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• 2010 Annual Schedule and Re-Registration

2010 Annual Schedule and Re-Registration

This time of the year, athletes are usually very busy doing two things:  Reflecting and Planning. 

Reflecting on the past year with all it's athletic highlights and memorable moments as well as those races or periods of time that may have been more challenging than expected.  I hope that when thinking back on the year, it only brings you pleasant memories.

Planning for the upcoming year can be a very exciting proposition, with all the events and activities that await a healthy and fit endurance athlete.

I promote choosing a theme for your year and then adding in the trainings and races that support your theme.  The goals that you set are the most powerful psychological tools that you can posses.

Our team will be embarking on it's 17th year of operation and we hope that you find the athletes, the trainings and the special events meet your standards and exceed your expectations.  I am completely biased but I believe you are a part of one of the most unique and meaningful groups of people around.

From my experience I am certain that some of the individuals you interact with on the team will end up being your friends for life, regardless of where the upcoming years and decades take you.  The bonds formed on this team and in this sport are lasting.

2010 is shaping up to be another great year for our team.  Hani, Jake, Mike and I are planning and scheming ways to continue to keep the team fresh, vital and valuable to all our athletes.  We will continue to follow some of true and tested traditional forms of training, while tweaking other things here and there with the goal of a positive training effect and a creating a memorable experience. 

The following information contains two parts.  Part one is related to our 2010 Annual Team Schedule of Events.  Section two is related to Re-registration for the team in the upcoming year. 

There has been a slight increase in fees for 2010 amounting to 5%.  The increase was inevitable, but as a business we are proud of the fact that this is our first increase in nearly 10 years.  As a gesture to our long term committed athletes we are offering an annual team membership at a significant savings.  Please review the rates at the bottom of this message for specific prices and actions.

Replenish your energy in the next few weeks or longer if necessary. Refresh your outlook on exercise and our sport.  Cherish your time with family  and close friends during the holidays.  Return in the New Year with a healthy, balanced perspective on how you fit into the team and into our sport.

Now, let's eat donuts!

Team Sheeper 2010 Annual Schedule
Fearsome Foursome
January-30 runs or strength training sessions of 20 minutes minimum within 30 days
February-50,000 yards of swimming in 28 days
March-Epic Ride 110 miles and 10,000 feet of elevation gain
April-Fearsome Tri-Road and dirt riding and running with pool swimming and pushups

Spring Camp-Santa Barbara
April-3 days of swimming, cycling, running to prepare for Honu and IM CDA

Season 1 Goal Race-Hawaii 70.3
June-Third year in a row of competing in the best race of the 70.3 world circuit

30-30-30
June-July-30 runs of at least 30 minutes in 30 days

Grinder Series
Aug-November-4 extreme bicycle climbs in the Bay Area

Fall Camp-Palm Springs
October-3 day training camp to prepare for Miami and IM Arizona

Season 2 Goal Race-Miami 70.3
October-Newest 70.3 addition to the national calendar

Local  Triathlons
Wildflower-May
Morgan Hill,Uvas-May
San Jose International-June
Vineman-July
Folsom-Tri Club Championships-August
Santa Cruz-September

Team Ironman Races-Cour de Alene and Arizona
June-IM Cour de Alene training begins March 1
November-IM Arizona training begins August 1

Special Ops
March-Coast and back without touching pavement, run and mountain bike
June-8 hour mountain bike trail extravaganza
July-Big Blue Adventure Race Half Moon Bay
Aug-Leadville 100-mountain bike or
September-Tahoe 100-mountain bike

Double Ironman Challenge
281.2 miles of team racing

King Series
Donut King, Lap King and King Pin

Re Registration for Menlo Masters and Team Sheeper Members:
It is that time of year again!  Time to register for 2010. The rates and instructions are below.  Please read the instructions so that you know what to do to register.  We have tried to make it as easy as possible!  Annual Team Fees are billed only once during the year, at the beginning of January. 

Masters Fees:
Annual Membership:  $767 + $30 annual team fee  = $797
Quarterly Membership - $203/qtr + $30 team fee   Quarterly memberships are billed on the first day of the calendar quarter.
Monthly Membership - $71/month  +$30 team fee.  Monthly memberships are billed on the first day of the month.
Family, Student and Senior Rates â?" Second person in the household, full time students, and seniors 65 and over pay 70% of full fees.
Lap Swimming in addition to all memberships is available for an extra $10 per month.

Triathlon Fees:
Annual Membership:  If you sign up for an annual membership in January of 2010, your annual membership will be $1260+ $60 annual team fee, $1528 + $60 after January 31
Quarterly Membership - $404/qtr + $60 team fee
Monthly Membership - $142/month  +$60 team fee.  Monthly memberships are billed on the first day of the month.
Family, Student and Senior Rates â?" Second person in the household, full time students, and seniors 65 and over pay 70% of full fees.

Weekend Triathlon Membership provides access to two weekend workouts each week :
Weekend Annual - $662 + $60 team fee
Weekend Quarterly - $210/quarter + $60 team fee
Weekend Monthly - $74/month + $60 team fee

Morning Only Triathlon Membership provides access to only the three morning triathlon workouts, plus masters
Morning Only Annual - $1050 + $60, up to Jan 31, $1178 thereafter
Morning Only Quarterly - $330/quarter + $60
Morning Only Monthly - $116/month +$60
Lap Swimming in addition to all memberships is available for an extra $10 per month.

Registration for Menlo Masters and Team Sheeper:

Annual Memberships: 
If you are a current annual member and would like us to bill you automatically on your credit card, you may go to https://www.menlomasters.com/registration/ or to https://teamsheeper.com/members/ to renew as an annual member and update your credit card on file.  If you would like to change the type of membership you have, or if you would like to sign up as an annual member, you can also do this here by selecting "Change my Membership Type" and let us know the membership type you would like to change to.   Checks:  Checks are accepted for annual memberships only.  IF you are paying by check, please make checks out to TEAM SHEEPER, not Menlo Masters. We do not have an account in the name of Menlo Masters. Checks and forms can be brought to the pool, or you can mail them to Team Sheeper, 501 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025. 

Quarterly or Monthly Memberships:
Quarterly and Monthly members will continue to be billed automatically as before, unless you make a change to your membership or let us know you would like to cancel your membership. You can do this on line on the website in the member area at https://teamsheeper.com/members/.  Just select "Change my Membership Type".   The usual 15 day change period will be waived in December, so you can do this any time in December, up to December 29th.  You will also be automatically billed for the annual team fee.  If your credit card on file is current, you do not need to enter the credit card number again here.  Just put "on file" , and no need to enter it again.  If you need to update it, you can also do that there, by selecting" Update Credit Card Info". 

Any dues paid are non-refundable and non transferable to any other person or period of time throughout the year. Checks and forms can be brought to the pool, or you can mail them to Team Sheeper, 501 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025. 
 
USMS:
All of our swimming members need to be a registered member of USMS in order for our insurance to be valid.  USMS has on line registration now, so you can use that process at http://www.usms.org/reg.  Please note that you must join or re-register for USMS separately and to help expedite things on our end, please drop us a note to let us know when you have done so.  We will, however, be doing a check to make sure that all of our members have registered.  Please take care of this as soon as possible so as to not put our team in jeopardy!

Please let us know if you have any questions!   You can email
info@teamsheeper.com. 

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