Will you be in town this Thanksgiving weekend?
If so, spend it with us!
On Thanksgiving Day, Midtown will be open from 7AM to 1PM. Invite your friends and family to join you on Thanksgiving Day – no guest fee required.
Here are ways to ”pre-burn” some calories before you enjoy your Thanksgiving meal.
Cardio Tennis Class Schedule
8-9:30am and 9:30-11am
Group Fitness Class Schedule
Cycle 7:10-8am
Yoga 8:10-9am
Group Sculpt 9:10-10am
Zumba 10:10-11am
Cycle 11:10am-12noon
Tennis Camp
Junior Competitive Camp 9am-12noon
Since we don’t have regular tennis programs on Friday, November 25th, we will have Tennis Camp and Clinics.
Tennis Camp and Clinics
Junior Development and Competitive Camp 9am-12noon
Adult Clinics 1-5pm
What are you doing to stay active this holiday weekend?
Have you always been hesitant to participate in a triathlon because of the swim? That was me a year ago when I watched my husband race in his first triathlon. I declared I would never to do one because I’m not a swimmer.
Fast forward to a few months ago. My colleagues and I were trying to decide how to motivate ourselves to stay in shape. I began my running career last year with my first half and full marathons. My colleagues weren’t interested in a long run so I suggested a triathlon. I don’t know why since I said I’d never do it! Well, that struck everyone’s fancy, so we all signed up.
Midtown Athletic Club graciously sponsored the four of us for the race!
A couple weekends ago, Chicago transformed its lakefront area to prepare for the triathlon. It starts with the expo on Friday night where you get your race bib and body paint. Yes, I said body paint. In a triathlon, you cannot have a race bib pinned to you during the swim so they paint your body with your race number and leg with your wave number.
Who knew people were allowed to write on themselves beyond age four?
Saturday morning arrived and I was ready. I had my body paint on, my race bib pinned to my cycling/running shirt, and was ready to meet up with my colleagues. We met and placed our towels, bikes, and running shoes safely in the transition area. Because my husband had completed this race last year, he coached us on the logistics. Then, we put on our swim caps and headed down to the lake.
As we stood in our waves ready for the starting horn to sound, I had the best feeling. Here I was with colleagues/friends ready to race for Midtown: the company I not only work for but also truly enjoy being a part of.
The horn sounded for my colleagues, who were all in the same wave separate from mine. I was able to high-five them as they came out of the water before my wave began.
Throughout the race I was searching for my colleagues and their Midtown shirts because I’ve learned that the best part about participating in runs and now a triathlon is the camaraderie you have with the friends you’re racing with.
We all crossed the finish line (in pretty good time I might add) with huge smiles on our faces excited to have finished a triathlon and to see each other to celebrate our accomplishment.
Thank you, Midtown (and Chip Dell, Membership Director, for coming to cheer us on) for allowing us to have so much fun!
Would you ever try a triathlon?
