2025 September Touring Challenge
First Place Men's Division Todd Andersen
Class of 2025 Road of Fame

2025 September Touring Challenge Champion Wanda Reed
Class of 2025 Road of Fame

2025 Ladies' Division Runner-up
Valerie Litznerski

2025 Ladies' Division Third Place
Carolyn Trier

2025 Men's Runner-up Tom Lill
Class of 2025 Road of Fame

2025 Men's Third Place Russ Stephens
Class of 2025 Road of Fame

3RVS September Touring Challenge
Administrated by
Elana Merritt
Touring Director

Three Rivers Velo Sport President
Michael Souers

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Get ready, the 2025 September Touring Challenge begins two days earlier this year. The challenge begins August 30, 2025 so members can take advantage of the Labor Day Weekend Triple Century. 

Please read and be aware of the official rules. Awards will be given to 3RVS members for varying levels of participation, so make sure to fill out the registration survey if you’d like to claim yours! Individuals who complete their personal challenge will receive certificates signed by the Touring Director with a personal note.  

Individuals who complete the competitive challenge will receive: Plaque - if men’s or women's podium placement (1st, 2nd, 3rd), OR Medal - if overall top ten placement or if standard challenge distance is completed (500k/311mi, 750k/466mi, 1000k/621mi, 1610k/1000mi). Members' distances for any bicycling event, either a club tour, race, off road, riding by yourself, or smart trainer program such as Zwift are accepted as long as the ride is transferred to Strava (see exceptions below) showing details of the ride, such as distance, time, and a map of the course ridden.  

• Personal Challenge: Class 1 and Class 3 E-bikes (no throttle) are eligible. Class 2 Ebikes, with throttle power are not permitted and any distance ridden on such bike will not be counted for this event. If a member would like to participate in the personal challenge but does not use Strava, email Elana Merritt at touring@3rvs.com for other options.
• Competitive Challenge: No manual entries will be accepted unless your recording device fails during your ride, in which case you may enter your lost miles as a manual entry along with the portion of the ride that was recorded offering an explanation for the lost distance in the description box. Please be aware of our privacy setting requirements during the challenge: All competitive challengers must have their Profile Page, Activities View, Group Activities and Flyby set to Everyone. All podium finishers MUST have all rides open for review during the challenge. Any ride(s) not open for review will be deducted from monthly distance totals before the results become final October 1st. Members who do not have these settings in place may also lose the mileage for distance awards. If a public profile is a safety concern for you, you may email Elana Merritt at touring@3rvs.com for accommodations.

Even if you participated last year, it is important that you fill out the registration survey! https://forms.gle/XNKT5dMbFxDPJdaGA

DON'T FORGET! You need to join on Strava too so we can keep track of your miles! www.strava.com/clubs/3rvs. This page is a closed group for club members only. After you apply to join the challenge your 3RVS membership will be verified. Once verified your place on the roster will be approved before the challenge begins. Non-3RVS members may not participate in this challenge and will be removed from the group page before the challenge begins. Non-members may join 3RVS then sign up for the challenge.

Distance entries will conclude at 11:59pm September 28th, 2025. Results will be finalized and posted October 1st, 2025. All weekly Strava mileage must be posted and migrated to the club’s Strava page no later than 11:59 PM each Sunday, at which point all prior weekly mileage is locked. Keep in mind, when Strava has heavy traffic it sometimes takes up to 30 minutes for a ride to migrate from your page to the club’s September Touring Challenge page. In previous years, the website was updated daily to reflect rider mileage. Due to decreased capacity, updates will be made weekly instead of daily in 2025. Questions may be directed to Elana Merritt: touring@3rvs.com.

The following web pages will be used during the challenge. If you click now, prior year information may appear, but please know the website will be updated later in August.  

