The national election is over, but our club elections are coming up soon.  Join us for the November social at Saint Arnold's on Monday Nov 11th.  We'll provide a variety of appetizers for dinner.  Then you can vote on next year's board.   If you want to help plan club events next year, we are still accepting board member nominees.  Just let us know before the election takes place.  Friends are always welcome, but only members can vote.

Thank you, Coach Jeff for coaching us on interval training.  Thank you Garner, from Gear Monkey, for giving us bike maintenance tips after our bike ride and for the great goodie bags.  Garner reminded us that HRTC members receive 30% off all FSA / Vision products, if ordered through Gear Monkey Bike Repair. 

Remember the swim vouchers will expire on Dec 31st.  If you have extra vouchers that you do not think you will be using, bring them to Saint Arnold's and maybe another member would like to buy one from you. 

Check out the attached participation excel sheet to verify that we did not miss any events for you.  The number of events that you attended will determine the number of raffle tickets you have for the Christmas party participation raffle.  The participation raffle is worth up to $700 refund in a race plus travel expense for an event in 2025.  For example, if you race Galveston 70.3 and stay at Moody Gardens for the weekend.  HRTC will reimburse you the entry fee + hotel expenses up to $700 total.  Every member who attends the Christmas party will receive 1 raffle ticket for the participation prize and 1 raffle ticket for the other prizes.  So if you invite a friend and they joined, they can leave the Christmas Party with this prize.  You can purchase additional raffle tickets for all the other prizes to increase your odds of winning.  Including in the additional prizes are an entry to Texas Ironman 2025, leg compression boots, other race entrees, and other great items provided by our sponsors.

2 new race discounts have just been added to the calendar. They are the Turkey Trails- Houston (5K or 10K) and the Candy Cane Course - Houston (5K, 12K).  Bodies in Motion is offering a 25% discount to HRTC Members.  Members can click here to find these and other races' discount codes.

Happy Racing,

Heidi Riggs - President

Coach John's Tip for the month

As the triathlon season is coming to a close, take time to celebrate the victories and learn from the defeats.  Each new season is an opportunity to improve and take on new goals.  Planning your season in advance provides opportunities to improve on weaknesses, improve on strengths, and build slowly, as to reduce risk of injury.