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Tri-Gators Club Calendar - 2008 Home of the Tri-Gators Winter Pre-Season: January - February Spring Season: March - May Summer Season: June - August Fall Season: September - November Winter Post Season: December Season-by-Season Calendar of Events: 1) Winter Pre-Season: January - February w Tri-Gator Leadership Meetings Date Location Time January 6 Schwandt Room - Decatur Family YMCA 5:00 - 6:30 PM February 3* *February meeting will be held electronically w Tri-Gator Membership Meetings Date Location Time January 20 Fultz-Shade Room - YMCA 5:00 - 6:30 PM February 17 YMCA Lap Pool Swim Stroke Clinic 4:15 - 5:15 PM Fultz-Shade Room - YMCA LazyMan Celebration 5:15 - 6:30 PM w Winter Pre-Season Events: Local - Regional - National Date Event Type December 31, 2007 2 Miles to MILES 5K 5K/2K Fun Run January 1 - February 11 Winter Tri-Gator LazyMan II training event January 1 - 31 USAT Club Challenge cycling mileage February 1 - 29 USAT Club Challenge running mileage 2) Spring Season: March - May w Tri-Gator Leadership Meetings Date Location Time March 2 Schwandt Room - Decatur Family YMCA   5:00 - 6:30 PM April 6 May 4 w Tri-Gator Membership Meetings Date Location Time March 16 Fultz-Shade Room - YMCA   4:00 - 5:30 PM April 20 May 18 w Tri-Gator Training Opportunities Discipline Location Day Time Host Swim Stroke Coaching Sessions YMCA Lap Pool Monday & Tuesday* 5:30 - 7:00 AM Decatur Tri-Gators Cycling Time Trials (4/11 - 9/26) Lincoln Homestead Park Wednesday Reg. @ 5:30 PM Spin City *Beginning Monday, February 18 w Spring Season Events Date Event City Contact  March 8 LSA 5K Decatur Diane Rigg 233-2000 March 17 Run to LSB Decatur Jim Gresham 429-7411 March 29 Penguin In The Park 5K Decatur apodeschi@millikin.edu April 5 Maroa-Forsyth High School 5K Maroa Jim Underwood underwood@2techs.com Registration form April 5 - 6 Go! St. Louis Half-Marathon/Marathon & Family Fitness Wkd St. Louis MO www.gostlouis.org   April 12 Tri-Gator Family Team-Tri Decatur Decatur Family YMCA - 872-3835 x 132 Race flier April 12 Lincoln Heritage Trail Road Race Harristown Kathleen Jensen kathleenjensen@yahoo.com April 19 Abe's Mini Tri & Pioneer Sprint Tri Porta H.S. Petersburg Steve O'Connor steveoc@fs.uiuc.edu www.abestriseries.com April 19 Whitmore Classic 5 & 10 Miles Decatur Bobby Bankston 422-3340 Bobby.Bankston@tateandlyle.com April 26 Junior Welfare Association Run/Walk Decatur  www.juniorwelfare.org/fundraisers.htm April 27 Sullivan Civic Center Triathlon Sullivan www.sullivanil.us/triathlon.htm May 3 Run to Remember 5K Run - 1 Mile walk Peoria Joe & Mary Mulay (309) 208-7844/243-9017 joem@pipco-co.com mamulay@msn.com May 3 Lake Run 7K & 12K Bloomington Lake Run Club Website: www.lakerunclub.org May 10 Multi-Sport Mayhem Duathlon / Triathlon Mattoon www.mattoonbeachtri.com May 17 Galena Duathlon & Triathlon Galena www.galena.org/triathlon   May 18 Memphis in May Triathlon Memphis, TN www.mimtri.racesonline.com   May 24 Lakeside 5K Decatur DRC - Mark Avery - 877-9660 mark@gainnet.com 3) Summer Season: June - August w Tri-Gator Leadership Meetings Date Location Time June 1 Schwandt Room - Decatur Family YMCA    4:00 - 5:30 PM   July 6 August 3 w Tri-Gator Membership Meetings Date Location Time June 22  Fultz-Shade Room - YMCA    4:00 - 5:30 PM   July 20 August 17 w Tri-Gator Training Opportunities Discipline Location Day Time Host Swim Coaching Sessions YMCA Lap Pool Monday & Tuesday 5:30 - 7:00 AM Decatur Tri-Gators Run Trials (schedule link) Fairview Park Tuesday 6:00 PM Decatur Park District/DRC Cycling Time Trials (4/11 - 9/26) Lincoln Homestead Park Wednesday Reg. @ 5:30 PM Spin City w Summer Season Events Date Event City Contact June 7 Clinton Community YMCA 5 Hour Frenzy Clinton, IL gretchenisaac@yahoo.com June 7 Wolf Creek Sprint Triathlon Wolf Creek State Park www.mattoonbeachtri.com  June 7 Tri-Shark Classic Triathlon Bloomington Registration Closed June 13 River to Ridge Twilight Run Cerro Gordo Emily Dobson - 201-7911 Julia Hook - 468-2519 June 14 Bement 5K