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Group lake swims starting in April!!!! Click here for details.
Triathlon Clinics
Cleveland Street YMCA 6-week clinic:
The Cleveland Street YMCA's second annual 6-week triathlon clinic geared to athletes
of all levels is about to start up again. This clinic is geared towards helping
athletes get ready for the Greenville Sprint Triathlon this August.
Coached by:
_ Jamie Church - Level 1 USAT Certified Triathlon Coach
_ Jim Cunningham - Certified USA Cycling Expert Level
_ Jeremey Davis - Set-Up Events Race Director and triathlon guru
Contact:
_ Beth Coe at 242-4651 or bcoe@ymcagreenville.org for more information
Anderson YMCA 1-Day Clinics.
The Anderson YMCA will be conducting 1-day triathlon clinics throughout the spring
and summer.
For more information, call: 716-6273.
FIND A TRIATHLON IN OUR AREA!
The 2007 season is here!!! Click here to start signing up for races.
Cycling:
Weekly all-comers rides:
Looking for a group to ride with? Come ride with us on Saturday mornings. Rides
leave from each store at 8:00am sharp, and return to the store around 9:45am.
All levels are welcome, and no one gets left behind. :)
Main Street Saturday Morning Ride Description:
If you are looking for a hilly course, ride from our Main Street store and experience
Paris Mountain's 2.3 mile climb in all its glory! Once you've reached the top,
the back side of the mountain offers about 5 miles worth of rolling descents with
gorgeous views of the Furman Campus and downtown Greenville in the distance.
It is the most scenic of the two rides and also the most challenging (at least
to your quads) but also the most rewarding. Total mileage usually falls around
23 miles and total ride time is somewhere around 90 minutes. As a bonus, the
downtown store's coffee and smoothie bar offers a free beverage to all participants.
The rides are free, open to all levels, and we will make sure that no one gets
left behind.
Note: It is very difficult for mountain bikes and hybrid bikes to keep up with
road bikes on open roads. Because we have a limited number of ride captains,
we may not be able to stay with riders using these types of bikes throughout the
entire ride. If you must ride a mountain or hybrid bike, please make sure to
take a cell phone with you. If you get stranded or lost, we will gladly send
someone out to help bring you back to the shop.
Check the route on routeslip here.
Woodruff Road Saturday Morning Ride Description:
The Woodruff Rd. course offers long stretches of rolling pavement and lots of
scenic Golden Strip farmland. Don't be surprised if you find yourself crossing
through Mauldin, Simpsonville and even Fountain Inn. Woodruff Rd rides usually
offer several distinct groups (A= Expert, B= Advanced, C=Intermediate, D=Newbie).
Depending on the group, mileage and pace tend to vary. The faster groups may
ride 30 miles at a 20+mph average, while the slower group may only go 15-20 miles
and average 13-16mph. As always, no one gets left behind and the rides are open
to all levels.
Note: It is very difficult for mountain bikes and hybrid bikes to keep up with
road bikes on open roads. Because we have a limited number of ride captains,
we may not be able to stay with riders using these types of bikes throughout the
entire ride. If you must ride a mountain or hybrid bike, please make sure to
take a cell phone with you. If you get stranded or lost, we will gladly send
someone out to help bring you back to the shop.
Some basic rules about our rides:
1. Be courteous to other riders.
2. Be courteous to motorists.
3. Observe traffic laws. (That includes stopping at red lights and stop signs.)
4. Do not EVER ride on the wrong side of the double yellow line. Not even to
pass. (See rule #3.)
5. Helmets must be worn while you are riding. If you are clipped in, your helmet
strap should probably be buckled. (We aren't the helmet police... It's just for
your safety.)
6. Make sure that your tires are properly inflated before each ride and that
your bike is in good working order.
7. Please make an effort to ride single-file on the right hand side of the road
when on busy or twisty roads. This is to allow motorists to safely get around
you and the rest of the group.
8. Help us keep South Carolina roads clean. Please don't throw away your gel
packs and energy bar wrappers on the side of the road.
9. French jokes are discouraged... but Belgian jokes are perfectly acceptable.
10. Have fun, make friends, and enjoy our beautiful countryside. :)
Our weekly FAST rides are back:
Tuesday: Our Woodruff Rd. store offers a fast ride on Tuesday evenings. Rollout is at
6:00pm, so make sure to be there by 5:50pm. The ride is geared towards high-intermediate
to expert riders, so expect a relatively fast pace (20-22mph average). If you
are a beginner or aren't sure that you can maintain a 20mph pace in a group for
20-30 miles miles, but still want to participate, be prepared to get dropped.
(That means left behind if you can't keep up.) This is a voluntary ride with
no sag (support). Check out the current map on routeslip.com by clicking here.
Thursday: Our Main Street store also has a fast ride, but on Thursday evenings. Rollout
is at 6:00pm, so make sure to be there by 5:50pm. The 120-minute ride is geared
towards high-intermediate to expert riders, so expect a relatively fast pace.