September Touring Challenge Details at: http://www.americanclassicgroup.com  

View the Leaderboard: http://www.americanclassicgroup.com/3rvs/3rvschallenge.htm

Not a 3RVS member? Join Here: https://www.bikereg.com/62102
 

Daily Highlights:

Day 3 - The Labor Day Weekend Triple Century concluded. Thirty eight riders participated under mostly cool and sunny sky. Five members completed the Triple Century by riding at least 100 miles each of the three days. Wanda Reed covered 310.9 miles over the three days. Tim Johnston rode 307.3 miles. Russ Stephens rode 306.8 miles, Carolyn Trier rode 306.3 miles and Michael Toole rode 305.2 miles. All five champions rode a minimum of 100 miles during each day of the event. Congratulations Wanda, Tim, Russ and Michael! Sleep well and recover strong. Wanda became the first member to reach the 500 km award level this year. After three days of competition Wanda Reed leads the ladies podium with 500.38 km; second place is Carolyn Trier at 332.15 km; and third place is Krista Stockman with 217.76 km. Russ Stephens leads the men's podium at 493.75 km; followed in second place by Vern LaRue with 420.39 km; and Todd Andersen with 355.1 km.

Day 5 - Defending Ladies Division Champion, Wanda Reed has put in her time on the saddle already this month. Wanda leads all members in the challenge with 662 km. Russ Stephens leads the men's division at 598 km. Russ Stephens and Carolyn Trier reached the 500 km award level today. Only one podium position change today, Todd Andersen bumped Vern LaRue from third place in the men's podium.

Day 6 - Wanda Reed opens up a 195 km lead nearing the end of the first week of the challenge and maintains in the top spot in the challenge. Valerie Litznerski moves into third on the Ladies' Podium with Carolyn Trier in second place. Russ Stephens leads the men's division with Mark Geiger moving into second place and Michael Toole moves back into third place. Wanda Reed is the first member to reach the 750 km award level. Russ Stephens, Carolyn Trier, Mark Geiger, Michael Toole and Todd Andersen are all at the 500 km award level. Tim Johnston has reached 85% of his monthly goal of 750 km at 641 km in the personal challenge.

Day 7 - Wanda Reed has been on top of the leaderboard since Day 1 and has built a 274 km lead over Russ Stephens' second place. They are followed by Carolyn Trier, Todd Andersen, Mark Geiger, Michael Toole, Tom Lil, Verne LaRue, Valerie Litznerski and Steve Edmiston rounding out the top ten.

Day 8 - There is no change in the podium place positions in either of the two divisions. Wanda Reed stays in the news becoming the first member to reach the 1,000 km level in this year's challenge. Russ Stephens is the first member in the men's division to reach the 750 km level. Verne LaRue joins Todd Andersen, Carolyn Trier, Mark Geiger and Michael Toole at the 500 km level. Tim Johnston and Marty Smolinski both have reached more than 90% of their respective monthly goals in the personal challenge. There was a special SAG Stop at today's club tour. 3RVS member Nathan Bilger baked 16 dozen cookies and served them along with cool drinks to energize riders onto the finish. Thank you Master Baker Nathan for your time, expense and kindness for setting up the sweetest SAG Stop in Indiana! It was a real treat.

Day 9 - Wanda Reed continues her daily assault on the tarmac. She has established a 382 km lead over Russ Stephens for this year's challenge championship. Todd Andersen is just 22 km behind Russ, followed by Carolyn Trier. Wanda is in the 1,000 km club. Russ, Todd and Carolyn are at the 750 km level. Valerie Litznerski and Vern LaRue are both in third place in the ladies and men's podium chase at the 500 km level. Rounding out the top ten riders are: Mark Geiger, 7th place; Tom Lill, 8th place; Steve Martinsky, 9th place; and David Strole, 10th place, are all at the 500 km level. Michael Toole and Steve Edmiston have reached the 500 km challenge level. In the personal challenge Tim Johnston becomes the first member to reach his September challenge goal of 750 km. Tim is now at 759 km in only nine days. The collective distance ridden by all members in this year's challenge is 10,437.

Day 11 - Todd Andersen slips by Russ Stephens to hold the top spot in the men's division podium while Tom Lill moves to third place in the men's division. Wanda Reed piled on another 250 km to her total during the past two days and holds a 528 km lead in the overall challenge championship. Carolyn Trier remains in second place in the women's podium race; however, Valerie Litznerski has closed the gap to just 16 km. Tom Lill and Valerie Litznerski have reach the 750 km level. The total distance ridden by all members during this year's challenge is 11,615 km.

