TRAIN LIKE A PRO! TRAIN IN ARIZONA IN EARLY MARCH!

PacWest Athletics is excited to announce our NEW Arizona Training Camp. This year’s trip takes place in early March (8-11) to take advantage of Scottsdale, Arizona’s mild late winter temperatures and sunny weather. This 4-day intense training and instructional camp will challenge you to your physical and mental limits. Train alongside PacWest Athletics’ Elite Race Team of young professional and All-American age group athletes as they swim, bike and run in and around the beautiful Arizona countryside including parts of the Ironman Arizona bike course.

The camp is perfect for the serious and confident beginner, solid intermediate and/or advanced-level triathlete. There will be full support during all phases of the camp each day.

The camp will be headquartered at the Residence Inn Scottsdale North (website). This dessert hotel is a short distance to all our training facilities including the McDowell Mountain Ranch Aquatic Center, McDowell Sonoran Perserve and Barlett Reservoir. We additionally are excited to announce are partnership with NEW full bike services and wind tunnel test center, Faster.

Camp Benefits:
- Private PacWest shuttle van service to/from the Phoenix airport (Wed & Sun).
- Bike transport services (truck & trailer) from San Francisco Bay Area. Nominal round trip fee applies.
- On-site bike repair/tune-up services and SAG (support and gear) support during rides.
- Beautiful 8+ lane, 25 yard outdoor swimming pool (McDowell Mountain Ranch Aquatic Center)
- Miles and miles of desert running trials (McDowell Sonoran Perserve)
- Guest speakers, informational clinics (nutrition, natural running form technique, recovery, etc).
- Sponsored energy food and beverage products (PowerBar, Muscle Milk, FRS, etc) for group workouts.
- Sponsored group dinners.
- Organized group social activities throughout the weekend.

Sample of camp agenda*:
Wed 3/7 – Participant travel day and check in
Thu 3/8 – AM: Bike check & camp orientation, masters swim
Thu 3/8 – PM: Group ride, natural running form clinic & group run, sponsor dinner
Fri 3/9 – AM: Bike clinic at Faster, masters swim
Fri 3/9 – PM: Group ride + brick run, guest speaker & sponsor dinner
Sat 3/10 – AM: Long group ride
Sat 3/10 – PM: Brick run, informational clinic & group dinner
Sun 3/11 – AM: Open water swim, group ride & brick run
Sun 3/11 – PM: Camp wrap up, check out & travel day home

* Workouts are subject to change due to weather or outside circumstances. Additional guest speakers, informational clinics and group social activities included.

4-day camp cost*:
$600.00 – Non-PacWest Member
$400.00 – PacWest Annual Member
$400.00 – Greater Phoenix Local Resident
* Cost does not include air travel, hotel accommodations, non-sponsored meals or other personal expenses. Cost does include pool rental fees, insurance, shuttle bus service to/from airport as well as training facilities, coaching/staff and guest speaker expenses.

Camp registration: Click Here

Hotel accommodations:
Residence Inn Scottsdale North
17011 North Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale, CA 85255
www.marriott.com
(480) 563-4120 direct

Special PacWest group rate (per night):
$199.00 – Studio Suite/One-Bedroom Suite (includes 1 sleeper sofa)
$259.00 – Two-Bedroom Suite (includes 1 sleeper sofa)

Room/hotel amenities:
- Spacious units with full kitchens
- Daily hot breakfast buffet
- Newly renovated pool and hot tub
- Wireless Internet access
- Complimentary on-site parking

How to reserve a room?

The hotel has created a special PacWest registration page for our athletes to conveniently register on-line.

Book your room now – Click Here

For questions, please contact Brent Goss at (480) 822-6064 or brent.goss@rhwhotels.com. There are a limited number of rooms available so do not wait to reserve.

Air travel & shuttle information:
The PacWest coaching staff will arrive in Phoenix on Wednesday (3/7) in the early afternoon. Passenger van(s) will be rented and used for transportation purposes to and from the Phoenix Airport. Itineraries of all participants flying in will be  gathered in advanced and shuttle services will be provided where and when available.

Bike transport services:
For San Francisco Bay Area camp participants, PacWest will provide limited bike transport services to Scottsdale, Arizona. Arrangements will be made in advanced to drop bikes off in designated location the weekend prior to start of camp. Details including round trip cost to be sent to all registered participants. Participants have option to bring their bikes separately.

