THIS WEEK IN TRI CLUB (OCTOBER 9-15) and GATOR FITNESS CHALLENGE WEEK 1 ROLL CALL! This serves as your weekly list of our club workouts and, for the next 26 weeks, 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 1 challenge was 15 seconds; this week's challenge is 30 seconds). If you completed the SBR Challenge, the SCF Challenge, or the 15 week Plank Challenge, please post a comment indicating which challenges you completed. Your results will be added to our tracking sheet. A few notes: • Run Workout Change: For this week only our run workout will take place on Tuesday instead of Monday. See below for details. • Officer Nominations: Through TOMORROW/Tuesday, October 10 we are accepting nominations for our five officer positions on which we will be holding an election for the 2024-25 term. Positions include President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, and Youth Program Director. If you are interested in nominating yourself or another Gator (with their permission), please send an email to Kerri Brannen at kcrowne@yahoo.com. • Gator Fitness Challenge overview: See this post for details and to register... https://www.facebook.com/.../msgators/posts/2340092159508876 It's a fun way to stay fit through the gauntlet of holidays that will take place through December. • The Gators Hoagiefest Club is underway! 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. We're a bit late in getting it posted, but a "badge claim" post will be coming very soon! • Our cycling is now indoors. On Tuesday night at 7:15pm we start our weekly spin/strength workouts (we postponed last week's session due to nice weather). On Thursday night at 8pm we continue our Zwift meetups. Also, this Thursday, October 12 at 6:30pm we continue the Gators Zwift Team Time Trial racing season! Please contact Don Mack or David Stone for details about how to get started with Zwift or to join our programs. 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 14 workouts. And keep in mind that French Creek Racing continues to offer regular open water and outdoor pool swim workouts. • Monday 10/9, 6:30pm, Keystone Running Store (200 E. High St, Pottstown): Group run • Monday 10/9, 7:35pm-8:35pm, Spring Valley YMCA indoor lap pool: Swim workout coached by Logan Washburn • Tuesday 10/10, 10:15am-11:15am, Spring Valley YMCA indoor lap pool: Swim workout coached by Don Schlichtmann • NEW NIGHT (this week only): Tuesday 10/10, 6:00pm: Gators run workout coached by Karen Dunn. Watch for a separate post with location and workout details. • Tuesday 10/10, 6:30pm, Rec Room/Conshohocken Brewing, 230 Bridge St, Phoenixville: RUNegades group run • Tuesday 10/10, 7:15pm, Spring Valley YMCA Cycling Studio: Spin/strength workout coached by Logan Washburn • Wednesday 10/11, 7:35pm-8:35pm, Spring Valley YMCA indoor lap pool: Swim workout coached by Don Mack • Thursday 10/12, 10:15am-11:15am, Spring Valley YMCA indoor lap pool: Swim workout coached by Don Schlichtmann • Thursday 10/12, 6:30pm, Zwift: Gators Team Time Trial Race coordinated by David Stone • Thursday 10/12, 8:00pm-9:00pm, Zwift: Gators Meetup coordinated by Don Mack • Friday 10/13, 6:00am, Steel City Coffeehouse, 203 Bridge St, Phoenixville: RUNegades group run • Saturday 10/14, 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 10/15, 8:00am-10:00am, Steel City Coffeehouse, 203 Bridge St, Phoenixville: RUNedages group run. https://runsignup.com/.../PottstownsTuesdayInTheParkIceCr... • Sunday 10/15, 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) 💚