Day 12 - Wanda Reed becomes the first member to reach the highest level in the challenge by riding 1,610 kilometers, placing her in the 3RVS Road of Fame for the second consecutive year. Carolyn Trier continues her hold on second place in the ladies' podium with 779 km and Valerie Litznerski is a close third with 763 km. The men's podium race is much tighter; Todd Andersen leads with 1,059 km; Russ Stephens is second at 1,022 km and Tom Lill is third riding 875 km. Vern LaRue progressed up to the 750 km level. A total of 12 members have reached award levels of 500 km or more. In the personal challenge Tim Johnston is the only member to achieve his personal goal for the month. Marty Smolinski is very close; if only he could get away from work to ride more. The total distance ridden by all members during this year's challenge is 12,162.

Day 13 - Valerie Litznerski passes Carolyn Trier to assume second place in the women's podium race. Wanda Reed is in another planet with a 593 km lead in the overall challenge championship. The men's division podium race is unchanged with Todd Andersen leading with 1,140 km; Russ Stephens is 70 km back in second place; and Tom Lill is 98 km behind Russ in third place. Tim Johnston remains the only member to reach his September distance goal. The upcoming weekend weather forecast looks perfect for all challenge members to pour on many more miles. Ride safe and RIDESTRONG. Total distance ridden by all members during this year's challenge is 12,810.

Day 15 - At the halfway point of the challenge Wanda Reed leads all members with 1,999 km. Wanda has led the challenge from day-1. Valerie Litznerski remains in second place in the ladies' podium race and Carolyn Trier is third place. Todd Andersen leads the men's division with 1,317 km; Russ Stephens remains in second place with 1,230 km and Tom Lill is third at 1,104 km. Tom also moved up to the 1,000 km award level. Steve Edmiston had two solid days on the saddle riding 137 km which moved him up four places and moved to the 750 km level. David Strole rode over 100 km the past two days advancing him to the 750 km level. Aneesh Balla and Rick Bokern have reached the 500 km level. At Day 15 the top ten riders in the challenge are: 1. Wanda Reed, 1,999km; 2. Todd Andersen, 1,317 km; 3. Russ Stephens, 1,230 km; 4. Tom Lill, 1,104 km; 5. Verne LaRue, 935 km; 6. Valerie Litznerski, 924 km; 7. Steve Edmiston, 793 km; 8. Carolyn Trier, 779 km; 9. David Strole, 778 km; 10. Mark Geiger 734 km. In the personal challenge Marty Smolinski becomes the second member to achieve his September distance goal with 502 km. Total kilometers ridden by all members during this year's challenge including all personal challenge riders is 20,916.

Day 16 - Five riders have reached the 1,000 km award level: Todd Andersen, Russ Stephens, Tom Lill and Valerie Litznerski. Although we do not have a 2,000 km award level, Wanda Reed surpassed that today reaching 2,129 km. Valerie Litznerski remains in second place in the ladies' podium race with 1,062 km and Carolyn Trier is in third place with 779 km. The men's podium race is unchanged; Todd Andersen leads with 1,410 km; Russ Stephens is second at 1,320 km; followed by Tom Lill with 1,194 km. Krista Stockman becomes the fifth woman to reach the 500 km award level. Here is a list of all fifteen members who have already earned  metals in this year's challenge: Wanda Reed, Todd Andersen, Russ Stephens, Tom Lill, Valerie Litznerski, Verne LaRue, Steve Edmiston, Carolyn Trier, David Strole, Mark Geiger, Steve Markinsky, Aneesh Balla, Michael Toole, Rick Bokern and Krista Stockman. In the personal challenge Brent Lockwood is closing in on his monthly goal of 402 km; he is 94% complete. Go, Brent go! Total kilometers ridden by all members during this year's challenge including personal challenge riders is 22,234.

