Performance Tech T-shirts for Triathletes, Runners and Cyclists

You asked for it, you got it! Performance Tech T-shirts for Triathletes, Runners and Cyclists (or Adventure Racers, High School Sports or anything!) will soon be available on the Family Fan Club website. Every design in our catalog will be available on light colored 100% polyester performance tech shirts for training and racing.

Over the last month we've been piloting a printing process that uses heat to transfer dye onto the fabric. The benefit of this process vs. other methods is that the fabric is permanently dyed so it can be washed without damaging the quality of the image, as well as resistant to discoloration from UV light and air. Needless to say we've been impressed with the quality and will soon be updating the store with all the details regarding how to purchase these new shirts.

If you can't wait for us to get the webpage updated and need a Performance Tech T-shirt NOW, contact us with the details of what you're looking for and we'll get it done!

Wear Your Support! Visit our t-shirt website for Triathlon t-shirts, Running t-shirts, Marathon t-shirts, Cycling t-shirts, Duathlon t-shirts, Swimming t-shirts and personalized t-shirt options supporting family and friends on race day. Browse our selection of designs, it's likely we have a triathlon t-shirt, duathlon t-shirt, marathon t-shirt, running t-shirt, cycling t-shirt or swimming t-shirt that will appeal to you.

Get your Family Fan Club involved on race day

The 2010 race season is just around the corner. For those of us with families there are a couple of great ways to get the whole family involved.

One way is to get the family involved on race day, is to train and pick a race to participate together. Here's a great article I found on Active.com by Farel B. Hruska, the National Fitness Director for Stroller Strides, regarding getting the family involved on race day. Kim & I agree and this article covers many of the reasons we started Family Fan Club, to get the whole family involved on race day and to be role models for healthy living.

If kids aren't ready for training and racing, include the family on race day with support t-shirts from Family Fan Club. Our kids love to come out and support Mom and Dad on race day. There are typically a ton of kids, activities and generally a ton of fun to be had on race day. Our boys love finishing up a race with Mom & Dad and I can say I love finishing with the boys, it's a great feeling.

Getting the family involved may even lead to a uninterested spouse suddenly getting of the couch running and racing. It happened to me, it could happen to you.



Wear Your Support! Visit our t-shirt website for Triathlon t-shirts, Running t-shirts, Marathon t-shirts, Cycling t-shirts, Duathlon t-shirts, Swimming t-shirts and personalized t-shirt options supporting family and friends on race day. Browse our selection of designs, it's likely we have a triathlon t-shirt, duathlon t-shirt, marathon t-shirt, running t-shirt, cycling t-shirt or swimming t-shirt that will appeal to you.

New RoadID bracelet

Just ordered a new RoadID bracelet. If you run or bike, you need to get one of these, might save your life. Read the testimonials. They gave me a $1 off tell a friend coupon, I know it's not a lot, but if you buy one, use: ThanksDonaldP492519




Wear Your Support! Visit our t-shirt website for Triathlon t-shirts, Running t-shirts, Marathon t-shirts, Cycling t-shirts, Duathlon t-shirts, Swimming t-shirts and personalized t-shirt options supporting family and friends on race day. Browse our selection of designs, it's likely we have a triathlon t-shirt, duathlon t-shirt, marathon t-shirt, running t-shirt, cycling t-shirt or swimming t-shirt that will appeal to you.

2009 Bolder Boulder Race Report

The 2009 Bolder Boulder is in the books. It was an absolutely beautiful day for a race, not to hot, not to cold or rainy (Yes, I'm talking to you 2008 Bolder Boulder). Overall I'm pleased with the result, but I feel that I've got a lot of work to do and could done better this year.


I trained a lot (relative) more than last year, so I was interested to see how I'd do this year. Last year, I essentially willed myself to keep up with Kim and Rebecca, finishing about 1 minute (1:02+) behind with about 11 miles of training (yes, total). This year I did a couple of 5k's and I've been running 5k's a couple/few times a week for training. This year I ran the race solo, Kim was afraid that I'd make good on my promise to beat her I suppose, so I wondered how I'd stay motivated. If you've been reading this blog, you know if given the choice between walking and running I'd rather walk.