What to bring?:
Bring all of your workout gear, equipment (bike, helmet, shoes, goggles, wetsuit, etc), casual wear for the entire weekend. A complete camp check list will be sent out to all registered camp participants one week prior to the start of camp.

For more information, please contact us at info@pacwestathletics.com or call (415) 409-5900 x 111.

This year we are celebrating our 9th Wildflower Training Camp down at Lake San Antonio, CA on April 6-8, 2012. This 2.5-day camp is designed to best prepare participants training for the Wildflower Triathlons (May 4-6) four weeks later.

Participants and coaches will travel to Lake San Antonio located along the southern most end of Monterey County. Just like actual race weekend, participants will tent camp lakeside during the weekend. PacWest will secure our group campsite in advanced and check-in to the team’s lakeside cabin which will act as the camp ‘headquarters’ for group meetings and sponsor dinners each evening.

Camp Benefits:
- All participants will ride and run the actual race courses. Race day tips and strategy will be shared.
- On-site bike repair/tune-up services and SAG (’support and gear’) provided during the group rides.
- Guest speaker(s), informational clinics (nutrition, injury prevention, recovery, etc).
- Open water swim clinic plus race day swim overview and strategy
- Sponsored energy food and beverage products (PowerBar, Muscle Milk, FRS, etc) for group workouts.
- Sponsored group dinners – Friday and Saturday.
- Camp chef-catered meals including special dietary meal requests.
- PacWest lakeside cabin used for camp headquarters, meal preparation and group dinners.
- On-site certified massage therapist(s), ART specialists available. Negotiated camp rates.
- Organized group social activities.

Sample of Camp Agenda*:
Fri 4/6 – AM: Travel to lake
Fri 4/6 – PM: Check in, group ride & bike, camp orientation, sponsor dinner
Sat 4/7 – AM: Bike check, long group ride & brick run
Sat 4/7 – PM: Wetsuit & open water swim clinic, sponsor dinner
Sun 4/8 – AM: Open water swim, group ride & brick run
Sun 4/8 – PM: Camp wrap up, check out & travel home

* Workouts and times are subject to change due to weather or other circumstances. Guest speakers, informational clinics and group social activities included.

2.5-Day Camp Cost*:
$250.00 – Non-PacWest Member
$125.00 – PacWest Annual Member
* Cost does not include travel, camping fees, non-sponsored meals or other personal expenses.

Camp Registration: Click here

Camping Location & Fees:
Lake San Antonio – South Shore
2601 San Antonio Road
Bradley, CA 93426
Maplink / Website
Overnight Camping Fee – $38.00 per vehicle/night

What to Bring?:
Bring all of your workout gear, equipment (bike, helmet, shoes, goggles, wetsuit, etc), casual wear for the entire weekend. A complete camp check list will be sent out to all registered camp participants one week prior to the start of camp.

For more information, please contact us at info@pacwestathletics.com or call (415) 409-5900 x 111.

Join the Challenged Athletes Foundation and VeloSF as we change lives one athlete at a time.

The CAF Bay Area Cycle Challenge will give athletes an elite indoor cycling experience and a life changing opportunity to witness the strength and power of the challenged athletes riding right beside you.

Perfect for athletes of all levels, you can take part in this exclusive 4-hour endurance cycling event as an individual or relay team (2 or 3 person).  Each participant will maximize their fitness potential with the opportunity to ride their personal bike on a state-of-the-art CompuTrainer while receiving guidance from elite level coaches and professional cyclists.

Make a difference in the lives of challenged athletes.
Your participation and event registration will help PacWest partner charity, the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF), provide funding directly to physically challenged individuals for the purchase of adaptive sports equipment, advanced training, competition expenses and most importantly – the opportunity to be successful in sports and in life!

To learn more and/or register a team or individually, Click Here >>

PacWest Athletics and its members are once again forming a team for the San Francisco Polar Plunge event benefiting Special Olympics Northern California. The Plunge will take place on Saturday, February 25th at Aquatic Park, AFTER scheduled Saturday morning workouts, all of which will launch from the Plunge Location at Aquatic Park. (Plunge is at 12 Noon)

After our group rides and runs, join your teammates for a quick ice bath at Aquatic Park. Be a part of this annual PacWest all-member and member friends/family event.