Day 17 - After a big weekend of riding only 18 riders added distance on Monday. Of the 18 riders putting in distance only four riders rode more than 30 miles. Hats off to Michael Toole and Steve Martinsky who rode 66.99 and 54.39 kilometers respectively in the competitive challenge. In the personal challenge Jim and Denise Snyder each rode 54.07 kilometers. Jim and Denise have each completed 71% of their 500 km goal. Tuesday looks to be a beautiful day to ride. Enjoy the great outdoors! Total kilometers ridden by all members during this year's challenge including personal challenge riders is 22,993.

Day 18 - After an easy day yesterday Wanda Reed rides over 100 km today, boosting her total to 2,302 km leading everyone in the challenge. Valerie Litznerski holds down second place in the ladies' division at 1,129 km and Carolyn Trier remains in third place with 828 km. Todd Andersen leads the men's division with 1,537 km, while Russ Stephens remains in seconds place with 1,412 km and Tom Lill is in third place at 1,335 km. In the personal challenge Brent Lockwood surpassed his challenge goal today of 402 km. Brent reached 428 km. Rosy Saylor and Bill Meyer have both ridden 87% of their respective challenge goal. Continue the push Rosy and Bill. Total kilometers ridden by all members during this year's challenge including personal challenge riders is 24,337.

Day 19 - There are no changes in either the ladies' or men's podium places. Todd Andersen is only 8 km from the top award level of 1,610 km. Today, Wanda Reed became only the third woman in the twelve-year history of the challenge to exceed 2,400 km in one challenge. Wanda now has 2,431 km. Only Maureen Randall in 2020 with 2,501 km and Kymberly Byers in 2018 with 2,783 km have achieved more kilometers in a 30-day challenge. There are still eleven days remaining in this year's challenge. How many more kilometers does Wanda have in her? Total kilometers ridden by all members during this year's challenge including personal challenge riders is 25,353.

Day 20 - Todd Andersen joins Wanda Reed as the second member to reach the highest award level of 1,610 km. In doing so, Todd joins Wanda as the first two members of the Class of 2025 3RVS September Touring Challenge Road of Fame. Today, Wanda surpassed Maureen Randall's 2020 mark of 2,501 km and elevates herself to the second highest total kilometers for a woman in challenge history with 2,554 km. The great Kymberly Byers rode 2,783 km in September 2018 which is the most kilometers ever ridden be a woman during the challenge. There are no changes in the men's and ladies' podium positions We are seeing a spread in kilometers between all positions. Wanda is first overall with 2,554 km; second place in the ladies' division is Valerie Litznerski at 1,196 km; and Carolyn Trier is third with 925 km. Todd leads the men's division with 1,669 km; second place is Russ Stephens at 1,523 km; followed by Tom Lill with 1,482 km. Other members rounding out the overall top ten are: Verne LaRue, 6th; David Strole, 7th; Steve Edmiston, 8th; Carolyn Trier is 9th overall; and Mark Geiger is 10th. Verne LaRue has reached the 1,000 km level. In the personal challenge Rosy Saylor becomes the fourth member to reach her personal challenge goal. Jim and Denise Snyder are only 34 km away from their personal challenge goals. Total kilometers ridden by all members during this year's challenge including personal challenge riders is 26,576.

Day 21 - Several riders added to their total distances today; the only change in the top ten saw Steve Edmiston move into 8th place slipping past David Strole by 14 km. Additionally, Susan Zuber moves into 17th place ahead of Mark Witmer. In the personal challenge the great tandem team of Jim and Denise Snyder achieved their challenge goals of 500 km as they ended the day with 515 km. Six members of the personal challenge have now met their goals. Nathan Bilger is only 62 km away from his challenge goal. Total kilometers ridden by all members during this year's challenge including personal challenge riders is 27,298.

