THIS WEEK IN TRI CLUB (August 24-30)! First, a reminder about our upcoming "Gators DIY Tri" on Sunday, September 13! If you are planning to participate and have not already done so, commit today on the survey that you can find under "Announcements". So far we have 18 committed to the event including... • Sprint Tri: 4 • Olympic Tri: 5 • Half IRONMAN Tri: 3 • Other combinations: 6 Take advantage of some of the many opportunities available to you this week from both the club and our awesome sponsors, French Creek Racing and Mid-Atlantic Multisport, to get ready for the DIY Tri or any of the other virtual and real events on the calendar! This includes our first of two "DIY Tri course preview" workouts taking place next Sunday, August 30 (see "Events" or "Announcements" for details). Also, please note that this week's evening club rides (Tuesday and Thursday) will again start at 6pm and next week (starting on Tuesday, September 1) we move to a 5:45pm start time. Just a reminder to please observe social distancing before, during, and after our workouts and always have a mask with you as those are the best way to ensure that we can continue to offer club cycling, running, and swim workouts. Here is what is on the calendar for club training opportunities this week; to assist us with planning, please indicate "Going" for any workouts that you plan to attend... • Tuesday, August 25, 6:00pm-7:30pm, Reynolds Dog Park: SRT Intervals Ride... We already have 6 "Going" to this uncoached group ride... Will we approach last week's total of 15? Also, if you are running late and we take off without you, you know where to find us (and you might be better off parking at the Pawlings Rd. Trailhead). See "Event" for details... https://www.facebook.com/events/442450483377657 • Wednesday, August 26, 6:45pm-7:45pm, Spring Valley YMCA Indoor Lap Pool: Swim Workout led by Don Mack. There is a limit of 12 swimmers so get your "Going" response in by Noon tomorrow/Tuesday if you are interested in attending! Note that as of the time of this posting, we are at 8 "Going" (I do not count). If there are any new additions that put us over 12 by Noon, Tuesday, we'll do a drawing for the 12 spots and announce the outcome on Tuesday evening or early Wednesday morning. See "Event" for details and to make your reservation... https://www.facebook.com/events/3337504383032534 • Thursday, August 27, 6:00pm-7:30pm, Reynolds Dog Park: "Do A Doughathlon - Donut Derby Training Event"... Regardless of whether or not you are participating in this year's virtual Donut(less) Derby, you do not want to miss this event! We'll use the traditional doughathlon "ride/eat/ride" format. See "Event" for details... https://www.facebook.com/events/1906696839466203 • Sunday, August 30, 8:00am-Noon, Blue Marsh: "Gators DIY Tri Training Opportunity #1"... This course preview-type workout is also open to DIY Tri participants and non-participants. It will start with an OWS followed by a Cujo Loop (17.5 mile) bike ride, and end with a short 2-3 mile run. See "Event" for details (note that training opportunity #2 takes place the following Saturday, September 5)... https://www.facebook.com/events/623387431888228 Have a great week!