Sacramento Triathlon Club | Sacramento, CA | Triathlon

STC member Sheila Leard is in our thoughts as she recovers from injuries sustained in a bike accident last week while training for Ironman Arizona. We are happy to report that she is home from the hospital and well on the road to recovery.

We are having a membership drive from now until June 30th. If you are a 2008 or 2009 member who has not yet renewed, don’t miss out on this great deal. STC is offering two options for renewing by June 30, 2010; both of which are outstanding values.

Option 1 – Simply pay a reduced $30 renewal fee by June 30th. The normal renewal dues are $35, so you save $5.00!

Option 2 – Pay $55 for your renewal and receive a 2010 STC Limited Edition 10th Anniversary Voler Jersey (while our current inventory lasts – “first come, first served”). This is the best value, renewal is normally $35 without a jersey.

If you have already renewed your membership for 2010, you may purchase a 2010 Limited Edition 10th Anniversary Voler Jersey for $25.00 (also while our current inventory lasts – “first come, first serve”).

All renewal forms can be found in our Membership area and payment can be made by check or credit card (cash is also an option if you want to arrange payment with a Board member). Active.com is not available for processing these reduced fee renewals; please use the paper forms and mail to the PO Box address on the form.

Your STC membership includes excellent benefits for all ability levels. The reserved bike racks at major local events are a favorite (one member noted that the bike racks alone are worth the membership fee!). We have an exceptional website, Yahoo! Groups discussion boards, member led workouts, clinics and fun social outings. Our membership includes a full-range of skill levels and knowledge, from elite Ironman competitors to newbie Super Sprint triathletes. You don’t have to swim, bike AND run; any of the three are welcome (great for relays) and you won’t find a better group anywhere with as many active members who are willing to share their knowledge and have fun at the same time.

Your STC Board is working very hard this year to meet the expectations and needs of all of our members and welcome your comments and suggestions for an even better STC. Please e-mail Sarah Kimball if you have comments, questions or need additional information. We will look forward to your 2010 membership renewal and seeing you soon!

STC Yahoo! Group

If you are active on STC’s Yahoo! Group, & have not yet renewed with STC for 2010, please do so! 2010 Membership covers 1/1/2010 through 12/31/10. Renewal is still only $35 for the whole year, & new membership is $55, including the new Jersey.

Only current Members have access to STC’s Yahoo! group & protected areas of our Website, as well as other great Member benefits.

As promised, sactriclub.com has launched a new members area and events section.

With these new additions you can:

• Update your membership information (name, address, email, etc.)
• View races/events and indicate which you are signed up for
• View what races/events other members are signed up for*
• Add new events
• Easy access to members only content (no more individual passwords)

By now, you should have received an Email, including a temporary password, from STC. They were sent to each of our Members at the addresses you provided us, around 2/28/09 (PM) – 3/1/10 (AM).

To access these new features, visit http://sactriclub.com and click on “Members”, or use the new login link at the very top of the page “Members Login.” When logged in you will see a “Welcome” message along with “My Events” and “My Account.” Members should use the temporary password for first-time access, then change to a new password of your choice. From there, you can update your personal information. Please do this as soon as possible! This information will serve as STC’s Master Database – so we want it to be accurate and up to date.

* STC respects the Privacy of our Members. We never sell your personal information to anyone. Occasionally, we will provide a Membership list to USAT & our Sponsors, but only for the purpose of verifying current Members. The new Events Directory will allow only current STC Members to view the name, age & gender of other current Members, so that we can find & communicate with each other. If you do not want any information about you to be seen by other members, please do not use the Event sign up feature.

If you are having trouble accessing this new feature, or if you did not receive an Email with Temporary Password, please contact us at webmaster@sactriclub.com.

You spoke, we listened! Thank you to all who responded, 50% of our current Membership, putting us ahead of even the Presidential Election! We’re glad to get your feedback. But it’s not too late to provide yours. If you have not already, please take a moment and tell us what you think. Your 2010 Board read every one of the surveys. Some of the recurring themes of the surveys, and how we plan to meet these needs of our Members, are:

• Many thought a Race Calendar where Members could see who from STC is racing a given event, would be very helpful. Our web team is working on an integrated Database through Google Apps to fit this need. The 1st phase is the Membership Database, which can then be used to integrate a Race Calendar as Members beging to check off which events they plan to race. Look for updates some time in early March.
• You like the STC Reserved Bike Racks! We’re working hard to get more space for busier events, & better signage.
• Almost all of you want to see more variety in the Group Workouts we post. Each Board Member leads a Group Workout 1-2x/month, & for many of us, 1-2x/week. But we have great talent within our club, & would also love to see more variety! So if you are willing to lead a Workout you do regularly, please step up! Contact Stephanie or KC (newsletter@sactriclub.com or president@sactriclub.com), & we will get it posted to our website calendar. These are “Members Only” workouts.
• Several Members want to see more training groups by location. So we are working on having workouts in a variety of locations throughout Greater Sac (Midtown/Sac State, Elk Grove/S Sac, Carmichael/Fair Oaks, Folsom/EDH, etc.).As noted above, if you live in an area of Sac not well represented by our current workout offerings, please let us know, & maybe you can lead a workout there for STC.
• Many of you would like to see more clinics & seminars on a variety of topics (Nutrition, Transitions, Bike Maintenance/Tire Changes). We are working on setting up clinics for STC Members during this year’s tri season, drawing on the expertise of our own Coaches, Affiliates, & Members.
• Several Members want more variety to the product samples we offer: We are working with Clif, our current sponsor, to secure better variety of product for the coming season, as well as securing additional nutrition sponsors. We approached Hammer Nutrition (a favorite of many of STC’s Members) – while they are overextended for 2010 & not accepting new applications for Sponsorship, we are going to keep trying, as well as explore other options. Also relating to Sponsorship of STC & the variety of Workouts requests, we are pursuing a partnership with Swimstitute of Rancho Cordova. We hope to secure discounted swim fees for our Members, & potentially, future swim clinics & Masters Swims.
• Members highly valued discounts from sponsors: We are in process of issuing Membership Cards to our current Members to facilitate using your STC discounts.
• A few expressed interest in changing the venues for our club parties & socials from downtown to other locations. We are looking into having our next club party (Season Kickoff, currently set for Sat 3/20) at a location near Watt/Fair Oaks/Carmichael.

After compiling feedback from our Members & Board over the last two years, we have updated our STC Rewards Program Points System. You will notice a high points value for volunteering. We feel that more Member participation makes for a better club. The new scoring also also gives credit to the longer race distances many of our members are pursuing.