re-cap of the KP Monthly Meeting held at Runner's Factory in Los Gatos on Wednesday evening this week. Runner's Factory has been a sponsor of the Kain's and the Kain Performance Team for many years. (Coach Pete has been a sponsored RF athlete since 1988). It was a great night to do some shopping, as RF was giving all KP members a 30% off discount!

The meeting started with John from RF giving a talk on the latest and greatest SKINS compression tights. Many top athletes are using the compression tights for recovery and also in training and racing. RF will give all KP athletes a nice discount on all SKINS products. (Coach Kain wears the SKINS on the lower leg for calf issues. They look kind of funny, but work well).

After John, we heard from the USAT Triathlon Southwest Regional President Kevin Trock. Kevin gave a talk on the USAT club outreach program, as well as all things USAT. He also went over some of the common USAT rule violations at events, such as drafting and being overtaken.

Finally, to finish the evening, Coach Kain went over some KP happenings and then gave out the KP Monthly Awards!

KP happenings:

1. Sign-up for the Santa Cruz Sentinel Triathlon! It is the Nor Cal Club Championship this year and all KP Team members will record at least 5 points for finishing the race! Be a part of a fun event with all of the KP Team! Sign-up and get out to some workouts in the next month!
2. If you are thinking of doing the Big Kahuna Triathlon on Sept.7th, you better sign-up now! You can get in with the discount if you do it by Aug.24th! Do it now!
3. If you are looking for a fun event to end the season, sign-up for the Oyster Challenge Urban Adventure Race in San Francisco on September 28th. Coach Kain will be defending the Men's Oyster Title with KP Teammates, Bo Perez and Jacco Van der Kooij. 3 person teams compete in running, cycling, kayaking, roller blading (or skootering, or skateboarding), plus some special tasks! It is a lot of fun!!!
4. Get your KP Gear NOW!!! Last chance, as we are submitting the final order of the year. Get it now, or miss out until next year!
5. KP Workouts will go through September this year. We will start the CORE Training class at the end of October.

KP Monthly Award Winners are:

1. KP Athlete of the Month - Female ***Tami Dickins - Tami is training hard for Ironman Hawaii right now! She competed in Barb's 1/2 Ironman Race the first weekend of August. Tami placed 2nd in the age group, even after having mechanical problems on the bike. Nice work Tami! Hawaii will be here before you know it!
2. KP Athlete of the Month - Male ***Johnny Cerrito - Johnny had a breakthrough race at the Vineman 70.3 race in July. He set a PR by almost 20 minutes, going 4:43 with a very solid performance! Johnny has been working hard for the past two years and it was great to see him have that awesome performance! Way to go Johnny!!!
3. KP Performance of the Month - ***Tony Jager - Tony had a phenomenal day at Ironman Germany in July. Tony set a new PR with a very strong 5:06 bike leg! His 10:09 IM performance was a PR by 45 minutes! Awesome job Tony! I guess the Wednesday ride has paid off!
4. KP Performance of the Month - ***Ben Goldman - Ben had a great race in very tough conditions at Ironman Lake Placid in July. Ben set a PR by 1 hour with a 10:21 showing! It rained all day, but Ben did not let it bother him! Way to go Ben!
5. KP Most Improved Athlete of the Month - ***Patrick McDonald - Patrick is fairly new to the sport, but has been a consistent performer at all workouts and it is showing. He has improved in all 3 disciplines and is looking to have a great race at Big Kahuna, then Ironman Arizona in November!! Good luck Patrick, keep it up!!

Way to go all KP Team!! Let's have a great finish to the season!! Come on out and get ready for the SC Sentinel at the end of September!