Year End Recap & 2020 Sneak Peek

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Dear Friends, with a year filled with travel and racing, who knew I would find my down time on the couch, engrossed with the Royal Family on Netflix’s “the Crown”. I learned a fantastic life lesson in season three, where Prince Philip marvels at the Apollo moon landing while struggling through a midlife crisis.  At an opportunity to meet the astronauts, he is frustrated in their shallow robotic response in traveling to the moon and back. Alas, Phillip experiences a paradigm shift as he comes to realize that life is not defined by achieving great things, but instead, by greatly appreciating things, big and small, humans achieve daily.  Match the pictures above to the captions below of my Optime’ friends. And gain insight into the things that bring such joy and richness to my life.

Joel

2019 - A Year in Pictures

  • January- February: Off season strength training yields big results for Stephanie, Babak, Sally and Bob

  • March - April: Deb & Patrick trained to cycle from SF to LA, while Sabin, Jonah and I hunted waves in Costa Rica

  • May – June:  Jen channelled her RBG toughness with more top ten finishes

  • July – Aug:  Baback, Jen and Sally learned to make fire by hand and other survival skills, trekking in the Trinity Alps

  • Sep – Oct: Jack, Sabin & Eric cycled quaint villages to the highest peaks in the French Alps

  • Nov – Dec:  Todd landed monster Steelhead in British Colombia

2020 - Let’s Go!

New Year’s Challenge - Start the year off right with our annual New Year’s Cleanse body composition challenge.  When it comes to shedding those holiday pounds and recalibrating your metabolism, nothing motivates more than having a little “skin in the game.”  $200 is all it takes to enter.  The person with the greatest % change in body fat wins the entire kitty.  Cleanse, nutritional and strength programs (optional) are available at 15% off.  Official dates are January 3rd through February 1st (30 days).  Email for details and schedule your weigh-in.

Offseason Strength Training –what, why, how - Take advantage of the dark cold days of winter and join me Monday and Wednesday Nights January thru March for off season strength training.  We will use functional training and power lifting to develop lean muscle mass, strength, power and more HGH (human growth hormone). Whether your goal is to get lean and fast or simple health and fitness, this is a must do.

Surf Yoga Camp Sayulita - You can’t change the cold days of winter, but you can escape them.  Join me for five days and four nights of guided surf tours and yoga for the very best that Mexico has to offer.  All-inclusive rates start at $1500 and spots are limited to eight, so sign up today.

Mark your calendars, here are the 2020 Adventures to kick off the decade in style.  There’s something for everyone, so sign up and start training today:

  • January:  New Year’s Cleans Competition and Off-Season Strength Training

  • February: Surf & Yoga Camp Sayulita

  • March: Lodi Cycling Camp & Hut to hut snowshoeing Montreal

  • April:  Sea Otter Classic (Fondo and X-Country Race)

  • June: Back Country Trek, Mammoth to Yosemite

  • July: Cycling Provance and the Tour de France,  

  • August: Downieville & Tahoe XTERRA Racing

  • September:  Cycling Tuscany

  • October: Fly Fishing Monster Steelhead