Registration for the plunge is FREE! Absolutely zero money coming out of your pocket unless you personally want to donate. Of course this is a fundraiser. By raising only $125 you will receive a polar plunge hooded sweatshirt, a chance to plunge into the Bay water and hang with teammates at the post plunge party complete with adult beverages and food catered by several Fisherman’s Wharf Restaurants (including Capurro’s Restaurant, thanks to PacWest Member Lauren Russell Capurro and husband Lou Capurro!)

PLUNGE: Register and join your teammates!

-  Go to:  http://polarplungesf.kintera.org/pacwestplungers

-  Click on “Join Our Team”

-  From there the website will walk you through setting up your fundraising page.

Questions? Contact PacWest member Christine Wilson at christinew@sonc.org or 415-606-1498.

It’s truly amazing to step back and think about all of the incredible memories and special relationships that have been made and still continue today that PacWest has played a role in.

So many lives a have been positively affected through our programs and especially because of our incredible staff of coaches and instructors. We all look forward to getting up early or getting off from work, and showing up at practice to get our butts kicked but also having fun sharing that pain with our teammates.

Athletically, well it would be impossible to list the many, many, many individual and team accomplishments over the years. But let’s just say that PacWest athletes no matter what level stand head and shoulders above the rest of the competition.

On a more non-athletic note, unintentionally mind you, PacWest has helped more than a few folks find that special someone. Many have gone on to get engaged and then married. Some even have “PacWest” babies running around these days. Who would have ever thought about that? Certainly not us ten years ago! =)

On Saturday, Jaunary 28, 2012, PacWest will be hosting our anniversary party at Pedro’s Cantina, across from AT&T Park. The private party is from 6:00p to 9:00p and is welcome to all past and present PacWest members, their familes and friends. We’ll have appetizers and many great raffle prizes.

We hope you can join us on this special evening.

Happy Birthday and Go PacWest!

With the Holidays and those rich heavy meals and evil deserts behind us! Fight back and burn off those unwanted pounds by joining us for our 2012 Winter bootcamp season. Our 8-week begins the week of January 9 – 13.

PacWest BootCamp is held entirely outdoors. This 8-week total body workout will tone, condition and strengthen. Perfect for those who want to stay in shape and are looking for a gym alternative. Great cross-training for runners, cyclists, climbers, triathletes and even skiers! PacWest offers BootCamp programs throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.

ATTENTION: We have expanded our ADVANCED BOOTCAMP and now offer a MORNING class in the Presidio and an EVENING class in the Marina District both on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Please go to BOOTCAMP page to learn more.

CLICK HERE is register now.

2012 is off to a great start and so are our run, cycle and triathlon programs. This past Saturday we had solid attendance at both our East Bay and San Francisco Regions.

The East Bay run team ran down along the Bay Trail between San Leandro and Hayward while the SF team (above) ran from the Presidio up and over the Golden Gate Bridge and back.

Our cycle and triathlon members layered up for the cool temperatures and rode their bikes up and over into Marin County. It was an absolutely gorgeous day around the entire Bay Area…Oh ya, and the Niners won too! =)

This week our Wildflower Triathlon, Marin County Half and US Half  training programs officially kick off. Check out our run and triathlon programs for more details.

Now that 2011 has officially come to a close, we would like to congratulate all of our members for an amazing year of training and racing. There were so many incredible accomplishments, big and small, that have made this past year our best ever. With 2012 now upon us, PacWest will be celebrating its 10th year and we wish continued success to each and every one of our athletes, coaches, team captains, valued partners and generous sponsors.

Below is a brief recap of some of the incredible accomplishments of 2011.

Go PacWest!

BootCamp Program
In 2011, PacWest hosted 14 different Bay Area wide outdoor strength and conditioning programs ranging in difficulty from beginner to advanced. We had over 800 participants  during our five seasons and countless number of success stories. Not to forgot many great friendships made too!

Cycle Program
PacWest was honored to be the official training program for the Inaugural Challenged Athletes Foundation’s (CAF) Back to Back Century – Northern California. Participants of all levels trained for 12-weeks in the summer in preparation for this spectacular but very challenging two day event through the Marin and Sonoma country sides. Supported by many of our coaches and elite team athletes, the entire weekend was so amazing and fun. CAF puts on a first class event like no other. We all can’t wait until August to do it all over again. Go CAF!

