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*STRETCH GOAL* Send UCLA Triathlon to Nationals!

$6,559
131%
Raised toward our $5,000 Goal
122 Donors
Project has ended
Project ended on March 14, at 12:00 AM PDT
Project Owners

THANK YOU

March 14, 2020

After a long month of fundraising, we're pleased to announce that because of everyone's love and support, we met and passed both our stretch goals !! Thank you to the 122 donors for reminding us that we're not alone.

 

We are overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity we received throughout the campaign and look forward to continuing our hard work in every aspect of our lives. 

 

With the concern of COVID-19 spreading, UCLA is one of the many universities restricting events larger than 100 individuals, including all club sports related activities. Additionally, our conference (March Triathlon Series 2020) has been officially cancelled and nationals will not be occurring in April this year, with a chance of it being postponed. We're remaining hopeful that these precautions taken in containing the pandemic will help alleviate the severity of the current situation.

 

We appreciate the effort and time all donors and supporters have given but unfortunately, this outcome is unavoidable. Together we all have poured countless hours and sizable funds into the team. As a club sport at a public university, we operate on a small budget with little room for error. Without your help we would not have had the privilege of going to Nationals in the first place. Your donations will still be used to support our training and (eventual) journey to Nationals, whether it be later this year or the next year. Your support has inspired us to have a positive mindset as we continue to push through these stressful times. 

 

From the bottom of our hearts, we want to THANK YOU for believing in us!!!

 

If you have any questions: 

please contact our Spark Campaign director, Taylor Stayton at 310-794-9081 

 

Stay healthy and Go Bruins

 

Love,

UCLA Triathlon

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LAST DAY OF OUR CAMPAIGN!!!

March 12, 2020

Hello Everyone!

 

Once again, thank you all so much for contributing to our Spark Campaign! We have officially surpassed our second stretch goal of $6,500! Our team is extremely thankful for everybody's support and generosity, and we are so excited for Nationals in just a few weeks! We really could not do it all without you!

 

Today marks the FINAL DAY before the end of our campaign! As always, if you know of any friends or family interested in helping our cause, share our link with them and let them know about our awesome team!

 

Finally, we would just like to say a huge THANK YOU for not only helping us reach our goal and our stretch goal, but our second stretch goal as well! For those of you who have already donated, thanks again for showing us how much you care about our team and its success, and please continue to share our link and story on social media. For those new to our campaign, please help us raise as much as possible in the last day of our campaign. Any amount will truly help us as we make our way to Arizona for Nationals in the coming weeks. 

 

 

 

Love always,

UCLA Triathlon

STRETCH GOAL HIT + UPDATES ABOUT THE TEAM!

March 04, 2020

Thank you so much for contributing to our spark campaign. Just a week after boosting our initial goal, we have passed our stretch goal of $6,000! Our team is so inspired and grateful from everyone’s love and support. Thank you for allowing us to study hard in school, motivating us to race hard in our sport, and reach greater heights as a team. 

 

With 9 days left of our spark campaign, we have further boosted our goal by another $500! If you have friends who may be interested in helping our team, please direct them our way by sharing our link! 

 

QUICK SEASON UPDATE:

The past couple of weeks consisted of us wrapping up our main sprint-distance races, Tritonman in San Diego and Treeathlon in Redwood City. Unlike last year, Tritonman was actually a triathlon! We were all very thankful for the lovely San Diego weather while gaining great race experience for both our returning athletes and new recruits in both the draft legal and classic divisions (the first triathlon experience of a lot of our new recruits was actually our very own Iron Bruin, which we hosted the event with California Triathlon earlier in Fall quarter, where we were able to compete in this race rather than just volunteer).