Day 22 - A big day for many, including Russ Stephens and Tom Lill, both of them reached the 1,610 kilometer level, placing them in the Class of 2025 3RVS Road of Fame along with Wanda Reed and Todd Andersen. Those top four riders are starting to put some distance between themselves and the other challengers. Wanda Reed had another big day as she surpassed the seven year old record of 2,783 kilometers set by Kymberly Byers who achieved the greatest distance of any woman in the challenge. Today Wanda has pushed to record to 2,791 km and there are still eight days remaining. Just how far can Wanda ride in eight days remains to be seen? Stay tuned and watch as Wanda rides in uncharted territory. Wanda leads the challenge, followed by Todd Andersen with 1,883 km; 3rd, Russ Stephens is at 1,651; 4th, Tom Lill, 1,625 km; 5th, Valerie Litznerski, 1,318 km; 6th, Verne LaRue, 1,093 km; 7th, Steve Edmiston, 1,050 km; 8th, David Strole, 1,048; 9th, Mark Geiger, 1,022 km; 10th, Carolyn Trier, 1,008 km. Steve Edmiston, David Strole, Mark Geiger and Carolyn Trier all reached the 1,000 kilometer level today. In the personal challenge Nathan Bilger is only four km from his challenge goal. Matt Parker along with Bill Meyer have completed over 90% of their goals. Total kilometers ridden by all members during this year's challenge including personal challenge riders is 29,096.

Day 23 - Tom Lill rode 97 km today to take a 71 km edge over Russ Stephens for second place on the men's podium with 1,722 km. Tom's move was the only change in the top ten today. With just one week remaining in the challenge does Tom have enough legs to catch Todd who leads all men with 1,990 km? Can Russ put together a final surge this week to make up ground on Tom or even Todd? Can any of the top three men catch Wanda who holds an amazing 873 km lead in the challenge championship? In the personal challenge Tim Johnston has the most distance at 978 km. Tim was the first of six personal challenge members to reach their respective challenge goals. Other personal challenge members who have reached their challenge goals include Rosy Saylor, Marty Smolinski, Brent Lockwood, Jim and Denise Snyder. Total kilometers ridden by all members during this year's challenge including personal challenge riders is 29,822.

Day 24 - The entire competitive challenge group rode 886 kilometers today and Wanda Reed rode 200 of those km herself, becoming the only person in the challenge this year to exceed 3,000 km and the first woman in challenge history to ride past 3,000 km. With only six days remaining in this year's challenge Wanda has built a lead in excess of 1,000 km. Todd Andersen remains in first place in the men's division and becomes the first man to exceed 2,000 km. Followed by Tom Lill with 1,788 km and Russ Stephens in third place with 1,651 km in the men's division. Valerie Litznerski is in second placed in the ladies division at 1,318 km and Carolyn Trier remains in third place with 1,008 km. There were no changes in award levels today. Keith Pulfer put in a solid week last week to move to within 58 km of the 500 km level. Susan Zuber is less than 75 km away from 500 km and if Matt Sprunger can ride 98 km this week he will also reach the 500 km level. Go Keith, Susan and Matt, go, you got this! In the personal challenge we are cheering on Matt Parker, Nathan Bilger, Karen Lohmuller and Bill Meyer who all still have a shot at achieving their respective personal challenge goals. Matt needs 28 km; Nathan is just 4 km shy of his goal; we all know Karen has 81 km in her this week; and Bill Meyer can surely ride another 44 km to achieve his goal. We wish everyone a fun and rewarding week of riding. Remember, this year the last day of the challenge is Sunday, September 28. Your mileage must be recorded on Strava by 11:59 PM, September 28, 2025. Total kilometers ridden by all members during this year's challenge including personal challenge riders is 30,825.

Day 26 - In the past two days Wanda Reed has added over 200 km to her massive challenge total distance. With only four days remaining it is very unlikely anyone will be able to match her 3,279 km. Todd Andersen remains in second place overall and leads the men's division with 2,198 km. Tom Lill is third overall at 1,900 km, followed by Russ Stephens at 1,758 km. Valerie Litznerski is fifth overall and second in the ladies' division with 1,374 km. David Strole is 6th with 1,204 km; Verne LaRue is 7th at 1,196 km; Steve Edmiston is 8th place overall with1,178 km; Mark Geiger is 9th with 1,082 km; and Carolyn Trier is 10th place overall and third in the ladies' division with 1,067 km. Steve Martinsky is 11th overall and has reached the 1,000 km level at 1,014 km. In the personal challenge Matt Parker, Karen Lohmuller and Bill Meyer have all reached their personal challenge goals. Matt went over his 1,000 km goal with 1,051 km. Karen surpassed her 600 km goal at 602 km. Bill has ridden 512 km to blow past his 500 km challenge goal. Nine of the 18 members in the personal challenge have reached their goals. We need to encourage Nathan Bilger to get out for at least one more ride. He is only 4 km from is goal. Let's go Nathan, you got this! Total kilometers ridden by all members during this year's challenge including personal challenge riders is 32,480.