Bement Juanita Jennings - 678-8393 June 14 Forsyth Family Fest 5K Forsyth Candi Culp June 14 Steamboat Classic 4M & 15K Peoria Illinois Valley Striders www.ivs.org/ June 28 Race for the Cure Decatur Kitty McCarthy/Bill Lindgren  July 4 Firecracker 4 & 8 Mile Runs Nelson Park, Decatur Justin Neufeld/Decatur Park Dist. 429-3472 athletic@decaturparks.com  July 5-6 Rodney T. Miller Lakeside Triathlon Fairview & Nelson Parks, Decatur https://secure.getmeregistered.com/ get_information.php?event_id=977 July 5 TRI Matoon Sprint Triathlon Mattoon www.mattoonbeachtri.com July 19 Evergreen Lake International Triathlon Bloomington Colleen Klein, Race Director colleen@tri-shark.org www.tri-shark.org July 19-20 Spirit of Racine Tri Fest 2008 Racine, WI 2007.spiritofracinetri.com July 26-27 Springfield Tri Fest 2008 Springfield  www.springfieldtrifest.com  August 2 Canton Bi-Tri Classic Canton www.cantonpark.org August 3 MattoonMan Mattoon www.mattoonbeachtri.com  August 9 Danny Byard Memorial 5K Blue Mound Doug Shroyer 692-2678 August 16 Lytle Park Sprint Triathlon Mattoon www.mattoonbeachtri.com August 16 Mt. Zion Pony Express 5K Mt. Zion Jim Beckhart 864-4535 August 17 Abe's Amble 2K & 10K Springfield SRRC Website: www.srrc.net August 23 Stovepipe Sprint & Railsplitter Triathlon (intermediate) New Salem State Historic Site Steve O'Connor steveoc@fs.uiuc.edu www.abestriseries.com August 22-24 Chicago Triathlon: Super-Sprint, Sprint or Olympic Chicago www.chicagotriathlon.com  4) Fall Season: September - November w Tri-Gator Leadership Date Location Time September 7  Schwandt Room - Decatur Family YMCA   4:00 - 5:30 PM  October 5 November 2  w Tri-Gator Membership Meetings Date Location Time September 21  Fultz-Schade Room - YMCA    4:00 - 5:30 PM   October 19  November 16  w Tri-Gator Training Opportunities Discipline Location Day Time Host Swim Coaching Sessions YMCA Lap Pool Monday & Tuesday 5:30 - 7:00 AM Decatur Tri-Gators Cycling Time Trials (4/11 - 9/26) Lincoln Homestead Park Wednesday Reg. @ 5:30 PM Spin City w Fall Season Events Date Event City Contact September 1 Fall Tri-Gator LazyMan III 140.6 / 281.2 Decatur Family YMCA Gene Mueller - 872-3835 x 146 gene.mueller@decaturymca.org www.decaturymca.org September 1  Arthur Cheese Festival 5K Arthur 543-3449 September 6 or 13  Furry Scurry Fairview Park Decatur Lynette Nehmer lnehmer@insightbb.com  September 6 The Great Illini Challenge Half & Full Iron Triathlons Mattoon www.mattoonbeachtri.com September 21  Shoreline Classic 5K / 15K Decatur Bruce Bennett www.shorelineclassic.com   September 27 or Oct. 4  Lincoln YMCA 5K  Lincoln, IL Nate Bossingham nbossingham@lincolnymca.org September 27  Charleston Challenge Duathlon Charleston RecSup@co.coles.il.us scott_berry@vesuvius.com  October 4 Betsy Smith 5K Decatur Theresa Miller - 423-2998 otiefam@yahoo.com October 11 Eagle Creek Long Course Duathlons Eagle Creek Resort www.mattoonbeachtri.com October 11  Taylorville Chilifest 5K Taylorville Jerry Lowry - 287-2089 friedckn@yahoo.com October 12  Bank of America Chicago Marathon Grant Park, Chicago www.chicagomarathon.com  October 25  Tri-Gator Spooky-Du Duathlon Weldon Springs State Park Gene Mueller - 872-3835 x 146 gene.mueller@decaturymca.org www.decaturymca.org  November 2 Jingle Bells Run/Walk for Arthritis Decatur Mark Avery - 877-9660 mark@gainnet.com  November 15 Mt. Zion Trackbackers 5K Mt. Zion Kelly Fox - 855-6428 kfox@mtzion.k12.il.us November 22  Turkey Trot 5K & 10K Decatur Justin Neufeld - Decatur Park District 429-3472 athletic@decaturparks.com 5) Winter Post Season: December w Tri-Gator Leadership - no meeting w Tri-Gator Membership and Friends Date Event Location Time December 1 Tri-Gator Club Christmas & Awards Party Doherty's 6:00 PM w December Events Date Event City Contact December 6 Rudolph Rambler 5K Decatur Matt Sekosky - 520-7038 skyranch@wireless111.com December 31 2 Miles to MILES - Decatur Family YMCA Decatur Gene Mueller - 620-3814 gene.mueller@decaturymca.org www.decaturymca.org

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