 

Stanford Treeathlon was on Sunday. Despite the long commute from LA to the Bay (and back), 23 of our athletes competed! Madeline and Isaac woke up at 4am on Sunday to score points for the team in the draft legal division, with Madeline placing 4th and Isaac placing 6th! Midori then placed 8th in her first ever classic race (she did draft legal at Tritonman with Angela and Madeline). Brodrick, Kanon, Peyton, and Kristen all raced their first ever triathlon. It's easy to say that because of this race and your support and encouragement to push ourselves, they're all now hooked and eager for nationals. 

 

We all pushed ourselves, gained valuable race experience, and remembered what a nice day in the Bay Area looks like (this race is historically held on a cold and stormy afternoon). In fact, the weather was so nice, with such ideal water temperatures, Madeline was able to remember where she put her bike and shoes in transition, resulting in the fastest T2 time for the women's draft legal division (a HUGE improvement from 2 years ago when she was so discombobulated from the cold that she had the slowest transition times)! 

 

The long commute to and fro LA was a small price to pay for a lovely weekend with our team, a weekend that would not have been possible without your support and one that left us all looking forward to Conference and Nationals in a few weeks. As a student-run team, many expenses fall on our athletes, including gas for transportation and maintaining our equipment. Donations will help cover race expenses during the school year. 

 

Your support would greatly help our team work hard towards our races without the financial burden! Once again, we want to THANK YOU for helping us reach our initial stretch goal so quickly! If you have already donated, thank you again and please continue to share our cause on social media. To those who have yet to do so, please help us reach our new stretch goal! Every donation means the world to us. 

 

Love Always,

UCLA Triathlon

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SPARK CAMPAIGN GOAL HIT WITH 16 DAYS LEFT!!!!!!!

February 26, 2020

First off, we want to thank everyone who has donated to and shared our Spark campaign. We are grateful that we can officially announce that we can send our current team to Arizona in April for Nationals! Our team is SO thankful for everyone’s love and support. Thank you for inspiring us to train and study harder and reach a greater burrito count as a team. 

 

With 16 days left in our campaign, we will be further boosting our goal by another $1000. If no additional team members choose to race with us in April, this money will help cover our race expenses during the school year. During the race season, every other weekend, our team heads down to places far North and South of LA to compete with other schools. As a student-run team, many expenses such as gas and meals fall on our triathletes, including maintaining our gear, such as bikes and helmets, and transportation to and fro races. 

 

Your support would greatly help our team work hard towards our races without the financial burden! If you have already donated, thank you again and please continue to share our cause on social media. To those who have yet to do so, please help us reach our new stretch goal! Every donation means the world to us. Any additional money raised will be used to lower the cost of entry for our new recruits so our team can continue to expand and to prosper. 

 

Thank you so much for putting Nationals 2020 officially on our horizon! 

 

Love,

UCLA Triathlon

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$5

Gear Us Up with Gel!

With a donation of $5 you're already helping us in the bike leg of nationals! It's a long race, and we need to refuel throughout. Supply one racer with nutrition and help us avoid cramps!

$10

Burrito Builder

As a team we are so committed to eating burritos that we are the Breakfast Burrito Club! So provide a racer with a much-loved burrito meal the night before the race!

$25

$1 per mile

We'll all be biking 25 miles on race day, sponsor one racer $1 for each mile

$69

Help us get rest!

House one athlete for our time at nationals! We love to eat, sleep, and breathe triathlon, but we also prefer to sleep indoors before races. Pay for one athlete's bed/couch during our time at nationals!

$120

Register us!

A triathlon takes quite a toll on your body. But it also takes a toll before you can even start! Registration costs $120 per person this year. Pay for one racer to register for nationals.

$200

There and Back

Once we get to (and crush) the race, we still have to drive back. $200 will pay for the gas of one vehicle to get from LA to Arizona and back. Help us avoid hitch-hiking!

$360

LEVELED UP

Nice! You just registered 4 athletes for nationals! The top 4 finishers score points for our team. Thanks to you, we can compete in the team division.

$720

FULL TRI SQUAD

Pay to register 4 women and 4 men for nationals. Now we have a full team in each division, and can compete for the combined title.