RJ Boergers

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Happy New Year!

 

2013 was a hugely successful year for GCTri and we hope you had a personally fulfilling year training and racing as well.  It’s not too early to start setting your goals for 2014 – and we’re here to help you reach them!  In case you didn’t already know, we are kicking off the New Year with a track workout at 2pm on New Year’s Day at the Weehawen track.  Check the club calendar for more details http://www.gctri.org/race-calendar/

 

Start your new year off with some motivation to join the group workouts!  2014 membership dues can easily be paid on the website –http://www.gctri.org/login-2/ This year you will receive a GCTri water bottle as your membership gift.  We plan on distributing these at the kickoff meeting and also through our sponsor Fleet Feet of Hoboken.

 

Did you vote for the 2014 Board of Directors?  There’s still time – voting closes on 12/31/13 at 5pm. All paid members can and should participate in the election.  You will also have the opportunity to volunteer for committees.  Please visit –https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16w9eE6ZRGOBDrBUX9_XVoWYaqZjQegn7rbJmn3MAATw/viewform

 

As soon as the new BOD is in place we will announce the date of the annual kickoff social!  Have a safe and happy New Year!

 

GCTri Club 2014 Designated Club Races

Have you started creating your 2014 race calendar?  Can’t make up your mind about which races to do?  Want to enjoy racing with a large group of teammates?  We’ve picked the races below as designated club races which should guarantee a relatively large turnout from club members.  Hope you can join us at some of these races!

 

  • Sprint: Wyckoff, NJ State
  • Olympic: NJ State, Escape the Cape, Harriman
  • HIM: Syracuse, Timberman
  • IM: Whistler, Copenhagen, Lake Placid

Weekly Update 11/22

Congrats to IRONMAN Arizona finishers: Pete Cancila (12:38), Jared Lando (11:59), Eyal Maor (11:14). and Congratulations to our Philly Marathon finishers: Derek Barnes (3:14), Rebecca Gauthier (4:59), Allison Twarowski (4:07),  Juan Carlos Buenano (4:34). Great job all!

Have you signed up yet for the holiday party?  What are you waiting for – it’s going to be awesome. The party is Friday 12/6/13 at Northern Soul.  There is a $30 optional open bar and the food is pot luck just like last year. Please fill out the Food Form and let us know what delicious treats you are bringing.

Please take a moment to fill out the Nominations Survey for next year’s BOD and committee chairs.    We’re always looking for more people to get involved so let us know how you’re interested in helping out.  The elections will take place in December.

The weather looks great for a muffin ride tomorrow.  We will depart the 14th St. Pier at 9am and head to the market or Bunburry’s.  Pace will be casual.

Weekly News Update 11/15

Good luck to our GCTri members who are racing IRONMAN Arizona and the Philadelphia Marathon this weekend. 

The weather is still perfect for muffin rides.  We will depart the 14th St. Pier at 8:30am on Saturday.  For those of you who wish to avoid riding on River Rd., please meet us at the entrance to Palisades park by 9:10am.  We will ride either the  Market or into Piermont for some tasty treats.

A few of us will be convening at Morans at 4:30pm to watch the 2013 IRONMAN Go Pro World Championships.  Stop by and help us try to find Matt Bach and Mark Tsigounis on television.

Weekly News Update 11/8

Congrats to our NYC Marathon Finishers: Dave Cruz (2:44), Lisa Mangino (4:21), Martin Skolnik (5:36). At IRONMAN Florida Dave Doherty finished in a speedy (9:43). Great job all!

We’ve got a jam packed Saturday for you this week.  At 9am we will be departing the 14th st. pier for a “muffin ride” to Piermont.  This will be Dave Cruz’s last ride with the group before moving out to the Left Coast – come out and join us.  At 3pm, Shelley Palumbo will be hosting a stretching/foam rolling clinic at Mile Square Physical Therapy – come learn how to take care of your body!  Lastly, at 4pm, we will have our club social at Morans Pub – come meet the club members when they aren’t in spandex!

Weekly News Update 11/1

Weekly Update 11/1

Congratulations to our team members who raced IRONMAN Miami 70.3 last weekend: Kevin Portmann finished an amazing year qualifying for World Championships after his 4:25 performance & Mike Satz finished in 5:15.  Rich Bean took 2nd AG in the Mountain Man Biathlon (1:22). 

Good luck to all of our GCTri members who are running the ING NYC Marathon this weekend. 

Hincapie gear has arrived!  Stop by our sponsor Fleet Feet of Hoboken during store hours to pick up your gear.  If you missed the order we plan on placing another in early spring 2014 and we will be getting the fit kits so you can check out the sizing. 

Reminder that next Saturday 11/9 there will be a Foam Rolling/Stretching Clinic at Mile Square Physical Therapy and we will also be having the November social at Moran’s.  See the club calendar for full details.

The dessert series continues!  On Saturday Mike Haskell and RJ Boergers are leading a ride to the Runcible Spoon in Nyack departing the 14th st. pier at 9am (it will be at a friendly pace).  On Sunday, it is likely that Kristine Papamichael will be leading a ride to state line – departure time TBD – keep an eye on facebook and club calendar.