THIS WEEK IN TRI CLUB (OCTOBER 2-8)! October has arrived and with it several exciting changes take place... • The 13 week Gator Fitness Challenge starts today! See this post for details and to register... https://www.facebook.com/groups/msgators/posts/2340092159508876 It's a fun way to stay fit through the gauntlet of holidays that will take place through December. In next week's "This Week in Tri Club" we'll start "roll calls" to see who is up to the challenge. • The Gators Hoagiefest Club started yesterday! By attending club workouts, participating in events, and posting to our Facebook group now through December, you can earn "membership" into the Gators Hoagiefest Club and an invite to our January Hoagiefest Club party! You can also earn badges along the way. Watch for a "badge claim" post coming this week! • We move our cycling indoors. On Tuesday night at 7:15pm we start our weekly spin/strength workouts. On Thursday night at 8pm we start our Zwift meetups. Also, this Thursday, October 5 at 6:30pm we start the Gators Zwift Team Time Trial racing season! We already have a course and our slot set up. Looks like we have a team of 5 for the first race. We can accommodate up to 8, so if anyone would like to join in, please contact David Stone. 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/ Weekend Accomplishments: Before we move to this week's workout schedule/attendance poll, we have a couple of more shout outs to go with those we posted for the Waterman's Triathlon and the Saturday Bike MS and Spartan New Jersey. • Bike MS, Part 2: We posted about Jill Basile's "century" ride on Saturday and are happy to report that Jill made it back home on Sunday with a 75 mile ride back from Ocean City to Cherry Hill to complete the two day distance of 175 miles! Way to go Jill! • Blues Cruise 50K Ultra Trail Race: Congratulations to club Running Coach, Karen Dunn who WON the women's race and finished 2nd overall at the Blues Cruise 50K event that took place yesterday! Awesome performance, Karen! Past Gator Tim Pfluger also finished #3 overall. 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 14 workouts. And keep in mind that French Creek Racing continues to offer regular open water and outdoor pool swim workouts. • Monday 10/2, 6:00pm, Hilltop Field (560 Royersford Rd, Royersford): Gators run workout coached by Karen Dunn. See event for details... https://www.facebook.com/events/857198309090115 • Monday 10/2, 6:30pm, Keystone Running Store (200 E. High St, Pottstown): Group run • Monday 10/2, 7:35pm-8:35pm, Spring Valley YMCA indoor lap pool: Swim workout coached by Don Mack • Tuesday 10/3, 10:15am-11:15am, Spring Valley YMCA indoor lap pool: Swim workout coached by Don Schlichtmann • Tuesday 10/3, 6:30pm, Rec Room/Conshohocken Brewing, 230 Bridge St, Phoenixville: RUNegades group run • NEW! Tuesday 10/3, 7:15pm, Spring Valley YMCA Cycling Studio: Spin/strength workout coached by Logan Washburn • Wednesday 10/4, 7:35pm-8:35pm, Spring Valley YMCA indoor lap pool: Swim workout coached by Ginny Angus • Thursday 10/5, 10:15am-11:15am, Spring Valley YMCA indoor lap pool: Swim workout coached by Don Schlichtmann • NEW! Thursday 10/5, 6:30pm, Zwift: Gators Team Time Trial Race coordinated by David Stone • NEW! Thursday 10/5, 8:00pm-9:00pm, Zwift: Gators Meetup coordinated by Don Mack • Friday 10/6, 6:00am, Steel City Coffeehouse, 203 Bridge St, Phoenixville: RUNegades group run • Saturday 10/7, 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 10/8, 8:00am-10:00am, Steel City Coffeehouse, 203 Bridge St, Phoenixville: RUNedages group run. https://runsignup.com/.../PottstownsTuesdayInTheParkIceCr... • Sunday 10/8, 11:15am-12:15pm, Spring Valley YMCA indoor lap pool: Uncoached group swim workout "It's not about the event, it's about the adventure!" (Coach Brian) 💚