Frequently Asked Questions about the club

1. What is a PEP?
2. What does Pure Energy mean?
3. Can I try a workout before I join?

• What is a PEP?

  PEP, pronounced "pep", stands for Pure Energy Person. PEPs is the plural and stands for Pure Energy People. This phrase was first coined by co-founder Lex Grecu in an early club email and quickly adopted by all members.

• What does "Pure Energy" mean?

  Why is our motto "Pure Energy?" The Pure Energy Motto was born only a week before the birth of our club when co-founder and 2002 Club President Lex Grecu coerced his former roommate, design-guru Terry Lin (2003 Club President), into designing our club logo in exchange for cat-sitting services. Lex had the idea of an atom as our logo and presented Terry with a laughable picture drawn on a napkin with a pen (isn't this the way all cool things begin?!). After promptly shredding, burning and then burying ashes of Lex's artwork, Terry asked "What the hell was that?" Lex answered "Well, I wanted our logo to convey that we are a club for positive people. I want people to know that we are a club full of amazing energy...so the atom was about energy." Terry gave Lex the look that most only receive from the IT guy at work, erased the original blue and gold team colors from his mind and kicked out the now famous SF Tri Club Logo with our trademark green and black and one simple phrase to capture our essense, "Pure Energy."

• Can I try a workout before I join?

  Yes! You get the first session of track free (a $10 non-member value) and can come to a weekend bike ride and/or a long run.