Day 27 - Wanda knocks off another 100 km plus day to lead the field by more than 1,100 km. There is no change in the top ten standings. Valerie Litznerski remains in second place in the ladies division with 1,439 km and Carolyn Trier is in third place with 1,107 km. Todd Andersen tops the men's division with 2,267 km; Tom Lill is second at 1,992 km; and Russ Stephens remains in third place with 1,797 km. Michael Toole moves up two spots to 12th place and is only 56 km from 1,000.  The 2017 ladies division champion Susan Zuber moves up one position to 16th place, only 3 km away from 500. Keith Pulfer, Matt Sprunger and Mark Witmer all have a shot at reaching the 500 km level over the last three days of the challenge. They are all within 40 km from doing so. Congratulations to Nathan Bilger on reaching his personal challenge goal of 750 km today. Nathan becomes the tenth member to reach his personal challenge goal. Total kilometers ridden by all members during this year's challenge including personal challenge riders is 33,607.

Day 28 - The big three keep rolling. Wanda rode another 102 km today; Todd rode 91 km; and Tom put on another 85 km, keeping them in the top three positions on the leaderboard. With just Saturday and Sunday remaining in the challenge it will take a strong effort for anyone else to place in the top three in this year's challenge. Russ Stephens remains in third place in the men's division with 1,797 km. Valerie Litznerski is in second place in the ladies' division with 1,439 km; and Carolyn Trier is third with 1,107 km. Verne LaRue rode past David Strole to take over sixth place by a slim 3 km with 1,264 km. Steve Edmiston is in 8th place only 3 km behind David at 1,258 km. Susan Zuber and Keith Pulfer had big rides today. They both went past the 500 km award level. Of the 24 members in the competitive challenge 17 riders have won awards. Matt Sprunger and Mark Witmer only need 40 more km each to reach the 500 km award level. Ten of the 18 members in the personal challenge have reached their goal. With a big push this weekend James White and Bill Crowley could reach their personal challenge goals. James need 154 km this weekend to reach his 750 km goal; and Bill is 140 km away from his goal of 750 km. Let's all give these two guys some inspiration this weekend to reach their goals! Total kilometers ridden by all members during this year's challenge including personal challenge riders is 34,195.

Day 29 - Wanda keeps her routine going by riding another 102 km today putting her stamp on this year's challenge championship. With a lead over 1,100 km no one will be able to catch her tomorrow, the last day of the challenge. Valerie Litznerski will finish in second place in the ladies' division and she still has a shot of reaching the Road of Fame level of 1,610 km. Valerie needs only 40 km tomorrow to put her in the highest level of the challenge. Forty km is nothing for this lady; go Valerie go! Carolyn Trier will finish third in the ladies' division as she has a 566 km cushion over Susan Zuber. Baring a 300 km plus final day by Tom Lill, Todd Andersen appears to be in position to capture the men's division title tomorrow with the help of his 113 km day on the road today. Tom Lill is in second place and Russ Stephens is 268 km behind Tom. David Strole and Steve Edmiston have slipped past Verne LaRue in the overall top ten. David has moved up to 6th and Steve is 7th place. Steve Martinsky moves into the top ten with 1,110 km. Some unfortunate news we have learned that the great Mark Geiger has sustained an injury and is unable to finish the challenge, also dropping him out of the top ten. Recover strong Mark, you are a champion. Aneesh Balla had a huge day riding 176 km placing him in the 1,000 km award level and moving him from 14th to 11th place overall. Only four other riders have ridden more kilometers during the challenge in one day; well done Aneesh! Tomorrow is the final day of this year's challenge. Let's get behind Michael Toole and Rick Bokern. Michael needs just 56 km and Rick can use your inspiration to ride 75 km tomorrow; doing so, both would reach the 1,000 km award level. Congratulations to Matt Sprunger who had a big day today riding 88 km and reaching the 500 km award level. Matt becomes the 18th member to reach an award level in this year's challenge. Hopefully, Mark Witmer can ride tomorrow, he is just 40 km shy of 500 km. Let's go Mark that's only 25 miles. You can do it! In the personal challenge we are still cheering on James White and Bill Crowley to meet their challenge goals. James put a dent into his goal today riding 57 km putting him 97 km away from his 750 km goal. Bill rode 54 km today and is 86 km from his 750 km goal. James and Bill should ride together the final day to help each other achieve their goals. Sunday, September 28 is the final day of the September Touring Challenge. Make sure you have all of your rides posted and migrated to the Strava 3RVS September Touring Challenge web page no later than 11:59 PM, Sunday, September 28, 2025. Official results will be posted here by October 1, 2025. Total kilometers ridden by all members during this year's challenge including personal challenge riders is 35,959.

