Coached by John Stewart and Peter Helling, this one night event is separate from our Masters Swim program and is aimed at giving you new insights into your swim technique and how to dramatically improve it!  The clinic will take place in the pool at International High School Prospect Heights.

Here’s what to expect:

• Video Feedback: Throughout the evening, the coaches will give video feedback that will help you better align your body, reduce drag, and improve your pull – all critical to fast swimming. We’ll address drafting, sighting, and straight swimming.
• Body Position: The coaches will work with you to balance yourself in the water in a way that takes pressure off your legs and narrows your profile. They have some fun drills and challenges in store!
• Reality! You will get better and swim faster. You’ll take what you’ve learned and apply it, using some straightforward measures to see how you’ve improved. The coaches will follow up post-clinic with details of what you did and some of your key data to go along with it.

The cost is $40 and participation will be capped at 20 swimmers.

Hi BTC! 

The BTC bike skills clinic is back!   Join Coaches Peter Helling and Roman Fedosieiev for Bike Skills 101. The clinic includes two sessions, each of which is two hours long and limited to 12 athletes per session.

Bike Skills 101 (two clinics)

• Sunday, April 13, 7:00 – 9:00 am 
• Sunday April 13, 9:00 – 11:00 am 

LOCATION:  Prospect Park Bandshell 

COST: $45 per clinic

Bike Skills 101 Clinic

The Bike Skills 101 clinic is designed to develop bike handling fundamentals and establish a foundation for safer and more confident riding on the open road, in the park, and during training and racing. This clinic is ideal for cyclists with no formal instruction in bike skills or for more experienced cyclists who want to refresh their basics. 

Skills to be covered:

• Straight line riding and look back drills (When riding can you look behind you safely while continuing to ride straight as you prepare to change lanes or turn across traffic?)
• Emergency braking drills (Do you know whether to use the front brake or back brake and why?) 
• Proper mount/dismount skills (If you drop a chain on a hill, can you get back on easily?)
• Hill climbing/flying dismount skills (Can you comfortably stand on a bike while in motion and tip it from side to side?)
• Proper body position and turning skills (Are you comfortable turning corners? Do you like descending or not?)
• Balance and relaxation drills (Can you take a bottle at any time with either hand?)
• Bike signals for all athletes (Do you know all the signals so I can ensure I am not a danger to others who ride with me or around me?)
• Basic gearing knowledge & technique (Do you know how to efficiently transition from the big/small chain ring and back without losing momentum? Do you know how to avoid cross-chaining?)
• Cornering (Do you know what line to carve for a corner & why?  Can you turn the bike in a small space? Do I lean the bike or the body or both? DO you know how to corner in wet weather riding v. dry weather riding?) 

What’s that I hear? Is that the sound of the final dregs of winter leaving us behind?! Yes, yes it is. And you know what this means: it’s time to be outside again.

First stop: come out to Ride Brooklyn to get fitted for triathlon season with some new BTC race suits!

This year, we’re adopting Pactimo as our official uniform partner, so if you’re looking to snag some new gear, it’s a good idea to come try out their race kit in person and nail your fit before the spring order window closes in mid-April. We’ll have Pactimo’s men’s and women’s kits in a variety of sizes.

And even if you don’t need new gear, come anyway for the free pizza and a chance to see everyone’s lovely faces again!

As a bonus: in addition to our usual club discount, our friends at Ride Brooklyn will be offering an additional 5% off everything in the store and 10% off winter gear.