Monthly 2 hour yoga classes especially for Oxford Tri Club are taking place on Saturday mornings 8:30-10:30am.

The classes are run by Karen Burt who has a yoga column in Cycling Plus magazine and runs weekly yoga for sports classes.

The first class takes place on Saturday 21st January at the Bell Trees Clinic, Raleigh Park Road, Botley (near Westminster College). This is limited to 6 spaces.

Two more will take place on the 18th Feb and 18th March in the Coach House, Quarry Road Headington (10 spaces each).

Cost is ?10/session.

This is another call for anyone interested in a warm weather training camp. It will be in Los Christianos, Tenerife, just like the earlier camp organised by Mike, for a week between 10th March and 16th April 2006.

The cost of flights & self catering accommodation should be aprox ?250.

There is a safe bay for open water swimming, quiet roads for biking & plenty of off road trails for running. Plus the odd hill or mountain, Tenerife has the highest mountain in Spain.

If you're interested please either email on P.J.Kaisary [at] warwick [dot] ac [dot] uk or call me on 07870 271188.

Cheers,
Phil

Swimming will resume in the new year with the first sessions being friday 6th january 6-7pm, saturday 7th jan 12 -pm, & monday 9th 8-9pm.
We now have the underwater camera fully operational so will be offering to film your stroke in the new year, at the friday & saturday sessions.
Happy xmas & new year

1.30 am Saturday 26th November, Taupo, New Zealand, 79 locals, 6 Aussies (they got a jeer) and 2 Poms (Marion and I qualified for a cheer) with our bikes, full winter kit and the prospects of 2 laps of the biggest lake in New Zealand totaling 320 km. The Round The Lake Challenge is the biggest mass participation ride in NZ and we were doing it twice.

From now until the start of the new year the sunday bike rides will take
on a more social feel. The pace will be more leisurely & we will be having
a coffee & bun stop. I will try & work in a shorter option for people who
feel they can't or don't want to do 50 miles.
The rides start from outside Marston Ferry Sports centre, meet at 9.30 leave at 9.45am. See you there.
Mike

All is set for the Xmas meal on Saturday night 10th December. The venue is at Porters restaurant and bar, Little Clarenden St. Woodstock Rd. end. We have the whole of the upstairs and the timings are :-
19.30 for 20.00 arrive welcome glass of bubbly or orange juice
19.30 - 20.30 entertainment by acoustic guitar duo
20.00 - 21.15 3 course meal served, you are responsible for your own drinks bill.
21.15 - 22.00 Richard Stannard will speak & answer questions & the Triathlete of the Year award will be presented (please vote to Big Jim ASAP)
22.00 - 01.00 Disco

Richard Stannard has agreed to come along to the Xmas meal & give us a talk. Richard is a full time professional triathlete who has a wealth of experience & knows triathlon inside out. He will be able to answer any of your questions, as well as mingling before & after the dinner.
His website can be found at www.richardstannard.com. I have about 10 places left for the Xmas do on the 10th December so hurry up & book if you have not done so.
Mike

Due to this weekend being an exeat weekend at the Dragon school there will be no swimming on saturday, friday swimming is unaffected.
As from this friday all swims will have sessions provided by the coaches, although only the monday swims will be fully coached.
Mike

New Store Opening in Oxford
By SBR Sports

Swim Bike Run is one of the fastest growing specialist sports retailers in the UK and the Official Retailer to the London triathlon. It will be opening a NEW store in the centre of Oxford at the start of December with more stores planned for next year.

Sophie won a silver medal at ITU world champs yesterday! Mike was 94th in his age group and Lauren 28th in hers.
Congratulations to Sophie!