Day 30 - At the end of the challenge forty riders rode a total of 37,038 km. September was a good month weather-wise, providing members with cool days and mostly blue skies. In crowning our 12th September Touring Challenge Champion this year there are several firsts to go with the crown, Wanda Reed is the first woman to win the overall championship, she is also the first club member, male or female to lead the challenge all 30 days. Wanda is also the first woman to exceed 3,000 km during any of the twelve challenges. Wanda finished with 3,687 km. For all you Zwift lovers we have broken down Wanda's outdoor (IRL, as they call it on Zwift) distance and her indoor distance using Zwift. During the challenge Wanda rode 2,736 km outdoors and 951 km on Zwift. Wanda's outdoor distance alone exceeds any other challenge member by 159 km. Wanda has proven to be the ultimate distance challenge champion. Congratulations on your successful, incident-free mission, Wanda; not even a single puncture. Todd Andersen finished in second place overall and first place in the men's division with 2,577 km. Todd took the lead in the men's division on Day 11 and never gave it up. Third place overall went to Tom Lill. Tom finished second in the men's division thanks to his big push during the last week of the challenge. Russ Stephens was consistent over the entire challenge and finished fourth overall and third in the men's division. Fifth place goes to Valerie Litznerski, she also finished second in the ladies' division. David Strole finished strong the final week to place sixth place overall. Verne LaRue placed seventh just 43 km ahead of Steve Edmiston who finished in eighth place. Carolyn Trier finished ninth place overall and put herself on the ladies' podium in third place. Rounding out the top ten goes to Mark Geiger who sustained an ankle injury and was off the bike for several days. Mark came back on the last day riding 87 km which moved him up two places and finishing in tenth place. On the last day of the challenge Michael Toole reached the 1,000 km award level and Mark Witmer reached the 500 km level. Nice push Michael and Mark! In the personal challenge you will see in the chart below we sorted it in descending order of most kilometers. The members shown in green highlights are those who reached their personal challenge goal. Congratulations to Matt Parker, the only member to reach his goal of 1,000 km. Matt rode 1,103 km. Well done Matt! Tim Johnston rode 1,083 km and for surpassed his 750 km goal. Marty Smolinski conquered his 500 km goal by riding 797 km. Nathan Bilger rode 778 km and achieve his 750 km goal. The ride across America tandem team of Jim and Denise Snyder reached their 500 km goals finishing with 624 km. Brent Lockwood had stronger legs than he imagined by shattering his 402 km goal ending the challenge with 619 km. Rosy Saylor exceeded her 500 km goal by putting in 605 km. Karen Lohmuller planned her 600 km goal perfect ending with 602 km. Bill Meyer achieved his personal goal of 500 km on Day 26 and finished with 594 km. Congratulations to all ten members of the personal challenge who reached their challenge goal. And finally a special Thank You to the lady who was up late about every night of the challenge totaling those 37,038 km. We appreciate the hard work and dedication of our Touring Director, Elana Merritt. Elana loves her spreadsheets and attention to detail and did not rest until every calculation was correct. Hopefully, next year Elana will enjoy the challenge more should her knee injury improve and she is able to ride in Challenge 13.