BEST WISHES FOR A SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL EVENT... ... in Maryland, New Jersey, and wherever you are getting it done! Before we get to this weekend’s events, just a few reminders… • Gator Fitness Challenge: GFC XVII starts on Monday! Join the 20+ Gators that are already registered for this 13 week challenge that begins on Monday, October 3 and ends on New Year's / New You Day! For all of the details see the post pinned under "Featured"/"Announcements" and then Gator Done by posting an "I'm in!" comment! • Our evening cycling workouts move indoors starting next week! Due to earlier sunsets, the time has come for us to transition back indoors for our Tuesday and Thursday evening cycling workouts. Tuesday evenings (7:15pm start) will include a triathlon-focused spin workout (45-60 minutes) in the Spring Valley Y’s Cycling Studio with an occasional opportunity for a short (15-20 minutes) strength workout afterwards. Thursday nights will be Zwift meetups starting at 7:30pm; typical rides will be 60-75 minutes. You will need a Zwift account to participate ($16/month). If you need assistance with how to get started, please contact Don Mack. • Our celebration of Brian on the date of the IRONMAN World Championship in Kona, HI takes place on Saturday 10/8 afternoon! It currently appears that we’ll have 40-50 in attendance. We will be ordering some appetizers; to help us prepare, please indicate “Going” on the event if you plan to attend... https://www.facebook.com/events/502305881728108 Weekend Workouts: We have our usual Sunday swim... • Sunday 10/2, 11:15am-12:15pm, Spring Valley YMCA indoor lap pool: Uncoached group swim workout Do you want to lead a group bike ride or run? Many of us are training for events of all distances. We highly encourage you to share on our Facebook group any rides or runs (of any length) that you are doing where you'd like some company! Weekend Events: Our 8 athletes are all in action on Saturday (note that Saturday’s French Creek Racing “October Fools Goofy Races” event has been canceled; weather permitting FCR will still offer an OWS training option)… Saturday, October 1: • Waterman’s Triathlon (Rock Hall, MD): This triathlon festival spans two days with 70.3/half IRONMAN and Olympic distance events taking place on Saturday and a Sprint triathlon on Sunday. Our 7 athletes include Ginny Angus and David Stone in the 70.3 distance triathlon, Michael Metry in the half distance aquabike, and Holly Beauchamp, Joseph Dombrowski, Gleb Epelbaum, and Don Mack taking on the Olympic triathlon! Go Ginny, Holly, Joe, Gleb, Mike, Don, and David! • Tri-State New Jersey Spartan Trifecta Weekend (Vernon Township, NJ):He’s back at it! This time Jon Crosby participates in the gnarliest of Spartan events, the Ultra, which includes 50-60 obstacles along a 50K course with a mountain of elevation gain… Yikes! Go Jon! Gator Done, have fun, then drink a beer! 💚BK🍺