Run Program
We kid you not when we say that 100’s of our members raced in many of the largest Bay Area road races including the Kaiser Permanent San Francisco Half, Oakland Marathon & Half, Bay to Breakers,  San Francisco Marathon & Half, The Giant Race Half, Rock ‘N’ Roll San Jose Half as well as a large number of fun shorter road races. Also increasingly popular are the many challenging trail races around the Bay Area including The North Face Challenge most recently. Our members also traveled extremely well to other major national events including the three major US marathons: Boston, Chicago and New York City. PacWest also put together some outstanding 12-person relay teams for the Hood to Coast and Ragnar Napa Valley Relays.  Our all-men’s elite team finished 9th out of over 1,200 teams overall and took 4th place in the Men’s Open division earning them a coveted automatic entry into next year’s race. Not to be out done, our all-women’s elite team easily won their division and were the top overall women’s team by nearly 2 hours at the Ragnar Relay!

Triathlon Program
Saving the best for last, our triathlon club and sponsored elite race teams absolutely DOMINATED this year. No matter if it was a local team race or a major national or world championship, PacWest athletes stood head and shoulders above the competition. The numbers below speak for themselves.

–Individual Awards--

• 41 races
• 136 podium winners (59 – 1st, 33 – 2nd, 34 – 3rd, 10 – Top-5)
• 16 overall race winners (9 men, 7 women)
• USA Triathlon National Age Group Championships (2nd M50-54, 4th M45-49)
• Ironman 70.3 Collegiate National Championship – Overall Winner (Undergrad)
• 5 Ironman 70.3 World Championship Qualifiers (Lake Las Vegas, NV)
• 8 Ironman World Championship Qualifiers (Kailua-Kona, HI)
• 7 ITU Long Distance World Championship Qualifiers (Lake Las Vegas, NV)

–Team Awards–

We are excited to announce the “crown jewel” of our 2012 training camp schedule. PacWest will be hosting a memorable yet extremely challenging 5-day camp the week of the 2012 Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii on October (8-12). At the conclusion of the camp on Friday, participants will stay through the weekend to cheer on all race participants and experience the World Championships in all it glory.

During the camp, participants will swim, bike and run the famous world championship course over the five days leading up to Saturday’s race. During this time, the Big Island comes alive as the entire world descends on this normally sleepy little coastal town to watch the world’s best professional and amateur triathletes race.

Complete details on camp cost,  accommodations and travel arrangements will be posted in early 2012. Stay tuned.

PacWest is excited to announce the launch of our Newton Natural Running Form Clinics. The purpose of these clinics are to teach proper running form the way our bodies were designed to do, a.k.a. “running naturally”.

These personal or small group (2-3) clinics will take an individual through a thorough breakdown of their current running form including a pre-clinic video capture that will identify major and minor biomechanical flaws.

Natural running is a full body movement. Individuals will be asked to go through a series of drills in order to emphasize forefoot/midfoot landing as well as overall body positioning.

The sessions are approximately 1.5 hours in duration and include side-by-side critiquing of form with a coach running alongside you. All clinics will conclude with a final video capture of form post-drills. Full high-speed capture, with slow motion video analysis will be provided directly on site.

Courtesy follow up email and/or conference call provided. Additional refresher clinics available upon request.

Cost:
$150.00 – Non-PacWest member
$125.00 – PacWest annual member *
* – Participant must be an active PacWest annual general member to be eligible for discount.

REGISTER NOW >>

Small group discounts available. Maximum of three (3) participants in a group. Discounted “refresher” or follow-up clinics are available upon request for experienced natural running form participants.

Contact us to schedule the next available session.

Instructor Bio:

All clinics are led by PacWest President and Co-Founder, Jay Ridgeway. A veteran USA Track & Field and USA Triathlon certified coach, Jay started competitive running at the age of 11 and completed his first triathlon back in 1985. He attended the University of Oregon and remains a competitive age group runner and triathlete having completed multiple Boston and NYC Marathons as well as Ironmans.

He is a USA Triathlon All-American and recently represented Team USA at the 2012 ITU Long Distance World Championships in Las Vegas, NV.

Known as a running biomechanic specialist and natural running form guru, Jay currently is the only Newton Natural Running Form certified coach in both Northern and Central California.

You can also find his bio listing on the Newton Running website.