So, my wave was scheduled for 7:45 am. I figured since I was running by myself I could pretty much show up whenever I wanted after that and go for it. I didn't take into account that future waves might be walking waves or the associated challenges of running through walkers. More on that in a minute. I arrived at the local mall to ride the bus at about 7:15, figuring 30 minutes would be plenty of time to ride the bus to Boulder and make my scheduled time. Last year we parked and immediately got on the bus. This year, I waited an HOUR to get on the bus. By the time I got to the start line it was after 9:00 am, which was smack in the middle of the walking waves. Before I got started, as I usually do I have an urge to use the porta potty. I had every intention of #2, but not a single porta potty had any toilet paper => a new item going to the race bag is a roll of toilet paper.

Back to the race. Since I was running alone this year I decided to purchase an ipod shuffle. I'd never seen the need for this device, but it's really cool. It snaps on the back of my hat and I can't even feel it. So sweet. I loaded it up with a bunch of songs that would keep me moving. Great idea, I'll be using this on future training runs and races. I don't think I'll use it on the bike, as that's a different animal, but for closed course running races, I have no problem using an ipod.

The first mile was about 9:45 and feeling good. The walking traffic wasn't a problem as I was at the start of my wave, so not much traffic to contend with. Just after passing the mile mark it was sea of walkers packing the course left to right. It was immediately difficult to find room to run. I bounced in and out of traffic, up on the sidewalk, down, left to right, where ever it looked like there was a clearing, I went for it. Consequently my splits suffered, which partnered with aching heel pain and general fatigue resulted in a total time of 1:06. Not exactly what I was looking for, but considering a number of factors, I can't complain to much. The bottom line is that I need to improve my run fitness. Running doesn't come naturally to me, therefore if I'm ever going to get beyond 10-11 minute miles I'm really going to have to work for it.

Things that went well:
* Aside from walking through the water station at mile 4 and 5, I ran the entire race.
* Listening to music really had me focused on the task of running the race. The downside is that I didn't take in what was going on around me or the bands as I did the previous year.
* I think I could have run faster, I think there was more in the tank, need to figure out how to tap it, push myself to run faster.

Things to improve on:
* Get to the race on time and run with a running wave. I probably ran a 10.5K with all the dodging and weaving I did.
* Improve running fitness and cadence, which will probably require more than 5K's for training a couple times a week. I may have to change up the routine a bit.
* More stretching, particular related to tight calfs and subsequent pain in my heel and bottom of my foot. Getting older, I need to be more disciplined about stretching, particularly when my everything feels fine.

So the first big race on my schedule this season. As I said, overall feeling good with room for improvement.

Next up: Longmont Triathlon





Wear Your Support! Visit our t-shirt website for Triathlon t-shirts, Running t-shirts, Marathon t-shirts, Cycling t-shirts, Duathlon t-shirts, Swimming t-shirts and personalized t-shirt options supporting family and friends on race day. Browse our selection of designs, it's likely we have a triathlon t-shirt, duathlon t-shirt, marathon t-shirt, running t-shirt, cycling t-shirt or swimming t-shirt that will appeal to you.

Personalized t-shirts

Wear Your Support! If you've browsed our collection of triathlon, running, cycling & swimming t-shirt designs and didn't find what you were looking for or if you'd like to personalize an existing design, you've come to the right place.

If you haven't visited our t-shirt shop, what are you waiting for? Family Fan Club is your one stop shop for triathlon t-shirts, running t-shirts, marathon t-shirts, cycling t-shirts, swimming t-shirts and new this year, duathlon t-shirts. In addition to t-shirts, we also have stickers, signs, mugs and many other items to choose from. Contact us and tell us about your personalization request.

Here's an example of some of our personalized t-shirts:

Here's our Triathlon Mom design personalized supporting Jade with Team Gilbert on the back:

Here's a fun personalized design for a club triathlon team based on our Triathlon Daddy design:

The possibilities are unlimited, if you can dream it, we can personalize it! So, whether your supporting a friend, family member or looking to create a unique team look, we can customize it for you! Browse our designs, pick one of the base designs or contact us to personalize an existing design or create something completely new to suit your requirements. And we're not limited to personalizing t-shirts, we can put your personalized design on any product in the store.


Wear Your Support! Visit our website for Triathlon t-shirts, Running t-shirts, Marathon t-shirts, Cycling t-shirts, Swimming t-shirts and t-shirt personalization options supporting family and friends on race day. Browse our selection of designs, it's likely we have a triathlon t-shirt, marathon t-shirt, running t-shirt, cycling t-shirt or swimming t-shirt that will appeal to you.