosting the first annual Sherman Triathlon on July 23, 2011! Located just 75 miles from NYC, the .5 mile swim, 12.5 mile bike, and 4 mile swim sprint race through the rolling hills of Sherman, Connecticut is sure to be a challenge for both newcomers and veterans.

Scott, a USA Triathlon Level 2 coach and a long-time Elite Level trainer at the Sports Center, has led the Full Throttle Endurance Racing team to the USA Triathlon National Team Victory the past three years and has also led the team to NYC Triathlon wins 3 years in a row ('08, '09 and '10). Berlinger, besides being a nationally acclaimed coach, also has many personal accomplishments including the Lake Placid Ironman, more than 14 first or second place division finishes in various triathlons including the NYC Tri, US Nationals, Mighty Montauk and West Point Triathlons and was named a top five trainer in America by Men’s Journal magazine.

Please visit http://www.viperracingproductions.com/ to register. See you there and best of luck to all participants!

Congratulations to the Full Throttle Endurance Racing team for another amazing finish at the 2011 RJA Mighty Montauk Memorial Triathlon! Team members grabbed 9 podiums, including the top 3 overall finishers to make the 8th consecutive year one to remember.

Laurel Wassner took the overall win at 1:53:25.3. Dave Powers and Coach Andrew Kalley – last year’s overall winner – followed closely behind, respectively. William Kelly closed out the top ten, finishing just under two hours and claiming second in the M45-49.

And the medals didn’t stop there! In the 25-29 age group, Kyla Burress claimed first place while Mark Guay took second amongst the men.  There was a complete sweep in the F30-35 category with Melanie Wolff leading the pack, Maria Mahn and Elana Iaciofano finishing second and third. Tom Slon took second in M50-54.

Congratulations to the team and best of luck to Andrew Kalley this weekend as he sets out to defend his title at the Stamford KIC It Triathlon in Stamford, CT. We’ll be cheering!

Are you made of IRONSTRENGTH?

Try this workout of intense plyometrics and strength exercises designed for runners and triathletes. Taught by Dr. Jordan Metzl, sports medicine doctor at the Hospital for Special Surgery, medical columnist for Triathlete Magazine, 8-time Ironman finisher and 28-time marathon runner. Allow Dr. Metzl to show you the proper exercises to make distance running more safe this season.

Sunday, April 17

6:00pm - 7:00pm in Studio A

Please RSVP to ironstrenghtraining@gmail.com

Triathlon Level 1 training began today! If you've ever thought about training for a triathlon, Level 1 is the perfect place to start.

You'll learn from the experts at the only USA Triathlon certified training facility in the Northeast. Level I meets three days per week for one hour. Each day focuses on basic fundamentals of the three components of triathlon: biking, swimming or running.

Choose from 3 schedule options:

Group A:
Tue. and Fri.: 6:00am and Sat.: 7:00am

Group B:
Tue., Thur., and Sat.: 7:00am

Click for more information and to register.