THIS WEEK IN TRI CLUB (OCTOBER 23-29) and GATOR FITNESS CHALLENGE WEEK 3 ROLL CALL! First a reminder to mark your calendars for our two fun end of year events... • Friday, December 8, 6pm-11pm: End of Year Party at Lost Planet Brewing Company (Royersford, PA) - Tickets are $25/person (online ordering site coming soon) and that includes your entire dinner (there will also be a cash bar) plus event raffles and possibly other surprises. Please indicate your "Going" or "Can't Go" status on the event (so that we can get a headcount for the venue)... https://www.facebook.com/events/224889630371995 • Tuesday, December 19, 7pm: Annual Member Meeting / Awards & Recognition Night. Will include the main event at the Spring Valley YMCA followed by the "meeting after the meeting" at the Railroad Street Bar & Grille. We'll also have an assortment of door prizes and event entries to raffle off to attendees. Watch for an event coming soon, but mark your calendars now! Updates to the workout calendar for this week (only): We will NOT be offering... • Tuesday night spin/strength workout • Thursday night Zwift meetup This serves as your weekly list of our club workouts and, for the 26 weeks of fall and winter, your opportunity to post any completed Gator Fitness Challenge weekly challenges including the SBR Challenge (i.e. complete at least 30 minutes of swimming AND cycling/spinning AND running), the SCF Challenge (at least 30 minutes total of combined strength, core, and/or flexibility workouts), and the Plank Challenge (the week 3 challenge was 45 seconds; this week's challenge is 1 minute). If you completed the SBR Challenge, the SCF Challenge, or the Plank Challenge, please post a comment indicating which challenges you completed. Your results will be added to our tracking sheet. October-December Weekly Workout Calendar: Our quarterly weekly workout calendar for October 1 through December 31 was recently distributed. In case you missed it, here's the post... https://www.facebook.com/.../msga.../posts/2345394582311967/ Workouts Attendance Poll: To assist with workout planning, please check all workouts that you plan to attend. This helps us plan, so PLEASE take 1 minute to mark the workouts that you plan to attend. This Week's Workouts and Events: Following is a summary of what is happening, now through Sunday, including 12 workouts. • Monday 10/23, 6:00pm: Gators run workout coached by Karen Dunn. Watch for an event with details. • Monday 10/23, 6:30pm, Keystone Running Store (200 E. High St, Pottstown): Group run • Monday 10/23, 7:35pm-8:35pm, Spring Valley YMCA indoor lap pool: Swim workout coached by Dre Barber • Tuesday 10/24, 10:15am-11:15am, Spring Valley YMCA indoor lap pool: Swim workout coached by Don Schlichtmann • Tuesday 10/24, 6:30pm, Rec Room/Conshohocken Brewing, 230 Bridge St, Phoenixville: RUNegades group run • CANCELED: Tuesday 10/24, 7:15pm, Spring Valley YMCA Cycling Studio: Spin/strength workout... We will also skip next Tuesday 10/31 due to Halloween. The series will resume on Tuesday 11/7. • Wednesday 10/25, 7:35pm-8:35pm, Spring Valley YMCA indoor lap pool: Swim workout coached by Ginny Angus • Thursday 10/26, 10:15am-11:15am, Spring Valley YMCA indoor lap pool: Swim workout coached by Don Schlichtmann • Thursday 10/26, 6:30pm, Zwift: Gators Team Time Trial Race coordinated by David Stone • CANCELED: Thursday 10/26, 8:00pm-9:00pm, Zwift: Gators Meetup... Don Mack is traveling and will return next week with a meetup option. • Friday 10/27, 6:00am, Steel City Coffeehouse, 203 Bridge St, Phoenixville: RUNegades group run • Saturday 10/28, 8:00am, Keystone Running Store (200 E. High St, Pottstown): Group run. For details, go to Keystone Running Store's Facebook page... https://www.facebook.com/keystonerunningstorepottstown • Sunday 10/29, 8:00am-10:00am, Steel City Coffeehouse, 203 Bridge St, Phoenixville: RUNedages group run. https://runsignup.com/.../PottstownsTuesdayInTheParkIceCr... • Sunday 10/29 11:15am-12:15pm, Spring Valley YMCA indoor lap pool: Uncoached group swim workout Go Phillies! "It's not about the event, it's about the adventure!" (Coach Brian) 💚