Also expect very technical courses with lots of steep hills, tight turns, low shoulders, red
lights, and a fair amount of riding in traffic. As with our Tuesday ride, this
is not a supported ride, so the group will not wait for you if you can't keep
up. (If you get caught at a red light, we'll wait, but if you can't handle the
pace, we will not wait for you.) Our most frequent route for this ride can be
found on routeslip.com by clicking here, but the route may change weekly.
New Ride Maps!!!
For other local area rides, check out the growing list of maps on routeslip.com/Greenville. Each map can is fully interactive, with mile-per-mile elevation points, active
waypoint markers, satellite, standard, and hybrid map views, and Cue sheets.
Sign up and add your own routes... or just print the ones that are already there.
Do-it-yourselfers, rejoice! We've added some great stuff for you in the Service Center section of our website
(like, how to fix a flat, change your bar tape and adjust your brakes), so be
sure to check it out. (Hint: Let your cursor explore the top left portion of our
menu tab.)
GEORGE HINCAPIE REPORT
If you like to keep track of how George is doing, you can get updates here, and by reading Rich Hincapie's blog here. Great job in the Tour! Ever the team MVP, George expertly helped Alberto
win, Levi podium, and Discovery take the top team spot for what may be Discovery's
best Tour to date. Mission Accomplished once again!
Running
RUNNING FOR EVERYONE
Looking for some races? Come by either store to pick up race applications. (We
have lotsas.)
SPONSORSHIP
Carolina Triathlon is sponsoring the Carolina Triathlon Cycling team (pro, 1,
2) and the Greer State Bank/Hincapie Sportswear Triathlon team this year. We are
also pretty stoked about continuing to support the Greenville Track Club, Upstate
Triathlon Club, Greenville Spinners, Spartanburg Freewheelers and the Electric
City Cycling club, to name but a few, as well as a ton of races.
Meetings
UPSTATE TRIATHLON CLUB MEETINGS.
Curious about Triathlon? Looking to get better or faster for your next big race?
Searching for training partners? Welcome to the UTC. Monthly meetings are open
to everyone, so come on by and enjoy food, drinks, and the company of some of
the coolest people you'll ever meet.
RICKSHAW MAYHEM
The magic rickshaws are here.
Where they came from, nobody knows.
Why they're here is a mystery.
What their magic powers can do is anyone's best guess.
Find out more by clicking on the picture.
August SALES.
Bring in an old pair of running shoes, and get a new one for 15% off. (Your old shoes will be donated to a local charity that will redistribute your
athletic shoes to young athletes who can't afford to buy new ones.)
We have the new 2007 Cervelo and Felt triathlon bikes built for your viewing
pleasure, so come check them out! (They're pretty hot.) We are also starting
to receive early 2008 Specialized, so come check them out.
Our New Custom Carolina Triathlon T-shirts and other collectibles are available
here. Check them out. (We're just getting started, so more designs will follow.)
Featured below:
"I rode over it!"
Show your pride after having vanquished Paris Mountain's
famed Altamont Road climb on your bicycle
(or reward a loved one for their athletic prowess.)
"velOmerta"
The Sicilian Maffia's "omerta" (code of silence) meets the pro cycling world
with this T-shirt.
Creative Director en chef Ben Schowe came up with the term and inspired this
design.
The front shows a suspicious looking syringe and orders cheating cyclists to:
"Never cooperate, never testify, never confess."
Back caption: "Keep Cycling Clean!" (Of course.)
Good stuff. More designs coming. You can buy them directly from the Zazzle
website.
How we rock your world:
Carolina Triathlon - formerly Carolina Cycling Gear - is the Upstate’s premier triathlon shop. We pride ourselves in being a one
stop shop for all your running, swimming and cycling needs. Whether you are a
triathlete competing in all three sports or an active athlete in one of the three
individual sports we have everything you need to keep pushing your body to new
levels of performance.
We pride ourselves in serving all ages groups from young children to adults and
all skill levels from novice to expert. Service is our first priority. We take
great care in finding the proper fit for shoes, equipment and accessories to ensure
you get your best performance with the most comfort possible. Carolina Triathlon
strives to attend to every detail of your workout including the comfort of your
bicycle seat, the energy needed to fuel your body and even how to get your bike
to the starting line.
Carolina Triathlon is a sponsor for the local triathlon club, the Upstate Triathlon
Club. We also sponsor a number of local races and events, including the Freedom
Rings, the Greenville Half Marathon, the Tri to Cure Kid’s Triathlon and many
others.
All members of the Upstate Triathlon Club, the Greenville Spinners, the Spartanburg
Freewheelers, the Greenville Track Club, and the Anderson Electric City Cycling
Club receive membership discounts at our store. For more information about the
store and why we're here, check out our About Us section. For directions to either store, go here and click on the map links.
And don't forget:
Our Downtown store also sports its own coffee-shop / smoothie bar!
Come taste the best smoothies in Greenville!!!
(And let us throw some Endurox in there for good measure.)
Our coffees and teas are pretty delicious too.
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