TAG

Pre-Bike Meeting.

This was last Saturday morning, my first workout with the TAG group. I went to the informational meeting the Wednesday before and made my decision then to get involved. TAG (Tri And Give) is a joint program between our club and Tri More Fitness where people are trained for a specific triathlon event and their entry fees, minus administrative costs, are donated to local charities helping fellow athletes and kids.

I got involved with triathlon through a training group with my local YMCA. Loved it so much I came back for the fall program. The next year I was invited back as a mentor for Spring/Summer and was brought back for the Summer/Fall as an assistant coach. The next year, last year, I served in the same role for the running program. This year I took off from volunteering to focus on my training but now that my big races are done, I've gotten that itch to get involved with a group again. I get so inspired in these programs. I get excited seeing strength, speed and proficiency but I really get worked up about growth. I love seeing people grow into new friendships, new skills, etc.

So this program runs for the next 10 weeks, culminating in the Treasure Island Olympic distance triathlon. Not a good triathlon if you are ultra competitive and impatient but great for beginners and a good spectator triathlon as well. I plan on being involved for the whole program and depending on when I'm supposed to be in Barcelona, I should be in attendance in the race as well. The group's looking good so far.