About the Club
The Chicago Tri Club is a USAT-sanctioned, not-for-profit group dedicated to helping area triathletes. Our members include novices looking for support before completing their first triathlon, to veterans of Ironman competition. Our membership includes racers of all abilities – those serious about winning their age group, to those happy just to finish. The club is run by the members; they organize all the activities - social events, clinics, and workouts. Joining the club, and getting to know the other members, is a great way to introduce yourself to the world of triathlons, meet others who are passionate about the sport, and improve your athletic abilities, all while having fun.

Benefits of Membership

Monthly Meetings & Clinics
The club meets the first Wednesday of every month for socializing, club announcements, and clinics. Our meetings are at Fizz Bar & Grill, 3220 N. Lincoln Ave. These meetings have an informal atmosphere great for meeting other club members, and are the best way to hear about upcoming club activities. As part of these meetings, we also have a clinic. Recent clinic topics have included: nutrition for endurance athletes; bike maintenance; training with a heart rate monitor; mental aspects of training; bike fitting; and a roundtable review of local races.

Our August 6th clinic will be a walk-through of the Accenture Chicago Triathlon to prepare racers for the worlds largest Triathlon.

Group Workouts
To motivate members to train and to introduce members to one another, the club organizes group workouts. We try to offer something for members of all levels. Most workouts are open to athletes of all abilities and speeds. All group workouts are open to current members only, please have member ID ready to show workout leader.

Our summer schedule includes the following, please check our web site chicagotriclub.com for up-to-date information:

Mondays, 6:30 pm
Meet, greet, run & eat… Our fun runs.
Meet at Diversey and the inner lakefront path, near the CARA board.

Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Open water swimming & wet suit rentals. Ohio Street Beach

Wednesdays, 6:30 pm
Track-style Interval running workouts. Cricket Hill / Wilson & the lakefront path

Saturday, 8 – 10 am
Open water swimming & wet suit rentals. Ohio Street Beach

Sunday mornings
Long bike rides. We meet at 7 am at North Avenue Beach House for rides along the lakefront; and at areas all over the suburbs for outside-the-city rides.

Additional Clinics
Throughout the summer we do on-location clinics on open water swimming, mass swim starts, transitions, and bike handling.On-line Training Programs.

New for 2003, we have partnered with professional triathlon coaches to provide on-line training programs for popular club races. These new training programs have been designed to work in tandem with our group workouts schedule: you may participate in any group workout even if you are not following the training program; likewise you may follow the training programs but complete the described workouts on your own time.

We are offering an 8-week training program for the Accenture Chicago Sprint distance Triathlon and an 11-week training program for the International Distance race.

Our club is a great way to meet new people who enjoy your passion for triathlons. Frequent social events help club members get to know one another. Recent events have included: Cubs games, scavenger hunts, happy hours, awards parties, ice-skating, Ravinia concerts and more. Also, we coordinate pre-race pasta dinners and post-race celebrations for the season’s most popular races.

Want to join?
The cost for membership is $50 (or $40 for renewals) and your membership is valid for 12 months. Please visit our web site and follow the instructions for on-line membership, or join us at our next monthly meeting and pickup a paper application there.